The Fridge

WhatsApp is reportedly becoming a dreaded web app again on Windows 11, with RAM usage increasing to a claimed 2 GB under the weight of all your spicy group chats

According to Windows Latest, popular messaging service WhatsApp is downgrading its Windows 11 app to a WebView2 equivalent in the latest update, switching from a native Windows application to a web wrapper that loads the browser version instead. As a result, Windows Latest reports that WhatsApp version 2.2584.3.0 can use up to 2 GB of…

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Where Winds Meet: hands-on report

Ambitious in size and scope, Where Winds Meet’s Wuxia-inspired free-to-play open-world adventure is nearly ready for its PS5 bow. And after spending a lot of time triple-jumping up trees and facing down bandits in the beta, I explored why Everstone Studio’s spin on 10th century China is already turning heads ahead of its November 14…

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I’ve never been as excited by a social media website as much as I am by this solo dev’s ‘cyber-vibe text-only’ site that is ‘how the internet was supposed to be’

I got rid of pretty much all my social media years ago, and I’ve been a happier, freer man ever since. But I’d be lying if there wasn’t part of me that still desires that dopamine fix of scrolling through a site for easily ingestible content from familiar faces or display names. That’s been ingrained…

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A multiplayer wuxia RPG releasing this week has a whopping 10 million pre-registrations, and it might just fill that hole in your heart where a new MMO ought to be

It’s been too long since I’ve felt the rush of excitement that comes with a new MMO launch. Millions piling into woefully unprepared servers, trying and failing to get my bearings in a sea of usernames, and the rare joy of playing an online RPG before the community has figured out the tier list placement…

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