Apple Maps is finally starting to follow Google's lead on user reviews
Since the release of iOS 14, Apple Maps has included a built-in rating system that allows you to review select businesses, restaurants and other points of interest. Before Monday, that feature was only...
View ArticleCalifornia expands Activision Blizzard lawsuit to include temporary workers
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) has expanded the scope of its sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit against Activision Blizzard to include temporary workers. As...
View ArticleSamsung disables the Galaxy Z Fold 3's camera if you unlock its bootloader
Don't unlock your new Samsung Galaxy Fold 3's bootloader if you don't know what you're getting into, or you may just regret it. According to XDA-Developers, the foldable device shows a warning when you...
View ArticleDiscord music bot Groovy is going offline after YouTube crackdown
If you're a Discord user, there's a good chance you've benefitted from Groovy Bot, which lets people jam together with music from YouTube, Spotify and others. But it turns out Google didn't appreciate...
View ArticleWatch Gamescom's Opening Night Live here at 2PM ET
Gamescom officially gets underway today as an online-only event for the second year running. It kicks off with Geoff Keighley's Opening Night Live, a two-hour showcase filled with trailers,...
View ArticleSouth Korea to end its controversial gaming curfew
Gamers under 16 in South Korea have a reason to celebrate today: The country plans to end its shutdown law (AKA the Cinderella Law), which prevented underage players from gaming between midnight and...
View ArticleKanye West's new album 'Donda' arrives on a remix-it-yourself gadget
Kanye West is no stranger to dabbling with technology (he discussed a Teenage Engineering collaboration in 2019), but now there's a device you can buy for yourself. The rapper and electronics design...
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Sweetgreen bought a robot company to spin better salads
When you order a salad at Sweetgreen at some point in the future, it might roll off a conveyor belt after a robot kitchen puts it together. The company is buying Spyce, an automated kitchen startup....
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Google brings Smart Replies to comments in Docs
Google is bringing its handy Smart Replies to Google Docs comments in the coming days. You'll see suggested responses just underneath the reply box in comment threads. You can still type your own...
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Marvel’s ‘What If…?’ turns grim in its third episode with mixed results
This post contains major spoilers for episode three of What If…?After two fun, zippy stories that focused on the idea of swapping one character for another, What If…? pivots to a darker outcome in its...
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Saints Row gets a gritty reboot set in the 'weird west'
Saints Row, the class-clown of GTA-esque open-world sandbox games, is no more. In its place is Saints Row, a reboot of the series with a back-to-basics focus on ground-level crime and violence. In the...
View Article'Halo Infinite' is launching on December 8th
After a year-long delay, Halo Infinite will arrive on December 8th. Developer 343 Industries confirmed the timing during Gamescom’s Opening Night Live event today. However, this date was leaked just...
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Special-edition 'Halo Infinite' Xbox Series X and controller arrive on...
Alongside the Halo Infinite release date, Microsoft made a couple of other Halo-related announcements at Gamescom's Opening Night Live event. To mark the 20th anniversary of the series, the company is...
View Article'Marvel's Midnight Suns' is a turn-based RPG from the creators of XCOM
The next Marvel superhero game is reaching deeper into the comic books' back catalog. XCOM developer Firaxis has unveiledMarvel's Midnight Suns, a turn-based role-playing game based on the Midnight...
View Article'Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga' will arrive in spring 2022
We haven't heard much about Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga since TT Games delayed it indefinitely back in April. At Gamescom's Opening Night Live event, the studio and publisher Warner Bros....
View ArticlePortal shooter 'Splitgate' launches Season 0, a bigger, better beta
Splitgate, an FPS that combines the best of classic Quake multiplayer and Portal, is an unlikely shooter success story. It reached an astounding 10 million downloads during its open beta last month,...
View Article'Horizon Forbidden West' comes to PS4 and PS5 on February 18th, 2022
The rumors of a Horizon Forbidden West delay were true, although the wait won't be as long as you might think. Guerilla has revealed that Forbidden West will be released on February 18th, 2022 for both...
View Article'Jurassic World Evolution 2' brings dino world-building to PC and consoles...
Jurassic World Evolution 2, the next installment in everyone's favorite dinosaur-based park-management franchise, is heading to Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S, PlayStation 4, PS5 and PC on November 9th....
View ArticleYouTube has removed 1 million videos for dangerous COVID-19 misinformation
YouTube has removed 1 million videos for dangerous COVID-19 misinformation since February 2020, according to YouTube’s Chief Product Officer Neal Mahon.Mahon shared the statistic in a blog post...
View ArticleSifu's slick kung fu battles arrive on PlayStation and PC February 22nd
Sifu has been on our radar for a while, but until now, it hasn't been clear when exactly we'd get our hands on the kung fu action title. During Gamescom's Opening Night Live event, Sloclap announced a...
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