US NPD PREMIUM GAMES - Elden Ring was the 2nd best-selling title of April 2022. Elden Ring remains the best-selling game of 2022 year-to-date and has surpassed Call of Duty: Vanguard to become the best-selling premium game of the trailing 12-month period ending April 2022.

In Path of Exile: Sentinel, ancient constructs have been unearthed across Wraeclast. You will harness the power of these Sentinels to control your level of risk and reward on the battlefield.

Our May expansion contains the Sentinel challenge league, 20 Atlas keystone passives, seven uber boss fights, new pinnacle unique items, revamped monster modifiers, game controller support, new quality of life features, a revamped challenge system and much more.

It’s alleged that Wata president and CEO Deniz Kahn had been working with Heritage Auctions co-founder Jim Halperin to manipulate the market through press releases and interviews claiming the value of retro games would continue to rise.

Crucially, Heritage Auctions’ Halperin was also listed as an advisor on the Wata site, but this conflict of interest was never disclosed. In a statement issued to VGC last summer, the company said it “strongly refutes any allegation that it or its officers are involved in shill bidding, ‘market manipulation’ or any similarly illegal or unethical practices.”

Court documents claim that before Wata’s inception, the highest price ever paid for a video game was a copy of Super Mario Bros, which sold on eBay for a little over $30,000 in July 2017.

• Game Over, T1D: Games with Links to the Diabetes Community (pay what you want and help charity).*
• The WoW: Burning Crusade Classic Character Clone Service is Retiring Soon. Currently discounted by 66%.

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• April spending down 8% despite strong hardware sales - US monthly charts.
• PUBG: Mobile accounted for 75% of Krafton's Q1 2022 revenue.
• Ubisoft Da Nang Studio Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary.
• Bad Robot Games and EA win big at the US Best Places To Work Awards 2022.

• Game-breaking Apex Legends exploit turns Caustic completely bulletproof.

• Dolmen Q&A - The Sci-Fi Soulslike Will Be the First Game to Support FSR, DLSS, and XeSS - Wccftech.
• Women of Ubisoft – Myriam Forbes.

• This Week On Xbox- May 13, 2022.

• Hustle starring Adam Sandler - Official Trailer - Netflix. Thanks RedEye9.

• US cyber boss wants software patches to be like car recalls. Currently they're the way recalls are described in Fight Club.
• Gigabyte announces recall and exchange for Z690I AORUS Ultra motherboard, citing PCIe Gen4-related issues.
• Intel XeSS super-resolution technology launches on May 20 with Dolmen.
• AMD Instinct MI300 to be first generation exascale APU with Zen4 CPU and CDNA3 GPU.
• Japan once led global tech innovation. How did it fall so behind?

• White House joins OpenSSF and the Linux Foundation in securing open-source software.
• These ransomware attackers sent their ransom note to the victim's printer.

• Former eBay exec pleads guilty to mailing critics live insects and a funeral wreath in bizarre harassment campaign.
• Crook jailed for selling stolen credentials on dark web.

• Team Fortress 2 Players Are Protesting the Game’s Massive Bot Problem…
• Rockstar is remaking Max Payne 3's soundtrack…

Inspired by the iconic horror, humor and action of the Evil Dead franchise, Evil Dead: The Game brings the series’ biggest characters together in a pulse-pounding battle with the forces of darkness. Work as a team of four survivors to kick Deadite butt and banish the vile Kandarian Demon. Or become the Demon yourself, using its powers of possession to stop the good guys dead and swallow their souls!

Evil Dead: The Game delivers the ultimate Evil Dead action experience. Choose your squad with fan-favorite characters from every era of the franchise, including Ash, Kelly Maxwell, Pablo Simon Bolivar, Annie Knowby, Scotty and Lord Arthur. Battle with more than 25 hard-hitting weapons, like the good ol’ chainsaw and boomstick, and level up a variety of character classes with their own unique abilities to survive the night in multiplayer and bonus single-player missions.

It's an extensive version of Farming Simulator 19, containing both expansions and six DLCs in addition to the main game for a low price, making it the perfect entry to the series. It's also a steal for everyone wanting to own the game and all its content extensions.

That's why we call it the Ambassador Edition - it's basically an envoy for the profession of farming in the form of a packed video game. Hint: it's a perfect gift, if you want to share your love for farming with others.

• Silent Hill leak seems all-but-confirmed by Konami DMCA strike.
• Skull & Bones Rating Appears In South Korea, Suggesting A Release Isn't Too Far Off.

• Sega says it’s planning ‘multiple’ remakes, remasters and new games this year.
• Final Boss: Warp Digital's Richie Turner – “Working on other people’s titles is immensely rewarding, but I think it’s about time we did something of our own!”

• Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. Announces Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2022.
• Kwalee opens new office in Portugal.
• For Indie Game Developers, Bash.gg Moves to Cut Big Platform Fees and Gouging Middlemen With New Platform.
• The UK Video Games Development Sector Sprints Ahead, says TIGA.

• Resident Evil TV Show Video Game Connections Explained By Creator.

• Best Forklift Operator - Update 2.
• Steam Deck Client Update: A few quick fixes.
• Weird West - Patch 1.02 Hot Fixes.

• Six Months On, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy Still Needs Work.

• Kao the Kangaroo - Friends & Family.
• Starship Troopers: Terran Command - 30 minutes of gameplay.

↑ Official trailers. ↓ Content creator videos.

• Greedy Witchers taking their reward. Thanks Ant.

• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - On to the Legends Stage.
• PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS -- Introduction to the PUBG Nations Cup 2022.

• I cannot stress enough that Overwatch 2 isn't 'Overwatch 2' - PC Gamer.

• Epic Games & Sony Are Working To Resolve Input Delay In Unreal Engine PS5 Fighting Games.
• Evil Dead- The Game Is Now Available For Xbox One And Xbox Series X-S.
• MY LITTLE PONY- A Maretime Bay Adventure Is Now Available For Digital Pre-order And Pre-download On Xbox One And Xbox Series X-S.
• Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers Is Now Available For Digital Pre-order And Pre-download On Xbox One And Xbox Series X-S.
• Aery - A New Frontier Is Now Available For Xbox One And Xbox Series X-S.
• Next Week on Xbox: May 16 to 20.

• What's the safest way to permanently erase your laptop's drive?

• Elon Musk says Twitter deal ‘temporarily on hold.’ Thanks RedEye9.

• High-End Desktop CPUs Disappearing from the Market — Puget Systems. Thanks Neutronbeam.
• Ryzen 7000 CPU leak shows AMD taking boost speeds to new heights.
• Samsung is reportedly raising its chipmaking prices by up to 20 percent.
• Ultrathin fuel cell uses the body’s own sugar to generate electricity.
• Apple reportedly gives retail managers anti-union scripts.
• This Is the First A.I. That Really Scared Me (OpenAI DALL-E 2) (video).
• Supermassive Black Hole Consumed 100 Million CPU Hours.

• Just in time? Bosses are finally waking up to the cybersecurity threat.
• Microsoft confirms latest Patch Tuesday updates causes authorization issues.
• Wars start in cyberspace well before shots are fired.
• How to Disable Ad ID Tracking on iOS and Android, and Why You Should Do It Now. Thanks Reddit via Ant.
• Broadway theater installs IR camera system to catch audience members trying to record nude scenes. Thanks Neutronbeam.
• Researchers find flaws in Word, PDF script handling.
• Why miscreants inject JS into compromised WordPress sites.

• Beijing regulations may offer a glimpse into next malware.

• Super Mega Zero - Brings the PAIN, but gently. - Indie Ramble (video).

• Case: Cooler Master HAF 700 EVO Review - TechPowerUp.
• Graphics Card: ASUS ROG Radeon RX 6750 XT STRIX review - Guru3D.
• Headset: 1MORE EVO True Wireless Active Noise Cancelling Headphones - Nikk Tech.
• Laptop: Lenovo’s Yoga 9i Gen 7 is a 2-in-1 statement piece - Ars Technica.
• Laptop: Lenovo Yoga 9i review- friendly, fun, and well-rounded - The Verge.
• Microphone: Neat Worker Bee II Review - APH Networks.
• Monitor: Dell G3223Q Review - RTINGS.com.
• RAM: Lexar ARES DDR5-5200 32GB Memory Kit - Neoseeker.

• EverQuest players break sacred MMO code by waking up 20-year-old dragon…

Precautionary Round-up
Thanks Ant and Neutronbeam.

Breakfast Links

• How ‘Leonardo DiCaprio’ Scammed a Houston Widow Out of $800K by Claiming He Was Trapped in Scientology. Thanks RedEye9.
• Boyle Talks His Scrapped James Bond Film.

Stories

• Bracing for her future: Human medicine rescues giraffe.
• Mega Millions lottery host calls wrong "Mega Ball" number. You had one job.
• Spinal Tap, Rob Reiner Reuniting for 'This Is Spinal Tap' Sequel. Thanks RedEye9.
• ‘Dune Part Two’ Taps Christopher Walken As Emperor In Sequel. Hopefully there's a dance sequence. Thanks Kxmode.

Science
Thanks Max.

• Scientists Have Revived a Glimmer of Activity in Human Eyes After Death.
• Experimental Gene Therapy Increases Lifespan Of Mice By 41 Percent In Telomere Lengthening Study.
• Scientists “Magically” Mine Metals From Water. "One man's 'magic' is another man's engineering" -- Robert Heinlein.
• 'Holy cow ... are you kidding me?' Scientists stunned to see plants grow in soil from the moon. Fear my botany powers, Moon!

Image

• Seeing Milky Way's new black hole is 'only the beginning'- US researcher. Thanks Acleacius.

Media

• 'The Kids In The Hall' Predicted NFTs In This Sketch Back In 1994.
• The Orville - Official Trailer 2022. Thanks Kxmode.
• Why Turkey Built the World’s Longest Suspension Bridge. Thanks VideoSift.

Auction

• 'The Rock,' the largest white diamond ever auctioned, falls short of expectations. I blame the hand model's manicure.

Follow-up

• Longevity diet: More carbs, fasting, and less protein. Thanks Max.