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Yooka-Laylee was a very successful kickstarted game as an ode to 3D platformers from the Nintendo 64 era. The more recently released Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair reviewed fairly, as Playtonic Games mixed the series up with 2.5 platforming. Where the developer will go next is not yet known. RELATED: The 10 Best Platformers You Can Play On The PS4 (According To Metacritic) In a recent tweet, Playtonic Games let fans know that it would soon reveal what it has been working on....

Microsoft’s New Parental Controls for Xbox Microsoft announced this brand new feature on Xbox Wire. In the modern era of gaming, it can be hard to give a child financial independence while also trusting that they won’t rack up a vast bill through microtransactions. To help give families the best of both worlds, Microsoft is introducing a new credit balance for kids. You can add funds directly to your child’s balance via the Xbox app, meaning you can give them money as part of their allowance or as a reward for doing a good job....

The feature is currently under testing, with some Android users seeing a “Guacamole” menu appearing in the Assistant settings menu on their device. Perform Quick Tasks Without Having to Say “Hey Google” As 9to5Google reports, “Guacamole” is meant to “quickly get things done” by allowing you to skip saying “Hey Google” for frequent small tasks. These “quick tasks” include silencing alarms by just saying “Stop” or “Snooze” and being able to accept or reject incoming calls by saying “Answer/decline the call....

iFixit has discovered that attempts to replace the iPhone 13’s screen—a common smartphone repair—can completely disable FaceID. So unless your iPhone 13 is taken to an Apple store, a repair shop in Apple’s Independent Repair Providers network, or a shop with more advanced tools, you’re risking that functionality. The culprit is a small microcontroller chip paired with the phone’s screen, which has to be synced in order to work properly....

How Self-Destructing Images on WhatsApp Will Work As spotted by WABetaInfo and shared on Twitter, the future versions of WhatsApp will come with the ability to have your sent images automatically deleted after the specified expiry date. This means, if you want to send an image to someone, but you don’t want them to keep the image forever, you can send a self-destructing image to them. This image will disappear from their WhatsApp as well as their phone after the expiry date....

GAMESGet a Lode of This You know you’re a child of the ’80s if… you remember the original Lode Runner. The newest incarnation of the game, Lode Runner 3-D for Nintendo 64 ($49.95; ), retains much of the original version’s best features. You can’t fall off platforms, and you have to dig your way to get the treasures. The 3-D environments are fantastic–but not dizzying. It’s bound to hook another generation of addicts....

No matter what Kobe Bryant did, he made you feel. There was no middle ground with him. For the majority of his 20-year NBA career, you wanted him to win triumphantly or fail miserably, and there was no in-between. Bryant’s rare blend of excellence and charisma propelled him to a status reserved for only the most compelling figures in sports history. The impact of his sudden death stretched well beyond the basketball floor and forced people around the world to grapple with their feelings in a way only the loss of life can....

IRL streamers are personalities that stream scenarios in their everyday life. They tend to take suggestions from listeners or people they find in their surroundings in an attempt to create interesting content. Usually, this turns out some entertaining, harmless stories. Other times, and thankfully less often, some people do crazy things for views. But this streamer seemed to have found himself at the wrong place and wrong time. RELATED: Twitch Streamer Bans Stream Sniper, Allegedly Gets Banned After Mass Reporting...

At least that’s what legendary YouTube rapper Froggy Fresh says. The diminuitive southern rapper recently dropped his latest track, this time focusing his angst on LeBron James and the Cavaliers. Dressed in mid-90’s Bulls uniforms, he, along with his sidekick “Money Maker Mike,” praise Butler and the Bulls while ripping their playoff opponents. It’s an OK track, but it doesn’t even come close to his 2013 banger “Dunked On.” Then again, nothing can come close to that....

YouTube is a house for gobs of great videos and a lot of them are ideal for kids to watch. They can explore the video-sharing platform to watch educational videos, listen to music, and have a laugh. But what if their simple search for ‘funny cat videos’ take a wrong turn? No matter how much you try to monitor what your little one watches, but you can’t certainly be present every single second....

Short Videos, High Stakes Obviously, not every creator on YouTube Shorts is eligible to receive a $10,000 paycheck. The amount of money you earn depends on community engagement and how many views you rake in. YouTube outlined all the details in a post on the YouTube Blog, noting that creators can earn anywhere from $100 to $10,000 in a month. Besides viewership and engagement, payouts also depend on your audience’s location and how many creators are making Shorts....

Since it’s a free-to-play game, Yu-Gi-Oh!: Master Duel gives a lot to players outside of microtransactions. Meaning, that players will get awarded with newer cards, and stronger ones as well, all free allowing players to further enhance their decks. This part showcases one of the best features of Yu-Gi-Oh!: Master Duel, which is how hard the deck building can be, but if done right, it can be simplified. However, while Yu-Gi-Oh!...

Seattle announced the agreement Wednesday, just ahead of the deadline for the 27-year-old to sign with a major league club. He receives a $6 million signing bonus and salaries of $8 million this year, $14 million in 2020 and $15 million in 2021. The agreement includes a $13 million player option for 2022, and Seattle has options worth $16.5 million annually for 2022-25. Seattle has until the third day after the 2021 World Series to exercise all four team options....

The film would have been completely separate from the Skywalker narrative and wouldn’t have featured any of the other characters from the franchise. At this point in time, Star Wars hadn’t yet been thrust back into the public consciousness by the Disney Sequel trilogy. Therefore, Snyder saw more of an open door back then to implement his idea. It seems that Snyder was quite eager to not only contribute to the franchise, but he held the firm belief that he could also make it better and stronger....

Zambia moved into second place in Group B as they advanced to four points, but are still five points behind leaders Nigeria, who won 4-0 at home to Cameroon on Friday. Algeria are virtually out of the race after having qualified for the 2010 and 2014 finals, where they reached the round of 16. They have just a single point with three games to play. Algeria’s preparations were disrupted by a decision to allow African Footballer of the Year Riyad Mahrez to return to Europe to try and secure a transfer away from Leicester City, which proved unfruitful....

Kushan Sarkar New Delhi, Dec 8 (PTI) Gautam Gambhir has always been a non-conformist but he has had no regrets even if it meant an “unfulfilled career”, “lot of enemies” because he could “sleep peacefully at night”. One of the most gutsy cricketers that the country has ever produced, Gambhir feels that the Indian society in general does not warm up to people who are forthright in their views....

The disappearance of the traditional turn signal stalks also drew complaints. In a smart move by Tesla, the yoke is now optional, along with a circular wheel retrofit for existing customers that are fed up with the yoke. Why Is Tesla Ditching the Steering Yoke? Tesla will now offer a conventional (round) steering wheel on the Model S and Model X online configurator. The reason for the switch connected to numerous complaints, some of which can be seen on the NHTSA....

To outsiders, America’s mania for hygiene is quite extraordinary. When I moved to New York a year ago, I was astonished at what I would occasionally see on the subway: commuters carrying MoistWipes (tiny hand towels laced with antimicrobial detergents) to clean off the residue left on seats and poles by previous riders. Some even refused to touch the poles, instead hugging them with their jackets or some other makeshift bacterial body condom....

It’s 2023, and most of us stream our music, probably from Spotify or Apple Music. But the experience is lacking. The apps are frustrating, songs regularly disappear from playlists, and whole albums can be pulled. You never own your music, and you have to pay an ongoing subscription or be cut off entirely. But a Walkman? That’s a different story entirely. “Because it can produce high-quality music, the Walkman is an excellent option for music fans who prefer to hear their favorites in high definition....

Having hurt his left leg during a series-levelling victory for the Warriors in Toronto, Thompson sat out his team’s 123-109 defeat to the Raptors in Game 3 on Wednesday. The five-time All-Star was back in action on Friday but, despite scoring a team-high 28 points, was unable to prevent the Raptors triumphing again, meaning Toronto lead 3-1 to sit on the verge of a first title in their history....