Tetra Images – Dan Bannister/Getty Images Oil prices rose Friday and were on course for their biggest weekly advance in seven months. WTI oil futures have bulked up nearly 13% for the week that centered on the OPEC+ meeting. Barclays sees a higher-for-longer environment for energy prices after OPEC+ decided to cut output by 2…
Elon Musk (left) and Donald Trump. Andrew Kelly, Gaelen Morse/Reuters Elon Musk said Donald Trump’s Truth Social app is a “right-wing echo chamber.” The billionaire said he bought Twitter to make it “maximally trusted and inclusive.” Musk and the former president have traded jabs in the past. Elon Musk slammed former president Donald Trump’s social…
Spotify may be tempering its podcast push. A TechCrunchsource claims the streaming service is cutting 11 original podcasts from its Gimlet and Parcast studios, including How to Save a Planet, Crimes of Passion and (in the second quarter of 2023) Horoscope Today. The cancellations will also involve layoffs of “less than” 5 percent of Spotify’s…
In many ways the $2,059Pērkons seems like the drum machine sibling of Erica Synths’ SYNTRX. It’s not just that they share a chassis and knobs. But they’re both pricey, niche instruments that focus on having a unique character, rather than cramming in as many features as possible. But, while they’re both compelling yet impractical devices,…
Earlier this year, Platinum Games made the decision to cease all updates to its beleaguered live service game Babylon’s Fall, and announced it would be “terminating the game’s service” on Tuesday, 28th February 2023. The game itself had received a poor reception across the board, with criticisms ranging from its monetisation model to its £60…
Nintendo has revealed the next Splatfest theme for Splatoon 3 and it’s Pokémon themed. In a move that is sure to rile up the gaming community, the three options this time are starter Pokémon: are you grass type, fire type, or water type? The Splatfest will take place in-game from the 11th November. Read more…
Nier Automata is one of the most celebrated last-generation action titles, marrying Platinum Games’ signature stylings with inventive, varied gameplay and a mind-bending narrative. From a technical perspective though, the situation was far from ideal: the game was beset by frame-rate and image quality issues on last-gen machines, with wobbly performance coupled with plenty of…
Get ready to take to the skies, as on 13th October the 1996 classic Pilotwings 64 will be jetting on to consoles via Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. In Pilotwings 64, players will be able to get their hands on a variety of airborne machines as they complete various tasks across its worlds. This…
Epic has announced its next free game on the Epic Games Store – ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove. The game will be free to dip your toes in from 13th to 19th October and will replace Rising Hell and Slain: Back From Hell, which are currently free to download. Back in the Groove…
When you want to listen to music on your Garmin smartwatch, you’ll need to connect it to some headphones via Bluetooth. Here’s how to do it. Listening to music or podcasts on the go can be a great way to motivate you when you’re doing exercise – or it can at least help the time…