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Xbox Isn’t Abandoning Steam Despite Recent Rumors

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A new report has debunked rumors that Microsoft will stop selling Xbox games on Steam. According to Windows Central’s Jez Corden, Xbox has no plans to abandon the Valve-owned storefront and instead wants to expand its PC gaming options. Microsoft is also reportedly preparing to reveal its long-rumored Xbox Disc-to-Digital program in August. Xbox Games Aren’t Leaving Steam, Insider Claims Screenshot: Xbox, Steam This latest update comes from Windows Central’s Jez Corden. According to the industry veteran , Xbox games are not abandoning Steam and will continue to be sold on the PC storefront for the foreseeable future . The report refutes recent rumors that Xbox was going to double down on exclusivity by shutting out the Valve-owned platform. According to Corden, as of the time of writing, this is not part of Microsoft’s current plans. Interestingly, the report goes on to say that Microsoft actually wants to grow its PC options. For example, Blizzard is reportedly look...
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Palworld Online Reveals Its First New Pal

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A new Pal has been revealed in the official Palworld Online announcement. The adorable blue creature appears in the mobile game’s promotional artwork, suggesting that the upcoming narrative MMO will feature new Pals to catch. However, will the mysterious Pal also be added to Palworld ? New Pal Makes Its Debut in Palworld Online Artwork Screenshot: Pocketpair, Garena Pocketpair surprised players by announcing Palworld Online . The mobile multiplayer title is being developed by Garena and is described as a narrative MMO. However, more importantly, the game’s official marketing has revealed a new Pal for the first time – and it’s pretty adorable ! The little blue Pal can be seen in the right-hand corner of the Palworld Online announcement artwork . While we don’t have a name for the new creature, many fans are already calling it “Baby Lunaris,” which, in all fairness, is a pretty good guess. It would also make sense since Palworld doesn’t currently have baby Pals...
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Daily Horoscope: August 3, 2026

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Some days the sky hands you a combination that doesn’t come around often — a moment where your gut and your intentions are pointed at the same thing, and all you have to do is not overthink it. That’s the energy moving through this Monday morning, stargazer, and today it actually has room to move. The Sun trines the Moon this afternoon, pulling head and heart into unusual agreement across every sign. Don’t waste it on second-guessing yourself. By tonight, the Moon meets Saturn retrograde, and the mood sobers up considerably. The feeling fades; what stays is the question of what you’re going to do with it. Make your move now. Read your horoscope for the week , and see what the stars have in store for your sign today.  Aries: March 21 – April 19 You’ve been moving so fast that you forgot to ask if you’re actually fed — by the work, the people around you, the choices you’re making. Mars building toward Ceres in Gemini is...
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Black Ops 2 PS5 Gets Emergency Update to Combat Major Hacker Problem

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Activision has finally responded to the Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 hacker problem. The publisher has released an emergency BO2 update to improve match security and review accounts with Prestige levels that may have been altered by hackers. Call of Duty Black Ops 2 PS5 Update Improves Match Security Screenshot: Activision Ever since the Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 PS5 port launched in early July, the popular shooter has been swarmed with cheaters . However, one of the biggest issues players have faced is having their accounts unfairly banned after hackers alter their Prestige levels. Activision has finally responded to the situation with an emergency BO2 update to address hackers by improving match security and reviewing accounts with incorrect Prestige levels. The publisher announced the patch on X: “We’ve released backend updates to improve match security as we review accounts with incorrect Prestige levels. While this work is underway, some players may briefly s...
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Why Brandon T. Jackson Got Kicked Off the Set of ‘8 Mile’

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Brandon T. Jackson first started rising in the ranks after appearing in the 2005 dramedy Roll Bounce . He followed that up with a memorable part in 2008’s Tropic Thunder , playing Alpa Chino, a popular rapper trying to make a name for himself in the acting world. But years before Jackson found success as an actor in real life, he worked as an extra on some other pretty big movies. According to IMDb, his earliest film credits include the 2001 Muhammad Ali biopic Ali (starring Will Smith) and Michael Moore’s 2002 documentary Bowling for Columbine . Oh, and then there’s this little movie called 8 Mile , featuring rap legend Eminem . Don’t remember seeing Jackson in there at any point, do you? That’s not surprising, considering that he wasn’t able to spot himself either when he eventually got around to watching the film. The reason for this, it turns out, is Jackson didn’t actually make it into the final cut; a friend of his, who was standing right next to him while they were filming...
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27 Years Ago, a Tiger Woods Video Game Was Recalled Because of a Hidden ‘South Park’ Short

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The first public scandal involving Tiger Woods actually had nothing to do with his personal life. Back in 1998, EA Sports decided to capitalize on the fledgling golfer’s newfound success by putting out a video game called Tiger Woods 99: PGA Golf Tour . Though the game was well-received, the PlayStation version sparked some mild controversy because of an Easter egg that an EA employee snuck onto the disc without telling anybody. Evidently, the person in question was a South Park fan and wanted to share his or her love for the series with Woods’s fanbase, as one does. You see, a few months after the game was released, it was discovered that putting the PlayStation disc into a PC would reveal a hidden file labeled ZZDUMMY.DAT. Clicking on the file loads up a VHS recording of an early South Park short created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, which was included in its entirety. The 1995 film The Spirit of Christmas (also known as Jesus vs. Santa ) ultimately served as the basis for ...
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David Lynch Once Wrote a Body-Swap Comedy for Steve Martin, and It Sounds Completely Insane

At some point in the 1980s, Eraserhead director David Lynch wrote a script for a bizarre body-swap comedy with his future Twin Peaks collaborator Mark Frost. Entitled One Saliva Bubble , the proposed movie was intended as a vehicle for Steve Martin and Martin Short . Though Martin later claimed that he didn’t remember Short being involved, Short insisted in a recent interview that they were supposed to star in it together—which is backed up by news reports from the time. Whatever the case may be, Martin recalled the script being “masterful.”  View this post on Instagram In the years since it was first written, the screenplay has made its way online, and it’s every bit as wild as you’d expect a David Lynch movie with a name like that to be. The story centers around a group of people at a fictional Kansas airport who accidentally get hit by a ray from a satellite dish in space, causing them all to switch identities. For example, a troupe of...
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