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Microsoft Gives A Glimpse At Xbox Game Pass Revenue For The First Time We all know that Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass service is rather successful, but just how profitable is it really? On that matter, Microsoft tends to remain stubbornly tight-lipped, leaving the masses to guess how much revenue it’s pulling from subscriptions. However, as part of the upcoming Microsoft and Activision Blizzard merge, interesting information found its way out, giving us our first glimpse into the revenue of Microsoft’s Game Pass in ages....

As parents all over the world are discovering, it can be a bit of challenge having kids home from school at all times without much notice. Whether it’s finding educational television shows or movies for them to watch, or trying to get them to concentrate on studying while you work, any help is appreciated. Microsoft’s teams at Xbox and Mojang are clearly paying attention, though, and have moved quickly to make some more resources available to help young gamers find constructive, educational content....

Nintendo is once again proving that it couldrelease just about anythingat any price and all us fans will eat it up. The latest example is Alarmo, a $100alarm clockfeaturing authentic sounds and animations from your favorite Nintendo franchises. Most of us were expecting theSwitch 2to be the next piece of Nintendo hardware, but this just proves that no one can predict what Nintendo will do next. Will this be enough to hold me over until the new console is announced?...

Sky-backed Now TV has launched a new £15 Smart Stick to go up against Amazon’s Fire TV Stick and Google’s Chromecast. It’s based on the latest Roku Streaming Stick that debuted late last year and comes with voice search, the ability to pause live TV (coming in a later update, available on all premium channels) and support for content up to Full HD. The HDMI stick will be available in stores and online towards the end of February and will go on sale as another optionalongside the Now TV Smart box....

Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller is at it again, stirring the pot via his Twitter again. Earlier this year hecalled out Androidfor its staggering malware problem, and today he put Samsung in his sights. This morning, Schiller tweeted out a link to an ArsTechnica article called ‘Galaxy Note 3’s benchmarking “adjustments” inflate scores by up to 20%.’ And the SVP calls ‘shenanigans’ on Samsung’s attempt to pad its benchmark scores…...

As part of the ongoing Steam Next Fest, Alliance Arts has released a demo version for All in Abyss: Judge the Fake. The unique combination of poker and RPG will be available for tests only during the current event, which is available on PC through the Steam store until October 21. All in Abyss: Judge the Fake is a new title developed by Acquire (Octopath Traveler, Class of Heroes) and WSS playground (Needy Streamer Overload) with scenario writing by Shusei Sakagami, who worked on the mobile title Heaven Burns Red....

AirPods Pro are a hefty investment at their price point. I never spend that kind of money without taking a look at ways to protect my devices.Twelve Southis always creating incredible made-for-Apple products and I turned their direction for protection. With a genuine leather enclosure, theTwelve South AirSnap Procase is as stylish as utilitarian. Twelve South AirSnap Pro review If you saw in my previous post, Colorware sent me acompletely customized pair of AirPods Proin matte black and cosmic purple....

The United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) recently published a patent application from Apple,uncoveredby PatentlyApple, that’s interesting on many levels. It basically hints at a new security feature that may or may not come to Siri in the future. In a nutshell, Apple’s proposed solution would let Siri recognize the voice of the device owner. The invention has the potential to prevent unauthorized Siri interactions on the Lock screen and across CarPlay and HomeKit devices....

If you are aSony Mobilefan, you’ll know that Sony likes to release Xperia handsets. The new flagship, theSony Xperia XZ2, was announced in February 2018 and went on sale in April 2018, but there’s now a new model, the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium. That’s right, Sony has released a higher-tier phone. We knew it was coming, but we had no idea it would be so soon. So what is this phone and how does it compare to Sony’s other new phone?...

Developer Grimlore and publisher THQ Nordic have launched their expansion SpellForce 3: Fallen God and free multiplayer version Versus. SpellForce 3: Fallen God and Free Multiplayer Versus Has Launched SpellForce 3: Fallen God the RTS RPG has launched today, releasing a 20 hour long campaign, with single-player and up to 3 players in co-op mode. The expansion brings with it modding via Steam Workshop, ranked multiplayer matches and adds crafting to the game....

Carrier Sprint, the nation’s third-largest, today posted results for the fiscal 2012 third quarter ended September 30. The company reported activating 1.5 million iPhones throughout the quarter, mirroring the iPhone activation numbersfrom the June quarter. Sprint continues to be under pressure, reporting a net loss of $767 million, nearly half of the $1.38 billion net loss from the June quarter. Some 40 percent of iPhone activations were new customers, or 900,000 people....

There’s an Impostor among the Monkey Ball crew…we may know who it is! Today SEGA revealed that the next DLC character that will join the roster ofSuper Monkey Ball Banana Rumbleis theCrewmate from Innersloth’sAmong Us. This comes alongside the free new 2.10 update, which adds a new stage for Ba-BOOM, more customization options and online fixes. As mentioned above, the Among Us’ Crewmate, specifically Red, will beone of the paid DLC charactersavailable for fans to purchase startingtoday....

Tana Mongeau scared into hiding after nurse refuses to leave her home YouTube star Tana Mongeau sparked concern from her fans after uploading a panicked TikTok on September 21, claiming she’d been forced to hide inside her own bathroom. Tana Mongeau is known for the occasional wild storytime video. The influencer-turned-MTV starlet has no qualms about discussing the finer points of her party-hard lifestyle and all the hilarity that comes with it....