Jonathon Rees, better known by his stage name, Greg Ellis, was the voice behind Dragon Age’s fan-favorite templar knight and romanceable NPC companion, Cullen Rutherford. He was arrested last week on multiple charges of coercion, unlawful surveillance, and harassment stemming from a 2022 breakup after which he…
PS5 cloud streaming support is now being extended to shovelware, if PS Store’s own tags are anything to go by. Sony’s online storefront has been a mess for quite some time — from licensing issues to being clogged with asset-flip shovelware and incorrectly tagging games — but this one surprised even us, despite having written about these issues at length.
While browsing through the PS Store via the PS App, I noticed a bunch of new demo recommendations for me, one of which was … wait for it … The Jumping Ice Cube. It’s a $0.99/£0.79 game that rewards players with a Platinum trophy within a few minutes. Not really a game that needs a “demo,” but I digress.
The Jumping Ice Cube’s PS5 page proudly displays the message “PS5 game streaming supported only with Premium subscription.” I thought this was a mistake, so I checked the game’s store pages via the web browser for the U.S. and U.K. regions, and found that they both supported the PS5 streaming label.
Impressive that The Jumping Ice Cube received streaming support prior to some major games!
On a serious note, we sincerely hope that this is a mistake that’ll be rectified soon. We’re sure PS Plus Premium subscribers won’t be ecstatic to see shovelware beginning to clog their PS Store cloud game listings. These asset-flip games have already made browsing PS Store sales difficult enough. The last thing we need is for the problem to get worse.
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The weeklong speedrunning marathon Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 wrapped up in the wee hours of Sunday morning, and organizers say it managed to pull in a total of $2,556,305 for Prevent Cancer Foundation.
As could be expected, the event in Pittsburgh brought a good mix of skill and silliness: there was a Crazy Taxi speedrun featuring a live band; FunkopotamusWes played the piano during his run of New Super Mario Bros. Wii, using his head and feet to control the game via motion controls; and Dr. Doot did an Elden Ring bosses speedrun using an electric saxophone. Yes, the saxophone did make little doot doot sounds the entire time.
The marathon ran continuously from January 5-12, so there are many, many more great moments besides these to catch up on if you missed it. Everything can be found on the Games Done Quick YouTube channel.
AGDQ is one of several charity-focused events held by Games Done Quick every year, and the next one, Back to Black is coming up in February. Highlighting Black hosts and speedrunners, that event (Feb 6-9) will raise money for the racial justice nonprofit, Race Forward. Over the years, Games Done Quick has raised more than $54 million for various charities including Prevent Cancer Foundation and Doctors Without Borders. AGDQ raised about $2.5 million during its marathon last year, too.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://ift.tt/qm6JVItIt’s looking more and more like the rumored ultra-thin iPhone we’ve been hearing about for the last few months will get Apple’s “Air” branding. In the Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says the iPhone 17 lineup will feature a new model that could be called the iPhone 17 Air, and it’ll be roughly 2 millimeters thinner than any other model we’ve seen yet. “It will have a base-level A19 chip and a single-lens camera system,” Gurman notes, and will serve “as a testing ground for future technologies, including ones that could allow for foldable devices.” That and the upcoming new iPhone SE will use Apple’s first in-house modem, according to Gurman.
We’re also likely to see upgrades to the entry-level iPad that will make it compatible with Apple Intelligence. Gurman reports that the next generation of iPad will get the A17 Pro chip and 8 GB of memory. That news should come in the spring along with the iPhone SE and new iPad Air models, according to Gurman.
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Welcome to CES 2025, where tech companies are showing off their latest innovations — some more practical than others. From $60,000 transparent TVs to RGB-lit RAM sticks, this year’s show is all about pushing boundaries (and price tags). Let’s take a look at some of the most eye-catching announcements and one fashion…
“Wicked” actress Cynthia Erivo clearly has a thing for playing characters who fly. In an interview at the National Board of Review Awards Gala, Erivo was asked what “dream role” she’s manifesting for her future. And now, she said she’s ready to tackle one of the most iconic superheroes in history.
Starbucks is looking to reignite consumer interest by teaming up with Disney for a limited-edition Minnie Mouse-themed collection.
