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A Jack in the Box in San Diego started spraying people with water for standing outside The "loiterers” were warned to "buy something or bounce"

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A developer turned Minesweeper into a free browser game that mocks modern AAA gaming It features hand-holding, constant NPC dialogue, and yellow guide markers

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Pizza Hut has put spicy noodles on a pizza Available in Japan, it's also topped with pork and cheese

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An exclusive Doctor Doom Magic: The Gathering card is being given away at certain Avengers: Doomsday screenings in the US

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$5 Steam game "Hood Warfare" is going viral With positive reviews, some people say it has better sniping and movement than CoD

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Scientists identified 57 new marine species in the deep-sea canyon where a Patrick Star lookalike went viral One discovery is a horned sea cucumber nicknamed "Loki"

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A free Android app lets you run Steam and play PC games directly on your phone DroidDeck can also install games from GOG and Epic, and you don't need a PC at all

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A man who used bots to stream his own AI-generated songs has been sentenced to 18 months in prison He made over $8 million from the scheme

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UK drivers will soon be able to check gas station prices on Google Maps Maps will display real-time fuel prices nearby

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Researchers have found that an island has a higher population of giant tortoises than people Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles is home to around 183,000 tortoises

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Metal band Mastodon are selling $150 vinyl records made with real 10,000-year-old mastodon fossils Fans have to win a raffle for the chance to buy one of the 170 available

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Skate devs addressed the viral mods featuring Spider Man, MW2 and GTA San Andreas They say they “draw the line” at profiting from unauthorized assets, but promise official creation tools to give players more freedom

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Sony has patented a system that lets viewers help streamers with on-screen pointers and send reactions they can physically feel Possible uses include pointing out a boss's weak spot and showing a player where to aim

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Instagram has responded to a glitch that kept suggesting the Creed song 'Higher' to users “This song is being recommended to more people than intended”

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Frontier Airlines has apologized after travelers were stuck onboard without lights, air conditioning, or water One passenger was restrained by crew to stop her getting off

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A new study suggests smelling chocolate before a workout could help you lift more Participants who smelled dark chocolate completed 18 more reps, while those who smelled milk chocolate managed 9

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Umamusume’s Gold Ship is getting a jacket honoring the real horse’s biggest wins

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A company that pits humans against robots in cage matches has been ordered to cease operations in California The company is still advertising an upcoming robot vs robot “deathmatch”

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A 150-year-old tree that grows almost completely sideways has been crowned Tree of the Year The tree in Northern Ireland developed it shape due to powerful winds, and now provides perfect shade for a bench

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A man has been convicted of stealing $53 million from a crypto exchange to buy rare trading cards It includes a $500,000 Black Lotus Magic card and a $257,500 sealed First Edition Pokemon booster box

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A German football club has banned its own fans from jumping because it could make other people feel sick Engineers found jumping in VfL Bochum's East Stand could create a trampoline effect

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Former Twitch director djWheat says the platform should have defended hot tub streamers He argued they weren't breaking the rules and that gambling is more harmful

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Forza Horizon 6 will launch on PS5 on January 26, 2027

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Mexican wrestler El Hijo de Fishman has been arrested after a 75-year-old referee died during a match The ref was left motionless after taking a double underhook piledriver by the luchador

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Subway is testing a new "After Dark" menu in the Netherlands It features mac and cheese, footlong pizzas, and loaded waffle fries

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The new GTA 6 leak shows off first-person driving and other gameplay Rockstar had previously told creators the game won't launch with a full first-person mode

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Taco Bell is launching a Birthday Cake Empanada in a collab with Milk Bar It's filled with cake batter-flavored filling, topped with pink frosting and rainbow sprinkles

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Sega has responded to the chaotic launch of the official Sonic Discord They say disruptive users were all banned and it's now running smoothly after a "wild" start

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Former Twitch director djWheat has called the platform's secrecy over Dr Disrespect's permanent ban a "big mistake" He says that even Twitch employees were kept in the dark about major bans

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GTA 6 will give players more freedom to complete missions however they want After RDR2 was criticized for scripted missions, Rockstar says GTA 6 will let players choose their own escape routes and ignore suggested paths

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Costco shoppers are spending thousands to install secret ‘Costco doors’ that make unloading bulk shopping easier The doors connect garages to pantries to pass groceries straight through

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Google has launched an AI platform that can create games by just describing them 'Playground' lets you change characters, rules, physics and environments with only prompts

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Apple is reportedly working with LG on a new lineup of smart home devices They include a doorbell, smart lock, thermostat and security cameras, per Bloomberg

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Starbucks is releasing cat-themed Frappuccinos for Halloween The US gets a chocolate cake flavor, while Japan gets a blackberry yogurt version

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A Florida pizza shop is going viral for using hand-drawn ads to prove they don't use AI “No AI, definitely no fake foods. Just REAL pizza made by real people”

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KFC's new chicken buckets are designed to fit in your car's cupholder They come with a choice of four nuggets, two wings or one tender and cost $3.49

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Amazon users are discovering a bizarre "About You" page that reveals what the company thinks it knows about them One woman found Amazon had determined she "has flat buttocks"

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A Discord bot designed to stop people using alt accounts has been hacked leaving millions of users' data compromised The leak includes IP addresses, usernames and around 1 million email addresses

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Nathan Drake actor Nolan North says Sony should make Uncharted 5 if it "wants to make money" He thinks it would be the "biggest announcement in gaming" and says he would "110% return"

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A streamer locked himself in a homemade jail cell until his mom could beat the first major boss in Elden Ring Drake Cummings spent 24 hours behind bars after his mom died 240 times before defeating Margit

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Rockstar's co-head says GTA 6 is so big, he doubts his team have even seen everything Rob Nelson says players who take time to explore will be rewarded

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Call of Duty caster Maven has quit after revealing he is dating his co-commentator's ex-wife Maven and MerK were one of CoD's best-known casting duos for years

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Norway could become the first country to ban smart glasses in certain public places The ban would include parks, beaches, schools, gyms and shopping centers

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Sony has filed a patent that could make bosses in Soulslike games even harder The new system would let bosses adapt to your moves, weapons and playstyle in real time

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You will be able to see Jason fully nude in the shower in GTA 6, Rockstar told IGN

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Xbox has clarified it doesn't have exclusive rights to GTA 6 cloud streaming or PC streaming of the game "The game will not be streaming exclusively [on Xbox] or to PC"

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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says the next generation console "Helix" will actually be a “family of devices” "We will certainly have a great console first, but we also know that many players will be on the go”

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2K is delisting NBA 2K25 after just two years Its online servers will shut down, making even the single player modes unplayable

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