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Unforgetful is a new reminders app for people who can’t stop hitting snooze
Unforgetful is a new iOS and Mac reminders app from Marco Arment, creator of Overcast and Instapaper, aimed at people who routinely snooze or dismiss tasks. It uses Apple’s existing Reminders database but changes the notification experience so tasks are harder to overlook or accidentally lose, offering an alternative for users who dislike Apple’s Reminders…
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Ars Live recap: How can we stop publishers from killing their own games?
Ars Technica hosted a live discussion with Stop Killing Games organiser Ross Scott about how to keep online games playable after publishers close their servers. Scott argued that publishers should plan for a game’s end of life from the outset, rather than removing access with little notice, saying the current approach leaves players without meaningful…
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Judge gives Google one week to fix “anticompetitive” app store download in Google Play
A US judge has ordered Google to make third-party Android app stores easier to find and install through Google Play within a week, finding that its current approach adds unnecessary anticompetitive barriers. The ruling matters because it strengthens remedies from Epic Games’ successful 2023 antitrust case and could give Android users more practical access to…
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Rideshare Stimulator finally gets its genAI disclosure after much Saber-rattling, and it turns out the game also uses the tech for in-game music
Saber Interactive has added a generative-AI disclosure to the Steam page for Rideshare Stimulator after a public dispute with former lead writer Stella Sacco. The disclosure says the game uses AI for passenger dialogue and in-game music, making the issue significant because Saber had initially denied replacing writers while acknowledging AI in an experimental mode.…
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HBO’s Harry Potter Officially Returns to Hogwarts 2 Weeks Early
Filming on HBO’s second season of Harry Potter appears to have started two weeks earlier than expected, after actor Asha Soetan said she was back on set. The development suggests HBO and Warner Bros. Discovery are moving quickly on the adaptation, which plans to devote one season to each of J.K. Rowling’s novels. Soetan, who…
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A Queensland man enjoyed soaring profits from a crypto trading app. Then his money started disappearing
A 29-year-old Queensland man lost more than A$166,000 after investing through a seemingly legitimate cryptocurrency trading app whose displayed profits encouraged him to deposit more money. Unauthorised transfers later drained his crypto wallet, and he discovered that the platform’s customer service was only a basic chatbot, revealing it as an AI-built investment scam. Experts warn…
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Beast of Reincarnation is a Pokémon-inspired soulslike without the cruelty of Dark Souls – and it’s better for it
GamesRadar argues that Beast of Reincarnation borrows the precise, parry-focused combat associated with soulslike games while avoiding their most punishing conventions. The article presents this as a significant choice because it could make Game Freak’s new action RPG more welcoming without removing the satisfaction of mastering difficult encounters. The game follows Emma and her dog…
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Arc Raiders’ next major update will present players with a ‘new high-level challenge’ with a frozen map and arcs which will ‘challenge the ways you’ve learned to move’
Arc Raiders developer Embark Studios has previewed the game’s next major content update, teasing a frozen map and a “new high-level challenge” for players. According to the developers, the update will introduce environmental changes and enemy “arcs” designed to disrupt established movement and traversal strategies, pushing experienced players to rethink familiar tactics. Beyond the frozen…
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Apple proposes to take a 15% cut of purchases made outside the App Store
Apple has proposed charging developers a 15% commission on purchases completed through external links in iOS apps, after a US court required it to set out a revised fee structure. The proposal is significant because it forms part of Apple’s long-running dispute with Epic Games over whether Apple’s App Store rules unfairly restrict developers’ ability…
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UK video game industry charity football match raises over £63,000 for physically disabled gamers
SpecialEffect’s annual One Big Game football fundraiser has raised more than £63,000 to help physically disabled people access video games. The event brought together UK games-industry developers for 24 hours of consecutive matches, supporting the charity’s work on adapted controllers and eye-gaze technology. Twenty-four teams took part, with notable results including EA beating Activision 3–2…