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Following the Escalation of Freedom update for Helldivers 2 last week, Arrowhead Game Studios has received significant backlash for its nerfs and changes. In a new letter to the community, game director Mikael Eriksson admitted that the studio “didn’t hit our target with the latest update” and there are “other more fundamental inconsistencies in our approach to game balance and game direction.”

Helldivers 2 Developer Outlines 60-Day Plan to Re-Examine Balance, Rework Chargers, and More

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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

The Oukitel C50 is available for purchase now, with specs that make it well worth its $200 price tag. With more than enough horsepower, this $200 Android phone performs like a device twice its price. The lack of an App Drawer (by default) was off-putting, but that can be overcome...

One of the best budget Android phones I've tested is not made by Samsung or OnePlus

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 launch its iOS storefront in Europe. Epic Games is getting extremely close to its final goal of opening up its rival to the App...

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

Now that Apple has finally released the first iOS 18 public beta, many people are eager to get their hands on it as soon as possible. While this is a great opportunity to try some of the best features Apple announced during its 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), it’s important to think twice before jumping in and installing a beta as soon as it’s available.

What You Should Do Before Installing the iOS 18 Public Beta

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

The Google Pixel 9 series is here. For the most part, it looks like it’s going to be a great handset, but we have some bad news. It appears that the Pixel 9 will not be shipping with the latest version of Android installed. This means that it will ship with Android 14 instead of Android 15.

Pixel 9 will be the first Pixel phone to ship without the latest version of Android

Denver, CO

No, pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness don’t fold into caskets. It’s a question a reader posed one of the first times I wrote about pallet shelters. I find the pallet shelters to be more palatable than ice fishing tents. The Colorado Village Collaborative operates both micro-communities and the so-called Safe Outdoor Spaces with the tents. We all learned the tents are not safe when a fire roared through a CVC Safe Outdoor Space, destroying the compound quickly. Officials never disclosed a cause of the fire.

Opinion: No, pallet shelters for homeless in Denver, Aurora don’t fold into caskets

Jacksonville, FL

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A permanent marker will be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting nearly a year ago at a Dollar General store in the New Town community. City Council approved the marker 17-0 on Tuesday night.

Marker will honor victims of racist Dollar General shooting

GSC Game World recently showcased its most extensive look at the upcoming S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl with a developer deep dive earlier in the week, and hot on the heels of the all the excitement that generated, the developer has released another lengthy new trailer for the shooter. This...

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Trailer Shows off its Gorgeous and Deadly Open World

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On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

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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

Users of Cash App have interesting news today as the company has completed a class-action lawsuit that could see Cash App users eligible for up to $2,500. According to CNET, the lawsuit claims that Block and Cash App were negligent when a “former Cash App Investing employee accessed account data without permission in 2022 and when an unauthorized user accessed certain Cash App accounts in 2023, using recycled phone numbers that were linked to the accounts.”

Cash App Settles Lawsuit and Integrates With Google Play

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

The next Nintendo console has been in the rumour mill for what feels like forever, but every day, we get closer to the day it finally gets unveiled. Nintendo said earlier in the year that it would be announcing the console sometime in this fiscal year, and though some had hoped that it would actually get announced sooner and release within that timeframe as well, it’s now being claimed that that might not be the case.

Nintendo Switch 2 Won’t Launch Before April 2025 at the Earliest – Rumour

With Firaxis set to showcase Sid Meier’s Civilization 7 next week at Gamescom, it confirmed that the 4X strategy title won’t require the 2K Launcher on PC. Furthermore, the Steam version of Civilization 6 has been updated with the same (with the Epic Games Store receiving this change in “the near future”).

Civilization 7 Won’t Utilize the 2K Launcher on PC

Concord has been in a popularity contest with itself since it was fully unveiled earlier this year, and it’s a competition that both sides have been losing. Nonetheless, if you’re looking forward to getting your hands on the hero shooter, Sony and developer Firewalk have revealed its exact release timings.

Concord Global Release Timings Revealed

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Apple has done a lot of work with widgets in recent years. A new class of SwiftUI-based iPhone widgets debuted in iOS 14, were added to in subsequent years, became interactive in iOS 17, and have made their way to the Lock Screen, StandBy, and more. But as the new...

PSA: iOS 18 is going to disable your old ‘Today’ view widgets

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Fortnite fans are skeptical it will be as fun as the previous Fortnite OG.

Fortnite OG Chapter 2 Has an Official Release Date

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Helldivers 2 Director Discusses Future Plans for Opt-in Beta Testing, Player Surveys, and More

Arrowhead Game Studios has recently outlined a 60-day plan to address issues with Helldivers 2 following backlash to its Escalation of Freedom update. While many of...

Helldivers 2 Director Discusses Future Plans for Opt-in Beta Testing, Player Surveys, and More

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