Remember Games for Windows Live? It’s a name I’ve not heard for a long time, but something which was still plaguing Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition on PC until just this week. Games for Windows Live was Microsoft’s much-hated first attempt at getting Xbox Live-style features on PC, stuffed in a launcher that …
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Android apps are now available for Windows 11 beta users
Android apps are finally available on Windows 11, albeit currently just for users of the operating system’s beta channel. Microsoft made the announcement overnight via the Windows blog . To get stuck in, you need to make sure your PC is on one of the Windows 11 22000 builds with virtualisation on in your BIOS. …
Finished Squid Game? Netflix has some suggestions on what to watch next
You might have heard of a little-known series called Squid Game. If you’ve polished off all nine episodes of Netflix’s Korean mega-hit, the streamer has offered up some hidden gems for you to watch next. Netflix has reeled off some choice cuts from Korea on social media. Everything from ‘Swoonworthy Romances’ (their words, not ours) …
The curious incident of Sherlock Holmes’s real-life secretary
O n a brisk spring morning in March 1975, Chris Bazlinton, a tall, fair-haired, bespectacled 27-year-old, arrived at Baker Street station in central London. He’d travelled from his home in Essex in the hope of getting a job at Abbey National, a British building society. The interview went well: he was offered the public-relations role …
Twitch data leak reveals remnants of previous Urgent Pizza hacking incident
Twitch recently suffered a major hack where its source code was leaked online. But it’s not the first time the streaming platform has been hacked. As reported by Waypoint , data in the leaked source code contains references – strangely enough – to pizza. These relate to traces of a 2014 hack that caused Twitch …
Amazon clamping down on resource farming bots in New World
Amazon is clamping down on gold farmers and bots in MMO New World. Mining and fishing spots have been hoarded by bots to consistently gather new resources and then sell under the current market price. This prevents other players from accessing the spots, but also disrupts the game’s economy. Amazon Games has responded in a …
EA issues seven-day bans to over 30K FIFA 22 players who exploited an Ultimate Team “no loss glitch”
EA has slapped over 30,000 FIFA 22 players with a week-long ban for exploiting a glitch in Ultimate Team. The so called “no loss glitch” was active in FIFA Ultimate Team’s hardcore competitive mode last week. Essentially, it made for an easy and effective way for players to hit a 20-0 win-loss record in FUT …
More than 20 Activision Blizzard staff have now “exited” company since sexual harassment lawsuit became public
Activision Blizzard has said that “more than 20” employees have “exited” the company due to “various resolved reports” in the wake of its sexual harassment becoming public. A further 20 employees remain at the company after investigation, but have faced “other types of disciplinary action”, the company said. For context, Activision Blizzard had 9500 employees …
Mekong Delta provinces restart production chains
Seafood trading activities in the coastal town of Ganh Hao in Dong Hai District of Bac Lieu Province. (Photo: SGGP) Restarting seafood trading activities Unloading fish from fishing vessels to shore and drying fish are the images showing that the pace of life in the coastal town of Ganh Hao in Dong Hai District of Bac …
Epic Games now credits Among Us’ Innersloth as inspiration for Fortnite’s Impostors mode
Epic Games has acknowledged Among Us developer Innersloth as inspiration for Fortnite’s fun but familiar Impostors mode. Fortnite Impostors launched back in August , as a limited-time mode for up to 10 players. It’s a carbon copy of Among Us’ Murder-in-the-Dark-style gameplay, rebuilt by Epic into a flashier 3D experience where you can play as …