Author: Zach_Wilson
Balatro has had its PEGI 18 age rating overturned following appeal: ‘I hope this change will allow developers to create without being unfairly punished’
Balatro‘s PEGI 18 rating has officially been reclassified to PEGI 12 Even though Balatro explains poker, it was concluded that the game “contained mitigating fantastical elements that warranted a PEGI 12 rating” PEGI confirmed it will “develop a more granular set of classification criteria” when it comes to rating games…
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Three years later, the Steam Deck has dominated handheld PC gaming
Today is the third anniversary of Valve’s Steam Deck, the handheld gaming PC that all but created the market for handheld gaming PCs. It was a mess to start! But three years later, The Verge has data showing how it has dominated the nascent market. While Valve told us in…
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Google Gemini’s AI coding tool is now free for individual users
A free version of Gemini Code Assist, Google’s enterprise-focused AI coding tool, is now available globally for solo developers. Google announced today that Gemini Code Assist for individuals is launching in public preview, aiming to make coding assistants “with the latest AI capabilities” more accessible for students, hobbyists, freelancers, and…
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Attention, Kindle owners –today is your last chance to download backups of your ebooks
The Kindle’s Download & Transfer via USB feature is going away soon The feature will be disabled on February 26 You’ll need a pre-2024 Kindle for this to work Last week we got the news that Amazon was killing off an older but very useful tool called Download & Transfer…
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Scooby-Doo is a good movie with a bad Rotten Tomatoes score – here’s why you should ignore the critics and watch it before it leaves Netflix
With all the new Netflix movies to watch every month, sometimes all you need is a nostalgic flick to bring back some fond memories. So when I learned that the James Gunn-written live-action adaptation Scooby-Doo was leaving Netflix on February 28, I had to revisit this outrageously fun cult classic.…
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Microsoft is testing free Office for Windows apps with ads
Microsoft has started testing a free version of Office for Windows that includes ads. Right now, you have to pay for a monthly Microsoft 365 subscription to get access to the full desktop version of Office, but Microsoft has been quietly testing an ad-supported version in certain countries. Beebom first…
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