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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 has had a pretty rough launch, and now Microsoft has put out a hotfix aimed at addressing some of the performance and stability issues. “We will continue to investigate any issues and keep the community informed,” says game lead Jorg Neumann.

After receiving a cease and desist letter from The New York Times, the owner of a Connections creator that also had a full archive of the NYT’s puzzles has removed it. You can still make puzzles on the site and play other creations, if you want.

Erin Kissane’s take on “the dark forest” idea of the internet suggests that context collapse is what makes the internet deranging. So how do you build a network where people matter?

The TikTok show Boy Room tours the disgusting bedrooms of men, cigarette butts, dirty clothes, and all. It’s gross, funny, and weirdly revealing — and now much more sanitized via an Amazon partnership.

In an HGTV-esque reboot, the show will now give home makeovers featuring Amazon furniture and decor. It serves as a front end to Amazon: Boy Room is also promoting the products via affiliate marketing.

Fresh off the reveal of the Donkey Kong-themed section of its amusement parks, Nintendo has released the Game Boy classic Donkey Kong Land for Switch Online subscribers. While it’s a toned down version of DKC on the SNES, Land does a surprisingly excellent job of translating the experience to a smaller, greener screen.

Shōgun was the most watched show on Google TV devices in 2024 while Road House was the most watched movie. And starting today you’ll find a curated “best of 2024” collection under the “For You” tab on the Google TV Streamer (4K), Google TV built-in devices, and the Google TV apps.

Based on a trailer, a lot of great games are getting discounts — might be time for me to finally pick up Animal Well.

The sale runs from 1PM ET on November 27th to 1PM ET on December 4th.

Feels like it’s been ages since we heard anything about Pixar’s Elio from co-directors Domee Shi, Madeline Sharafian, and Adrian Molina. But the studio has just dropped another trailer teasing how an alien bathroom is one of the most beautiful things young Elio (Yonas Kibreab) will see on his space adventure when the film hits theaters on June 13th.

Monday Night Raw starts streaming live on Netflix on January 6th, 2025, and the streamer just released its first trailer for the show:

In an interview with Daily Star, the game’s director, Naoki Hamaguchi said that while he understands fans’ desire for an Integrade-style DLC for Rebirth, he thinks what they really want is simply the next entry in the series and it’s best to let the team focus on that instead. A bit of a bummer, though not unexpected as Nintendo made the same decision for Tears of the Kingdom.

It’s been less than a month since Fortnite’s last concert, where Snoop Dogg and Ice Spice performed in Times Square. But the game is already gearing up for another performance, this one more virtual, to close out Chapter 2: Remix on November 30th. It’ll include the debut of a new Juice WRLD track — you can check out all the details right here.

The Netflix animated series was a clever reinvention of Scott Pilgrim, but according to creator Bryan Lee O’Malley, the story in season 1 of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is all we’re getting.

Sony is giving you another shot to try and buy the retro-gray PS5 slim, DualSense, and DualSense Edge tomorrow at 12PM ET from PlayStation Direct, as spotted by Wario64. Good luck!

As of December 1st, Fortnite Crew, a monthly $11.99 subscription that already includes perks like the Battle Royale battle pass and 1,000 V-bucks, will also give you access to the rewards passes for Fortnite Festival, Lego Fortnite, and a new “OG Pass” that will tie into the revived Fortnite OG mode. The change is part of Epic’s work to streamline its passes.

After a brief delay, Fortnite is introducing a new cosmetic called “kicks” on November 21st that lets you change your character’s shoes. Yes, it’s yet another thing to buy in the game, but I also can’t wait to make a ninja turtle wear Air Jordans. Here’s a full rundown of the supported skins.

Though the excellent Pokétoon web series has just wrapped for the season, Netflix is getting ready to drop the next chapter of its (very different, but still very good) mainline Pokémon anime that will follow as Liko (Alejandra Reynoso), Roy (Anjali Kunapaneni), and Dot (Faye Mata) set out to find the legendary land of Laqua. The new episodes are scheduled to debut on February 7th.

According to Shazam, that’s equal to 12 songs named for each person on Earth.

There will never be another show quite like HBO’s The Wire. But Apple TV Plus sounds like it’s going to try to recapture that magic with Dope Thief, Peter Craig’s new series based on Dennis Tafoya’s 2009 novel about “long-time Philly friends and delinquents who pose as DEA agents to rob an unknown house in the countryside, only to have their small-time grift become a life-and-death enterprise.”

The first two (of eight) episodes premiere on March 14th.

The new teaser for the FX spinoff series Alien: Earth doesn’t show a whole lot, but does confirm that the show will premiere in the summer of 2025. Oh, and in 2120 the xenomorphs are still very shiny.

In the meantime, Alien: Romulus starts streaming on Hulu tomorrow.

Though the Charcadet line has one of the most frustrating shiny forms in the Pokémon franchise, the latest Pokétoon web short does a wonderful job poking fun at how hard it is to spot the rare monsters.

What if the 1989 Game Boy was designed today for nostalgic adults? The $199 ModRetro Chromatic is made of metal, covered in sapphire crystal, with PBT buttons and an incredible screen. 

As I explain, this Game Boy comes from Palmer Luckey, the controversial Oculus Rift founder who runs defense contractor Anduril... but if that’s not a dealbreaker, I’ll have a full review later this week.

MSNBC, CNBC, USA, Oxygen, E! and more will be spun out, The Wall Street Journal reports. Comcast will keep Bravo, Peacock, and NBC. The plan, which Comcast had already signaled it was considering, will apparently be announced tomorrow.

No animated classic is safe. Next up: How To Train Your Dragon.