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GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Arc Raiders has already seen quite a few updates since its launch at the end of October, but developer Embark Studios is closing the year out big. The Cold Snap update brings multiple seasonal events, a new Snowfall map condition, and plenty more for fans to sink their teeth into. Among the fresh additions is the Goalie Raider Deck–the game’s second battle pass–which contains a smorgasbord of cosmetics, gear, items, and even Raider Tokens that can be used toward premium purchases in…
QUICK FACTSMilestone: Dian Fossey found murderedDate: Dec. 27, 1985Where: Karisoke Research Center in RwandaWho: The murderer remains unknownIn late December 1985, a worker opened the door to a remote cabin in the Virunga Mountains of Rwanda and encountered a horrific scene: Gorilla researcher Dian Fossey, whose aggressive approach to conservation had pitted her against the local community, had been hacked to death with a machete, and her cabin had been ransacked.Fossey had been working with an endangered gorilla population in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park since the late 1960s. Along with Jane Goodall and Biruté Galdikas, she was one of the…
If you’ve been considering upgrading your smartphone, now is the perfect time to treat yourself to something fresh and exciting. Amazon has just made it even easier for you to do so, with the Google Pixel 10 and Pixel 10 Pro being offered at some hefty discounts. The Pixel 10, featuring 128GB of storage, has dropped from $799 to as low as $549. Meanwhile, the Pixel 10 Pro with 128GB of storage is now available for just $749, down from its original price of $999. Both the Google Pixel 10 and Pixel 10 Pro come equipped with a 6.3-inch display…
Stardew Valley just got better on Switch 2, Marvel Rivals is pitching a big 2026, and we finally have our first teaser trailer for Nicolas Cage as John Madden. It’s the latest edition of Morning Checkpoint, Kotaku‘s daily roundup of gaming news and culture. While many were battling big game service outages over the holiday, from Arc Raiders to Steam, I was battling Minecraft for the original Switch, which I bought for my kids because of the Mario add-on but which keeps crashing on startup. It’s something fans have apparently dealt with for years, but I’m still shocked that a…
Good-quality in-ear headphones offering solid sound with a comfortable fit, plus a decent battery life, can be hard to find. And when you do manage to find a pair, it usually costs an arm and a leg. Well, that’s not the case today. We just spotted the 2nd-generation Bose QuietComfort Ultra wireless noise-canceling earbuds going for $249 at Amazon, after the retailer took a nice $50 off their usual price. The offer also includes a 60-day free trial to Audible, which sweetens it even more. See at Amazon Multiple Listening Modes This premium pair of earbuds lets you choose from…
I’ve put dozens of hours into Pokémon Legends: Z-A’s Mega Dimension DLC, and for a while, I thought the issue I was encountering on occasion in which my Pokémon, when fighting in the new Hyperspace maps, would go in the opposite direction of their target and attack air, was just a minor, occasional oddity not worth much attention, and so I opted to just navigate around it as best I could. But after putting way more time into grinding the game as I try to find Latias in a randomly generated portal, I went looking to see if anyone else…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. They’re sugary, sweet, and not just peppermint-flavored anymore. Candy canes are a holiday staple with roots dating back to the 1600s. The story suggests that in 1670, a choirmaster in Cologne, Germany, gave children these sugary sticks shaped like a shepherd’s staff for the long nativity church service. While the confection has come a long way in the centuries since, the candy canes made by Hammond’s Candies in Denver, Colorado, still share one thing with that 17th century German candy maker. Their current roster of 26…
Everybody loves a great gift bundle, even when it’s of the DIY variety. If you already have a Steam Deck or Nintendo Switch 2 bought and wrapped and ready, there’s still time to create an awesome holiday bundle by making the very small addition of the Samsung P9 Express microSD card — the 256GB version is selling at Amazon for 40% off, and going fast. The P9 Express microSD card isn’t exclusively a gaming accessory — it works like any microSD card, with the ability to add storage and memory to tablets, drones, digital cameras, and more — but it…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Founding father Benjamin Franklin secured the alliance with France that led to victory in the Revolutionary War, negotiated the Treaty of Paris ending said war, signed the Declaration of Independence and the U.S Constitution, discovered that lightning was electrical, invented bifocal glasses, wrote the famous Poor Richard’s Almanac, and ran newspapers. He also had some thoughts on farting. In 1781, Franklin wrote a satirical letter to the Royal Academy of Brussels on the subject of flatulence, and what, perhaps, science could do about it. Because, as…
For years now, Fallout fans have been wondering when the next mainline sequel will arrive. Hype for the game most assume will be called Fallout 5 grew even larger last year after Amazon’s TV show made the post-apocalyptic franchise bigger than ever. And while Bethesda hasn’t formally announced Fallout 5, that hasn’t stopped the studio’s creative director, Todd Howard, from talking about it over the years. Fallout 4 arrived on consoles and PC in 2015. Not long after its launch, people began wondering about Fallout 5. As a result, whenever Howard sits down for an interview, it’s not unusual for…