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Here’s what drivers can expect to pay at the gas pump this summer

Gasoline prices have been falling since mid-April.

The Street

Larian boss says Baldur's Gate 3 doesn't "strike fear in the hearts of AAA developers," reckons The Witcher 4 and GTA 6 "can dwarf what we've been doing"

"You are going to see a whole bunch of other games that are going to be very huge."

GamesRadar

What’s open and closed on Memorial Day? From grocery stores to banks

In what had long been celebrated every May 30 to honor America’s fallen soldiers, Memorial Day officially became a federal holiday in 1971, observed on the last Monday in May

The Independent UK

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Holiday Travel Surge Expected To Break Records

Today is set to be one of the busiest travel days in the US in 14 years, with over 53,000 flights expected, as air travel surges post-pandemic.

Top News

Remember last year's Memorial Day travel jams? Chances are they will be much worse this year

Highways and airports are likely to be jammed in the coming days as Americans head out on and home from Memorial Day weekend getaways

The Independent UK

Nearly 44 million people are hitting the road for the start of summer: ‘We haven’t seen Memorial Day weekend travel numbers like these in almost 20 years’

“We’re projecting an additional one million travelers this holiday weekend compared to 2019," said Paula Twidale, senior vice president of AAA Travel.

Fortune

Stellar Blade studio is now 'considering' a PC release, and a sequel too

We called it back in 2022.

PC Gamer

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One in three cars fails real-world fuel emission tests

Testing has shown eight popular vehicles, from petrol hatchbacks to diesel SUVs, produce more emissions than lab tests promised, and some break lab limits.

AAP

Popular car uses 31% more fuel than advertised while other makes fare poorly in Australian efficiency test

Eight of 21 cars tested underperformed against their marketed efficiency rates, Australian Automobile Association says

The Guardian - AU

Australia's popular utes produce emissions far beyond regulations

The latest tests throw up major concerns.

The Canberra Times

Hellblade 2 is a master-class in immersive single-player gaming — this feature is revolutionary

The binaural audio is the highlight of Hellblade 2, but there is a smaller feature that revolutionizes the immersive gameplay experience — trust me. If you hate cutscenes, this game is about to win you over.

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Elder Scrolls Online lead says "we're the most prolific AAA game studio" after making an MMO that's "the equivalent of more than 10 single-player games"

"They all have a certain level of quality that's just not found anywhere else"

GamesRadar

Final Fantasy games set to arrive on Switch and Xbox as Square Enix drops PlayStation exclusivity

Square Enix will no longer be releasing new games from its popular franchises as PlayStation timed-exclusives

Evening Standard

Microsoft's Activision team is opening a new game studio in Poland 'Elsewhere Entertainment' to build new AAA IP

Microsoft subsidiary Activision revealed that it's opening a new game development studio today in Poland, dubbed 'Elsewhere Entertainment,' to leverage local talent.

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CEO behind Warcraft and StarCraft vets' new strategy game defends asking players to invest in the studio, even after raising $35 million across fundraising efforts

Almost one million dollars has been raised via equity funding

Windows Central

PlayStation will lose Final Fantasy exclusives, as Square Enix announces plans to bring more of its games to Xbox and PC

Square Enix has announced in their latest FY24 report that it plans to focus on releasing more games on multiple platforms, including Xbox, and revive old IP as part of their new business strategy.

GamesRadar

Square Enix to "shift from quantity to quality" as it "aggressively pursues a multiplatform strategy" which could spell the end of PlayStation-first Final Fantasy games

It still plans to "regularly release AAA titles in its major franchises"

GamesRadar

After calling the next Battlefield "another tremendous live service," EA CEO threatens to put ads in AAA games

"Advertising has an opportunity to be a meaningful driver of growth for us"

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Brace yourself, EA is thinking real hard about inserting ads into its videogames

CEO Andrew Wilson was asked about in-game ads in a recent earnings call.

Android Central

Batman Arkham Shadow shows that nothing is ever good enough for 'fans'

As AAA VR games continue to make headlines, flat-screen gamers are feeling left out. Thankfully, a few games have already proven that it's possible to solve the problem.

Tom’s Hardware

EA is looking at putting in-game ads in AAA games — 'We'll be very thoughtful as we move into that,' says CEO

EA is considering putting ads in AAA titles again but wants to do it thoughtfully this time.

InsideEVs

Will My Electric Car Leave Me Stranded?

Can an EV really run down to 0% and get you stuck somewhere? It's increasingly unlikely—so long as you plan ahead.

Tom’s Hardware

Microsoft guts four studios to focus on priority games aka Bethesda games

Microsoft makes ruthless cuts to development staff despite successful releases.

Kiplinger

The Five Biggest Travel Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

No travel medical insurance? Unnecessary luggage and hotel fees? Here are the biggest travel mistakes people make and how you can avoid them.

The Hindu

Daily Quiz | On Roger Bannister

A quiz on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the historic sub-four-minute mile run on May 6 by Roger Bannister

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