Video Gamer is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Prices subject to change. Learn more. The next Fortnite Battle Pass will be different from the ones in the past. For the first time, Epic Games won’t make the seasonal pass exclusive. This decision has caused a lot of controversy, although many players have also praised it. Interestingly, a lot of Fortnite players believe that the next Battle Pass will be free due to the lack of exclusivity.

Will next Fortnite Battle Pass be free? Epic Games reveals its price

A PS Store leak has confirmed the existence of a major unannounced game… for PC. Folks over at Rockstar Games probably aren’t happy right now since Sony blew their surprise announcement of Red Dead Redemption 1‘s PC port. The 14-year-old Western adventure is all set to launch on the platform for the first time ever.

PS Store Leaks Major Unannounced Game

For years, Apple has prevented developers from distributing any kind of emulators for iOS on the App Store. However, as the company faces pressure from the European Union with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) antitrust legislation, iPhone and iPad emulators are now allowed. Thanks to this, iDOS 3 is now available on the App Store.

iDOS 3 now available on the App Store after Apple changes its gudelines on PC emulators

Video Gamer is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Prices subject to change. Learn more. Fortnite Reload has gained a lot of popularity since its release in late June 2024. The game mode brought back many iconic places from Chapter 1, which turned out to be a recipe for success. Thanks to its popularity, Epic Games will keep developing the mode and adding new content for it. Right now, you can also play a Fortnite Reload Chapter 2 map, although there is a twist.

Fortnite Reload Chapter 2 is now available, but there’s a twist

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As an actor, Merritt Butrick was cast in one of the most coveted roles in the history of science fiction media. He played David Marcus, the son of the iconic Captain James T. Kirk, portrayed by William Shatner in the 1982 theatrical movie, Star Trek: The Wrath of Kahn. Sadly, Butrick died of AIDS in 1989. He was only 29 years old. This is his story.

In Memory of 'Star Trek' Actor Merrit Butrick: 35 Years After His Tragic Death

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"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

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Core Keeper will arrive on the service on August 27th.

Xbox Game Pass Reveals New Day One Release for August

PlayStation Plus members can now grab bonus freebies for two Call of Duty games: Warzone and Modern Warfare 3. Players with PS Plus can get the new Combat Pack for both games, offering two weapon blueprints, one weapon charm, one sticker, one large decal, one new skin for the Operator Lockpick, and one emblem.

PlayStation Plus gets Call of Duty freebies for a limited time

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Fortnite is making a big change to the exclusivity of their Battle Pass! After Chapter 5 of Season 3 ends, Fortnite is now bringing Battle Pass items to the item shop 18 or more months after the Battle Pass's expiration date.

Fortnite Making Changes to Battle Passes

Google has a post up on its security blog that is half advertisement and half PSA-style announcement for Android users: go into your settings and turn off the "Allow 2G" toggle. This option, added in Android 12 back in 2021, does exactly what it sounds like: it turns off support for 2G cellular networking. Why would you want to do that? Because attackers are using the insecure 2G protocol to spoof phone numbers and send SMS spam.

Google Sounds Urgent Warning To Kill This Setting On Your Android Phone

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For some of you, bacon and jam are words that just do not go together. Fear not though! Bacon jam is heaven on a spoon. We love to use it as a condiment on our burgers, but you can use it on grilled cheese or even for cracker dip. It's actually pretty simple, and this is what you'll need:

Delicious Condiment - Bacon Jam

After a series of major leaks, Black Ops 6‘s multiplayer build has finally been removed from the PS4 database, but that doesn’t mean the reveals are going to stop. On August 3, an early build of Black Ops 6 multiplayer was added to the backend of the PlayStation 4 store, thought to be the beta version due to release on August 25. Leakers and dataminers were quickly able to download the file, which led to plenty of footage being posted online.

Black Ops 6 removed from PS4 database after hundreds play early

An auction selling a selection of Steve Jobs memorabilia has opened, with potential bidders able to spend thousands on checks, polaroids, and even a bomber jacket connected to the Apple co-founder. Apple memorabilia continues to be a major draw for collectors, and items involving Steve Jobs are always popular. In...

Steve Jobs' bomber jacket features in memorabilia auction

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

Despite reportedly weak Apple Vision Pro sales to consumers, Apple is working on both a less-expensive version as well as a second-generation model, alongside research on a "smart glasses" type device. A new report from Bloomberg outlines two forthcoming headsets: a second-generation model of the Apple Vision Pro, and a...

Work on second-gen Apple Vision Pro & new smart glasses is progressing

DICE has pushed out Battlefield 2042 update 1.000.061 on all platforms and this is for patch version 8.0.1! This brings in a small list of fixes, and those on last-gen will see this as BF2042 update version 1.58. The short list of changes are available below in the official patch notes.

Battlefield 2042 Update 1.000.061 Marches Out for Small List of Fixes This Aug. 13

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On August 13, Google is planning to officially reveal the Pixel 9, Pixel Watch 3, and more at the Made by Google event. Of course, as usual, there isn’t much left to reveal, as Google’s product lineup has leaked extensively in recent weeks. Those leaks have continued this week, with one of the latest spoiling all the freebies Pixel 9 early adopters will receive.
You might remember reading that Pixel 9 buyers will get a year of the Google One AI Premium plan, which includes access to Gemini Advanced. As it turns out, that’s just the tip of the iceberg for...

Pixel 9: All the freebies that will come with Google’s new phones

Apple resellers are competing for your business with larger-than-normal price cuts on the M3 15-inch MacBook Air, which was released in 2024. Amazon has paved the way with a$250 discount on retail configurations, while B&H and Adorama are issuing deeper price reductions on upgraded models. You can find a breakdown...

Apple's 15-inch MacBook Air M3 gets hefty price cut, on sale from $1,049

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XBOX owners have been warned multiplayer will shut down for four popular games in just weeks. Players are advised to grab their online achievements while they can. September will see a new wave of Xbox server closures. The first closure to arrive next month is for action-RPG Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem, which loses support for […]

Xbox owners warned multiplayer will shut down for four popular games in weeks – last chance to grab online achievements

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A brand new mod has brought one of the most loved COD games back to life

A new mod is a hit with Call of Duty Fans

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Epic Games Store, 'Fortnite' submitted for EU notarization one more time

Epic Games has submitted \"Fortnite\" and the Epic Games Store to Apple for final notarization, in one of the last steps Epic needs to take to...

Epic Games has submitted "Fortnite" and the Epic Games Store to Apple for final notarization, in one of the last steps Epic needs to take to...

Epic Games Store, 'Fortnite' submitted for EU notarization one more time

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