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Twitter is no more! While that might be an overstatement, the Elon Musk-owned microblogging platform has now been officially rebranded as X. This does not come as a surprise as yesterday, the Twitter chief himself had asked his followers to create mockups for the new logo, and a “good enough” one would be chosen and be made live worldwide. Musk has now fulfilled that promise and Twitter is now officially known as X. The change has now been made live with the X affiliate badge alongside the blue tick on Musk's profile.

Soon you might be able to purchase an iMac at your local Apple Store and have it shipped to your home rather than having to take the computer home with you.

The Epic Games Store is giving away two new free games until July 27th on PC. They include Murder by Numbers, Mediatonic’s murder mystery puzzler with Picross mechanics, and ZeniMax Online Studios’ The Elder Scrolls Online. You’ll need an Epic Games account to claim them and the Epic Games Launcher to play them.

The Diablo 4 Battle Pass gives you enough Platinum to almost buy the cheapest item in the in-game store.

Another week means more freebies are available from the Epic Games Store, and this week two very different games have slashed their price tags. Starting today, The Elder Scrolls Online and Murder By Numbers are both free to keep from the digital store. Something for multiplayer dragon slayers and solo picross lovers alike.

It looks like there is another favorite app in the town! After dominating the App Store's top apps listing for a few days, Meta's Instagram-powered text-based platform Threads lost its top position to another contender. But interestingly, it was not a new app that beat it to the top, but instead, an app that has quietly existed since 2019 and all of a sudden exploded in popularity. The app in question is Remini, an AI photo editing app. So, why did it become so popular and highly rated now, in 2023? The answer is TikTok.

It looks like theleak last week was true, as The Elder Scrolls Online is free on the Epic Games Store now through July 27th. It's just the base game, but it's a start if you've never dove into the MMO.

The MMORPG Elder Scrolls Online can now be claimed for free via the Epic Games Store on PC. The promotion is valid from today through next Thursday at 5 PM and includes the base game (usually priced at $19.99), which also provides access to the Morrowind Chapter.

WD Black SN770 | 2TB | NVMe | PCIe 4.0 | 5,150MB/s read | 4,900MB/s write | $239.99 $99.99 at BestBuy (save $140) If you want to boost your storage, Best Buy offers the WD Black SN770 at 2TB at a decent price for such a big SSD. It's not quite the lowest price it's ever been, but it's still a good deal for a 2TB drive. While it won't break any speed records, this is a welcome and affordable upgrade for any gaming PC.

Video games are pricey, and it won’t get any better. This latest console platform generation saw a new standard AAA price point launch. Players who want to play some of the biggest and greatest video games of 2023 will need to dig a bit deeper into their wallets. New AAA games will be setting you back $69.99, so knowing what games to pass on is pretty crucial for your bank accounts. Fortunately, there are a variety of sales and promotions that are going on at any given time. For instance, today, we learned Epic Games Store is getting in on the summer fun by providing its own sale event.

The next free Epic Games Store titles have been confirmed.

As teased at the end of last week, Sony's big PS Store summer sale is live right now, discounting more than 2,800 PS5, PS4 games. Below you'll find just a selection of some of the best deals we've managed to spot. The sale is split into two categories, with some titles leaving on 2nd August 2023 and the rest two weeks later. Therefore, take note of the expiry date if you're interested in picking anything up. Here are just some of the best PS5, PS4 price drops.