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• ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ sets a Steam record with one million concurrent players
• Leica’s SL2-S is a $4,895 beast with 4K 60 fps video capability
• Hyundai confirms its $1.1 billion acquisition of Boston Dynamics
• 'Road 96' is the first game supported by HP's new 'Omen Presents' label
• You can’t use Apple’s MagSafe Duo Charger with its 29W power adapter
• Apple is developing its own modem for future iPhones
• 'Fortnite' adds Halo's Master Chief and a playable Blood Gulch
• 'Microsoft Flight Simulator' comes to Xbox Series X/S next summer
• New 'Among Us' map The Airship is coming early next year
• Play 'Disco Elysium' on consoles in 2021 with 'The Final Cut'
• Fall Guys' winter-themed season three kicks off on December 15th
• Disney+ will raise its monthly price by a dollar in March
• BioWare teases the next 'Dragon Age' in a new trailer
• Wandavision,' 'Loki' and 'Falcon' series come to Disney+ early next year
• The Epic Games Store adds 'Warframe' to its lineup of free titles
• Xbox studio The Initiative is working on 'Perfect Dark'
• Disney's live-action 'Pinocchio,' 'Peter Pan & Wendy' movies shift to Disney+
• Sephiroth joins 'Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'
• 'Hyper Light Drifter' co-designer returns with indie-pop series 'We are OFK'
• Disney+ Star Wars plans include Hayden Christensen, C-3PO and R2-D2
• Spotify forces more password resets after plugging a security hole
• ESPN+ will be directly integrated into Hulu next year
• 'Raya and the Last Dragon' hits Disney+ alongside theaters on March 5th
• The Xbox Family app gives parents a remote 'pause' button
• Mastercard and Visa cut off payments to Pornhub

‘Cyberpunk 2077’ sets a Steam record with one million concurrent players Posted: 11 Dec 2020 04:19 AM PST Cyberpunk 2077 had some interesting glitches on launch, but those haven't dissuaded anyone from playing it. The title set a new record for the largest number of simultaneous players in a single player game, with a record 1,003,262 playing just after...

Leica’s SL2-S is a $4,895 beast with 4K 60 fps video capability Posted: 11 Dec 2020 03:45 AM PST Leica has launched the SL2-S, a sportier and cheaper version of its flagship 47-megapixel, $5,995 mirrorless SL2 camera. With the new model, it's emphasizing speed, low-light capability and video prowess, with a 24.6-megapixel sensor, up to 25 fps se...

Hyundai confirms its $1.1 billion acquisition of Boston Dynamics Posted: 11 Dec 2020 03:09 AM PST Boston Dynamics is now officially part of Hyundai Motor Group. The Korean conglomerate has struck a deal with Softbank to acquire a controlling interest — an 80 percent stake — in the robotics company for $1.1 billion. Softbank will retain a 20 perce...

'Road 96' is the first game supported by HP's new 'Omen Presents' label Posted: 11 Dec 2020 01:34 AM PST HP has launched a new initiative called "Omen Presents" that will see it collaborate with developers to create "innovative PC gaming experiences." It kicked that venture off at The Game Awards by unveiling Road 96, a procedurally-generated 3D game cr...

You can’t use Apple’s MagSafe Duo Charger with its 29W power adapter Posted: 11 Dec 2020 12:44 AM PST Apple has published a lengthy support document on how to use the MagSafe Duo Charger, and one of the details in it could spell bad news for some long-time fans. As AppleInsider has noticed, a note in the support page says the company's own 29W USB-C...

Apple is developing its own modem for future iPhones Posted: 10 Dec 2020 08:56 PM PST Apple has started developing its own cellular model this year, one of the company's executives has revealed. According to Bloomberg, Apple hardware technologies SVP Johny Srouji told employees in a meeting: "This year, we kicked off the development o...

'Fortnite' adds Halo's Master Chief and a playable Blood Gulch Posted: 10 Dec 2020 06:56 PM PST Master Chief, the rockstar of the Halo series, is live in Fortnite right now. There's a Master Chief Outfit for 1500 V-bucks, the UNSC Pelican Glider for 1200 V-bucks, Gravity Hammer Pickaxe for 800 V-bucks, and the Lil' Warthog Emote for 500 V-bucks...

'Microsoft Flight Simulator' comes to Xbox Series X/S next summer Posted: 10 Dec 2020 06:52 PM PST Tonight Microsoft Flight Simulator took home a trophy for Best Simulator/Strategy at The Game Awards, and also confirmed a launch window for the game on consoles. In the summer of 2021, players on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S will be able to play...

New 'Among Us' map The Airship is coming early next year Posted: 10 Dec 2020 06:42 PM PST As promised, during The Game Awards developer InnerSloth shared a look at the new map that's coming to Among Us. You'll be able to play the Airship when it comes out for free sometime early next year. The map comes with new tasks for you and your cre...

Play 'Disco Elysium' on consoles in 2021 with 'The Final Cut' Posted: 10 Dec 2020 05:51 PM PST Disco Elysium, a genre-bending RPG that became a cult classic when it debuted in October 2019, is heading to consoles in 2021. Disco Elysium: The Final Cut adds full voice acting to the game, as well as new quests, more characters and fresh explorabl...

Fall Guys' winter-themed season three kicks off on December 15th Posted: 10 Dec 2020 05:40 PM PST Season three of Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout will start on December 15th, developer Mediatonic announced today during The Game Awards. As you might have guessed, they'll be a winter theme to the new content that's coming next week. The season will br...

Disney+ will raise its monthly price by a dollar in March Posted: 10 Dec 2020 05:21 PM PST Disney just unveiled a ton of Star Wars, Marvel and other content coming to streaming, and unsurprisingly all of that won't come free. Right after that, it announced the price of Disney+ will go from $6.99 per month to $7.99 in March 2021.Disney:

BioWare teases the next 'Dragon Age' in a new trailer Posted: 10 Dec 2020 05:17 PM PST As promised, BioWare shared a new teaser for its next Dragon Age game during The Game Awards. It doesn't seem the sequel has a title yet, with the studio simply calling the project "The Next Dragon Age." While the clip doesn't tell us much about what...

Wandavision,' 'Loki' and 'Falcon' series come to Disney+ early next year Posted: 10 Dec 2020 05:03 PM PST After Star Wars, Hulu, Disney live-action, animated films and a few other things, Disney is highlighting its plans for the Marvel Cinematic Universe during its investor's day event. That included a lot of information and teasers for its upcoming Disn...

The Epic Games Store adds 'Warframe' to its lineup of free titles Posted: 10 Dec 2020 05:02 PM PST Digital Extremes' free-to-play online shooter Warframe is available right now on the Epic Games Store, complete with a bundle that adds weapons from the Unreal franchise to the carnage. Warframe has been available on Steam and consoles for years, but...

Xbox studio The Initiative is working on 'Perfect Dark' Posted: 10 Dec 2020 04:57 PM PST It's official: Xbox Game Studios subsidiary The Initiative is building a new game in the Perfect Dark universe. Its name? Perfect Dark.Xbox has released a two-minute trailer for the game and a video of developer interviews, but there aren't a ton of...

Disney's live-action 'Pinocchio,' 'Peter Pan & Wendy' movies shift to Disney+ Posted: 10 Dec 2020 04:26 PM PST Disney already announced a premium VOD plan for its next big animated movie, a new tie-up for Hulu and ESPN+, and a truckload of Star Wars news. Now during its investor's day presentation, the studio announced two live-action movies, Pinocchio (direc...

Sephiroth joins 'Super Smash Bros. Ultimate' Posted: 10 Dec 2020 04:19 PM PST Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's newest fighter is Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII, and he's heading to the game this month. Announced during The Game Awards, he's the first new playable SSBU character since Nintendo added Min Min from Arms in June. Sep...

'Hyper Light Drifter' co-designer returns with indie-pop series 'We are OFK' Posted: 10 Dec 2020 03:57 PM PST Teddy Dief is good at keeping secrets. They helped ignite the indie game scene in 2016 as a co-designer on Hyper Light Drifter, and ever since, their follow-up project has been highly anticipated by fans of that game's neon-infused vibe. Meanwhile, D...

Disney+ Star Wars plans include Hayden Christensen, C-3PO and R2-D2 Posted: 10 Dec 2020 03:39 PM PST We'd heard that Disney would have a slew of new Star Wars and Marvel Cinematic Universe announcements, and it did not disappoint. The Obi-Wan Kenobi series coming to Disney+ next year will bring back not just Ewan McGregor in the title role, but will...

Spotify forces more password resets after plugging a security hole Posted: 10 Dec 2020 03:06 PM PST If you use Spotify, you'll want to keep an eye on your email inbox to see if you get a message prompting you to change your login credentials. The company told TechCrunch it recently reset the passwords of a small subset of its users after a software...

ESPN+ will be directly integrated into Hulu next year Posted: 10 Dec 2020 02:24 PM PST In an effort to unify its many streaming services, Disney announced today that it plans to integrate ESPN+ into Hulu's interface in 2021. During its Investor Day presentation today, the company said you'll be able to subscribe and watch ESPN+ entirel...

'Raya and the Last Dragon' hits Disney+ alongside theaters on March 5th Posted: 10 Dec 2020 02:03 PM PST Disney's next animated epic, Raya and the Last Dragon, will debut on Disney+ the same day as it hits theaters: March 5th, 2021. It'll be a premium release like Mulan, the company announced during its investor day presentation. We don't know how much...

The Xbox Family app gives parents a remote 'pause' button Posted: 10 Dec 2020 02:02 PM PST Xbox is giving parents a couple new ways to monitor their children's gaming. The company introduced a new feature that allows parents to pause their child's gameplay directly from their phone. The new feature was added in an update to the Xbox Family...

Mastercard and Visa cut off payments to Pornhub Posted: 10 Dec 2020 01:14 PM PST Pornhub is no longer able to accept payments from Mastercard. The credit card company says it's axing its relationship with the website after finding illegal content on the site. "Today, the use of our cards at Pornhub is being terminated," Mastercar...

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