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All admin panel codes in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4
Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 introduces an “admin panel” in the lobby that lets players unlock rewards by entering special “lobby hack” codes. These codes are not discoverable in-game and must be found externally, so outlets have begun compiling and publishing full lists to help players access the bonuses, which include unlockable Sprites, XP boosts…
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New Pokémon TCG Pocket Expansion Gives Team Rocket A Shot
The Pokémon Company has announced that the next expansion for Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, the mobile card game, will be called Team Rocket’s Ambition. The expansion introduces cards and cosmetics themed around the villainous Team Rocket, alongside a new in-game feature designed to boost player engagement following a reported decline in the game’s user…
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Genesis joins the giant electric SUV club with new GV90
Genesis has revealed the production version of its GV90, a large electric flagship SUV that translates the earlier Neolum concept almost unchanged into a showroom-ready model. The GV90 matters as another entrant in the growing field of oversized electric SUVs from Korean brands, sharing its 800V E-GMP platform with the Hyundai Ioniq 9 and Kia…
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Ransomware crook poses as recovery firm to steal payments from fellow extortionists
Security researchers at GuidePoint have uncovered a scam in which a criminal calling itself “Ransom Busters” contacts ransomware victims before their data leak becomes public, offering to delete stolen files and hand over decryption keys for a fraction of the original ransom. Rather than being a genuine recovery outfit, GuidePoint’s Research and Intelligence Team assesses…
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Modern Warfare 4 beta reduces PC shader compilation delays
Infinity Ward and co-developer Beenox introduced a fix for two long-standing PC annoyances in Call of Duty games ahead of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta. The first addresses the lengthy “Compiling Shaders” wait, which normally recurs whenever a game is first launched, GPU drivers update, or major patches arrive, an issue consoles…
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The Duskbloods Could Have Been a ‘Cute’ Nintendo Game
FromSoftware director Hidetaka Miyazaki has revealed that the studio’s upcoming Switch 2 title The Duskbloods originally had a much cuter, more “Nintendo” art style before settling on its current dark, Victorian Gothic aesthetic. Speaking at a roundtable Q&A, he said the change was one of the most drastic shifts during the game’s five-year development, offering…
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Lewes rail line to reopen in September as work under way to remove train
The railway line near Lewes, East Sussex, where a Southern train derailed on 13 August, will reopen on 1 September. Recovery crews are using cranes to remove the derailed carriages under what Network Rail described as “very challenging circumstances,” with the timeline aimed at restoring services before the end of the school summer holidays. Three…
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Tesla Robotaxis appear to go fully unsupervised in Austin ahead of Cybercab launch
Tesla’s Robotaxi service in Austin appears to have gone fully driverless, seven months after Elon Musk first claimed the cars were operating without onboard human safety monitors. Independent tracking data suggests all recent rides in the city are now unsupervised, a significant shift ahead of the planned launch of the Cybercab, Tesla’s purpose-built robotaxi with…
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UK cinemas look at banning Meta smart glasses over piracy fears
UK cinemas are considering restricting or banning Meta’s camera-enabled smart glasses over fears they could be used to illegally film films, according to the UK Cinema Association (UKCA). The trade body said individual chains may bring in policies limiting the £359 devices, joining a growing number of venues, including theatres, pubs and restaurants, that have…
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The Duskbloods: the best of FromSoftware fights in a frantic multiplayer battleground
FromSoftware, the studio behind Elden Ring and Bloodborne, is departing from its usual formula of single-player RPGs with light multiplayer elements to create The Duskbloods, a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive built entirely around frantic multiplayer combat. Having spent two days playing the game in Tokyo, the writer describes a battle royale-style structure in which eight…