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After a solid debut free trial run on Steam, the scarily fun Content Warning has a price. In terms of just the fun and horror element balance it is totally worth it. On top of that, the constant communication with players, new content, and mod availability makes this a fun experience. Content Warning is available on Steam for $7.99.
While ChatGPT offers the option to disable model training on your content inside ChatGPT's settings page, it also disables Chat History. This discourages users from disabling model training. That said, OpenAI has a separate privacy portal page where you can request the company to not train its model on your data while keeping the Chat History functionality intact. OpenAI doesn't promote this privacy portal page inside ChatGPT's interface. In fact, a passing mention is found on its FAQ page.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 Scratches the RPG Itch I Have Ahead of Elden Ring’s DLC
Sanmay Chakrabarti
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Elden Ring's DLC is still far away from releasing and it is becoming harder to wait. Fortunately, we have Dragon's Dogma 2 to enjoy in the meanwhile as it fills the crater-size RPG hole for me ahead of the DLC. The game comes very close to the Elden Ring experience and even does some things better.
5 Features That Can Bring Genshin Impact on Par with Honkai Star Rail
Sanmay Chakrabarti
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Genshin Impact has been recently adding a lot of good QoL features, which the players have been asking for ages. However, there are still a lot of features the Genshin Impact players want in the game and haven't been implemented yet. The 5 five features I would want for the Genshin devs to add to the game are: More End Game Content, A Real Artifact Loadout, Store Residual Energy, Ability to Craft or Farm Exact Artifacts, and Archived Events.
Play Edition devices were Google's attempt at bringing Stock Android to some of the most popular devices that ship with custom UI on top of Android. Google should bring it back to offer Pixel-like Android experience with other devices in partnership with manufacturers in theirupper mid-range an flagship devices.
This Co-Op Horror Game Lets You Go Viral on SpookTube or Die Trying
Ishan Adhikary
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Content Warning is a co-op horror game that seems like a combination of Lethal Company and Phasmophobia. The game revolves around players going to the Old World and capturing footage. Once recording is done, uploading it to Spooktube to get views, going viral, and making money is the ultimate goal. Meanwhile, the monsters in Old World will welcome players with open arms. I had a blast being scared out of my wits in this game and I share just why.
I played Clove in early access with bunch of other professional players and for a week after launch, and I think they are a meta shifting agent. You get some of Reyna's ability that offers you faster heals while letting you activate it without being in the line of sight. Meddle is also an instant decay that can be very useful in pistol rounds and combining it with AOE damaging abilities can be huge. Smoking after death is why I think Clove can be easily fit in any composition and might make the teams play double controllers in a comp.
The direction in which the recent Pixel 8a leaks and the upcoming Pixel 9 series leaks point toward Google eventually discontinuing the A series of devices. This is because both the price and specification gap between the regular and A series Pixels is diminishing, and Google wouldn't want one's sales devour others' sales. Besides, the firm is also upping the number of models, which might bring the price of the vanilla model down, thereby leading to the discontinuation of A series.
Radojka Travar
Minecraft has been around for a long time and it's still going strong. The main reason I believe why Minecraft is still so popular in 2024 is because it receives consistent updates that improve it. Furthermore, there is a little bit of everything for everyone. Thanks to the world seeds, Minecraft is infinitely replayable. Building greatly encourages creativity and children can learn a lot from playing Minecraft. The community-made resources have also shaped Minecraft into what it is today and the competitiveness is what keeps many players interested in playing.
Mercedes EQE: Cue the Royal Fanfare
Akshay Gangwar
Ditching My Apple Watch: A 2-Year Journey from Impulse Buy to Revelation
Kanika Gogia
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I've been using an Apple Watch Series 7 for more than two years now. After all the good and bad experiences, I'm finally ditching my Apple Watch, and I don't have any regrets. If you're planning to buy an Apple Watch, you must understand your requirements and then figure out if you really need it. After all, smartwatches aren't made for everyone.
From McLaren to Avengers, Cyberpunk, Pacman, Star Wars, and Genshin Impact, the result of OnePlus collaborations are eye-catching designs catering to their respective fanbases. Their recent collaboration for a Keqing-themed OnePlus 12R piqued my interest and as someone who loves Genshin Impact, I knew from the get-go that I had to buy it. My interest didn't just stem from the collaboration but also from how good the OnePlus 12R is if we consider the specs.
Stellar Blade Demo First Impressions: An Amazing Action Experience Awaits
Ajith Kumar
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Stellar Blade's demo has finally dropped on the PS Store. As an ARPG fan lying in wait for the game, I rushed to play it. Well, after spending a little less than two hours completing it, I have some positive thoughts. Besides loving the amazing combat, the impressive character design and the world, I'm confident that the game just might become the best action game of 2024.
Dragonsplague in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Made Me Care More About My Pawns
Sampad Banerjee
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While Dragonsplague in Dragon's Dogma 2 can be a ruthless system that many might find unfair. However, before I knew it I had started to run scared about my own favorite getting the illness. Capcom has managed to brilliantly add a system that while so devastating instills a sense of companionship in what are supposed to be just NPCs.
Why Google Keep’s ‘Help Me Create’ Is the Best Feature for Procrastinators
Abubakar Mohammed
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Google is rolling out a new generative AI feature, this time inside the Google Keep app. The feature called "Help me create a list" takes input and can generate a list. It makes it easier to add things to your list on the get-go and skip the research part. The feature appears as you tap the "+" icon in Google Keep to create a new Note. The "Help me create a list" button in gradient appears on the bottom-right corner.
Big Tech Is Using ‘Powered by AI’ as a Marketing Gimmick, and It Needs to Stop
Anshuman Jain
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There is a new trend used by Big Tech to plaster the term "AI-powered" in their marketing for features that are iterative improvements of features we have seen before. This tactic is being used quite freely by manufacturers to highlight of their new smartphones, catch attention and sell more phones. I took a deep dive into this matter and here are my thoughts on it.
Capture Button Will Be the 8th Way to Access Camera on iPhones and It’s Really Unnecessary
Anmol Sachdeva
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As per credible reports, Apple will add a Capture Button across all iPhone 16 models. It will be a mechanical button that will allow users to access the camera app and control various functions like zooming in and out by swiping on it, starting a video recording with the hard press and more. And it will be the 8th way to access the Camera app on iPhones, which doesn't really sit well with me.
Warzone Mobile Is an Unoptimized Mess at Release, But Is It Doomed?
Anshuman Jain
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Warzone Mobile's global release has been met with immense negative response as the game suffers a plethora of graphical issues, optimization problems, bugs, high ping and crashes. In this article, I share my first thoughts on COD Warzone Mobile and address all the issues that I faced with it.
Exclusivity has been in the video games industry for a long time now. However, ending this term in video games can solve a lot of problems for developers and gamers alike. Non-exclusivity can create more opportunities and increase the player base. It will also help diversify and generate more revenue from the games. Increasing cross-platform gaming can help more in creating better communities. If the studios work hand in hand, the games can be better and gamers will have a better product to consume.
Riot Gives this Highly-Requested Sage Buff to New Valorant Agent Clove
Ishan Adhikary
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Sage was the only agent in Valorant with revive abilities. The community have been asking for a self revive for Sage since her debut. However, it seems Valorant thought about self revive and gave it to Clove instead of Sage. Clove goes immune for a period after casting self-revive. They also need to get a kill or assist to stay permanently alive. Earlier, Sage had a self revive voice line that would trigger in custom matches after self resurrecting in ghost mode.
As adaptations are slowly getting better and picking up steam, I sit down to converse about what matters to me most. We take a look at the brief history of the not-so-stellar adaptations, the possible reason for its inconsistent track-record, and whether we have a glimmer of hope in the future.
Valorant Masters Madrid 2024 Shows Us Why Wingman is Overpowered and Needs a Nerf!
Ishan Adhikary
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It has been a year since Gekko made his way into VCT and now Valorant Pro players finally see Wingman's true potential. Wingman gives a player the leverage to focus on a fight and forget the main objective of Valorant which is plant and defuse. Wingman can also contribute in half plants and has a cooldown of reuse. It is fair to say these makes Valorant's Wingman an overpowered ability and it should receive some nerf before VCT Masters Madrid.
More RPGs Should Pre-Release a Character Creator like Dragon’s Dogma 2
Sampad Banerjee
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Capcom released Dragon's Dogma 2 character creator earlier than the actual game's launch. In my opinion, this was one of the best things that could happen. The character creator not only helped me create my Arisen well before time but also built a lot of excitement. This same effect catapulted to gamers worldwide with even the company easily hyping their product up.
In the modern day and age, multiplayer games feel the same, boring, and not worked on. However, with the launch of Lethal Company, Palworld, and Helldivers 2, that seems to have changed. Lethal Company makes you enjoy a game just through its clean UI, freedom of exploration and simplicity. Palworld on the other hand is the perfect example of how developers should connect with their community. Helldivers 2 has finally made shooter experiences fun and enjoyable with its goofiness and satire.
We Are Using This App to ‘Step Up’ Our Fitness Game; You Should Too
Sagnik Das Gupta
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For the past few months, everyone in Team Beebom has taken the decision to stop being a lazy couched potato to being active and walking to keep ourselves fit. For that, we kicked off the step up challenge earlier in December 2023, and we have been having a fun time challenging each other to walk the most steps.
I recently started watching Frieren and loved it so much that I'm here to convince you why you should also start watching this anime. Firstly, the enchanting characters and the unique way of non-linear storytelling make for an impressive watch. Furthermore, the anime also has a unique power system and a cast of skilled voice actors.
I Impulsively Bought the Tomb Raider Remasters and Loved Every Second of It
Sampad Banerjee
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The Tomb Raider remasters gracefully recreate and elevate the old trilogy of games to new heights. I appreciate the attention to detail that has been paid with even tiny textures carried over. Not only do the new graphics look like a breath of fresh air, but I actually found the divisive modern controls not half bad.
Dark Souls 2 Is a Flawed Masterpiece, And You Need to Stop Hating It
Sanmay Chakrabarti
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Dark Souls 2 is celebrating its 10th year anniversary, and even after all these years the game still gets quite some hate from the Dark Souls fan base. So, I decided to give the game a try and actually enjoyed it. Although I do understand why Dark Souls 2 gets the hate, and in many cases, the hate is well deserved, however it's been 10 long years from the game's release and I think everyone should finally stop hating it and appreciate the good parts of the game.
I Believe Firefly and Sam’s Secret in HSR Seemingly Borrowed from an Iconic Game Series
Sanmay Chakrabarti
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Honkai Star Rail 2.0 revealed Firefly and Sam for the first time during the Trailblazing Missions. Both the characters have been rumored to be the same and there are many leaks supporting this claim. Amid the rumors, I have concocted a wild theory about Sam and Firefly being inspired by the old Space Exploration classic, the Metroid Game series. My wild theory claims that Sam and Firefly are inspired by the lead female character of the Metroid game series, Samus Aran.
Tim Cook confirmed that Apple's Generative AI is coming later this year. Interestingly, the upcoming iOS 18 is expected to bring "Siri 2.0" that's largely relies on generative AI capabilities. I expect Siri 2.0 to deliver human-like interactions, automate tasks complex tasks, add personality to conversations, offer connected experiences, and support more third-party apps.
Upanishad Sharma
A gaming rig is something most enthusiasts in the world stick by. However, getting older and turning 27 made me realise that perhaps it's better to sacrifice customization for comfort. So I went ahead and blew my savings to get a PS5. After a full year of using it as my primary gaming driver, things have changed. Here is why getting a PS5 made me ditch my gaming PC for the better.
Nothing Phone 2a comes with a new feature called Wallpaper Studio which uses AI to generate wallpapers. It can be found within the customisation menu and lets you create backgrounds by mixing and matching different effects and styles. You can even download the wallpapers locally to your device.
Rockstar Games always have not been on point with their GTA games. There are some features that we have seen in previous Rockstar games that are missing in the recent ones. That is why we have made our list of 7 things that we would love to see featured in GTA 6. Here's hoping they listen!
Microsoft has finally brought the ability to use your phone as a high-quality webcam on Windows 11. The feature is currently available to Windows Insiders only, but it's coming to all users in the next few months. I tried the connected camera feature and was impressed with the streaming quality. Although the streaming is being done remotely, there were no lags or stutters in the video preview. You can use your phone as a webcam in any video conferencing app or within a browser too.
I Got Access to Gemini 1.5 Pro, and It’s Better Than GPT-4 and Gemini 1.0 Ultra
Arjun Sha
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We got our hands on the Gemini 1.5 Pro model via Google AI Studio, and after probing the model on a multitude of tests, we can say that Google has finally delivered an immensely powerful AI model. It's easily on par with GPT-4 model by OpenAI and surpasses Google's largest Gemini 1.0 Ultra model. It's excellent at advanced reasoning, can process videos, handles large corpus of data in a single window, and you can do so much more. Read our detailed comparison between Gemini 1.5 Pro, Gemini 1.0 Ultra, and GPT-4.
Video game franchises are built on quality games, consistent originality, and gameplay improvements. Some of the games start at the peak of the mountain but drop down pretty fast. In this list, I have ranked some of those video game franchises, including Medal of Honor, Silent Hill, and others, that got worse over time.
Over the years, Apple has evolved its watchOS to introduce better features and tracking capabilities. The five features we would like to see in watchOS 11 are a programmable side button, a redesigned nightstand mode that's always on, better health insights, a quick way to see steps count, and a watch face store.
The Borderlands movie has finally pulled the curtains with a short teaser, a few official images, and an official full-length trailer for everyone to check out. However, as a seasoned gamer, I have some concerns. Let's talk about them.
Carl Pei Turns to “Carl Bhai” to Hype the Nothing Phone (2a) in India
Anshuman Jain
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Nothing CEO Carl Pei started a viral marketing campaign on X by renaming his account to Carl Bhai, pulling together the Indian tech fraternity. This trend gained a lot of attention and engagement, creating hype for the Nothing Phone 2a in a price-sensitive market like India. But was this just a planned cheesy marketing campaign and did it work out in the favor of Nothing.
Last Epoch is an ARPG title releasing on February 21, 2024. The game truly has some of the best elements in the ARPG genre and is extremely fun to play. Compared to other ARPG games on the market, especially Diablo 4, Last Epoch offers a ton more value for its price tag and is priced at $34.99, which is $35 less than Diablo 4.
MrSuicideSheep’s Sheepy Is a Musically Magical Game in a Pixelated Nightmare
Ishan Adhikary
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Made by a music creator on YouTube, MrSuicideSheep, Sheepy: A Short Adventure is a 2D platformer game. The game takes you down in a story of a resurrected plushie and their journey. You will witness a perfect sync of music and pixelated art in this game. Sheepy also offers you a lot of hidden discoverable and achievements that will make you play it again. You can enjoy Sheepy for free on Steam.
Palworld has surpassed all expectations as a survival game, being popularized as the Pokemon game with guns. Even after such success though, the player base has been tanking quick with only 500k average users now. After playing the game for over a couple of weeks, I feel there are some issues that needs to be fixed before new content arrives. We have discussed all those major and minor improvements that Palworld should make to the game here.