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A tweet from Sergiy Galyonkin indicates that the recently identified problem that caused graphics card temperature spikes on systems when running the Epic Games Launcher was a bug (thanks PC Gamer)....

Monster Hunter director Paul W.S. Anderson interview - Syfy.

PS5 restock disaster — here's when to expect more units. What to Do If You've Let Your Animal Crossing Island Go to Hell.

Los Angeles to offer vaccine record on iPhones. Apple removes app promoting private parties in pandemic.

The biggest streamer bans of 2020. UK internet use doubles in 2020 due to pandemic. "Cobra Kai" Has A Six Season Plan.

Thanks Neutronbeam. Gigabyte Confirms Avalanche of 20GB Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti, 12 GB RTX 3060 Cards. 26 great apps for your new 2020 Windows PC. GIGABYTE Introduces the AORUS C700 Glass Full-Tower PC...

A regulatory announcement from CD PROJEKT confirms they have received notice of at least one of the two recently revealed lawsuits over investor dissatisfaction with the problematic launch of...

With Diablo's anniversary nearing, Blizzard announces plans to bring back the Darkening of Tristram event to Diablo III, allowing players to return to the roots of the action/RPG from the original...

Wolcen- Lords of Mayhem -- Hotfix 1.1.0.6.

The History of the Xbox One- The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly (video).

Intel Alder Lake-S 16-Core CPU Shows Similar Multi-Core Performance as Ryzen 5 3600X. AMD's Zen 3 is the gamechanger we've needed for years. Watch the Boston Dynamics robot family dance like 2020...

Man sues police over a facial recognition-related wrongful arrest. Apple loses early challenge in Corellium copyright lawsuit.

Last Link of the Day: New U.S. Dietary Guidelines Ignore Scientists' Advice on Alcohol Limits. I'm pretty sure most of us would have also ignored them even if they were included.

Solitairica is today's installment in the game-a-day giveaway spree on the Epic Games Store. This card-based roguelike for Windows is yours to keep if you pick it up between now and 11:00 am EST...

Celebrating the nomination of GTFO for the 2020 Best Game You Suck at Steam Award, Swedish developer 10 Chambers offers some statistics to highlight the difficulty of the game they describe as "Left...

FireWav is new audio software that's targeting PC gamers. Its Minneapolis-based developer Fideliquest makes some lofty claims, saying FireWav's real-time audio processing works in any PC game to...

Save 70% on Ultimate Doom on Steam.

4K Alpha One Preview - Level 10 Boss Fight Footage.

PS5 “Golden Rock” is an Extremely Rare PS5 Made from 20KG of Gold. Thanks Neutronbeam. This Week's Deals With Gold And Spotlight Sale Plus The Countdown Sale.

Ryzen 9 5900H Spotted: Zen 3 IPC Gains Coming to Laptops.

Eye-tracking study finds depression memes act like visual magnets for people experiencing depressive symptoms. Thanks Neutronbeam.

A Respawn Entertainment Job Listing reveals the Apex Legends and Titanfall developer is working on a new, unannounced IP (thanks ResetEra). Here's the part of the ad that includes some hints as to...

Infernal Radiation is now out of Early Access and this side-scrolling action/RPG is now officially available on Steam for Windows. Publisher Art Games Studio and developer Asmodev are offering a 60%...

Humble Book Bundle: Linux by Apress (pay what you want and help charity).* tinyBuild's WINTER SALE on Steam. *Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item.

Google disables astrophotography with ultra-wide lenses on Pixel 5 and 4a 5G.

Release youtube-dl 2020.12.29. Thanks Ant.

Your car may be recording more data than you know.

New York Post’s Hunter Biden laptop source sues Twitter for defamation.

Three unreleased Fortnite weapons have been leaked… Half-Life: Alyx Wiki Guide…

Stranded Deep is now available for free on the Epic Games Store as their latest holiday giveaway. This will remain stranded in your game library as long as you pick it up before 11:00 am EST...

There will be blood! RockGame announces Black Gold, a simulation of the trials and tribulations of finding and extracting Texas tea from the ground in the early 20th century, whether you do it...

How Shadow of Chernobyl changed during development (Oblivion Lost prototypes and beta versions).

Players Choice - Indie of the Year 2020 feature - Indie DB. Editors Choice - Mod of the Year 2020 feature - Mod DB.

PlayStation 5 Tips- 15 Settings and Features You Should Try. Thanks RedEye9. Linux Kernel Ported to the Nintendo 64. Thanks Ant.

Xiaomi Announces the Mi 11- First Snapdragon 888 Device. You can now reserve a preorder for Samsung’s Galaxy S21.

Intel Core i7-11700K Appears to Beat AMD in Geekbench 5. Life after Moore's Law. Thanks Neutronbeam. Explainer: What are MMX, SSE, and AVX?

Leonardo hack targeted military plane details, arrest warrant shows. Thanks DSLReports via Ant.

Night in the Woods is now available for free on the Epic Games Store as their holiday daily giveaway promotion continues. You can collect your copy between now and 11:00 am EST tomorrow, when the...

Here's this week's list of last week's bestselling titles on Steam: Cyberpunk 2077. Valve Index VR Kit. Sea of Thieves. Hades. Raft. Phasmophobia. Grand Theft Auto V. Halo: The Master Chief...

Thanks Ant. The Origins of Doom's Sound Effects. 2011 Honda CRZ can run DOOM.

Tannenberg interview: Capturing World War I on the Eastern Front - VentureBeat.

How to Get a Refund From the Google Play Store. Thanks Neutronbeam. Huge Samsung Galaxy S21 and S21 Plus leak means there's very little left to learn.

Zoomification of society: Tech's influence (and necessity) was impossible to ignore in 2020. Thanks Neutronbeam. Prime Video Responds To “Jittery” 49ers-Cardinals Stream Complaints.

Cyberpunk 2077 One-Click Tool Promises Up To 30 FPS Uplift. How to sum numbers in LibreOffice Calc automatically. Thanks Neutronbeam. ShareX version 13.4. Thanks Ant.

Facebook is winding down some of its Irish tax havens.

My Time At Portia is now available for free from the Epic Games Store as the new daily giveaway in their 15-day extravaganza. You just need to claim this before 11:00 am EST tomorrow and it's yours...

Posts to the Crate Entertainment Forum reveal the title of the next project from the studio to be Farthest Frontier. This is a town-building game unrelated to Grim Dawn that they've been teasing for...

A very active Reddit post discusses graphic card temperature spikes caused by the Epic Games Launcher, even when the program is idle. The hot hardware experts at Hot Hardware discuss the details of...

A post on Steam has several lists recapping the best performing games of 2020 on Valve's service. They have charts detailing Top Sellers, Top New Releases, Top VR titles, Top Early Access Grads, Top...

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