A couple of tweets from People Can Fly suggest that server stability is improving in Outriders, and that players are able to enter the action/RPG and play. Word is: "Our servers are continuing to improve as the team is working hard to stabilize them in the longterm." This Reddit thread continues to document known issues and workarounds. The most recent tweet shows the Polish developer has not lost its sense of humor over the struggles:

Happy Sunday everyone!

We are here. We are watching.

(The Servers. Not you. That would be creepy af.)

Ars Technica has details on a method for getting Xbox Game Streaming working on Windows 10. This will allow PC gamers to use this cloud streaming service to play over 200 games for $15 a month. This is based on a discovery from YouTube channel Cloud Gaming Xtreme to find a developer app on the Microsoft Store. It all sounds pretty sketchy, but not illegal. Ars says they tested it and found it to work on several machines, although they disavow any responsibility if anything goes wrong.

Here's the new list showing the bestselling titles on Steam for last week:

1. OUTRIDERS.
2. It Takes Two.
3. The Binding of Isaac: Repentance.
4. Valheim.
5. Valve Index VR Kit.
6. Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition.
7. Evil Genius 2: World Domination.
8. The Elder Scrolls Online - Crown Packs.
9. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - Operation Broken Fang.
10. Cyberpunk 2077.

• Gods Will Fall on the Epic Games Store. Save up to 25%.
• Godfall on the Epic Games Store. Save up to 34%.
• HITMAN 3 on the Epic Games Store. Save 25%.
• The Binding of Isaac: Repentance on the Epic Games Store. Save 20%.
• Save 75% on BATTLETECH on Steam.
• Save 66% on Two Point Hospital on Steam.

• This mod restores Grand Theft Auto IV's multiplayer experience.
• Flight Simulator doesn't have helicopters, modders added one anyways.
• Shenmue III fan patch returns the original VAs of two main characters.
• Metroid Prime 2D Demo is Here. Thanks ResetEra.

• Apex Developer Panel - BrownGirlGamerCode (video). Discusses upcoming Titanfall content. Thanks Dexerto via IGN.
• Denuvo: We Are Passionate Gamers & Guarantee We Don't Slow Games Down - TorrentFreak.

• What we’re expecting from Google’s custom “Whitechapel” SoC in the Pixel 6.

• The UK Is Trying to Stop Facebook's End-to-End Encryption.
• 'Godzilla vs. Kong' posts pandemic-best open, HBO Max release and all.

• The DualSense’s adaptive triggers show how to make a button feel next-gen. Thanks Max.

• AMD's Zen 3 CPUs Are Susceptible To Spectre-Like Vulnerability.
• Facebook’s response to Saturday’s news of a huge data leak was so awful.
• Trump used dark patterns to trick supporters into donating millions more than intended.

• Case: Thermaltake Divider 300TG Review- Dividing Opinions - Tom's Hardware.

Today is Easter Sunday, and Passover ends at Sundown, so happy holidays to all who are celebrating either or both. I had the thought of making a dinner appropriate to the occasions, something elaborate like a roast or a brisket. But MrsBlue was so enamored of the salmon I recently grilled that it became the basis for a different plan. I picked up a salmon filet and a moderately sized steak, and will grill up a surf and turf. That's pretty basic, so for the elaborate part I'll be making risotto, something I've been eager to try my hand at. This will be world's collide preparations involving both the kitchen stove and Manstovia, but hopefully I can coordinate it. I'll let you know how it turns out.

Easter Egg Round-up
Thanks Ant and Neutronbeam.

Brunch Links

• How the Soviets accidentally discovered the 'Gates of Hell.' Thanks Acleacius.
• The forgotten director who gave us The Force, inspired 2001, and changed film. Thanks RedEye9.

Science
Thanks Max.

• New study sheds light on how boredom affects bedtime procrastination and sleep quality.
• Genetic mutation causing these rabbits to walk in a handstand instead of hop. Must hand out Easter eggs with hind feet.
• Microplastics are affecting melt rates of snow and ice. Also, How plastics are making us infertile — and could even lead to human extinction. Thanks Acleacius.

Media

• Viral Apology Video - SNL.
• Move Over Worm Balls — Introducing Wormnado.
• Around the World Played on Giant Tesla Coils.

Follow-up

• NASA Perseverance rover drops Ingenuity helicopter off on Mars surface.

The Funnies

• "The Easter Chicken" - FoxTrot.