The video game industry received some fantastic news on Sunday night. Tango Gameworks — developers of games like Hi-Fi Rush, The Evil Within, and Ghostwire: Tokyo — will not be shut down by Microsoft after all. That’s happening because Microsoft has made the decision to sell Tango Gameworks...

Deal keeps Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks from being shut down

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PUBG owner Krafton has acquired Tango Gameworks from Xbox, and the Japanese studio is bringing the Hi-Fi Rush IP with it. Krafton announced the acquisition in its quarterly earnings report and says it is working with Xbox to maintain continuity at Tango Gameworks during a (hopefully) smooth transition. It was...

Hi-Fi Rush and Tango Gameworks Acquired from Xbox by Krafton

Players who had their fingers crossed for Hi-Fi Rush 2 have received a glimmer of hope as PUBG, The Callisto Protocol publisher Krafton has acquired the IP. Not only that, but Krafton has also purchased Tango Gameworks from Microsoft, preventing a complete shutdown of the studio. Hi-Fi Rush 2 seems...

Hi-Fi Rush IP No Longer Owned by Xbox

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Earlier this year, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa revealed that the successor to Switch will be revealed within the fiscal year, which ends in March 2025. There hasn’t been any official news since then, and even the leaks dried up, but this week, writer Paul Gale claimed on X that the launch window for the Nintendo Switch 2 will feature significantly more third-party releases than we saw for the original Switch in 2017.
Gale suggests that some of the big third-party developers that ignored the Switch don’t plan on making the same mistake twice. After all, the Switch went on to become the...

Nintendo Switch 2 rumored to launch with big third-party games

Krafton acquired Tango Gameworks, known for *The Evil Within* and *Hi-Fi RUSH* games. The acquisition includes the rights to the *Hi-Fi RUSH* IP, with no impact on existing games. Microsoft had previously shut down Tango in May, along with three other studios. After being shut down by Microsoft and ZeniMax...

Tango Gameworks is acquired by PUBG’s publisher after being dropped by Microsoft

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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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A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

Streaming service prices have gone up, bundles have rolled out, and new partnerships like Venu Sports give viewers more choices -- and in some cases, more value. But it can be a lot if you're a streaming TV customer looking to save money while enjoying cable-free TV. Your monthly streaming expenses could easily reach $100 or more, especially with Netflix's extra member fees and rising prices for Peacock, Paramount Plus, Crunchyroll and other platforms. But don't worry, there's a way to keep help your budget in check.

Here's How I Save Money Every Month on Streaming Services Like Netflix and Max

One Walmart shopper is issuing a warning against buying meat at the massive retail chain—but the reason why isn’t strictly tied to Walmart. It seems that customers at stores such as Walmart believe it's acceptable to grab perishable items, such as meat or dairy, and then place them on any available shelf if they decide they no longer want them.

Walmart customer shares why they will never shop for meat at the store leaving viewers torn

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It's been five years since the tragic death of acclaimed actor René Auberjonois at 79 from metastatic lung cancer in 2009. René Auberjonois was known for several heralded television performances on shows such as Benson, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Boston Legal.

The Tragic Death of TV's Beloved 'Star Trek' and 'Benson' Actor René Auberjonois: Five Years Later

Some 15,000 Intel job cuts have been announced by the company, as it implements a $10B cost-reduction program to try to resolve its financial difficulties. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger told employees that revenues have not grown in the way the company hoped, with a belated acceptance that Apple’s Mac business is gone forever one likely factor in that reality-check …

15,000 Intel job cuts announced, with Apple and Microsoft key factors in the decline

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In 1981, pop-music sensation Andy Gibb was at the top of the charts. The younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice, a.k.a. The Bee Gees, commenced a tumultuous romance with actress Victoria Principle, who played Pam Ewing on Dallas, TV's then-Number 1 prime-time series. But after the relationship ended, Andy's life, already challenged by substance abuse, did as well. This is their tragic story.

The Tragic Death of Pop Star Andy Gibb & His Traumatic Romance with 'Dallas' Star Victoria Principle

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Windows 11 users could be treated to a range of minor (but useful!) tweaks which have been spotted in recent preview builds, including some nifty taskbar-related changes. One notable change introduced with the latest preview of Windows 11 in the Beta channel (build 22635) is a taskbar tweak that means a jump list appears when you hover over an icon on the bar. This list pops up to allow you to access features in the app with a quick click - so for example, with the Snipping Tool, you can click to take a screenshot there and then.Right now in Windows...

Shock move by Microsoft: company actually makes Windows 11 better with taskbar improvements

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Microsoft has officially announced the games coming to Xbox Game Pass in August 2024 following an earlier leak.It’s not the biggest month ever for Xbox Game Pass, but two beloved franchises and a “day one” release are included. Creatures of Ava has already arrived on the service, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is due any minute, and Mafia: Definitive Edition lands on August 13. Games confirmed for departure this month include Airborne Kingdoms, Offworld Trading Company, Shadow Warrior 3, and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. All will leave the service on August 15, should you want to check any out before they’re...

Xbox Game Pass August games confirmed by Microsoft

If you've purchased a new laptop that uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite or X Plus processors, you might have noticed that the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) doesn't work, despite coming preinstalled on the Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7. Well, after Microsoft's unwillingness to fix it, Snapdragon Insider, Windows on Arm enthusiast, and Windows developer Jeremy Sinclair went out and did it himself.

Someone fixed the Windows Subsystem for Android because Microsoft refuses to — here's how you can do it

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The Wells Fargo name is gone from the Downtown skyline. The name atop the former Wells Fargo Center was removed Sunday . A helicopter flew away each of the 20 letters and deposited them at a lot across from the Maxwell House Coffee plant on East Bay Street.

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Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in the work force .

Expert: Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – picture is unsettling

Apple recently approved a new emulator app called UTM SE that enables your iPhone or iPad (or Vision Pro!) to masquerade as PC hardware and run honest-to-goodness computer desktop operating systems. Some of you asked in the comments section of my last story how it runs — a fair question that I couldn’t answer at the time. But now that I’ve tried it a little, I have answers, and I can say this much: it’s better than I expected, but I wouldn’t count on it for too much.

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Windows 11 is a decent operating system, but for many people, it’s a step down from Windows 10. If you’ve ever wished that Windows 11 could be more like its predecessor, we have the answer. RevertSV is a Windows mod that changes Windows 11 features like the Start...

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AMD has begun releasing updates to patch some — but not all — chips affected by the recently discovered “Sinkclose” security flaw. The vulnerability spotted by researchers at IOActive was revealed in a report from Wired last week, and is said to affect most AMD processors going back to 2006. While AMD’s security team has been working to get some of these systems patched, Tom’s Hardware reports that the Ryzen 1000, 2000 and 3000 series along with the Threadripper 1000 and 2000 won’t get any such updates.

Outdated AMD chips reportedly won’t get a patch for the ‘Sinkclose’ security flaw

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PUBG: Battlegrounds publisher acquires Hi-Fi Rush studio after Microsoft shut it down

Under a cloud of studio closures and layoffs, there's a sliver of sunshine in the gaming business. After being closed by Microsoft in May, Hi-Fi Rush...

PUBG: Battlegrounds publisher acquires Hi-Fi Rush studio after Microsoft shut it down

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