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Your guide to Genshin Impact's Windblume Festival minigames

Genshin Impact's Windblume Festival Mondstadt event comes with a slue of minigames, but don't worry, we're here to help.

Your guide to Genshin Impact's Windblume Festival minigames
Games

Review: Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town

Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town streamlines some of the farming genre's clunky aspects, while retaining a warm and familiar heart.

Review: Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town
New Realities

New Pikmin game from Pokémon Go devs and Nintendo in development

There's a new AR Pikmin mobile game from Pokémon Go developer Niantic coming later this year to hopefully find Pikmin in your garden.

New Pikmin game from Pokémon Go devs and Nintendo in development
Media

'The Record' is an inspiring look into women's sport and pre-COVID society

86,174 at the MCG one week, a pandemic the next. Amazon Prime doco The Record celebrates women's sport while showing how much has changed.

'The Record' is an inspiring look into women's sport and pre-COVID society
Health

One year on, Ring Fit Adventure has changed my life

A year on, Ring Fit Adventure has changed me from wanting nothing to do with fitness, to feeling the best I've ever felt.

One year on, Ring Fit Adventure has changed my life
New Realities

Gucci's $14 Virtual 25 shoes are real-life DLC, only wearable in AR

Gucci's digital-only, Roblox & VRChat-compatible Virtual 25 sneakers seem ridiculous at first glance. Is the reality as crazy as its concept?

Gucci's $14 Virtual 25 shoes are real-life DLC, only wearable in AR
Games

Why Tiger Woods returning to videogames with 2K is such a big deal

Tiger Woods' long-term deal to join the PGA Tour 2K games is massive for golf, videogames, and fans of both. Let's examine why.

Why Tiger Woods returning to videogames with 2K is such a big deal
Ideas

Take sleep more seriously with a Withings Sleep Analyzer

Withings Sleep Analyzer is impressive because it tracks so much without needing to actively remember it's a thing you added to your life.

Take sleep more seriously with a Withings Sleep Analyzer

Taking the fun out of fungible

Let’s cut to the chase: a lot of people who think they’ve recently bought digitally verified unique artworks will soon discover these artworks are not as permanent or as verified as they’d hoped. The whole non-fungible token craze is a mess. The technical concept? Very sound. Entirely

Taking the fun out of fungible
Games

AbleGamers COO is on a mission to raise $1 million by his 40th birthday

A million dollars can go a very long way when put to the right purpose. For Steven Spohn it's about building an accessiblity legacy.

AbleGamers COO is on a mission to raise $1 million by his 40th birthday
Technology

Review: Xbox Wireless Headset

Xbox has a new wireless headset for just $150. But how does it compare to the competition? Really, really well.

Review: Xbox Wireless Headset
Business

Google lowers Play Store cut to 15%, goes slightly further than Apple

Google's new Play Store revenue cut is more flexible than Apple's similar approach. Does it really solve the mobile marketplace, though?

Google lowers Play Store cut to 15%, goes slightly further than Apple
Games

Undertale coming to Xbox via Game Pass six years after initial PC release

Undertale, the massively popular indie RPG from Toby Fox, is finally coming to Xbox consoles. Better yet, it'll be on Game Pass, too.

Undertale coming to Xbox via Game Pass six years after initial PC release
Networks

Nanoleaf Essentials may offer better connections at a lower price

The new Nanoleaf smart lighting options are cheaper than many competitiors and offer support for the latest smart home standard, Thread.

Nanoleaf Essentials may offer better connections at a lower price
Art & Culture

MQFF film review: The Test

A quick look at one of the comedy short films hitting the Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) this year, The Test.

MQFF film review: The Test
Games

Here's what buying over $300 of wishes in Genshin Impact gets you

If you've ever wondered what around $300 worth of Genshin Impact wishes can get you, we have the answer – and it isn't pretty.

Here's what buying over $300 of wishes in Genshin Impact gets you
Technology

Steel Series Arctis 9 Wireless gaming headset is a heavenly union of sources

Comfort, great battery life and a seamless union of simultaneous Bluetooth and 2.4GHz sources makes this the headset I'd been hoping for.

Steel Series Arctis 9 Wireless gaming headset is a heavenly union of sources
Games

These fancy Bluetooth dice are perfect for your online D&D group

Bluetooth dice made by a former triple-A game developer promise to make your online D&D and tabletop games even easier - and stylish.

These fancy Bluetooth dice are perfect for your online D&D group
Art & Culture

Watch Christopher Nolan's Tenet on a Game Boy Advance, just because

Thought Tenet was tricky to understand in cinemas? Try watching Christopher Nolan's sci-fi epic on a Game Boy Advance, courtesy of a YouTuber.

Watch Christopher Nolan's Tenet on a Game Boy Advance, just because
Games

What is Valheim, and why has it sold over 5 million copies in Early Access?

Valheim has sold more than 5 million copies on Steam's Early Access since February. Find out all about the survival tree-punching sensation.

What is Valheim, and why has it sold over 5 million copies in Early Access?