Warzone perk glitch is giving players free Dead Silence

Warzone perk glitch is giving players free Dead Silence The Modern Warfare 3Warzoneintegration launched on December 6 to mass fanfare, though audio was a major complaint from many players off the rip. Now, players may have discovered that a certain perk is causing much of the audio issues. Warzone’s audio has always been a frequent complaint of players ever since launch in 2020, but it has become even more so since the Modern Warfare 3 integration, withplayers complaining about dying to opponents who make literally no sound....

August 13, 2025 · 2 min · 405 words · Bradley Jimenez

Watch San Franciscans take a ride in Waymo’s self-driving car

Waymo is inviting San Francisco residents to hop inside its self-driving vehicles for a drive around the city. The company has been giving rides to residents in Phoenix, Arizona, for several years, and has also been offering Waymo employees the same experience in the Golden City, where the company is based. But in an expansion of its efforts, Waymo is now inviting regular folks in San Francisco to experience a trip in a self-driving car as part of its new research-focused Trusted Tester program....

August 13, 2025 · 3 min · 459 words · Deanna Smith

We spoke to Sega about designing the Genesis Mini

TheSega Genesis Minihas arrived, packing dozens of the best Genesis games into one well-made miniature console. We spent more than a month with the Genesis Mini forour reviewand came away incredibly impressed with the pint-sized hardware, the emulation, and the library of retro games. We spoke to project lead Hiroyuki Miyazaki, who told us all about the making of the mini console, from choosing the games to staying true to the original....

August 13, 2025 · 6 min · 1278 words · Gabriel Rivera

When does PGA Tour 2K25 come out? Launch times, preload & how to play early

When does PGA Tour 2K25 come out? Launch times, preload & how to play early The full launch ofPGA Tour 2K25is right around the corner, and after a big early access demo period, there is plenty of hype around it. Here’s everything you need to know about its launch times and beyond. For years, golfing fans didn’t have much choice when it came to trying to test their skills out on the virtual greens and fairways....

August 13, 2025 · 3 min · 470 words · John Stevens

Withings smart ScanWatch Horizon looks just like a desirable diver’s watch

Withingsmay have made one of the most desirable smartwatches of the year. The new ScanWatch Horizon puts the already excellentScanWatchhealth and fitness technology inside an extremely popular diver’s watch-style case, and it comes with either a blue or green dial and bezel to tap into the latest trends in watch design. Despite mechanical diver’s watches being popular, they’renot well-represented in the smartwatch realm. It looks like Withings has got the design just right for the Horizon....

August 13, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Michael Burns

Xbox One X’s Amazon sales rank climbs due to Xbox Series X pre-order confusion

The Xbox One X shot up Amazon’s sales charts today, following achaotic day of pre-orders for the Xbox Series X and Series S. The console’ssales rankshot up 747%, jumping from 2,804 to 331. The high numbers might indicate that many people mixed up theXbox Series Xand the current-generationXbox One X. Xbox One X sales rank is up 747% on Amazon lol… Wonder how many people bought an Xbox One X instead of an Xbox Series Xhttps://t....

August 13, 2025 · 2 min · 348 words · Jodi Lee

Xbox Series X owners experience bugs — and hoaxes — after launch day

TheXbox Series Xis officially out in the world and owners are sharing a few quirks and problems with the system. Some issues seem to be real, while others may be viral hoaxes. The biggest launch day hiccup came from Xbox Live, which experienced issues on Tuesday. The Xbox Support Twitter account confirmed the problem, which prevented users from logging into Xbox Live, and pushed out a fix just a few hours later....

August 13, 2025 · 3 min · 456 words · Eric Watkins

XDefiant Founder’s Pack: What is in it and how much does it cost?

XDefiant Founder’s Pack: What is in it and how much does it cost? XDefiant is a free-to-play game but it does have a host of micro-transactions that you can purchase to get a head start and show off your early adoption of the Ubisoft title. XDefiant is a long-anticipated arena shooter from Ubisoft that is meant to rival Call of Duty. The game launched on May 21 and has come with a few different cosmetics and Founder Packs that you can get your hands on to show your early appreciation....

August 13, 2025 · 2 min · 311 words · Michael Phelps

5 movies to watch if you liked Devotion

War films continue to be a popular genre in 2022. Recent war films includeAll Quiet on the Western Front,the anti-war epic about the horrors of WWI;The Greatest Beer Run Ever,the comedic adventure of a former soldier’s quest to hand out beers to his friends serving during the Vietnam War; andThe Woman King,an all-female unit who protect an African kingdom during the 1800s. The most recent addition to the genre isDevotion....

August 12, 2025 · 4 min · 817 words · Patricia Preston

A battery-free pacemaker harvests and stores energy from heartbeats

Pacemakershave a problem — and that’s not something you want to hear about a medical device which literally helps a person’s heart to continue to beat normally. The problem, simply, is that they rely on bulky batteries, which have to be swapped out at regular intervals due to their short lifespans. Fortunately, researchers from China and the U.S.may have come up with a solution. They have developed an alternative battery-free pacemaker which gathers its required electricity from the energy of heartbeats....

August 12, 2025 · 3 min · 442 words · Heather Reeves

A new algorithm can tell when you’re tweeting while drunk, and may help save lives

The only thing worse than drunk texting?Drunk tweeting, duh. Because when you’re drunk, the last thing you want is an audience, especially when that audience is the Twitter-verse. But if you’ve drunk tweeted in the past, you may regain a bit of dignity by knowing that you’ve contributed to some great research that now allows scientists to detect just how inebriated you are when using social media — or stated more simply, whether or not your latest Twitter contribution was made in a drunken stupor....

August 12, 2025 · 2 min · 368 words · John Miller

Activision has ‘heard the demand’ for more Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater

On September 29, the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series will turn 25 years old. Released in 1999 for the original PlayStation, the Pro Skater games would leave an everlasting mark on the video game industry and skateboarding culture. Not only would they create a long-lasting series forActivision, but they would also popularize extreme sports games, open the doors for the use of licensed music in games, and create an on-ramp to skating culture for a whole generation....

August 12, 2025 · 7 min · 1353 words · Meredith Ali

Amazon’s retail rivals enjoy a sales bump from Prime Day

Amazon’s rival retailers are benefiting from Amazon Prime Day deals with an increase in online revenues and offering their own online discounts. According toCNBC, Adobe Analytics — a data service that measures transactions at some of the top U.S. retailers — is reporting that big-named retailers that rack in over $1 billion in yearly revenue saw a 64% increase in online sales on Monday, which was the first of two days of Prime Day deals....

August 12, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Michelle Gonzalez