Elon Musk is well on his way to making mincemeat out of the Twitter board, as the CEO of Tesla’s near-constant bad-mouthing of the social media giant continues to exact a hefty toll on the perception of investors. The latest drama around the much-anticipated Twitter takeover deal began last Friday when Musk placed the deal on a “temporary hold” while citing the need to verify whether the proportion of bots or fake accounts does indeed number less than 5 percent of Twitter’s 229 million monetizable daily active users in Q1 2022, as was recently claimed by the social media giant....

After a few slow months, things pick up a bit in June, with the release of the ever-controversial Diablo Immortal, Supermassive’s latest horrorfest The Quarry, and a pair of Nintendo titles in Mario Strikers: Battle League and Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. Meanwhile, on the indie front, we the clever Card Shark, intense horror adventure Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel, and more. Note: While I may have played demos or got early access to some of the games recommended in this article, in most cases I’m simply choosing games that look promising, and can’t vouch for the end product....

Actions Involving the Opening, Minimizing, and Displaying Recent Apps on OriginOS, Along With Other Examples Show Vivo Paid Close Attention to iPadOS Several Chinese phone manufacturers have been criticized for copying the design of several products launched by competitors like Apple. Ice Universe has recently taken to Twitter to show that OriginOS is a blatant copy of iPadOS and decided to demonstrate the interface and animations as proof. However, he does not criticize Vivo for taking this direction with the Vivo Pad, as he is pleased with how the tablet performs and encourages other companies to pick up what the Chinese firm has learned....

Once there was a group of warriors who fell before the darkness and gave themselves over to chaos. This is the story of what came next. A new premonition stirs and strives to manifest into this world ruled by chaos.It is the birth of the Light of Possibility, brought about with the aid of the dragon king,and it is the mysterious presence attempting to intervene from a distant world… Jack and his allies cannot possibly know whose hand directed the dragon king… Is this next challenge awaiting them a curse from another world?...

In today’s announcement, Panos Panay - Chief Product Officer, Windows + Devices - wrote that the team has focused on the following four key areas to make the operating system better for everyday use: Some of the highlights of Windows 11 version 22H2 include features and improvements like: New Focus feature and Do Not Disturb Enhancements to Snap layouts Performance and battery optimizations Critically important new security features Improve Windows Update experience...

The game will be available on March 3rd, 2023. Moreover, the publisher also shared details on additional Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty editions. A limited edition Steelbook version will be available at launch with an exclusive collectible case and bonus DLC items “Crown of Zhurong” and “Crown of Gonggong”. A Digital Deluxe edition is also planned, coming with the Season Pass, which provides access to three DLC packs that will add new generals, new demons, new scenarios, new stages, new weapon types, and more to the game....

Nothing Phone (1) Gets Disassembled by a Curious YouTuber, Looks Pretty Much Like Any Other Smartphone From Inside The Nothing Phone (1) was disassembled by Dave from the YouTube channel Dave2D. He noticed a switch on the back of the phone and his curiosity triggered him to disassemble the phone. While it is not an official teardown of the device, the video aims to show what you will find beneath the black and white surface of the Nothing Phone (1)....

That said, this is still the early access phase for the game, reserved to owners of Founder’s Packs. Lost Ark is officially launching this Friday as a free-to-play game, which means it might very well double or even triple the current peak number of concurrent online players. The early access update also introduced DirectX 11 support (which massively improved performance on most PCs), global chat, custom PvP matches and spectating, and Korean voiceovers as an optional DLC pack....

Pre-Orders Starting on July 8 Means the M2 MacBook Air Will Officially Be Available Starting July 15 Apple has provided the following details for its M2 MacBook Air below while also mentioning that the official launch date of the portable Mac is July 15. This date is the same one we reported about a few days ago. The M2 MacBook Air should appeal to customers who want a design makeover while also getting a blend of portability, performance, and extended battery life in a single package....

Regardless, the M2 MacBook Air impresses with excellent battery life, when it was reviewed by TechCrunch. Despite its unibody aluminum construction, Engadget reports that the machine is lightweight, and given that it delivers incredible battery life and performance thanks to the M2, it will be an ideal product for the majority of customers. While there are advantages of owning the M2 MacBook Air, The Verge reports that the latest product suffers from the same flaws as the M2 MacBook Pro, which includes getting hot under intense workloads and then throttling afterwards....

Meta Quest Pro Costs $1,500, With Rumors Claiming That Apple’s AR Headset Could Be Available in the Same Range, or Even Higher Speaking to Stratechery’s Ben Thompson in a podcast interview, Zuckerberg was quick to point out that Apple likes to make money off its customers by building hardware and that what he is trying to do is completely different. Zuckerberg does forget that the Meta Quest Pro is priced at $1,500, which is incredibly expensive, but according to previous rumors, Apple’s AR headset is said to be priced in the $2,000-$2,500 range....

Patch v1.1006.0.0 introduces support for the recently released Intel XeSS upscaling technology and updates AMD FSR to version 2.1.1, providing users with more options to achieve better performance without sacrificing visual quality too much. The update also introduces some performance improvements with ray tracing enabled. Among the many additions featured by the new Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered is also new connect to PSN option, which allows players to link their Steam and PlayStation Network accounts to unlock additional content....

In a recent Xbox blog post that essentially outlines plans for Microsoft to build a gaming platform for the next 20 years, the company outlined its plans to continue making Xbox the best value in gaming for players to enjoy the best games, across genres and across console, PC, and cloud. So, let’s start with the Cloud-based plans. Today, Xbox Gaming is going to be available in beta form for users in Argentina and New Zealand....

According to Call of Duty leaker TheGhostofHope, Modern Warfare II will actually receive campaign DLC in late 2023 as part of a premium map pack release. He previously said about this map pack: Interesting piece of info I heard from a trustworthy source recently… Infinity Ward are planning to release all/almost all Modern Warfare 2 (2009) maps together all at once sometime during the post-launch of Modern Warfare II (2022)....

Speaking on the MultiVersus subreddit, user hugeleakeractually confirmed, as mentioned above, that the datamined list of characters is mostly accurate. It includes two more characters from Game of Thrones, Daenerys Targaryen and The Hound, as well as Joker and Raven from the D.C Universe, Rick and Morty, and others. The MultiVersus leakers also talked about characters that did not appear in the datamined list, but that they know they are likely coming....

For those not in the know. RIven is the second game in the Myst series. It’s set to happen immediately after the events of Myst as Atrus (the character that assisted you in the best ending of the game) asks for your help to free his wife from the power-hungry Gehn. This game was born as a point-and-click adventure game with immersive environments. Now, the development team at Cyan has confirmed that they are developing a remake of this legendary title....

Xbox Game Pass’s next library update is slated to include the current version of 2K Sports’ yearly NBA release, NBA 2K22. With NBA 2K22, players can experience the excitement of their own postseason with MyTeam mode, the ultimate NBA fantasy competition. With tighter controls than before at your disposal, you’re more in control of your players’ movements. With content like MyTeam, where you can create your own dream team to play with, MyCareer’s quest-driven story mode going beyond the court, or just playing online, you’re never left without something to do in this game....

As of this year, Neopets hosts over 69 million accounts on their servers, and that community is in a bit of trouble. Initially confirmed via a Neopets representative on Discord, the company tweeted out that a major data breach had occurred yesterday, which you can see below. — neopets (@Neopets) July 21, 2022 This was also talked about on the community website JellyNeo. This topic of discussion came after the hacker had offered to sell the “complete database and source code....

Next Games was founded in 2013, and is led by Teemu Huuhtanen. They’re a mobile games developer that has credits like Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales, The Walking Dead: Our World, and The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land. At the end of 2020, the game developer has reportedly logged €27.2 million, and 95% of that is generated from the brand’s in-game purchases. Netflix vice president of games Michael Verdu said the following regarding this acquisition: It seems like a logical move to go in this direction, seeing as how Netflix is making strides to go into the gaming industry....

The announcement of the new update was made by Telegram on the blog post stand it has highlighted the following changes that are coming to the app. Video Stickers Perhaps one of the biggest changes coming to the app is the ability to make video stickers on Telegram. You also get access to a manual that will tell you how to do everything you need to do. Improved Message Reactions In the last update, Telegram brought iMessage-esque reactions and in version 8....