In a post on Reddit, Infinity Ward discusses the backlash to the news that a Special Ops Survival Mode will be a PlayStation 4 exclusive for almost a year after the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare:

Lots of discussion and reactions to yesterday’s news about Special Ops. We know you have questions and we want to clarify. To be clear, our all-new Special Ops mode will be releasing on all platforms on October 25th. We’re looking forward to revealing Special Ops on October 8th. When we launch on October 25th, everyone on all platforms will be getting Modern Warfare which includes Campaign, the all-new Special Ops mode and the entirety of Multiplayer, which is a massive experience we’ve worked to create. Special Ops Survival is an additional, classic mode that will be available on PS4.

We have made many changes this year with the goal to make the entire experience better for all of the Call of Duty community, including no season pass, crossplay across all platforms, and that all post-release maps and modes will be coming to all platforms at the same time. We understand that some may still be disappointed to not be able to play classic Special Ops Survival day one, we hear you. Please know that we are working hard to make sure this is the best Call of Duty we’ve ever made and the best experience possible for fans.

Respawn Entertainment announces Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond, an upcoming Virtual Reality installment in the military shooter series coming next year exclusively for Oculus Rift, aka "the greatest platform for FPS" in human history. Here's a gameplay video along with word on the VR shooter:

Today at Oculus Connect 6, Respawn™ Entertainment, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) and Oculus from Facebook revealed Medal of Honor™: Above and Beyond, coming next year exclusively to VR, on the Oculus Rift platform. Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond will deliver its most authentic and immersive World War II experience from the series to date.

The game, which is being built for Oculus Rift from the ground up by a team comprised of veteran developers of the series, will put players in the role of an agent in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). Players will go behind enemy lines to sabotage Nazi facilities, subvert enemy plans, and aid the French Resistance. Players will also experience a rich, exciting single-player campaign that takes them through historic events on land, air, and sea, all in virtual reality. Watch the first gameplay footage in the developer diary here.

Additionally, Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond will include unique multiplayer modes and features when it releases in Summer 2020. The game will lean into the franchise’s history of education through entertainment, bringing the stories of WWII veterans to life for players in emotionally powerful ways.

“It’s a great feeling to introduce Medal of Honor to a whole new generation of gamers on a new platform for the franchise,” said Peter Hirschmann, Game Director. “I’ve been fortunate to be a part of this franchise since the beginning, and putting this game on the Oculus Rift allows us to be more immersive than we’ve ever been before. If the game we’re making ignites people’s imaginations and illuminates the world, then we’ve accomplished what we’ve set out to do.”

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A second playable demo for MISTOVER is now available for Windows and consoles, with the Windows sample of this RPG available on Steam. The full game is due for release on October 10th, and they explain what the new demo offers:

This second demo for the upcoming roguelike, dungeon crawler RPG set for full release on October 10, 2019, introduces the lore of the Pillar of Despair and the deadly mist, with two playable stages, six of eight playable classes, the addition of customizable Crew options, and no time limit.

The new expanded demo takes Expedition Corps on their first steps of the expedition. This second demo allows players to control party formation, buy items and manage inventory before entering the first dungeon “Misty Forest”. This first dungeon will be the training grounds for the Expedition Corps before entering deeper into its lair, a passageway to worlds existing in alternate dimensions.

Before venturing into the ominous mist that awaits, the Duke Henrich of your new home Arta, will task you to join the “Missing ones,” a group of those who have lost their memory and take on the expeditions under the guide of Lenni, a sassy soldier.

Much like the Spanish Inquisition, nobody expects an unexpected visitor, but despite that the Unexpected Visitor DLC is now available on Steam for ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN. This brings new planes, weapons, and missions to the aerial combat game, and this new trailer offers a look. Here's word on the add-on, which is included with the season pass:

The 4th add-on included in the season pass for ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN. This add-on allows you to play the new mission "Unexpected Visitor."

A giant Erusean submarine has been discovered in harbor at Artiglio Port. This submarine launched four years ago, but went missing during a sea trial. It was found two years later at the bottom of the ocean. Much of its crew survived and were rescued.

According to David North, an analyst from the Osean Intelligence Agency's Advanced Weapons Analysis Division, this submarine is a super-sized nuclear submarine measuring 495 meters in length and powered by two liquid metal cooled reactors. Dubbed the "Alicorn," it is capable of staging aircraft operations on the scale of a carrier.

The objective of this operation is to capture the Alicorn. To do so, the Osean Navy has dispatched a fleet complete with a landing ship.

"Our mission is to secure air superiority and protect this assault-and-capture task force."

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Publisher Bigben and developer Fishing Planet announce that preorders are now underway for The Fisherman - Fishing Planet, their upcoming premium version of Fishing Planet, their free-to-play fishing simulation. They are hoping to cast a wide net with two fishing equipment packs as incentives to preorder the game from the Fishing Planet Website. They also offer an in-house video interview where Fishing Planet CEO Dmitry Lukash tackles some fan-submitted questions, even if some of them are trolling. Here's word on the game, preorders, and the interview:

The game provides easy access to the extensive content found in Fishing Planet and includes exclusive content for its biggest fans. A new fishing location, four new species of fish, a unique fishing technique and two new motorboats have been added to offer an even more realistic and complete experience.

While waiting for the season to start, eager fans can preorder The Fisherman – Fishing Planet today and use the extra content to refine their technique! This enhanced version provides access to two fishing equipment packs when the game releases: the "Trophy Catch Pack" and "Predator Boat Pack".

At Gamescom 2019, Dmitry Lukash, CEO of Fishing Planet LLC, spoke about the new features of this exclusive version and answered questions from internet users. Watch a video of the interview here:

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• Steam Daily Deal - Fishing- Barents Sea, 40% Off.
• Steam Daily Deal - Cat Quest, 80% Off.
• GOG.com Midweek Sale: Space, Underground and in between with up to -90%.

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Behind the Scenes Story Trailer.
• Journey For Elysium Dev Diary 4 - Story.
• Raven Software devs look back at the making of Jedi Outcast.

• Bound By Blades - A Monster Hunting Action RPG by Justin Thompson — Kickstarter. "Bound By Blades is a Cooperative Four Square Action RPG inspired by the Monster Hunter series." A playable demo is available.
• Deadliest Catch: The Game by PlayWay — Kickstarter. "Deadliest Catch: The Game is a realistic 3D simulation game with strategic elements, where you get to experience Alaskan king crab catching. Travel to Dutch Harbor by the Bering Sea to become the captain of your own fishing vessel." Backers get access to a playable demo.
• Tilt Five- Holographic Tabletop Gaming by Tilt Five — Kickstarter. "Tilt Five is a whole new way to play games, in Augmented Reality (AR), with freaking holograms!"

• Yacht Club Games bids farewell to Shovel Knight - GamesIndustry.biz.

• Hypothermia: 2019 Annual Computers For Charity Project Update.
• Fortnite Champion Series: Top Plays of Season X.

• TERA Skywatch: Aerial Island preview.

• STELLATUM Is Now Available For Digital Pre-order And Pre-download On Xbox One.
• Sid Meier’s Civilization VI Is Now Available For Digital Pre-order And Pre-download On Xbox One.
• September 25th Xbox Insider Release Notes - Alpha Skip Ahead Ring (2004.190923-1910) - Xbox Wire.
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• Amazon unleashes a bunch of new Echo devices, including glasses and a ring.
• Oculus announces plans to build augmented reality glasses.
• Apple Issues Warning For Millions Of iPad, iPhone Users. Thanks Ant.
• Hands-on: Amazon's Echo Buds can't compete with AirPods.

• Mozilla Thunderbird — Release Notes (68.1.1). Thanks Frans.
• Amazon unveils a couple new Ring cameras that cost less than $100.
• Alexa can mimic celebrities, starting with Samuel L. Jackson. Say "what" again!

• Oculus Link turns every Quest into a Rift this November.
• Windows 10 to Boost Performance via Favored CPU Core Optimization.
• HWiNFO version 6.12. Thanks DSLReports via Ant.

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• Why you can stop paying for antivirus software. Thanks RedEye9.
• How hackers hijacked popular YouTube accounts. Thanks DSLReports.
• High-severity vulnerability in vBulletin is being actively exploited.
• Fake veteran hiring site downloads spyware instead of jobs.
• Adobe Releases Security Updates for ColdFusion. Party like it's 1999.

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• Vimeo's Clippy-for-video-bumpf app 'breaks biometric privacy law by slurping thousands of faces without consent.' Thanks DSLReports.
• Domino's Pizza Gets Fake Hostage Message, Police Swarm Sherman Heights Home. Thanks DSLReports.
• Google takes hard line, refuses to pay French news sites despite new law.

• All Fortnite players getting a free Batman banner if they log in by October 6th…
• New RPG in the works by The Elder Scrolls' original developers…

Link of the Day: The Bizarre Behavior of Rotating Bodies, Explained. You're freaking me out, man.

GOG.com is offering an Interstellar Sale, offering deep discounts on games that allow you to visit deep space. And for extreme bargain hunters, they are allowing Freespace 2 to live up to its name by offering the space exploration sequel completely free for the next 48 hours. Here's a refresher on Volition's Descent: FreeSpace sequel:

The year is 2367, thirty two years after the Great War. Or at least what YOU thought was the Great War. The seemingly endless tide of Shivan capital ships, bombers and fighters with super advanced technology was nearly overwhelming.

As the Terran and Vasudan races finish rebuilding their decimated societies, a disturbance lurks in the not-so-far reaches of the Gamma Draconis system. Your nemesis has arrived... and they are wondering what happened to their scouting party...

The game continues on the story from Descent: FreeSpace, once again thrusting the player into the role of a pilot fighting against the mysterious aliens, the Shivans. While defending the human race and its alien Vasudan allies, the player also gets involved in putting down a rebellion of those elements of Vasudan (Hammer of Light) and Human (Neo Terran Front) forces which don't want to cooperate with one another.

Freespace 2 includes the FRED2 editor available in the installation directory of the game.

• Without a doubt one of the best space sims ever created
• Fast-paced action, dynamic flight model, very well-made missions
• A gripping story with many plot twists

The Executioner is now available for Windows on Steam, offering an RPG that puts the player in the titular role of executioner, a thankless job at best. The previously released Launch Trailer shows off gameplay, which is not particularly action-packed. Here's word on the game and the moral quandary it is attempting to invoke:

Fusing a unique blend of medieval storytelling, sanity management, and the brutal moral conundrums only an executioner could face - this harrowing tale of a man who tortures people for a living will challenge you to face the monster that lives inside of all of us. The decisions are yours, and so are the consequences.

As shown in the accompanying launch trailer, this story-driven horror promises a dark and unsettling atmosphere in a world filled with moral ambiguity.

The Executioner is a multi-part epic adventure into the cruel and unforgiving political sphere of medieval times, starting with the base game, releasing on September 25th.

Partially inspired by the famous Milgram experiment - a study on obedience in psychology, this brutal tale will follow the newly appointed Royal Executioner on a journey to retain his sanity in the darkest of times.

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Publisher Klabater and Polish developer Arclight Creations announce Help Will Come Tomorrow, a "story-driven resource management and survival game" coming to Steam and consoles in spring 2020. This is set just before the Russian Revolution in the Siberian wilderness where a group strives to survive in the aftermath of a train accident. They call this a spiritual successor to We. The Revolution, the French Revolution game released earlier this year. Here's more:

During the onset of the October Revolution in the uninhabitable Siberian wilderness, a group of passengers have survived the mysterious catastrophe of a Trans-Siberian railway train. They must endure in a harsh ice-clad climate until a rescue party arrives. Facing many dangers, their own weaknesses and, above all, their own prejudice, passengers from different social classes will have to unite and make decisions that often go against their beliefs. They will be constantly put to the test and will survive or the decisions will break them. How and if they survive and at what cost is up to the player.

The basic mechanics of Help Will Come Tomorrow focus on the survival of the characters (meeting their needs, gathering resources, expanding the camp, taking care of security, and exploring the surroundings), but players will quickly find out that in order to win, they’ll need to learn the personalities of the characters and work out relations between them, mitigating conflicts and taking care of morale. Players may choose to act selfish but cooperation is key to survival and keeping a clear conscience.

"In Klabater we are focusing more and more on developing and publishing story-driven games regardless of the genre. Be it a survival game or management sim, we want it to contain a compelling and touching story. We strongly believe story is what matters the most. Help Will Come Tomorrow is a beautiful addition to that philosophy. We think of this game as a “spiritual successor” to We. The Revolution, our latest successful game." - Said Michal Gembicki, CEO at Klabater - "Another unique feature we try to feature in our games is a real historical background. It reflects our personal historical interests in Klabater - we love history and we want use it as a tool to tell immersive stories about the human condition. That was the case of We. The Revolution as well as with Help Will Come Tomorrow. This time we move to the Siberian wilderness in Russia, just before the Great October Revolution started."

In Help Will Come Tomorrow you will:

• Overcome class animosities between your party members in order to survive in an innovative class relations building system.
• Manage scarce resources and stay alive in the frosty wilderness of Siberia before help arrives.
• Guide 9 unique characters from different social origins and three different society classes
• Discover the intimate stories and past of all the unique characters
• Build and expand your own camp to increase the chances of survival
• Face dynamically changing weather conditions and unforgiving Siberian wildlife
• Experience an in-game event system based on characters’ relations and morale
• Immerse yourself in a touching story set in 1917 pre-Bolschevik Imperial Russia

Tunisian indie developer Nuked Cockroach announces Veterans Online, a free-to-play top-down PvP shooter that will come to Early Access later this year, and the Steam Listing says to expect this in October. This will involve five-versus-five tactical battles, so it seems this is a MOBA, though they avoid using that label. A Wishlist Teaser Trailer shows off gameplay and does not dispel that notion. Here's a description:

A free-to-play top-down PvP action shooter, Veterans Online merges arena brawler style gameplay with a variety of maps, modes and missions where players can earn coins in the game to purchase weapons at the start of each round and then annihilate their opponents in a 5vs5 team format.

“Veterans Online combines many of our favorite elements in an action shooter to make a really fast-paced experience that relies heavily on tactical skill and reaction speed,” said Mostafa Dhaouadi, Creative Director from Nuked Cockroach. “We’ve designed the game with esports in mind, balancing competitiveness and fun, allowing for fast-action team gameplay that uses the individual skills of each player. You also can’t buy advantages, so everyone starts on the same playing field.”

Veterans Online is an online multiplayer action shooter that puts players’ tactical battle skills to the test. Starting by creating and customizing their soldier, players are then assigned to one of the battlegrounds, with a team. Every battleground is unique and features a different game mode with different goals. As soon as the soldiers are deployed to their battlefield they must choose between a variety of light and heavy weapons, including smaller utility weapons such as traps or healing spray, and then leverage their firepower and tactical battle skills to defeat opponents. Team play holds massive benefits as players can adapt to the play styles and strategic advantages - and disadvantages - offered by each weapon and each battlefield.

The Early Access launch of Veterans Online will initially feature two game modes - Territory Control and Capture the Flag, with a number of additional play modes planned throughout the Early Access period. Additionally, players will have a choice amongst a slew of light to heavy, long to mid-range weapons, including a selection of special items, such as various types of grenades, minds and traps. Each character is fully customizable with a selection of skins, taunts, tags and mounts. Game updates such as new mods, maps and missions will come steadily throughout the Early Access period.

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HypeTrain Digital announces The Wild Eight will be out in the wild on October 3rd after a successful Early Access run on Steam for this survival action/adventure. This will involve a price hike, so those intent on buying this only have another week or so to get it a lower cost. Here's the Launch Trailer, and here's word on the release plans:

As The Wild Eight will leave the Early Access stage it will get an updated global price of $24.99.

After launching on Steam Early Access back in February of 2017, HypeTrain Digital has been hard at work, adding new content and features, as well as fixing balance and performance issues.

Main features of the game include:

• Explore and Survive

Embark on an adventure across the ruthless arctic wilderness and uncover the truth behind a mysterious plane crash that left its surviving passengers to die.

• Cooperate

Join with other players online (up to 8 players in one party) or begin the dangerous journey on your own.

• Hunt or Be Hunted

Gather resources, craft and improve your equipment at the camping site, escape blizzards and fight deadly beasts that lurk in the woods.

• Loot

Find the uncanny anomalies, strange laboratories and abandoned facilities, full of useful loot and even something out of this world.

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Curve Digital and Denki Studios announce that Autonauts will launch on Worldwide on October 17th, offering their PC-exclusive AI coding management sim. A new Release Date Trailer provides a look at the game and its core concept, and attendees of TwitchCon this weekend will be given the chance to play before the release. Here are the details:

Fresh from your spaceship you must harvest stick and stone to begin your colonisation efforts. Create rudimentary crafting items from blueprints and build dozens of workerbots to optimise your economy as you progress through multiple technological ages.

Coding AI is simply a case of players showing their workerbots what they’d like them to do step-by-step - whether that’s cooking, farming, mining, construction or anything else your ingenious imagination can come up with. As long as the worker bots have enough memory to store the routine they’ll carry out their role diligently until it is complete or they run out of power - only requiring a quick wind up by the player or other robots to get back online.

Curve Digital is also happy to share that Autonauts has the highest number of wishlists of any game that the publisher has brought to market thus far, further proving that thousands of players out there are hankering for this kind of violence-free, cerebral experience.

Autonauts combines the very best of agriculture, simulation, crafting, and production-line genres and has been designed to accommodate all player skill levels and ages with a charming tutorial, in-depth campaign and multiple creative modes where players are free to express themselves as they see fit.

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Bowlcut Studios announces an October 9th release date for the Windows edition of MageQuit, the "spell-slinging multiplayer brawler" that's currently in Early Access on Steam. The Xbox One version will come at the same time, and preorders for that will begin on the Microsoft Store on October 2nd. They also reveal that version 1.0 will feature a totally revamped UI and an entirely new set of spells "that utilize the power of nature." Here's more:

With its official launch, MageQuit has a whole slew of fresh features, including the all-new, all-amazing set of Nature Spells to show that going green is the (garden) path to victory! Leave the flashy attacks to those pitiful pyromancers — the Nature element is all about embracing Mother Earth and using flora and fauna to fustigate your foes. Imagine the dulcet tones of David Attenborough as you cast the Frog of Life spell and watch your tiny tadpole grow into a ferocious frog that heals you as it leaps through the air! Even nature’s most adorable animal, the leech, will join you in battle and suck the life out of other mages and return it to you! There’s also a brand new Spectate Mode for those cowardly conjurers too afraid to enter the arena along with six fresh music tracks from Fat Bard to keep your ears entertained while you obliterate your opponents. Not to mention a host of bug fixes, spell tweaks, and a Tutorial Mode for those Wizard’s Apprentices who want to sharpen their skills before entering the fray as part of the game’s launch.

MageQuit pits up to ten mages in two- or three-team online or local multiplayer matches, or an every-mage-for-themselves beards-to-the-wall free-for-brawl. Wanna-be wizards must out-cast and outwit their opponents all while defending against the terrors of the ever-changing deadly battlefield environments. Beards grow longer with each kill, and wizards who have managed to grow the longest and most luxurious beard after nine rounds win the match! With hundreds of spell combinations that cater to any playstyle, MageQuit is one game YOU SHALL NOT PASS up!

Luxorix Games announces Space Robinson will come to Steam on October 7th. They specify the Windows edition, so it's possible that macOS and Linux gamers will have to wait longer for their versions. The Release Trailer offers a look at the retro style of this "hardcore" top-down action/RPG. They also not that the previously released beta demo for the game will remain available right up until the launch. Here's the plan:

Space Robinson, a title in development by Luxorix Games under the publisher Alawar Premium is set to officially launch on Steam Windows PC, Oct 7th, 9 pm PDT/ Oct 8th, 6 am CEST. An open beta demo is available to everyone leading up to the release date.

"Players will enjoy a Hardcore RPG-action on a procedurally generated planet. Collect resources, craft weapons, unlock a cute but ruthless pet-mate and then choose your way to die!" - Luxorix Games

Summoned by an intergalactic corporation named VAST, you’re an ordinary engineer sent to Colony 21 located on a distant planet to perform maintenance works. While you are trying to find the answers, you understand that this place is not as friendly as it seems. Prepare to face countless enemies along the way. Survive in the wilderness, collect resources, build protective turrets and craft vast amounts of ammunition!

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The Official Website for DayZ announces a new map called Livonia is coming soon to the survival game. Here are details on the game's second map:

With 163KM², Livonia is the second official map of DayZ.
After 5 years in Chernarus, players will now be able to bring everything they learned in this new challenge.

Based on the Arma 3 Contact Expansion's map, Dayz's Livonia brings a world scarred by the consequences of the virus.
With its large green areas, heavily forested zones, lakes and rivers scattered across the land, Livonia is the perfect place to scavenge for resources, hunt for food, build your base and scout for unwanted presences.

But don't let the beautiful landscapes of this new region fool you, there is a new predator roaming the forests of Livonia, bears.
Bears will give you a hard time if you don't know how to deal with them.
Do you have what it takes to survive this new threat?

Livonia also features a lush of late summer with frequent rainfall and thunderstorms. So make sure to be properly geared and on the look out for shelter at all times.

Embrace this new challenge and prepare to get lost in the vast lands of Livonia, either together with your allies or, as a lone wolf.

See you in Livonia, Survivor.

A post on Steam announces a Grandia II HD Remaster is coming on October 15th, which will be a free update to those who already own the JRPG (thanks DSOGaming). Here's an outline of what this involves:

Relive the classic JRPG from developer Game Arts and publisher GungHo Online Entertainment America when it becomes available on October 15th for $19.99 on PC. Those who currently own, and those who purchase, the GRANDIA II Anniversary Edition in their Steam Library, will automatically switch over to the GRANDIA II HD Remaster, and will have the option to switch back if they choose upon opening the game. Follow the story of the young Geohound, Ryudo, as he is tasked with protecting the songstress Elena as they journey to prevent the return of the god of evil, Valmar. The GRANDIA II HD Remaster includes:

• Enhanced details to UI, sprites, and texture art
• Original cinematic videos receiving visual enhancements
• Widescreen support and customizable resolutions (only for PC)
• Audio: Japanese and English
• Language Support: Original English plus New French and German translation (Japanese added at a later date)

• Aura Kingdom: Wild Battles and exciting Mirabelle Quests.
• Fortnite version 10.40 Patch Notes.
• Overwatch PTR Patch Notes – September 24, 2019.
• PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Update 4.3 Now Live.
• SI6IL for DOOM version 1.21. Here are the patch notes. Thanks Doomworld via Frans.
• STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT Cooperation Update & Release Notes.

• Destiny 2: Shadowkeep – Launch Trailer.
• 9 Famous Video Games That Are Actually Responses To Other Games.

• KamaGames adds social betting for esports and traditional sports to Pokerist.
• Legendary Soccer Club, AS Monaco, Enters Fortnite Esports With Signing Of NokSs.
• Upper Deck Releases High Series Just In Time For Overwatch League Grand Finals.

• Slight delay in console release of Baldur's Gate pack, Planescape: Torment and Icewind Dale.
• Rex Rocket Is Now Available For Xbox One.
• Sally’s Law Is Now Available For Xbox One.
• Constructor Plus Is Now Available For Xbox One.
• Genesis September 25th Content Update Notes.
• Draw a Stickman: EPIC 2 Is Now Available For Digital Pre-order And Pre-download On Xbox One.
• Black Desert on PS4: Tips for Exploring Valencia in Today’s New Update.
• How to Backup and Replace Your PlayStation 4 Hard Drive.
• Inside Xbox News Recap, September 2019.

• Cloudflare Launches Its Security-Focused Mobile VPN, Again.
• Galaxy S11 Fingerprint Sensor Could Improve Due to Surface Area Increase.
• 'Mario Kart Tour' mobile racing is now available on Android and iOS.

• Amazon wants to set Alexa free.
• KPMG: Consumers are embracing making purchases with blockchain tokens.
• Duda nabs $25M to take on WordPress with a web development platform aimed at agencies.
• Amazon acquires cloud startup INLT to help U.S. merchants import goods.
• Fleabag Creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge Signs New Deal With Amazon For $20 Million Per Year.

• Chrome update prevents some Macs from rebooting properly.
• Watch the Oculus Connect 6 keynote live here.
• Can a computer fool you into thinking it is human?
• Microsoft and ENGIE announce innovative renewable initiatives. Thanks Hypothermia.
• Banana Farmers Spot Crop Disease with Deep Learning. Thanks Hypothermia.
• FileZilla version 3.45.0 released. Thanks Ant.

• Stop using Internet Explorer immediately; also, why are you still using Internet Explorer?
• Magecart skimmers seen targeting routers for customer Wi-Fi networks.
• Microsoft makes its open-source secure voting software available to all.
• Inside the campaign that tried to compromise Tibetans’ iOS and Android phones.
• TikTok censors references to Tiananmen and Tibet.

• Gears 5 Benchmarked at 8K: eats up $2499 NVIDIA TITAN RTX - TweakTown.
• London Detective Mysteria (PC) - Christ Centered Gamer.
• Overland Review - IGN.

• Apple Watch Series 5 Smartwatch on Ars Technica.
• Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Gaming Phone on AnandTech.
• Cooler Master MM710 Mouse on LanOC Reviews.
• Cooler Master V Series 750 W Gold PSU on TechPowerUp.
• Corsair MP600 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 SSD on TweakTown.
• Ducky One 2 SF Keyboard on TechPowerUp.
• Mushkin Pilot-E 500GB SSD on Nikk Tech.

• Ubisoft put an official video game design course inside a video game…
• Believe it or not, the average age of a Minecraft player is 24…

I'm not what you'd call a home handyman, so I'm inappropriately proud whenever I do actually successfully fix something. We recently realized one of the outlets in the kitchen wasn't working once we unpacked our toaster oven and plugged it in. This was a GFCI outlet, and the reset button wouldn't even click so I think its internal circuit breaker failed. So I made a trip to the hardware store. Or actually two trips after I realized I had a choice between a 15-amp and a 20-amp version. After securing a proper 15-amp replacement, I busted out my multimeter to make sure I knew which wire was hot. This made me realize I should have done this first, as the original outlet probably wouldn't have worked if it was miswired (but it wasn't). After shutting the circuit breaker (and double-checking this cut power to the outlet with the multimeter to be safe), I installed the replacement outlet. I earned extra handyman points by scavenging the mounting screws from the old outlet, as there was a taper at the end of the new screws that kept them from catching the thread. After a brief scare when it didn't work right away I hit the reset button on the new outlet, and it's working fine. As I say, I'm much too pleased with myself for completing such a minor chore. But I guess anytime you mess with the wiring and avoid burning down your home it's a win.

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