Auto Added by WPeMatico
At the start of the month we highlighted a US deal on the Neat Bumblebee 2, which saw the USB mic tumble from an MSRP of $100 to just $17 at Woot. Today we’ve found the UK equivalent, as you can now pick up this excellent mic for just £9.99 at Currys – with a further £2.99 for delivery or free collection if you prefer. That’s a great deal for the mic that cost around £30 for all of Black Friday and comes with my personal recommendation.
I haven’t checked in on Microsoft Flight Simulator for a while, but the aviation ’em up hasn’t missed a beat. Last month it received World Update 15, continuing increase the detail of its global landscape with a visit to Greenland and the Nordics. Now Asobo have released City Update 5: European Cities 1, which brings a similar pass of polish to five “exemplary urban regions”.
It’s nearly the holidays, which means some of you might be looking for something to play on your Steam Deck while you’re away visiting family. The choice just got a little harder: beautiful early access tactics game Songs Of Conquest and clever fantasy citybuilder Against The Storm are both now Steam Deck verified.
I keeping hopping into The Finals for one quick game before bed, then accidentally playing it until 2am. Perhaps sleep deprivation accounts for why I haven’t spotted any cheaters in-game, but apparently they’ve been more of an issue in recent days. Developers Embark Studios say that’s because of a technical issue they’ve now fixing.
I don’t tend to write up Steam bundle discounts, but this is a rather good one. As the name suggests, LudoNarraCon and Fellow Traveller’s Story-Rich Megabundle nets you 10 well-received narrative-heavy games for around £20, €23 or $25, including three games I’d personally say are among the choicest chunks of digital scribble to ever grace an SSD.
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 publisher Activision Blizzard plan to end hybrid remote/in-office work for QA staff based in Minneapolis, Austin, and El Segundo next year, with employees who are unwilling to fully return to the office offered severance, in what the ABK Workers Alliance are calling the basis for a round of “soft layoffs”.
It’s been encouraging to see how post-Steam Deck handheld PCs aren’t merely copying Valve’s homework. The Asus ROG Ally made a (mostly) successful attempt at slimming down while upping performance, and now we have the Lenovo Legion Go: an even higher-concept portable with Switch-style detachable controllers. One of which transforms into a mouse. It’s a bit mad but I’ve always loved the concept’s ambition, even as I rendered working protypes a little less… working.
I’m happy to report that this, the Legion Go’s retail version, is far more resistant to such improprieties. Moreover, it’s basically the best Windows handheld out there right now – though some occasional fiddliness, and the looming issue of the Steam Deck OLED, mean it isn’t necessarily the finest palmable PC outright.
Advent calendars are all about opening doors in search of wonderful treats, but you should probably leave this one closed.
After threatening to do so last week, ransomware group Rhysida have published well over a terabyte of stolen Insomniac Games data, with files ranging from personal information about Insomniac employees to details of forthcoming videogame projects, such as the already-announced Wolverine.
4K 144Hz gaming monitors continue to drop in price, with the very cheapest being this incredible MSI MAG274UPF at Best Buy in the US. It costs just $360 right now after a $90 discount, an extremely low price given the high-spec monitor that you get in return.
Meanwhile, in the UK the MSI is also the cheapest 4K 144Hz option from a mainstream brand (though AWD-IT’s X= XRGB27UHD is cheaper at £350), so I’ve linked that below as well at a price point of £399 (was £549).
