What I want from Fortnite’s Simpsons mini season: a decent sniper rifle, a flying skateboard, and proper comms from Epic

Fortnite’s Chapter 6 final flourish appears to be a Simpsons mini season with an entirely standalone Springfield-themed map. Leaks hint at what’s coming: the key art shows new skins and at least two of the weapons—the classic assault rifle, aka the SCAR, and the Thunder shotgun—while the full leaked map shows iconic Simpsons locations. But…

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This ‘shunt modded’ Asus RTX 4090 laptop beats the latest RTX 5090 portables but you’d be very brave to do this to your own machine

Back when Nivida’s RTX 4090 mobile GPU was the latest hotness for laptops, we took the view that it didn’t actually make sense compared to the cheaper RTX 4080. That’s because it was often constrained by the limited power budget of mobile form factors. Well, it turns out the laptop RTX 4090 is quite the…

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Fanatical is offering $209 worth of perilous, atmospheric The Witcher comics for just $12 as it continues to expand its offering of book bundles

Did you know digital games store Fanatical is doing comic and book bundles these days? They’re worth keeping an eye on—this month, for example, they’ve done a whole series of really excellent value horror comics deals that I’ve enjoyed taking advantage of. But to keep this on the topic of games, there’s one bundle in…

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Google claims the ‘security breach impacting millions of users’ is simply ‘inaccurate reports stemming from a misunderstanding’

Earlier this week, reports came out claiming that 183 million Gmail passwords were exposed in a data leak. Google has since come out to dispute this claim (via its X account), attributing “inaccurate reports” to “stemming from a misunderstanding of infostealer databases.” As spotted by Bleeping Computer, this report was picked up by major outlets,…

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Battlefield: Redsec, the new free-to-play Battle Royale launches today

Battlefield: Redsec, the new free-to-play Battle Royale launches today

Redsec is Battlefield’s first-ever free-to-play Battle Royale game, and it’s launching today. But it’s not just Battle Royale – this experience includes Gauntlet, a round-based elimination mode that samples from the franchise’s rich Multiplayer history, as well as Redsec’s Portal Community Creations, an ever-evolving sandbox from our community developers. However, your first steps into Redsec…

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RedSec: An Epic Free-to-Play Destination Built on Battlefield’s Iconic DNA

Category: Games RedSec: An Epic Free-to-Play Destination Built on Battlefield’s Iconic DNA Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief Published October 28, 2025 Related Stories for “RedSec: An Epic Free-to-Play Destination Built on Battlefield’s Iconic DNA” Category: Games “Every Lane Needs a Purpose” – How Treyarch Crafts Multiplayer Maps for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Category:…

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“Don’t Steal Work. It’s Not Hard” – Fan Account Devoted To Celebrating Sony’s Design Legacy Accused Of Plagiarism

“It’s bitterly disappointing to know they’re making a profit from other people’s work”. We’ve been following Obsolete Sony on social media for a while now, and with good reason; the account aims to celebrate the Japanese company’s utterly remarkable impact on the world of consumer tech, from the Walkman to PlayStation and beyond. It’s a…

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