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Google Clock’s new timer UI is here, and your muscle memory won’t like it

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Google has rolled out a few updates as part of the September Android Drop, like Guided Vision for Gemini Live and a crossover between Google Messages and Keep. Not to be missed, the company is also giving the Google Clock app some attention. […]

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ECOVACS Deebot X9 Pro Omni deal cuts 44% off the $799.99 RRP

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. ECOVACS describes the Deebot X9 Pro Omni as a flagship-style cleaner, and the feature list fits that billing. It uses very strong suction along with an auto-washing roller mop to tackle dust, hair, and everyday debris. Anti-tangle brush technology is also part of

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Life is Strange and Aphelion studio Don’t Nod probably facing layoffs again, as it announces ominous-sounding “transformation initiative”

"A backdrop of profound changes in the economic conditions of the video game industry." In a company press release (via Resetera and translated by DeepL), Don’t Nod announced it’s “embarking on a transformation initiative” to deal with “profound changes in the economic conditions of the video game industry”. Layoffs aren’t specifically mentioned, but when referring

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CEO of Saudi Arabia’s Savvy Games Group Brian Ward steps down after overseeing billions in mobile gaming acquisitions

In a message sent to staff, verified by Bloomberg, Ward wrote: “As Savvy embarks on its next period of transformational growth, this is the right time for new leadership for that evolution”. His role will be filled temporarily by Turqi Alnowaiser, deputy governor of the Public Investment Fund and Head of its International Investments Division.

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Mortal Shell 2 dramatically improved in almost every way by first major update

One of Mortal Shell 2’s most criticised aspects was its frugal economy. That manifested in the rate at which the game doled out various currencies, and how that limited players’ ability to experiment with Shells – the game’s premade classes, and weaponry. The patch added new Tarstones which are similar to rings in Soulslikes, awarding

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Paradox’s Afterworld feels like the first grand strategy game I can properly wrap my head around

Like Paradox’s other in-house grand strategy games, Afterworld brings its own unique twist. So while Crusader Kings is very much the studio’s take on role-playing, Afterworld draws inspiration from survival and settlement building games, letting players loose in a post-apocalyptic version of North America blighted by hazardous terrain and dangerous old-world ruins. Here, they’re the

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CD Projekt Red never considered charging for The Witcher 3 remaster, and says expansion Songs of the Past came from a couple of “happy accidents”

"Let's try and give Geralt one more ride." The Remastered edition of The Witcher 3, revealed at Gamescom last week, significantly overhauls the now 11-year-old role-playing game, not only visually, but also from a gameplay point of view, addressing its much-maligned combat but also enemy behaviour, horse riding, skill trees, and more. Yet despite all

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PlayStation argues “reasonable consumers” already know they don’t actually own their digital games

This comes in the middle of a class action lawsuit filed against Sony by four customers, who stated back in July that the PlayStation Store’s disclosures don’t do enough to comply with a certain 2025 California law around digital ownership. Companies are required to let customers know loud and clear that they’re not owed access

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Double Fine will finally make Brutal Legend 2, but only if its new Kickstarter campaign reaches an almost impossible $100m

Double Fine slid out from under Xbox’s ownership earlier this summer, after the console maker kickstarted another round of layoffs affecting 3,200 jobs over the course of the next year. Four Xbox first-party studios also changed ownership, with Double Fine managing to regain both its independence and its entire gameography (Psychonauts, Kiln, and Brutal Legend

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