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December 9, 2022
NEWS

The Washington Post

At Game Awards, ‘Baldur’s Gate 3,’ ‘Tekken 8’ and ‘Jedi Survivor’ trailers shown, Kojima reveals ‘Death Stranding 2’

The 2022 Game Awards are live. The ceremony, an hours-long celebration of video games and their surrounding communities, also serves as a promotional vehicle for upcoming games: Much of the event’s runtime is devoted to trailer reveals and game …

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Car and Driver

800-HP Ford GT Mk IV Send-Off Is the Final, Wildest Version of All

Only 67 hand-built cars will be made, in honor of the Le Mans–winning 1967 GT Mk IV race car piloted by Americans Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt. By Jack …

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Forbes

The Game Awards 2022 Nominee List And Final Winner Predictions

I figured I would post the nominee list one more time and give my predictions for the winners, though not my own personal picks. I am not predicting any of the esports stuff because I know literally nothing about that. Sort of feels like esports should …

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CNN

FTC sues to block Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard

The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued to block Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, challenging one of the largest tech acquisitions in history. The administrative complaint filed Thursday by the FTC alleges that the …

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BBC News

Game Awards: Elden Ring and God of War: Ragnarok are big winners

The ceremony has become one of the most influential nights in gaming, as it blends award-giving with new announcements and first-look trailers, and this year was no different.

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TechCrunch

Reddit’s end-of-year Recap experience rolls out with personalized shareable cards

Users can click on the Narwhal icon under their profile in the Reddit app or the navigation bar on desktop to see their personalized Recap. Once you launch your Recap, you will see a series of shareable cards that include fun stats, such as your most …

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CNBC

These two new Google Chrome features will help save battery life and speed up computer performance

Google is rolling out two new Chrome performance settings to save memory and battery power. If you’re on a laptop and your battery level reaches 20%, Chrome will go into Energy Saver mode, which will prolong battery life. Memory Saver mode means Chrome …

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The Verge

The FTC is suing Microsoft to block its Activision Blizzard purchase

The Microsoft Xbox game logo against a green and black background. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. The FTC has filed a legal …

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NPR

FTC sues to block the $69 billion Microsoft-Activision Blizzard merger

The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday it is suing to block Microsoft’s planned $69 billion takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard, saying it could suppress competitors to its Xbox game consoles and its growing games subscription …

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TechCrunch

Chrome gets memory and energy saver modes

Google today announced two new performance settings in its Chrome browser: Memory Saver and Energy Saver. Modern browsers eat up a lot of memory, and while that’s not a problem if you have 32GB of RAM, Chrome using multiple gigabytes of your memory can …

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