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Minecraft’s Friendly Fishing Add-On Is Out Now

by admin September 28, 2025

Get your fishing rods, it’s time to play Minecraft. Mojang is working with Conservation International to give us a new educational Minecraft add-on called Friendly Fishing. Friendly Fishing is “an epic fishing adventure loaded with everything from tuna and clams to anchovies, sharks, and treasures,” and it’s available now.

The Barracuda is just one of many fish in Friendly Fishing.

In addition to offering up a new place to explore and fish to catch, this is meant to educate players about ocean pollution. As you fish, you’ll be able to catch a variety of underwater creatures, but you’ll also hook plastic waste, which you can then use to craft unique items. You’ll unlock more fish–over 90 types–as you clean up the ocean, in addition to learning about real-world ocean cleanup.

This add-on also features an aquarium to fill with fish, and the ability to suit up for a dive to explore some ruins.

Microsoft is making an initial $100,000 donation to Conservation International, and all net proceeds from this add-on will go to Conservational International as well.

Friendly Fishing costs 990 Minecoins in the Minecraft Marketplace. $5.99 currently gets you 1020 Minecoins.

Also announced at Minecraft Live are the Copper Age update landing next week, the holiday 2025 update Mounts of Mayhem, and an upcoming Dragon Ball Z collaboration.

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The Xiaomi OpenWear Stereo Pro in a sunny outdoor setting.

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Xiaomi OpenWear Stereo Pro review: a few neat features don’t save these problem-plagued open earbuds

by admin September 28, 2025

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Xiaomi OpenWear Stereo Pro: Two-minute review

“I can hear your music,” is something my mother used to tell me when I was young, worried that I’d damage my hearing by cranking my music too loud, and it’s something I’ve heard from multiple people since I started testing even the best open earbuds.

These safety-focused open-fit headphones don’t put the earbud in your ear but just outside it, letting you hear surrounding sounds – but until the Xiaomi OpenWear Stereo Pro came along, this also meant that people around you could hear the distant ring of your tunes too.

No more! Xiaomi’s sophomore open-ear offering fixes the problem, with a bespoke 10mm driver that’s designed to eradicate sound leakage, and does a decent job at stopping bystanders hearing your music. My local park was no longer regaled by early-morning Busted and Hansen sprints, which I’m sure the community was overjoyed with.

That driver’s just one of five nestled into each earbud, a surprising spec given that most earbuds have one and even top-end ones have only two or three, and you can see them arranged in a flower-like pattern on each bud. But my first-glance comparison between this layout and the look of the five-camera Nokia 9 PureView, which was the first smartphone to use this many rear sensors, continues further than I’d like. Just as that phone offered a packed spec-sheet that didn’t deliver as promising results in testing, the OpenWear Stereo Pro may have the hardware but can’t seem to make good on it to stand a cut above the rest.

For most of my testing, I listened on the default sound profile and the buds sounded awful, really tinny and compressed – luckily I discovered that changing to one of the other few audio presets clears up lots of my problems, adding depth and range, and I wish I hadn’t written most of this review before discovering that! Oh well, a few hours of rewrites gave me more time to review the buds.

That extra testing time didn’t give me extra insight on the design, which isn’t quite as robust or rigid as open-ears need to be for gym users. Doing exercises that don’t see me stand upright like sit-ups, skull-crushers or anything reclined saw gravity drag the buds away from my ears, though thankfully they were okay when running or cycling.

It’s in the feature set that Xiaomi goes some way in winning me over. I’ve already mentioned the sound leak suppression system but the company has also brought back an easily-toggled voice note recording system, which I’ve found really useful in quickly letting me leave reminders to myself.

Despite winning points back, though, the Stereo Pro level out as being ‘fine’ buds, instead of the solid ones they’d need to be to compete in this rapidly-growing and hotly contested market.

Xiaomi OpenWear Stereo Pro review: Price and release date

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Available from September 24, 2025
Costs £139.99 (roughly $180, AU$280)
In line with most open-ears

The Xiaomi OpenWear Stereo Pro were announced in September 2025 at a launch event by the company, which also included the Xiaomi 15T smartphone, some new versions of existing wearables and a few other bits and pieces.

The earbuds cost £139.99 (roughly $180, AU$280). A US release is unlikely given precedent, and an Australian one is possible due to Xiaomi releasing some of its earbuds there, but not guaranteed.

That price puts the Stereo Pro in line with most other open-ears, which generally sit between £100 and £160 (or $/AU$ equivalent), though some of our favorite options sit at the lower end of that spectrum. More on that in the Competition section below.

Xiaomi OpenWear Stereo Pro review: Specs

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Drivers

Tweeter + 2x balanced armatures + 18x13mm dynamic driver + 10mm driver

Active noise cancellation

Battery life (ANC off)

8.5 hours (buds) 45 hours (case)

Weight

9.7g (buds) 72g (case)

Connectivity

Bluetooth 5.4

Waterproofing

Xiaomi OpenWear Stereo Pro review: Features

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Two useful features
Presets, but no equalizer
8.5 hours of listening per charge

Xiaomi puts the battery life of the OpenWear Stereo Pro at 8.5 hours for the buds, a figure which my own testing gave me no reason to doubt. The charging case bumps that up to 45 hours and both are slightly above average, the case figure to a commendable degree.

The Xiaomi Earbuds app for your phone or tablet gives you some extra control over your buds, with the ability to customise touch controls and jump between a few sound profiles (like EQ presets, but without there being an actual EQ). I’ll mention these in more detail later but it’s not quite as much as customization as other buds give you.

The flashy feature that’s designed to make the Stereo Pro stand out from the crowd is a driver which is designed to stop sound leaking. By ‘leaking’, I mean music from the buds that people around you can hear, which is both annoying for them and embarrassing for you (especially if your music taste is poor but trust me, we’re all judging you).

From my testing (and my partner’s, due to her being my guinea pig) the feature does a decent job at reducing sound leaking. It doesn’t totally remove it and sound leaking is still apparent, but it downplays open earbuds’ natural tendency to spread music around (due to the design). It’s most efficient in public areas where it brings your music just quiet enough to be drowned out by background noises.

Another feature present, that Xiaomi has ported over from its standard earbuds, is a recording mode. You can enable this with a gesture command, and it records audio from the buds or, apparently, a built-in speaker in the case.

It’s a useful feature for people who like to record their own voice notes on the go (let’s be honest: it’s a lot easier than using your phone’s notes app) but many countries have laws against recording unawares people, so you’ve been warned.

Throughout testing, I bumped up against a problem that seemed to be a connectivity one, rather than a sound one, though it did affect the audio. Now and then the buds would jump between tunings, from the usual one to an extra-compressed one and back again after a few seconds. There was no way of controlling or pre-empting this. I put it down to a connectivity issue because from time to time the buds would also lose connection for a few moments, a problem likely linked.

Xiaomi OpenWear Stereo Pro review: Design

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Very shiny earbuds
Comfortable to wear but unreliable hold
Hardy carry case

If you’re familiar with the look of open earbuds, the thing that’ll hit you about the Xiaomi OpenWear Stereo Pro is just how shiny they are. The counterweight and bud both come with a sheen so clean you can do your hair in them, making them look really rather premium. You can pick up the buds in gray, white or, like my test unit, rose gold.

And if we’re making judgements based on appearance, seeing the five drivers on the other side, complete with the text ‘5-driver sound system, designed by Xiaomi’ makes a loud statement about the buds’ audio quality.

Each bud weighs 9.7g, which is a little more than some rivals I’ve tested, but it doesn’t tell. They’re comfortable to wear for long gym sessions or trips, though when I wore them for my workout the bud would often move away from my ear if I leant down or lay down. I’ve found this problem in a few other open-ears and it seems to happen most when the material connecting the bud and counterweight is weak, and therefore unable to hold the bud rigidly.

The case is an oval clamshell that retains your color choice from the bud – and again, has a little ‘designed by Xiaomi’ in case you forget who made it (the name appears four times across the case and buds, not counting a little removable information sticker on the case).

Strong magnets grip the Stereo Pro when you put them in the case, so I never needed to fuss much about putting them in perfectly, which was handy when I wanted to sheathe the Xiaomi in a hurry. Features of the case include a USB-C charging port and pairing button but not much else.

Pre-release information provided to TechRadar didn’t mention an IP rating for the buds or case, so keep them safe from rain.

Xiaomi OpenWear Stereo Pro review: Sound quality

Five drivers per bud
Default sound profile is bad
Low max volume

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A glance at the Xiaomi OpenWear Stereo Pro’s specs list sets up high expectations for the buds’ audio chops, and that’s because each bud has a startling five drivers (most rivals have one).

There’s a tweeter for refining treble, dual balanced armatures aimed again at higher-frequency tones, an 18x13mm dynamic driver that’s targeted at bass and the aforementioned 10mm sound leak reducer. And if that overwhelming hardware list somehow doesn’t impress you, perhaps the support for Hi-Res Audio and LDAC, SBC and AAC codecs will.

After reading all those specs, seeing the five drivers individually presented on the earbuds in a distinct way, and setting up my expectations fittingly, I was pretty shocked to discover that the Stereo Pro don’t sound good at all. In fact, I wrote a pretty scathing review of the sound – and then connected the buds to the phone app (not available immediately because I had early access to my review sample), changed from the default sound profile and found most of my issues vanish. If you’ve just bought these buds, make this change straight away.

In their default sound profile, the Xiaomi OpenWear Stereo Pro sound tinny, compressing a multitude of instruments into one sound and losing the details from almost all of them. In rock songs instruments like rhythm guitar, accompaniment keys and backing vocals are muddled and drum lines and more prominent guitar lines are akin to sleigh bells for how jangling they sound. Reverb fills the space that a detailed soundstage should take up.

Changing from the default sound profile really widens instruments, as well as the soundstage (though if you’re a masochist, the in-app toggle to increase the dynamic range turns the tinniness up to 11). It doesn’t make audio sound great, but it brings it in line with other open-ears.

The drivers’ emphasis on higher-end audio helps vocals and guitar solos stand out, and while there’s sufficient bass it sounds ill-defined and loose unless you fix it in the equalizer. Most of the time, it turns songs into a wall of distorted sound in which you can’t make up the textural details. I can see some listeners being okay with this aspect of the buds, especially ones who like high-powered metal music, but bear in mind that if you try head-banging these buds are going to go flying.

The buds don’t even go very loud, so I sometimes struggled to hear music when I was nearby a road.

Xiaomi OpenWear Stereo Pro review: Value

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Your money could go further
…unless you want those features

As mentioned before, the Xiaomi OpenWear Stereo Pro sit around the average price of open earbuds, and also as mentioned, there’s lots of competition.

In fact, some of our favorite options are cheaper, making Xiaomi’s offering feel hard to recommend given that its performance also doesn’t match up.

The exception to this is whether or not the buds’ features sound enough to win you over, but for me, the sound quality is a sticking point.

Should I buy the Xiaomi OpenWear Stereo Pro?

(Image credit: Future)Swipe to scroll horizontallyXiaomi Openwear Stereo Pro score card

Attributes

Notes

Rating

Features

The decent battery life and useful extras make up for the wobbly connection.

4/5

Design

The buds are flashy and shiny with handy touch controls but the buds aren’t held in place reliably.

3.5/5

Sound quality

The Stereo Pro gives unconvincing sound, even when you’ve turned off the poor default mode.

3/5

Value

There’s bound to be something that works better within your budget… unless the features appeal to you.

3/5

Buy them if…

Don’t buy them if…

Xiaomi Openwear Stereo Pro review: Also consider

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Xiaomi Openwear Stereo Pro

Huawei FreeArc

Honor Earbuds Open

Technics EAH-AZ100

Drivers

Tweeter + 2x balanced armatures + 18x13mm dynamic driver + 10mm driver

17x12mm

16mm

17x12mm

Active noise cancellation

Yes

Battery life

8.5 hours (buds) 45 hours (case)

7 hours (buds) 28 hours (total)

6 hours (buds) 40 hours (total)

7.5 hours (buds) 38.5 hours (case)

Weight

9.7g / charging case: 72g

8.9g / charging case: 67g

7.9g / charging case: 52.5g

9.6g / charging case: 88g

Connectivity

Bluetooth 5.4

Bluetooth 5.2

Bluetooth 5.4

Waterproofing

IP57

IP54

How I tested the Xiaomi OpenWear Stereo Pro

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Tested for two weeks
Tested at home, in the office, on runs, at the gym and while cycling

I used the Xiaomi OpenWear Stereo Pro for two weeks before writing this review, which is the standard TechRadar testing time.

During the testing period I used the buds at home, on walks around my neighborhood, on runs, at the gym, while cycling and on busy public transport. I paired them to my Android smartphone and most of the testing was done on Spotify and Netflix.

I’ve been reviewing gadgets for TechRadar for nearly six years, which has included lots of Xiaomi gadgets in the past. For the last year I’ve been reviewing countless open earbuds, and so have a lot of experience in the area with which to compare the Xiaomis.

First reviewed in September 2025

Xiaomi OpenWear Stereo Pro: Price Comparison

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As Hades 2 arrives in full, is early access good or bad for the overall video game experience?

by admin September 28, 2025

Hello and welcome to another entry in our “The Big Question” series, in which we present an argument to you, the Eurogamer community, for further interrogation. This week: Do you play games in early access or does playing them piecemeal lessen the overall experience?

What is early access? While most of you no doubt know what we mean by early access, we’re referring to when a game is released to a store (usually Steam) in an unfinished state, but with the promise that new content will be added over time and it’ll eventually launch as a complete 1.0 version. This week saw the 1.0 release of Hades 2, but the biggest game to ever do it is probably Larian’s Baldur’s Gate 3, which was in early access for almost three years.

Today Tom and Bertie make their cases for and against games releasing in early access.

I don’t play games in early access, just like I don’t eat my lunchtime sandwich before I’ve put all the fillings in

Why would I lessen my first impression of a game like Hades 2 by playing it before it’s finished? | Image credit: Supergiant

Imagine paying £34 for a good game? That’s just utterly ridiculous, of course, but it’s fine to pay good money for a game that isn’t even finished? OK, that makes perfect sense. I’m firmly on the side of “buying and playing games in early access is a bizarre thing to do, and borderline sabotage of your own enjoyment,” just to be clear.

To be completely open, I have bought one game in early access, and that’s Slime Rancher 2, and I was under considerable pressure from my son to do so as he loved the original. It really just hammered home my feelings, though. Early access Slime Rancher 2 felt fine, but it was impossible to shake the feeling (and actual fact) that if I just waited a while I’d be able to experience the whole thing and not just this portion of the thing we both wanted to see and play. Playing it unfinished has in fact dampened our enthusiasm for the final game, which is now in its Version 1.0 form and we’re yet to try.

Hades 2, a game that is all about the characters and the way the areas connect with each other, to me just made no sense to play bit by bit. Maybe I’m a sourfaced curmudgeon simply refusing to accept modern ways, but I’ll be happy with the full release, thank you.

As I’ve been writing, and I hate to admit this, I’ve thought of a bit of a problem with my argument: Wobbly Life. This is a game I’ve watched my son play for years as it evolved through early access to a Version 1.0 release. You might think I’ve been hoisted by my own petard, but this game is designed in such a way that you’re really getting a sandwich to begin with, a tasty one, but then some sides to make the meal that bit more interesting. So, I’m still correct. Good luck arguing against that, Bertie!

-Tom O

Stop talking about sandwiches and play the games

Playing games in early access feels special, like you’re part of a cool gang. | Image credit: Eurogamer / Larian

When you said Wobbly Life there I thought you were making a comment on the mutability of our own existence. I didn’t realise you were talking about a sandwich-making game. I didn’t even know there was a sandwich-making game. You’ve upended my morning, Tom. But look, I think diving into an early access release is absolutely worthwhile.

For starters, it feels intimate, like you’re sharing in the privilege of an as yet unformed idea from a developer you might really admire. A chance to experience some of the development process with them, perhaps even to help shape it, depending on the willingness of the developer involved. It’s a chance to get closer to a game series and studio.

But the reason I try early access releases is because of collective excitement. Undeniably, a game will be better after it’s been in early access for a while. Things will be fixed, content will be added, feedback will be taken on board. There’s a reason studios put games in early access and nearly all of them improve because of the time they spend there.

But so much of a gaming experience – so much of the magic of a gaming experience – comes from it being shared. That might be something shared directly alongside people you’re playing the game with, or it might be playing the game on your own but at the same time others are playing it, and talking about it, and being excited about it. And the most exciting time for any game is when it’s first introduced, when its ideas are new, and when the worlds it presents are undiscovered. You can never have this moment twice.

That’s why early access presents game-makers with a bit of a conundrum. I looked into this a few years ago and talked to a few companies familiar with the early access procedure, and I’m fairly sure that most of them told me an early access release is treated as a bigger moment for a game than a 1.0 release. That’s the game’s introduction, the big reveal, the door opening. The problem being: if your game is a mess at that point, your big moment will be ruined.

So yes, you can wait, and arguably it’s better to wait to play a game – you’ll get a more complete and sophisticated game. But you’ll miss out on that initial surge of excitement when a game is unknown, when its secrets are still intact, and when everyone is on a level playing field. Those things are priceless.

-Bertie

The big question, then: do you play games in early access or does playing them piecemeal lessen the overall experience?

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DeFi Project Hyperdrive Hit by $773,000 Exploit

by admin September 28, 2025

According to blockchain security firm PeckShield, Hyperdrive, a decentralized finance (DeFi) project that operates on the Hyperliquid blockchain, recently suffered a compromise of two accounts in its thBILL markets.

$773,000 worth of stolen funds

It is worth noting that “thBill” is a tokenized version of Treasury Bills (T-Bills) issued by Theo Network. It allows users to earn yield or interest.

As a result of the recent security breach, roughly $773,000 worth of crypto got stolen. However, it is worth noting that neither the thBILL token nor the HYPED liquid staking token (LST) were affected by the security incident.

Hyperdrive’s response

In response to the recent hack, Hyperdrive paused all money markets as a precaution during an investigation.

Later, the DeFi project clarified that it had identified the root cause and fixed the issue that made the recent security incident possible.

Moreover, the project is currently working on a compensatory plan for the affected accounts.

“We confirm our earlier statement that the issue is limited in scope, affecting only two Hyperdrive markets,” it added.

Scam warning

The project has also urged users to be wary of scams, stressing that they have to rely only on official communication.

Hyperdrive has also warned against interacting with the protocol or sending funds to its smart contracts.

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Indian Stock Exchange Rejects Crypto Treasury Company Listing

by admin September 28, 2025

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The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in India has reportedly rejected the public listing of Jetking Infotrain, an IT training company, on the grounds of intended capital use for crypto investment. This decision comes amid a flurry of digital asset treasury companies worldwide.

Crypto Investments Not Suitable For Publicly Raised Capital: BSE

In a report by local Indian media, Economic Times, the BSE barred Jetking Infotrain from publicly listing its shares, citing the exchange’s investment policy around cryptocurrency. On May 9, 2025, Jetking received an in-principle approval from the BSE to raise funds via a share issue. 14 days later, the company’s board approved the issuance of 396,000+ shares, raising over ₹6 crore, i.e $720,000.

In its application with the BSE, Jetking stated the new capital would be targeted towards general corporate uses, education and skill development, and investments in virtual digital assets (VDAs). However, a significant ₹3.96 crore ($475,000), i.e, 60% of the raised funds, was targeted at crypto investments.

It is worth noting that Jeking currently has some digital assets on its balance sheets, as Indian companies are allowed to invest in cryptocurrencies similar to mutual funds, securities, etc. However, the BSE has strongly opted against raising public capital for this purpose, as indicated by its rejection of Jetking’s listing.

A statement from a BSE spokesperson read:

We had processed the application in the normal course as per extant norms. Final approval was kept on hold to take up the issue of fund raise for investment in VDA at the policy level with the Regulator. Subsequently, as per the revised norms, a decision was taken to reject the application.

The BSE is considered the oldest Asian exchange and the second largest in India by trading volume after the National Stock Exchange of India. Notably, the recent BSE’s decision in rejecting Jetking’s public listing is likely to threaten the rise of crypto treasury companies in India.

By virtue of their operations, crypto treasury firms such as Strategy in the US, Next Technology Holding in China, leverage their status as publicly listed companies to access capital markets, raising funds through equity or debt offerings that are subsequently deployed into digital assets.

Jetking To Appeal BSE Rejection?

Following this development, Jetking Co-Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer Siddharth Bharwani has stated the company is considering all appropriate responses to the BSE’s decision, including a potential appeal at the Securities Appellate Tribunal.

Notably, cryptocurrencies are not illegal investments in India but are considered intangible assets in that they are not securities or legal tender.

Total crypto market cap valued at $3.72 trillion on the daily chart | Source: TOTAL chart on Tradingview.com

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Lenovo Legion 7i Gen 10 Review: An All-White Wonder

by admin September 28, 2025

None of that means you’re going to get good battery life, though. I was only getting around four and a half hours in a very light video playback test. That’s pretty short, limiting the laptop’s viability as a hybrid device for travel, work, or school.

Close Competition

Photograph: Luke Larsen

The RTX 5060 model is available only at Best Buy, starting at $1,870. I would not buy this right now—at least not at this price. Currently, the better deal is over at Lenovo.com, where you can pick up an RTX 5070 model for $1,795 on sale. Though I haven’t tested it (and both GPUs come with only 8 GB of VRAM), stepping up to the RTX 5070 is certainly worth it. Both configurations get you 32 GB of RAM and one terabyte of storage.

The Legion 7i Gen 10 is one of the most expensive gaming laptops to use the RTX 5060. You’re paying extra for the keyboard backlighting, faster HX-series Intel chip, higher-resolution OLED display, and superior design. These all add a lot to the laptop experience, but they are, for the most part, quality-of-life additions. For example, the Alienware Aurora 16 (a laptop I’ll be reviewing soon) also starts with an RTX 5060 and a similar resolution screen, but it’s IPS instead of OLED.

Just be careful with the cheap RTX 5060 laptops out there, such as the Gigabyte Aero X16, which is on sale for just $1,150 right now. I haven’t tested it yet, but it uses the 85-watt variant of the RTX 5060, which will mean a significant drop in performance compared to the Legion 7i Gen 10. That’s rock bottom for RTX 5060 gaming laptops. Lenovo has its own version of a cheaper RTX 5060 right now, the LOQ 15, which will be available in October, gets you an RTX 5060 for close to $1,000, but comes with a standard 1080p IPS display.

With that in mind, the Legion 7i Gen 10 is clearly not for those who value performance above all. But it’s one of the nicest looking gaming laptops I’ve reviewed lately that isn’t a Razer Blade, and it has enough performance and high-end features to make it worth the money—just make sure to opt for the RTX 5070 while it’s still on sale.

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Destiny 2’s First Epic Raid Launches September 27 with The Desert Perpetual

by admin September 28, 2025

This Saturday, September 27, the epic raid for The Desert Perpetual will launch, offering a fresh twist to Destiny 2’s latest raid. The epic version of the raid introduces new challenges, rewards, and pursuits, testing each fireteam’s coordination. Completing these new challenges allows players to earn new Legendary weapons and upgraded stylized armor. Also, completing the new quest for the epic raid unlocks attunement for the raid vendor and rewards a catalyst for the raid’s exclusive Exotic weapon, the Strand Rocket Launcher, Whirling Ovation.

The epic raid will launch in Contest Mode for the first 48 hours, a more difficult challenge that caps players’ Power and makes enemies more aggressive. With an updated loot pool for Contest Mode, first-time encounter clears will drop Tier 5 gear, and completing all encounters grants an exclusive emblem, the raid Exotic, and its catalyst. The first fireteam to complete the epic raid on Contest mode will earn raid belts to commemorate their legacy as World First Race champions. Once the first Contest Mode run is cleared, the normal version of the epic raid will be available for players.

Players who complete The Desert Perpetual epic raid before December 5, 2025, at 9:59 am PT will unlock the Bungie Rewards offer to purchase the Desert Perpetual Epic Raid Ring, which will be available to purchase until January 6, 2026, 9:59am PT. Also, the Desert Perpetual Bungie Rewards dates have been extended to December 5, 2025, 9:59am PT, allowing players to complete the raid, regular or epic, and unlock the raid jacket and raid sling bag from Bungie Rewards.

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Charles Hoskinson Slams Cointelegraph, Urges Crypto Projects to Pull Ads

by admin September 28, 2025

Input Output Global CEO Charles Hoskinson has taken to X to lambast crypto news outlet Cointelegraph, accusing it of defamation at the highest level.”

Hoskinson claims that Jon Rice, the editor-in-chief at Cointelegraph, is refusing to retract the story about IOG’s involvement in the alleged theft of $600 million worth of ADA vouchers.

The Cardano founder claims that Cointelegraph is preparing a story about how it is being pressured by IOG. However, Hoskinson insists that requiring “basic journalistic integrity” does not qualify as pressure.

Hoskinson has advised other cryptocurrency projects to pull ads from Cointelegraph and refuse to attend their events in order not to legitimize them.

ADA voucher controversy, explained

In early May, non-fungible token (NFT) artist Masato Alexander sparked a significant controversy by alleging that Hoskinson used his genesis key to rewrite the Cardano ledger and misappropriate roughly $600 million worth of ADA tokens. Alexander described this as “one of the biggest reorgs in blockchain history.” However, Hoskinson insisted that the overwhelming majority of vouchers were actually redeemed by ICO participants.

Possessor(s), the sort of Metroidvania from the devs behind Hyper Light Drifter, gets a November release date

by admin September 28, 2025

Heart Machine have had a busy year. It was only in January that they launched Hyper Light Breaker into early access, a surprise follow-up to their beloved indie action RPG Hyper Light Drifter. That launch didn’t go amazingly due to a myriad of reasons, and even now the game hasn’t completely managed to find its footing yet. And then there’s Possessor(s), their search action (not Metroidvania) game that at long last has a release date!

That date is quite soon, too: November 11th, less than two months away. This date came with a new little gameplay overview trailer, showing off some of the tools the game’s protagonist will be able to use on her journey. I’m quite into the concept behind them, they’re all just things you’re likely to find left behind in a ruined city; a computer mouse, an electric guitar, a pair of sunglasses, all usable in combat that’s apparently partially inspired by games like Smash Bros.

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The overall concept is a tantalising one too. You play as Luca, a teenage girl caught up in the mess of a quarantined city whose body becomes so damaged she’s forced to let a demon named Rhem in to fix it. This city is in ruins because of some experiments conducted by an evil corporation (the evil being a bit moot there because when isn’t a corporation evil), with other demons having possessed everyday household objects.

Possessor(s) marks a bit of a departure for Heart Machine having transitioned to a 2D, sidescrolling plane. There’s certainly the hallmarks of the studio with its fresh concept and killer art direction, I’m just hoping they’ve managed to pull off a hit given how Hyper Light Breaker has been put through the ringer. We’ll find out in a couple of months!

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Today’s Wordle clues, hints and answer for September 28 #1562

by admin September 28, 2025

Let’s make your daily Wordle as quick and easy as you want it to be. Keep our September 28 (1562) clues to one side for a bit—they’ll be just as useful later on. The same goes for our hints too, all nicely separated out so you can find the assistance you’re looking for. However you get on, today’s Wordle answer is here to help if you find yourself in a Wordle emergency. A Wordgency, even.

A clue for today’s Wordle

Stuck on today’s Wordle? Here’s a clue that pertains to the meaning of the word.

If you’re still just as stuck after our clue, scroll down for further hints.

Hints for the September 28 (#1562) Wordle

Our Wordle hints will start vague so as to just give you a bit of a nudge in the right direction at first.

As you scroll down, they’ll offer more and more help towards figuring out today’s word without fully giving it away.

Are there any repeated letters in today’s Wordle?

There’s a repeated letter hiding in today’s Wordle.

How many vowels are in today’s Wordle?

You’ll have to find two unique vowels to win today.

What letter does today’s Wordle begin with?

Open with a “G” this time.

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The September 28 (#1562) Wordle answer is…

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This is it. No turning back now!

The solution to today’s Wordle puzzle is…

The meaning behind today’s Wordle answer

Usually administered to someone’s bottom, and hopefully willingly.

Previous Wordle answers

Past Wordle answers can give you some excellent ideas for fun starting words that keep your daily puzzle-solving fresh. They are also a good way to eliminate guesses for today’s Wordle, as the answer is unlikely to be repeated.

Here are the last 10 Wordle answers:

September 18: KNIFE
September 19: LATER
September 20: DEFER
September 21: COVEN
September 22: QUILL
September 23: MOUTH
September 24: BLUNT
September 25: DRAPE
September 26: DALLY
September 27: FRITZ

Learn more about Wordle

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How to play Wordle

Wordle’s a daily guessing game, where the goal is to correctly uncover today’s five letter word in six goes or less. An incorrect letter shows up as a grey box. A correct letter in the wrong space turns up yellow. And the correct letter in the right place shows up as green. There’s no time limit to worry about, and don’t forget that some letters might be used more than once.

Get better at Wordle!

What’s the best Wordle starting word?

Generally you want to pick something with a good mix of common consonants and vowels in it as your Wordle opener, as this is most likely to return some early green and yellow letters. Words like SLATE, CHIME, and REACT all work, but feel free to find your own favourite.

Is Wordle getting harder?

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Wordle is not getting harder!

There will always be the occasional day where the answer is the name of a body part, has a sneaky double vowel, or a word obscure enough to send everyone rushing off to a dictionary. But the daily answers, edited by Tracy Bennett, are still a good mix of common terms and tougher challenges.

Remember that if you’re craving more of a challenge, you can enable Hard Mode under the ⚙️ options menu. This option doesn’t make the words themselves harder, but it requires that “any revealed hints must be used in subsequent guesses.”

How did Wordle begin?

Wordle is the creation of Josh Wardle, and began life as a small personal project before its public release in 2021. From there it’s gone on to become a global phenomenon, attracting a dedicated daily audience, billions of plays, a whole host of competitors, and even a seven-figure sale to the New York Times where it’s become a mainstay of daily games alongside the crosswords and Connections.

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