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This Week in Apps: WWDC goes online, Android 11 delays, Facebook SDK turns into app kill switch

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Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 204 billion downloads and $120 billion in consumer spending in 2019. People are now spending 3 hours and 40 minutes per day using apps, rivaling TV. Apps aren’t just a way to pass idle hours — they’re a big business. In 2019, mobile-first companies had a combined $544 billion valuation,

Dragon Quest at Home posts coloring pages to help bust at-home boredom

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Color in your favorite Dragon Quest monsters and characters with these fun, free coloring sheets available online. Looking for something fun to do at home with all your art supplies? Square Enix has a suggestion: stay home and color as part of its Stay Home and Play campaign. The initiative's latest efforts include the creation of several fun Dragon Quest coloring pages and activity sheets thanks to the Japanese Stay Home and Play site. Color in Slimes, your favorite Dragon Quest characters, and more with a variety of fun PDFs

Undertaker: The Last Ride Review – WWE’s New Documentary Is A Revealing Look At The Wrestling Icon

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If you've spent any time exploring the WWE Network, you've come across a long list of documentaries about a variety of wrestlers, matches, pay per view events, and even entire wrestling companies. However, there's one thing that's been sorely lacking on the company's streaming platform: an in-depth look at its longest-tenured wrestler, the Undertaker. With the premiere of Undertaker: The Last Ride, that changes.The new eight-part documentary series follows the legendary Undertaker between 2017 and 2020 as the man behind the character, Mark Calaway, struggles with the realization that the

Microsoft showcases 13 new titles for the Xbox Series X

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Time Stamp: May 7, 2020 12:02 PM - Modified On: May 7, 2020 - Published By:
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With conferences canceled indefinitely, companies are increasingly reliant on online events to hype product launches. As they prepare to release next-gen console before the end of the year, expect plenty of livestreams and blogs from both Microsoft and Sony, in an attempt to flesh out all that their respective systems have to offer. Today, Microsoft took to YouTube, Mixer and Twitch to give the world a better idea of what to expect from the upcoming Xbox Series X release. Recent updates have, understandably, been largely focused on console hardware, as

Xbox Exec Gives An Update On Halo Infinite

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To date, Microsoft has released just one trailer for Halo Infinite (apart from the SlipSpace Engine trailer), so fans are understandably eager to see and learn more about the next-gen Halo title. Given the studio's relative silence on the project, some are wondering how the game is progressing.Xbox executive Aaron Greenberg said on Twitter that he has weekly check-ins with the studio, 343 Industries. He asked fans for their patience, especially now during the COVID-19 crisis as 343--and Microsoft's other teams--are now working from home (and with goats, in at

Twitch rolls out new streamer channel page design options

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In an effort to make life for streamers easier, Twitch is rolling out new customization options for the streamer home page. Twitch has been pouring in a lot of hard work to make life for the average streamer a little bit easier. But that doesn't just apply to when the red light is on. They also want to make things better for when the stream is over. On Wednesday, the streaming giant outlined the changes coming to the redesigned channel page. Starting today, Twitch users can now utilize an improved

Sid Meier’s Memoir Has The Perfect Name

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Sid Meier, the director of Sid Meier's Pirates!, Sid Meier's Railroads!, and Sid Meier's Gettysburg! has a memoir coming out later this year--and, of course, it's named Sid Meier's Memoir!. Meier, who is best known for the Civilization series, has worked in games since 1982.The memoir will, according to its official site, tell "the story of an obsessive young computer enthusiast who helped launch a multibillion-dollar industry." Meier will recount how he started Microprose, his original company (which is still going today), and discuss classic games like Theme Hospital and

Sekiro Online mod brings unofficial PvP & Co-op to the From Software game

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A new mod has brought a online features found in other From Software games to Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is a solitary experience, and quite good as one. The journey of the wolf to save and protect his prince against a cursed bloodline and those who would misuse it is an incredible narrative, but it hasn’t stopped folks from wanting some sort of co-op or PvP experience in the game. Thankfully, if you’re of that opinion, there’s a mod out to try to supply it to

New studio Modern Games acquires Beasts of Balance

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Modern Games is a new studio working to create games that combine physical and digital play. The company was founded by husband-and-wife team Justin and Amanda Kifer — serial entrepreneurs who previously launched companies including Citizen Local (acquired by MyLife in 2011) and Fidgetly, a fidget spinner company that also created a motion controller for iOS and Android games. It sounds like the Kifers have a number of new titles in development, but the company is announcing today that it has acquired and is relaunching an existing game, Beasts of

Evening Reading – May 5, 2020

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Hey Shacknews, it's time for Evening Reading Let's officially close out our day of posting. Please take a look. In case you missed it at Shacknews: [embedded content] #NewProfilePic pic.twitter.com/GrIevWTHfm — Shacknews (@shacknews) May 2, 2020 And now.. Other Stuff From The Internet! Always make sure your wine is done fermenting Anyone got a cloth? pic.twitter.com/A3UplbWbrU — MotherfuckerBond (@BadJim007) May 5, 2020 That is a solid Internet video. Don't be like this parent Dear parents that don't play games,You can discipline kids in a million ways, but if you destroy