Battlefield 6 is the franchise’s biggest ever game on Steam, clocking up over 700,000 concurrent players within 24 hours of its debut. While also available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S — the player numbers for which are unknown at this time — by amassing 747,440 concurrent players on release day, it’s officially now the biggest Battlefield game on …
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This is the second case where a user reported damaged Ryzen 9800X3D a second time on the same motherboard. Not surprisingly, it was the ASRock motherboard that killed the processor. Ryzen 9800X3D Killed by ASRock X870 RS Pro WiFi a Second Time Despite Using BIOS From May ASRock “Murderboards” are doing their job of killing Ryzen 9800X3D (and other Ryzen …
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Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. When outlets began reporting that Tilly Norwood, an A.I.-generated actress, was “in talks” to sign with a talent agent, Hollywood was outraged. Stella Hennen, however, was confused. “My friend sent me a video, and at first I thought she …
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Fortnite maker Epic Games said that Apple’s new installation workflow, implemented in iOS 18.6, has had a positive impact on its user growth, with a 60% decrease in drop-offs. Apple started allowing EU users to install alternative marketplaces earlier this year under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). At that time, the installation process was lengthier and involved multiple “scare screens” …
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If you thought September was going to end without a T-Mobile Tuesdays gift, you were wrong. The carrier is going to hand out a phone cleaning kit on September 30. T-Mobile often distributes freebies on Tuesdays. Customers seem to love physical gifts, though some have lately complained about quality. Per The Mobile Report, today, T-Mobile will hand out cleaning kits …
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TL;DR A Galaxy Ring user says the battery swelled while the device was on their finger, leaving it stuck and painful. The user was denied boarding a flight and had the ring removed in hospital using ice and medical lubricant. Photos of the ring after it was removed show a visibly distorted battery. The Samsung Galaxy Ring is designed to …
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Yasin Hasan/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Few things are more frustrating than dealing with patchy Wi-Fi. Whether you’re trying to stream a movie, take a video call, or just scroll social media, dead zones in your home can make the experience miserable. That’s where Wi-Fi mesh …
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Read More »Steam user becomes first person to own 40,000 games on the platform TechSpot You won’t believe how much money this Steam user spent to own 40,000 games Polygon Manic Steam game collector first to surpass 40,000 game titles in library — $640,000 digital collection took 15 years to build Tom’s Hardware PC Gaming Legend Wins Steam With Achievement For Buying 40,000 Games Kotaku Steam …
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A new name in the Steam community has appeared, and it’s turning heads for all the right reasons. A user by the name SonixLegend from China has managed to do something no one else has ever done before: build a Steam library with over 40,000 games. The milestone is so huge that even Valve had to award them a special …
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