country roads take me home
New Fallout 76 update adds 'Morgantown' map to Nuclear Winter mode
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Bethesda has released a new update for Fallout 76 that adds a new map to its battle royale mode and features a ton of bug fixes.
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HARD TO EARN
Red Dead Online 'Frontier Pursuits' are locked behind microtransactions
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Today, Red Dead Redemption 2 got its September Update which adds new content to Red Dead Online. You can become a Collector, Bounty Hunter, and Trader. Unfortunately, these are locked behind the microtransactions. Coming across Gold Bars is incredibly difficult in the game. Each one of these specializations is locked behind 15 Gold Bars. You'll have to buy the $20 bundle which contains...
Keep 'em Rollin'
Microsoft Edge Dev channel update brings Collections improvements and more
A new update is now available for Microsoft Edge testers on the Dev channel. This update isn't as feature-packed as the last, but it does bring some improvements to the Collections feature and a slew of bug fixes.
BETTER VISUALS
Xbox Scarlett features 'dedicated ray tracing cores' says Gears 5 developer
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Gears 5 is the latest game from Xbox Game Studios and is garnering great reviews since its early-access launch last week. The PC port is a sight to behold and seems to offer a glimpse into what a Gears 5 port on Project Scarlett would look like.
Coming in hot
Rainbow Six Siege Ember Rise locks down September 11 release date
Rainbow Six Siege Ember Rise hits Xbox One, PS4, and PC live servers on September 11.
Brace your wallet
Gears 5 exclusive skins are a crazy mess (that'll cost you $1,700)
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Gears 5 packs a confusing lineup of exclusive skins tied to accessories and promotions, totaling over $1,700 at launch.
Groceries To Your Door
Prime Pantry's monthly fee is squashed for all Amazon Prime members
A major change is coming to Prime Pantry this week. The service used to cost an extra $5 on top of your Prime membership, but now you can start shopping Prime Pantry for free and have orders over $35 shipped for free!
bringing the power
MSI unveils new monitor and desktop with top-of-the-line specs
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MSI's new Prestige PS341WU monitor and Prestige P100 Desktop feature top-of-the-line specs for creators.
I Spy
Trump adviser asked why Microsoft won't help the government spy on people
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A new book by Microsoft President Brad Smith includes a story in which an unnamed Trump adviser asked Microsoft why it won't help the U.S. government spy on people in other countries.
Taking control
Control's September update improves performance and fixes bugs
Control is available right now and while many players are enjoying it, there have been issues such as frame-rate problems and map glitches. Remedy is addressing these problems in a patch that is now available on PlayStation 4, with the update rolling out to Xbox One and PC soon.
T-Swizzle
Taylor Swift threatened to sue Microsoft over Tay, the bigot Twitter bot
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Pop star Taylor Swift tried to sue Microsoft over the name of Microsoft's Twitter bot, Tay. Tay was taken offline after only 18 hours after it denied the holocaust, endorsed genocide, and made several bigoted remarks.
Finally
GreedFall launches on Xbox One and PC
GreedFall is a role-playing game (RPG) that focuses on choices. Unlike many other titles out there, you can't complete every objective because everything is a choice. You can either help one person or the other. You can either approach a combat situation one way or the other.
Can't Wait
Remnant: From the Ashes gets adventure mode and 'Leto's Lab' dungeon soon
Remnant: From the Ashes is a third-person action game along the lines of Dark Souls and other action role-playing games. However, instead of swords, you're given a bunch of guns. In many ways, it's like Destiny. While the game focuses on randomized levels to enhance replayability, there's more coming on September 12 and later.
seeing through you
Microsoft Teams can now make you translucent to show off whiteboards
Microsoft Teams now supports content cameras that can make you translucent inside a Microsoft Teams Room system. The feature makes it so collaborators can always see the whiteboard in a meeting.
Event time!
Today is Apple's new iPhone event — here's how to watch it live
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Time for another September another Apple Event. Here's how you can watch it live on September 10.
Oh my ...
LG's 2019 OLED TVs will support NVIDIA G-SYNC
You'll have to wait for a software update first, but it'll make games run smooth as butter.
Hold Tight
Where is the Rainbow Six Siege Ember Rise release date?
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While Rainbow Six Siege Operation Ember Rise was expected on September 10, you may have to wait a little longer for the next update.
IT'S SOMETHING
Gears 5 gives players 'Boost and Scrap' for early-access problems
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Gears 5 is a third-person shooter from The Coalition. Not only does the game feature a larger campaign, but it also provides plenty of multiplayer modes.
HOW MANY IS IT NOW?
EA announces game streaming test, Titanfall 2 and more playable
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It seems like every single company out there wants a piece of cloud gaming. We already know about Shadow, but Amazon, Bethesda, Google, and Microsoft appear to be developing their own technologies. EA doesn't want to be left behind and just announced a test for its game streaming service.
ALPHA RING PREVIEW PROBLEMS
Xbox One randomly-turning-off bug fixed for Alpha Ring Insiders (update)
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The Xbox Preview Program gives the public a chance to test out upcoming features and changes. However, it's not without its problems. In a recent update, it looks like a rather serious bug was introduced which caused the console to randomly shut down when watching Netflix or playing games. We encountered the same issue while testing out an upcoming title for review purposes.