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If you're looking to get your hands on some free games this Christmas, then you should head on over to the GOG online store. Following in Epic's footsteps GOG is giving away a ton of free games as we approach the festive season. This includes old-school classics like Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, Beneath a Steel Sky, Shadow Warrior Classic, and Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar.Video game fans can download the games by visiting free giveaway section of the GOG website.GOG explains more: "Playing video games can be one of the…

Image: Wizards of the CoastResponding quickly to widespread concern online, Wizards of the Coast has released a statement on DnDBeyond clarifying some misconceptions that have been spread around Dungeons & Dragons’ Open Gaming License (OGL). Currently there is no OGL released for the newest edition of D&D, which is currently in playtesting. After reports from a investor’s roundtable earlier in the year calledD&D “under-monetized,” according to Chase Carter of Dicebreaker, people got worried about what that…

Owning a private plane just isn’t what it used to be.Citing security risks and privacy rights, the wealthiest of ultra-wealthy jet owners have had it with tracking websites and social media accounts dedicated to pinpointing their exact whereabouts as they move through the skies.Last week Elon Musk, the world’s second-richest man, suspended dozens of Twitter accounts belonging to a 20-year-old college student who had been posting the routes of private jets, including Musk’s Gulfstream G650. “Any account doxxing real-time…

As we’re moving towards an EV-dominated future, efforts to introduce wireless on-road charging systems are increasing. Now, Germany’s famous Autobahn will welcome its own wireless charging system — although it won’t be available to individual EV drivers. Instead, it will power a public bus transporting passengers to the city of Balingen. The technology will be provided by Israeli wireless charging company Electreon, which will collaborate with German EnBW — an EV charging infrastructure…

Samsung will soon face some tough times. Global investment and banking firm Goldman Sachs has estimated Samsung Electronics’ Q4 2022 operating profit to be around KRW 5.8 trillion (~$4.5 billion). Earlier, the investment banking company had estimated the company’s operating profit in the same quarter to be KRW 7.8 trillion (~$6 billion). The latest projection from Goldman Sachs is 25.6% lower than the previous one. If the estimated number turns out to be true, Samsung Electronics’ Q4 2022 operating profit would be 58.3%…

Plastic pollution is recognized as being one of the major global environmental challenges today, with a worldwide reach that is affecting essential Earth systems such as the climate and biodiversity. As a result, in March the United Nations Environment Programme declared its intention to develop a treaty by 2024 to “end plastic pollution”. However, although the declaration lays out overall aims for reducing plastic pollution, it does not mention any specific policy measures (see go.nature.com/3rgujfc). An efficient and…

Hydrogen storage tanks photographed in Spain on May 19, 2022. Hydrogen has a diverse range of applications and can be deployed in a wide range of industries.Angel Garcia | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesHydrogen has a part to play in the U.K.'s shift to a net-zero economy but its role will likely be restricted to certain sectors, according to a report from an influential committee of U.K. lawmakers.The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee concluded that although hydrogen possessed "several attractive features, most…

Final Fantasy VII Remake can now be played with a Buster Sword controller, thanks to the ingenuity of controller-making maestro Super Louis 64.In a video uploaded to Twitter over the weekend, Louis shows how his latest controller build can detect inputs like slashes, guards, and thrusts while battling some of the game's early Shinra guard enemies. The only problem is thrusting and swinging a giant, heavy sword to play a video game isn't exactly practical, but that's not exactly the point. Even if Louis…

The firm has written the rules of modern retail. After a disappointing year, it may not be able to keep winning at its own game. Amazon.com Inc.'s founder has long been obsessed with the company's beginning — and its end.In 2013, Jeff Bezos told 60 Minutes that companies have short life spans, “even the shiniest and most important of any era.” In his final letter to shareholders as CEO in 2021, with Amazon valued at more than $1.5 trillion, he quoted a book by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins to suggest that the…

NASA’s Space Launch System just completed the first leg of the Artemis I mission, delivering one of the most promising space exploration missions to the stars. But just because it succeeded doesn’t make it the most sustainable option. In fact, according to NASA’s cost and plans for the Artemis missions, the NASA SLS rocket isn’t actually sustainable at all. According to information shared earlier this year, NASA’s SLS rocket costs over $4 billion to build, and because it isn’t reusable, every mission that NASA…