Ukie’s RaiseTheGame launches Access November to “inspire the games industry to make games more accessible”

UK games trade body Ukie has teamed up with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) to launch Access November, a new campaign launched under its RaiseTheGame initiative to “create meaningful cultural and behavioural change in UK game businesses”. From Monday 14th November to Friday 25th November, the campaign will offer virtual networking sessions,…

The weekend’s best deals: A bunch of Apple devices, Sony headphones, 4K TVs, and more

Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) It’s the weekend, and that means it’s time to round up the week’s best deals. As we anticipate, each weekend (and every day, really) in November brings with it a new round of discounts on popular, big-ticket items, typically at their lowest prices of the year. Today that includes headphones from…

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway spent a net $3.7 billion on stocks last quarter – and plowed another $1 billion into buybacks

Warren Buffett. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reported higher third-quarter revenues and operating profits. Buffett’s company spent a net $3.7 billion on stocks, and repurchased $1 billion of shares. Berkshire’s cash pile grew to $109 billion, after shrinking 28% in the first quarter. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reported a strong performance from its…

Modern Warfare 2 Vault Edition owners will get 10 hours double XP because of a “confusing” in-game exclusive

Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward has acknowledged “confusion” about an in-game store exclusive reward for players that picked up the Vault Edition. In a statement shared across its social media channels, the developer said that because of said confusion, it has “decided to reward” all Vault Edition owners – current and prospective – 10…

Marvel Snap’s upcoming PvP Battle Mode is “a totally new way to play”

A player versus player (PvP) mode is coming to Marvel Snap. The competitive mode – entitled Battle Mode – is, according to developer Second Dinner’s recently publicised roadmap, already in development. “We know you’ve been asking how you can play against friends and this is how!” exclaims the team on a blog update about the…