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Pickleball One from Playin Games will let players bring the court to life at home via Meta Quest starting on October 19. The multiplayer VR fitness game lets users play singles or doubles matches at home in real time.

Valve is introducing SMS verification for developers as part of its new security measures on Steamworks. This follows earlier incidents of hackers taking over several developers' accounts on the platform, where they added malware to various game builds.

Netflix has released the first full trailer for Bodies, the Stephen Graham-starring murder mystery that will have your brain in knots – and your eyes glued to the screen.

Assassin’s Creed Mirage was only released last week, but in a matter of days, its players have somehow managed to spend about half a millennium parkouring around the game’s city of Baghdad. 

UK indie label Team17 is reportedly looking at laying off one-third of its staff.

In today's world, electronic devices play a crucial role in our lives, whether it's for work, education, or simply having fun. Tablets have become increasingly popular, even more so than laptops and desktops. The 2023 Amazon Great Indian Festival is the perfect time to snag that tablet you've been eyeing for months, thanks to some incredible discounts on leading brands like Apple, Lenovo, Redmi, Samsung, and more. Don't miss out on these fantastic deals during the Amazon Sale 2023!

Amazon Sale 2023: Are you thinking of buying a fantastic smart TV to boost your home entertainment? Now's the perfect time! Amazon's Great Indian Festival Sale is here, and you can grab jaw-dropping deals with discounts of up to 66% on smart TVs. In today's world, a smart TV is a must-have. It's like having a whole world of entertainment right at your fingertips. Whether you love movies, sports, or gaming, a smart TV can do it all. You can stream your favorite shows, play games, and explore countless apps. Let's check out some of the best TV deals during this fantastic sale:

Some Forza Motorsport vs. Gran Turismo 7 talk kicks off the show before we talk about Halo Infinite's new Season 5 content, discuss how Xbox Game Pass looks set to level up in 2024 with the addition of Activision-Blizzard games, lament the recent layoffs at Telltale, and more.

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Stampede: Racing Royale is hurtling toward release next month, with the Steam Early Access launch coming on 2nd November for PC. That means there’s just one last chance for Sumo and Secret Mode to squeeze in a final public playtest, and that’s exactly what they’ve decided to do this weekend – head to Steam to join in now. So what is Stampede: Racing Royale? Is it the Mario Kart battle royale that is sounds like?

This stunning adventure game basically puts me in the middle of my own Studio Ghibli movie with some Zelda-like gameplay thrown in for good measure.

Nintendo has shared a new promo for upcoming release Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and it is really quite charming.

A pop-up Freddy Fazbear's Pizza location has appeared on Sunset Blvd in Hollywood, California ahead of Five Nights at Freddy's October release. 

Starfield has now been in the wild for a month and, yep, turns out it's a Bethesda game. I don't know why anyone's surprised really, and surely that's what we were all secretly hoping for: where's the joy in a vast, polished galaxy where everything works as intended? Far better to have a cosmos where something like a mop can accidentally trigger a mini-genocide.

Baldur’s Gate 2’s more complicated companion characters were unexpectedly inspired by a JRPG from across the globe: Final Fantasy 7.

The Sims 4 base game is great on its own, but everyone knows the real content is in the expansion packs. If there’s one you’ve had your eye on getting for a while, you’ll want to get it now during Amazon Prime Big Deal Days.

Ubisoft's new open-world racing game gets a big Prime Day discount on all consoles.

Relive the glory days of the arcade with these Prime Day deals on several of Arcade1Ups greatest hits.

The latest episode depicts the legends coming together for a greater cause in a way they never have before.

Patch 1.2.0 is bringing changes for the Sorcerer class, including a whopping 400% Hydra damage buff and 50% less time to fully channel Incinerate! Diablo 4 Season 2 Campfire Chat Liveblog Summary Sorcerer Class Overview

On October 10, we held our Campfire Chat centered on updates coming with Patches 1.2.0 and 1.2.1. Associate game designer Charles Dunn, lead balance designer Adam Jackson, and associate director of community Adam Fletcher introduced the design philosophy behind Class and damage balance changes, resistance and item updates, new Unique items, and more. The team also answered questions live from the community. If you’d like to join us by the campfire to experience the chat firsthand, see the video below.

A top notch television looks fantastic when you're watching your favorite show or movie. Nothing beats a giant 4K screen with glorious HDR. But Samsung's The Frame TV might be the only one that looks great on your wall even when turned off. It becomes a canvas for your favorite artwork rather than an ugly black rectangle on your wall. And right now, you can get a massive discount with Amazon's Prime Day deals.

DC has denied that Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom star showed up to the set of the DC Studios sequel drunk.

Struggling for Starfield fps? If you own an Intel graphics card, we could have the answer. The Arc & Iris Graphics 31.0.101.4887 GPU driver promises to improve Starfield performance by up to 149% and brings plenty more benefits to the table alongside.

Fallout and Fallout 2, although stone-cold classics of the isometric RPG genre, are, nowadays, a slightly dubious prospect. Before Obsidian and New Vegas, Bethesda and Fallout 4, Black Isle created one of the richest and most vivid PC games in history. By modern standards, however, those original Fallouts are a little obstructive and fussy. You want to experience their humor, their style, their wonderful mix of role playing and choice, but they can be difficult to grasp. On a related note, if you’ve just finished Starfield and you’re eager for a new space-faring RPG game, or if you just miss the isometric classics like Planescape Torment, Baldur’s Gate, and Diablo, there’s good news. Available to try thanks to a free demo, a new Fallout-style RPG is out of Steam Early Access, and it’s already picked up rave reviews and industry awards.

RuneScape has announced that it's ditching its new battle pass system barely a month after it debuted, calling it «not reflective of a direction we're taking RuneScape in» following widespread player uproar.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic’s lead designer reckons his version of a KOTOR threequel wouldn’t be great since he’s “all Star Wars’d out.”

Fall Prime Day is back for another season, and that means getting some blockbuster discounts on Wccftech's editor-approved smart vacuum cleaners. Roborock has become almost synonymous with robot vacuum cleaners, with millions of homes using the company's robovacs around the world. While the company keeps pushing the possibilities of what an automated vacuum cleaner can accomplish, it also remains grounded in its core mission of making smart cleaning accessible to every household.

Garena Free Fire MAX Redeem Codes for October 10: The Garena Free Fire MAX x Demon Slayer collaboration is still going strong and players can get their hands on special rewards for a limited time! In February, the game collaborated with Devil May Cry 5 and offered rewards such as the Hunter Dante bundle, USP-2 gun skin, emote, and more. And now, the Demon Slayer collaboration brings exclusive rewards such as the Zenitsu Bundle, Thunder Breathing First Form: Thunder Flash emote, Tengen's Bundle, and more. Check out the details below.

Intel's Arc A580 graphics card might be the only interesting GPU that is expected to launch in Q4 2023 and its latest benchmarks have been leaked.

The GamesIndustry.biz Investment Summit London takes place Thursday alongside the EGX consumer show, and we can now reveal the full schedule.

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There's going to be a beefier GeForce RTX 4080 on its way in the first few months of 2024, so is the latest graphics card rumour on the social grapevine. The name, Super or Ti, has yet to be decided but it's supposed to be using a cut-down version of the AD102 GPU, that's the GPU currently powering the RTX 4090. Power limit is supposed to be less than 450W and the price range is similar to the RTX 4080's.

Apple's new iPhone 15 Pro models feature a wide range of novelties compared to last year's iPhone 14 Pro models. The company finally moved away from its proprietary Lightning port in favor of the industry-standard USB-C port. With the new inclusion, Apple has made various advancements regarding the feature set brought forward by the new port. However, it currently has its drawbacks as well. It appears that the USB-C port on the iPhone 15 Pro does not behave in the right order when paired with a power bank for charging purposes.

Despite a rough release and not many people remaining to play it on Steam, Redfall is not yet Deadfall. On Friday, Arkane put out a large update to the game that addresses performance and stability concerns, bugs, accessibility and QoL shortfalls, and even adds new combat encounters and player actions.

Hello! Welcome to the 298th edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up! This week we take a look back at Shadowlands Mission Tables and how they can be still utilized to make gold. We also have guides on cross realm trading in retail and vendor shuffles in Classic Hardcore. There is also the small matter of the soaring NA token price and making gold in Wrath Classic. Whatever your gold making preference, we have you covered! My name is Samadan and I'll be your guide through the World of Gold Making!

Prime Day October 2023 is bringing June's heat in autumn, with companies beating each other at offering the biggest discounts to their consumers. ECOVACS is offering some of the hottest offers across its product lineup, including substantial discounts on its newly launched products.

Profane has recently announced the return of its playtests on October 18th, 2023, in their latest Discord announcement. The game's developers recently shared the exciting news on their Discord channel, revealing that the tests are set to commence in 2023. Players eager to dive into the world of Profane can now sign up to participate.

Peacock’s John Wick spinoff, The Continental,has had a secret weapon lurking in the shadows. And in the third and final episode of the limited series, she was finally unleashed.

Call of Duty has changed a lot over the years. It’s gone from being a hardcore WW1 & WW2 first person shooter franchise with an addictive but totally optional multiplayer element to one of the biggest online games on the planet.

Assassin’s Creed Mirage lives up to every aspect of its name.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is scheduled to be announced later this month, so it is not surprising to see engineering samples getting tested with the faster LPDDR5T RAM. While Qualcomm’s upcoming flagship SoC does not impress in AnTuTu’s CPU tests, the GPU category is a whole new story, with the chipset said to have obtained a 40 percent performance lead against its predecessor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.

The most interesting weapons and skills you can earn in are locked until you find the fastest ways to earn XP and level up as you plan dangerous heists in different missions. Also known as your Infamy, your rank progression is tied directly to various tasks and objectives you can complete during a run. There are many little tricks you can use to plan and gain far more experience than you would in a normal match.

ISRO plans to undertake an inflight abort test of the crew escape system by this month-end using a test vehicle developed as part of the country's ambitious maiden human spaceflight venture Gaganyaan. "Preparations are going on. All vehicle systems have reached Sriharikota (for the launch).

Without getting too deep into spoiler territory for those who haven't played much Starfield yet, there's a quest line in the main story involving temples. The first temple has a sort of puzzle inside that takes a few minutes to figure out, and there's a nice reward at the end of it.

Earlier this month, developer Remedy confirmed the Xbox Series S version of the hotly anticipated Alan Wake 2 lacks the 60 frames per second performance mode the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 versions launch with later in October.

New World has been having a week thanks to the launch of its first paid expansion, Rise of the Angry Earth. However, as rising player counts have caused queues to return, Amazon has needed to spin up even more servers to combat the issue.

PlayStation took a giant leap forward on the controller front when it launched the PS5, introducing the world to the DualSense. However, as innovative as the DualSense is, it's not for everyone, nor is it perfect. You might prefer a controller that does certain things a little differently, or one that arguably does certain things better than the DualSense does. There are options out there, and joining those options on December 1, 2024, will be the Revolution 5 Pro.

Cardy, Matt, and Dale are ready to step back in time with Assassin's Creed Mirage. After discussing Ubisoft's latest stealth action-adventure their attention then turns to Gen V – The Boys spin-off TV show which is a bloody good time. Want something a bit more cerebral? Maybe we could interest you in Cocoon, a new Game Pass puzzler. There's also time left for a quick chat about a couple of films – horror/home invasion No One Will Save You and Wes Anderson's The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.

Chandrayaan-3 mission has made many significant discoveries that stunned the world, however, a major setback has left people waiting as ISRO is trying to revive the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover. The chances of them waking up are very low, but it looks like ISRO is not giving up hope as they will continue to make efforts for their revival and to begin the second phase of the Chandrayaan-3 mission. Check out what scientists say about the Moon mission.

Justice League Dark Cursed, Episode 46 for DC Universe Online , has arrived just in time to set a creepy tone for October. After all, the event is inspired by  DC Comics' The Witching Hour event.

Diablo 4’s upcoming Season of Blood is coming on October 17, and the developers have begun to lift the lid on what players can expect from the new season of the game, with many changes and reworks coming to address fan complaints about the title’s endgame, content, and leveling.

Activision showed off multiplayer gameplay for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, the new premium combat game coming on November 10.

Baldur's Gate 3 players are once again pitching for the game's most pointless skill - and this time they've settled on Countercharm.

Sony is offering a new incentive for PS4 and PS5 owners to sign-up to PlayStation Plus: free movie streaming.

It won't actually hit the markets for another couple of years, but Intel's forthcoming Lunar Lake CPU architecture has made an early appearance in the SiSoft Sandra database. The entry has all kinds of confusing information and while it only covers the numbers from just one benchmark, they're actually quite promising.

Intel has unleashed yet another new driver for its Arc gaming GPUs claiming major performance boosts. There are 20 DirectX 11 and DirectX 12 games are on the list, with performance increased by up to 119%.

When I hear the phrase “map-altering destruction,” Battlefield, naturally, is the first game that springs to mind. The ‘Levolution’ events from Battlefield 4 especially blew me away – you start the game in a sunny, tropical paradise, and by the end it’s shrouded in dust and you’re scrapping with each other in the rubble of a dozen skyscrapers. Combine that with parkour, stunts, and airborne combat, the kind of free-running, acrobatic ducks and dives you can show off in Mirror’s Edge and Mirror’s Edge Catalyst. Then throw in the large-scale combat of Call of Duty and Tarkov, make the whole thing explode on TikTok, and launch a playable alpha on Steam. This is Combat Champions, a new fast-paced FPS where you kill each other to the delight of a stadium audience.

Everyone loves a superhero. And One Punch Man is a superhero like no other, surpassing more than 30 million copies of the Japanese manga and becoming a cultural hit all over the world.

These new PS5 console covers and DualSense controllers are a classy way to customize your gaming hardware.

Assassin's Creed Mirage is one of the biggest releases of the year, allowing players to explore ninth-century Baghdad for the first time, alongside returning to the classic stealth formula that helped the series become the success it is today. Is it any good, though?

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 fans are already cooking up Venom theories ahead of the sequel's launch in a couple of weeks. 

If you're picking up a new Microsoft Surface laptop, you could now indulge in a bit of retro gaming while waiting for Windows to finish crawling through the interminable setup and updates process. Here's hoping it comes to the DIY Windows installation, too. It will certainly be something to do while setting up a new office test rig.

New World's first expansion arrived yesterday, and along with the addition of flails, the ability to turn into some kind of vengeful nature monster, a transformed zone and another expedition, it also solves one of my big launch bugbears: it's finally added mounts. 

Sending out a package can be a hassle. For Uber, it represents a new business opportunity.

The Tensor G3 ends up being a bitter disappointment when running in the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, with a couple of benchmarks showing that not only does the chipset obtain varying results in both flagships, but it is also unable to control its temperatures when stressed. At first glance, it looks like Samsung’s advanced 4nm process did little to alleviate the overheating issues.

Activision President Rob Kostich has sought to set expectations on where Call of Duty is now.

Gold skins and cosmetics are usually reserved for when you reach the highest rank or complete a battle pass in a game. They're usually a sign that you've put in the work and earned a shiny trophy to show everyone. While you may not have to put in the same amount of grind in a game to get it, the newly announced Gold Shadow Special Edition Xbox Controller is definitely something you'd want to show off.

Mount up and rediscover the skies of the Eastern Kingdoms with a new Dragonriding racing event arriving in Azeroth.

The level cap has been increased in the Phantom Liberty expansion — all the way up to Level 60. The Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Update changed so much about the game and added so many new perk skills, you’ll want to level up ASAP to unlock your favorite abilities and blast your way through every combat encounter. If you’re looking to level up fast, here are a few quick tips. Depending on your needs, there are different ways to farm — whether you’re looking for character XP, skill XP, loot or cash.

Just as Big Tech is falling over itself to convince us we can trust its AI chatbots, malicious ads have begun appearing in Bing Chat results, potentially exposing users to malware and other cybersecurity threats.

I make no secret of my love for 1996’s Duke Nukem 3D. I’d go as far as saying it’s the best first-person shooter ever created and has never been matched. Aided by Ken Silverman’s legendary 2.5D Build Engine, it contains some of the best level designs to ever grace the genre.

AMD's next-gen Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 "Storm Peak" CPUs will be unveiled on the 19th of October as the ultimate workstation solution.

Skytech Azure | Intel Core i5 13600K | Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti | 1TB SSD | 32GB DDR5 RAM |$1,799.99 at NeweggThe recent price drop on this liquid-cooled Skytech Azure gives a lot of performance for under $2,000. The current-gen Core i5 CPU provides a pretty generous core count for the price, and the RTX 4070 Ti inside it is no joke.

Hatch, a consumer software firm founded by veterans of Valve and Picnik, has launched its no-code creative web development platform.

Readers, our long national nightmare is over. An injustice has been rectified, light shines where once there was only darkness, your children can sleep soundly in their beds. I speak, of course, of Baldur's Gate 3's latest hotfix, which has restored His Majesty—everyone's favourite overweening feline—to his original, superior, and hairless form.

A veteran developer at CD Projekt Red has leapt to Starfield's defence amid criticism of the game's character animations.

As previously announced during Sony's recent State of Play livestream, Square Enix's online battler Foamstars is getting an open beta, and it's available now on PS5. You can play the Happy Bath Survival and Smash the Star modes from now until 11:59pm PDT on Sunday, with eight characters up for selection. Your progress won't carry over into the full version, and while there will be a PS4 edition available at launch, this open beta isn't available on Sony's last-gen system.

Amazon Prime Big Day Deals is right around the corner and the online retail giant is giving up to $30 in credit to people who perform a few simple tasks.