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CBS All Access Lengthens Free Trial Just In Time For Star Trek: Picard’s Finale

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Ahead of Star Trek: Picard's season finale this Thursday, Sir Patrick Stewart announced that CBS All Access has a new 30-day free trial with promo code GIFT. CBS All Access normally has a seven-day free trial period, so this is a nice bump to help you pass the time while at home. The promo code is good until April 23 and even lets you enjoy the commercial free plan (regularly $10 per month).Naturally, the free month comes at a great time, especially for those itching to watch Picard, the CBS

Xbox Insider Release Notes – Alpha Ring (2004.200323-0000)

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Hey Alpha ring users! Today’s Xbox Insider Release Notes highlight the latest fixes, known issues, and features coming to your console. Starting at 2 p.m. PT today, users will receive the latest 2004 Xbox One system update (build: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200419041.1816.200323-0000). Keep reading for more details. System Update Details: OS version released: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200419041.1816.200323-0000 Available: 2 p.m. PT – March 24, 2020 Mandatory: 3 a.m. PT – March 25, 2020 Fixes for Alpha We’ve heard your feedback, and we’re happy to announce the following fixes have been implemented for this 2004 build: My

Xbox Insider Release Notes – Alpha Skip-Ahead Ring (2005.200323-0000)

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Time Stamp: March 24, 2020 1:40 PM - Modified On: March 24, 2020 - Published By:
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Hey Alpha Skip-Ahead ring users! Today’s Xbox Insider Release Notes highlight the latest fixes, known issues, and features coming to your console. Starting at 2 p.m. PT today, users will receive the latest 2004 Xbox One system update (build: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200519041.2234.200323-0000). Keep reading for more details. System Update Details: OS version released: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200519041.2234.200323-0000 Available: 2 p.m. PT – March 24, 2020 Mandatory: 3 a.m. PT – March 25, 2020 Fixes for Alpha Skip-Ahead We’ve heard your feedback, and we’re happy to announce the following fixes have been implemented for this 2004

WWE Takeover Tampa Matches To Appear On NXT

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Time Stamp: March 24, 2020 10:38 AM - Modified On: March 24, 2020 - Published By:
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Sports Illustrated is reporting that NXT's Tampa Bay Takeover will air on the WWE Network, starting next week on April 1. With Wrestlemania becoming two nights, which will include the Hall of Fame induction ceremony, the black and gold brand's biggest night got bumped up to NXT's regular night.The final card isn't officially set, but Triple H will be live on March 25th's episode of NXT to be on commentary and more than likely put things in stone. Right now, the only confirmed match is a six-woman ladder match to

Sony Slowing PS4 Download Speeds In Europe To Help Internet Reliability

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Time Stamp: March 24, 2020 10:21 AM - Modified On: March 24, 2020 - Published By:
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With internet usage growing due to social distancing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Sony has announced plans intended to help mitigate the impact of the PlayStation Network on internet reliability in Europe. Specifically, Sony Interactive Entertainment president Jim Ryan has announced the company is "working with internet service providers in Europe to manage download traffic to help preserve access for the entire internet community."While PS4 wasn't specifically cited, it's undoubtedly PS4 users that represent the bulk of SIE's network traffic. (Recent weeks have seen some massive updates and game download

Plague Inc. Developer Donates $250,000 To Fight Coronavirus

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Time Stamp: March 24, 2020 10:02 AM - Modified On: March 24, 2020 - Published By:
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Plague Inc. developer Ndemic Creations' game simulates what might happen in the event of an unstoppable pandemic, but the company is now doing its part to stop one. Ndemic announced this week that it donated $250,000 in order to fight the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.The donation was made to the Coalition of Epidemic Preparedness Innovations as well as the World Health Organization's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. The former is dedicated to developing and financing vaccines to treating new infectious disease, while the latter is focused on preventing, detecting, and treating

Netflix Is Downgrading Video Quality In Australia To Help Keep Networks From Overloading

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Time Stamp: March 24, 2020 12:40 AM - Modified On: March 24, 2020 - Published By:
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As is already the case across Europe, Netflix is downgrading the video quality of movies and TV in Australia as part of an effort to mitigate problems related to internet overload as more people stay home amid concerns around COVID-19.The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Netflix will begin compressing the bit rates of content from this evening (24 March) to help the National Broadband Network (NBN) continue to operate normally.Netflix vice president Ken Florence told SMH that the reduced bit rates will be in place for the next 30 days.

Xbox Live Is Down Again For Some, Modern Warfare Affected

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Time Stamp: March 23, 2020 10:53 PM - Modified On: March 23, 2020 - Published By:
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Xbox Live has gone down again, for some at least. The Xbox Live Support page notes that "Purchase and Content Usage" is affected right now. This is a big deal, because in some cases, these new Xbox Live issues are preventing people from launching their games to begin with.The support pages notes that the game Smite, in particular, is affected by these latest Xbox Live issues, but the problems seem to extend beyond that game alone.Just minutes ago, GameSpot's repeated attempts to boot Call of Duty: Modern Warfare all failed.

NVIDIA unveils DLSS 2.0; will be ready for Control’s The Foundation DLC

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Time Stamp: March 23, 2020 4:00 PM - Modified On: March 23, 2020 - Published By:
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NVIDIA is taking another step forward in the world of PC gaming, unveiling its new DLSS 2.0 technology. And among the first games to utilize it will be Control and this week's The Foundation DLC. NVIDIA has been hard at work trying to improve upon its AI architecture in an effort to make PC gaming a better place. One of the company's biggest focuses has been on its Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) system, which uses AI to extract aliased frames and output higher frame rates in more graphically-intense games.