Helldivers 2 director addresses “inexcusable behavior” from devs amid balance patch criticisms: “This is not a message that the studio stands behind”

What you need to know Helldivers 2’s long-awaited first balance patch came this week on Wednesday morning, but nerfs to popular weapons and a lack of buffs to compensate left many frustrated and disappointed.  The situation quickly grew heated when a few members of the Helldivers development team made some comments that were perceived as […]

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Helldivers 2 director addresses “inexcusable behavior” from devs amid balance patch criticisms: “This is not a message that the studio stands behind”

What you need to know Helldivers 2’s long-awaited first balance patch came this week on Wednesday morning, but nerfs to popular weapons and a lack of buffs to compensate left many frustrated and disappointed.  The situation quickly grew heated when a few members of the Helldivers development team made some comments that were perceived as […]

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EU Fines Apple $2 Billion for Anti-Competitive Behavior Toward Spotify

The European Commission today fined Apple €1.8 billion ($1.95 billion) for anti-competitive conduct against rival music streaming services. In a response published on its website, Apple fiercely attacked the Commission’s decision, as well as Spotify’s behavior. The Commission says that Apple abused its dominant position in the market by forbidding music streaming apps to tell […]

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Google’s push for mandatory YouTube ads could shift user behavior

YouTube started cracking down on ad-blockers in order to ensure that ads are visible on its platform. A new research report says that this move by YouTube to force users to see ads could shift user behavior on how they use the streaming platform. Some users also voted to look for a different streaming platform […]

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Microsoft defends ‘malware-like’ pop ups pushing Bing on Windows 11, calling them ‘unintended behavior’

What you need to know Microsoft is showing a prompt to use Bing to some people who use Google Chrome. Microsoft claims that the notification is “unintended behavior” and has paused it. Many are dubious of Microsoft’s claim since the company has aggressively pushed Bing to users in the past. Microsoft is once again pushing […]

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