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Tumblr TV is a gif search engine that is as terrible as it sounds
If there is one thing Tumblr is known for, aside from teenagers pretending to be dragons or fairies, it is low quality gifs and lots of them. Now, the blogging and image sharing site is making it easy to find and watch all of your favorite terrible Tumblr gifs with a new search platform called ...
Apple is removing Civil War games that feature the Confederate flag
It looks like Apple has become the latest corporation to jump on the free PR bandwagon by dropping Civil War games from the AppStore if they feature the Confederate flag—the one people recognize anyway. Yes, apparently some cheap goodwill from consumers is more important than historical accuracy or common sense. According to TouchArcade, games like Ultimate General: Gettysburg ...
Dying Light dev spoofs Destiny’s Red Bull-exclusive DLC promo
Destiny publisher Activision Publishing Inc. announced on Wednesday that it would be partnering with Red Bull to offer a timed-exclusive DLC mission through a code that would printed on cans of the energy drink, but some fans were not thrilled at being forced to buy another product just to unlock content in their game. I mean, who ...
Warner Bros. suspends PC sales of Batman: Arkham Knight until it’s fixed
Barely two days after its release, the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight has been pulled from digital store shelves due to the game’s awful performance. Arkham Knight was released on Tuesday to very positive reviews on Xbox One and PlayStation 4, but the PC release suffered from stuttering, frame rate drops, crashes and memory leaks. This ...
Green Man Gaming promises refunds for Batman: Arkham Knight if it’s not fixed soon
While Batman: Arkham Knight might be getting rave reviews on consoles, the PC version is another story. The PC game launched yesterday with even worse performance issues than Assassin’s Creed: Unity, and it has many former fans racing for the refund line. Unfortunately, not every retailer offers refunds for games, but digital game retailer Green Man Gaming ...
Facebook Messenger no longer requires a Facebook account to use
The last year has been a strange journey for Facebook Messenger, and it has just gotten stranger. Today, Facebook announced that Messenger will no longer require a Facebook account to use. “With Messenger, we’ve been focused on creating the best messaging experience possible by giving people a fun and easy way to connect and express themselves ...
Splatoon sales prove Nintendo can still do new things… sometimes
Nintendo Co. Ltd. may still be a fan favorite, but even diehard fans have to admit that the Japanese game maker has been in something of a creative rut for the last decade or so. That is one reason gamers were surprised when the studio first announced Splatoon, a third-person shooter starring cartoony squid children called ...
Instagram overhauls Explore tab with trending tags and curated galleries
Facebook Inc.-owned Instagram is taking on some new Twitter-like features in its Explore tab, and the image-sharing app now includes Trending Tags and Trending Places to showcase the most popular current topics. It will also be getting an improved search function and new curated galleries with content chosen by Instagram staffers. “We’ve completely reimagined the Explore ...
Amazon opens pre-orders for ‘Echo’ smart assistant to the public
Amazon Inc first teased its Siri-like smart speaker device called Echo last fall, initially making the device available through invitation only. Now, Amazon has finally opened up pre-orders to the public, and it will begin shipping on July 14. Echo is 9.25-inch tall cylindrical speaker that can connect to other devices through Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. The ...
Batman: Arkham Knight suffers from abysmal performance issues on PC
Whether it is due to laziness or incompetence, some studios just seem to have trouble porting their games to the PC. Ubisoft has been a regular offender with bad PC ports, especially with the horribly botched release of Assassin’s Creed: Unity, and now it looks like WB Games’ Batman: Arkham Knight is the latest PC title to miss ...