The legal battle between Google and Epic Games goes back to 2020, when the former pulled Fortnite from the Play Store over billing disputes. Since then, the two tech titans have decked it out in various courtrooms. But now, the two sides have apparently reached a settlement, pending the approval of the court.

Google's president of Android ecosystem, Sameer Samat, shared the announcement online and touted "a proposed set of changes to Android and Google Play that focus on expanding developer choice and flexibility, lowering fees, and encouraging more competition all while keeping users safe."

Exciting news! Together with Epic Games we have filed a proposed set of changes to Android and Google Play that focus on expanding developer choice and flexibility, lowering fees, and encouraging more competition all while keeping users safe. If approved, this would resolve our…

— Sameer Samat (@ssamat) November 5, 2025

Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney quickly added a message of his own about the settlement. Sweeney called it "a comprehensive solution," before reminding everyone that Epic's ongoing battle with Apple is far from over. He said Google's actions stand "in contrast to Apple's model of blocking all competing stores and leaving payments as the only vector for competition."

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Greasing Her Palms is a relatively early quest that you can complete in Arc Raiders. It's given to you by Celeste and requires you to visit three separate maps: Dam Battlegrounds, Spaceport, and Buried City. The quest tasks you with getting to three different areas on each of these maps, and you'll need to navigate some buildings on the maps to complete each step.

Keep reading below to see a quick guide on how to complete Greasing Her Palms in Arc Raiders.

Starting Greasing Her Palms in Arc Raiders

When Celeste gives you the Greasing Her Palms quest, you'll also receive an item called the Dam Surveillance Key. This should automatically be given to you and placed in your inventory. If you look in your inventory and you don't see the Dam Surveillance Key, then it's likely that you accidentally went into a drop with it and then lost it at some point.

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World of Warcraft's Midnight expansion is making major changes to simplify classes and eliminate the need for player-made mods, but it's not because a console version is in the works.

That's according to WoW senior game director Ion Hazzikostas in a new interview with the Unshackled Fury podcast, where Hazzikostas tried to put recent rumors about a console port to bed.

"To be fully transparent, there's no reason for us to hide anything about this," Hazzikostas said. "If we were actively working towards bringing WoW to consoles, or a bunch of other platforms, we'd be saying, 'We're actively working towards it, we know we have a lot of work to do but it's a place where we want to land.'"

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James Islington - The Strength of the Few (Hierarchy, Book 2)

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It's almost time to return to the world of Caten in The Strength of the Few, the second novel in James Islington's best-selling fantasy series Hierarchy. The Strength of the Few hits stores next Tuesday, November 11. If you haven't preordered your copy yet, the hardcover edition is available for a 30% discount from Amazon, dropping the price to $23.80 (was $35). Amazon is offering free release-day delivery for Prime members.

The Strength of the Few is the sequel to The Will of the Many, one of the biggest fantasy novels of 2023. If you haven't read The Will of the Many, the hardcover edition is discounted to only $17 (was $30) at Amazon. It's also worth noting the previously sold-out Deluxe Edition is back in stock for $32.42 (was $35).

James Islington - The Strength of the Few (Hierarchy, Book 2) $23.80 (was $35)

The Strength of the Few's hardcover edition is 736 pages. Publisher Saga Press, a Simon & Schuster imprint, opted to follow the Deluxe Edition design of The Will of the Many for the sequel. It has sprayed page edges, reversible cover art, and illustrated endpapers.

The sequel is also available to preorder in ebook format on Kindle for $17. The audiobook edition is exclusive to Audible. You won't want to buy the audiobook outright, as it retails for $50. Instead, you'll want to subscribe to Audible Premium Plus and purchase it with a credit. New members can get their first three months of Audible Premium Plus for $0.99/month.

Since members get one Audible credit each month, you can purchase The Strength of the Few for one dollar. Returning subscribers typically aren't eligible for these deals, but even the $14.95/month price for Audible Premium Plus saves you a lot of money on the audiobook. Premium Plus members can purchase additional credits for $15, which allows you to buy The Strength of the Few for a $20 less than the cash price for members.

The Strength of the Few picks up where The Will of the Many left off, so it's essential to read the first book. The epic fantasy series is set in a fictional world called Caten. Islington drew inspiration from the Roman Republic, specifically the Golden Age.

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Resources are everything in Arc Raiders, which is why it's important to have a constant influx of materials to keep you thriving. That's where Scrappy comes in. This little rooster hangs out at Speranza and gathers resources for you passively, which you can then claim each time you finish a raid. You'll want to make the most of this helpful little guy by upgrading him so he can provide you with faster accumulation of materials. Here's what you need to know about all of Scrappy's upgrades and where to find the items needed for them.

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• All Scrappy upgrade tiers and requirements
  • Level 1
  • Level 2
  • Level 3
  • Level 4
  • Level 5
• Where to find all Scrappy upgrade items

All Scrappy upgrade tiers and requirements

Scrappy has five tiers, with each upgrade providing faster production of resource materials. When you reach his max level of 5, you'll be able to keep important materials flowing in consistently after each raid, which will help you stay capable of crafting new items for future runs.

Level 1

• Unlocked automatically

Level 2

• Dog Collar x1

Level 3

• Lemons x3
• Apricots x3

Level 4

• Prickly Pears x6
• Olives x6
• Cat Bed x1

Level 5

• Mushrooms x12
• Apricots x12
• Very Comfortable Pillow x3

Where to find all Scrappy upgrade items

Some of the items needed to upgrade Scrappy can take quite a while to find. Luckily, we've got the info you need to help you round them all up.

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We're just a few months shy of Valve's Steam Deck turning four years old, but the Steam owner doesn't look like it's going to wind down support any time soon. In fact, it might be listening to feedback more than ever, as one of the most requested features for the handheld gaming PC is finally being added soon.

One of the weirdest quirks with the Steam Deck is the requirement to have the handheld's display on to download games. You weren't able to put the PC into sleep mode to conserve battery while downloading a new game, which is especially irritating for large downloads and those using the burn-in prone Steam Deck OLED. Valve seemingly has finally acknowledged that this is silly, and has introduced the ability to download games in a new power-saving mode in a new Steam Deck update.

Available in preview before going live to all Steam Deck users, the new mode is automatically enabled when you plug your handheld into power. While a game is downloading, the screen will automatically turn off and continue in the background, with a new information screen showing progress being displayed if you move the handheld briefly or press a button.

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There is now an easier way to find sales and download games for Switch and Switch 2 on your mobile device. Nintendo has released the Nintendo Store app for iOS and Android, and one of the coolest features relates to play activity. Using this new app allows you to see how long you spent in games dating back to the 3DS era.

Other features of the Nintendo Store app include seeing the latest news from the company and viewing My Nintendo rewards. However, none of the actual purchases happen in-app, as you'll be taken to the website page to actually buy a Switch game or Switch 2 upgrade pack, for instance.

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Shovel Knight: Ultimate Design Works Hardcover

$60 | Releases May 26, 2026

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Fan-favorite indie platformer Shovel Knight got its first official art book back in 2017, but soon a new expanded hardcover edition is set to launch on May 26, 2026. The new Shovel Knight: Ultimate Design Works Hardcover Edition will include nearly 100 pages of new content covering the many Shovel Knight expansions and spin-offs that have launched in since the original book. Preorders for the Shovel Knight: Ultimate Design Works Hardcover Edition are available for $60 at Amazon. Publisher Udon Entertainment is also offering an exclusive version of the book through its online store that includes an exclusive Shovel Knight metal art card illustrated by Edwin Huang.

Shovel Knight: Ultimate Design Works Hardcover $60 | Releases May 26, 2026

This new edition features all the original artwork from the paperback, as well as brand-new key art, character concepts, enemy designs, sprite sheets, and unused ideas from the game, its expansions, and spin-offs. There are also two new, exclusive interviews with the Yacht Club Games team. The new content increases the page count to 276 pages--a substantial expansion on the original 183-page paperback book.

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If you're a Shovel Knight fan, chances are you also enjoy the precision platforming of other stylish indies like Cuphead, which happens to have two art books available and discounted at Amazon. The first, The Art of Cuphead, covers the production of the base game, while The Art of Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course dives into the game's DLC expansion.

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The Switch 2 is already the fastest-selling Nintendo hardware to date, and data coming directly from the company indicates that most Switch 2 owners also owned a Switch 1.

In Nintendo's latest earnings briefing, the company revealed that 84% of Switch 2 owners were Switch 1 players who made the jump to the new hardware. The figure is based on Nintendo's data as of September 30.

"This high percentage shows that many consumers who enjoyed Nintendo Switch are smoothly transitioning to Nintendo Switch 2, allowing us to maintain our relationships with them across platform generations," read Nintendo's report.

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PlayStation Portal owners can now stream their games from the cloud, Sony has announced. After rolling out a beta version last year, the updated version of Cloud Streaming will allow PS Plus Premium members to play a massively expanded selection of games on the device, and it won't require them to connect to a PS5 console through Remote Play.

At the time of writing, there are 2,845 games that support PS Portal Cloud Streaming. This includes several of Sony's biggest first-party titles like Ghost of Yotei and Astro Bot, alongside third-party titles like Borderlands 4 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Games from the PS Plus Game Catalog and Classics Catalog are compatible as well, and Sony has introduced a new home screen that features three tabs to help distinguish between the various modes: Remote Play, Cloud Streaming, and Search.

Remote Play requires a PS5 console paired to a PS Portal so that installed games can be streamed directly from the system onto the handheld. This mode doesn't require a PS Plus Premium membership, but Cloud Streaming does. The search option will let users look up any game that supports Cloud Streaming.

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A new trailer for Five Nights at Freddy's 2 has arrived, and it's pretty spooky. The sequel to the 2023 film based on the popular game takes place one year after the events of the first movie.

"Former security guard Mike (Josh Hutcherson) and police officer Vanessa (Elizabeth Lail) have kept the truth from Mike's 11-year-old sister, Abby (Piper Rubio), concerning the fate of her animatronic friends," reads a line from the film's description. "But when Abby sneaks out to reconnect with Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy, it will set into motion a terrifying series of events, revealing dark secrets about the true origin of Freddy's, and unleashing a long-forgotten horror hidden away for decades."

Theodus Crane returns as Jeremiah, with Matthew Lillard also coming back to reprise his character, William Afton. The film adds new cast members as well, including Jurassic Park's Wayne Knight, Annabelle Comes Home's Mckenna Grace, and Scream star Skeet Ulrich.

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Nintendo enjoyed enormous success with 2023's The Super Mario Bros. Movie, so it was no surprise to learn that Nintendo quickly got to work on a sequel, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, with a live-action Zelda movie also in the works. Now, Nintendo has teased even more Nintendo movies may be on the way, while the company has also outlined its general philosophy for movies going forward.

As part of Nintendo's latest earnings briefing, the company said it was working to build a "framework for a consistent release cadence" for films based on its properties. This includes The Super Mario Galaxy Movie in 2026, the live-action Zelda movie in 2027, and more films to come after.

"We are continuing to prepare for the ongoing release of movies in the future," Nintendo said. None were named outright, but it was previously suggested that a standalone Donkey Kong movie could be in the works. Nintendo has a deep roster of popular characters and franchises, but only time will tell which will get adapted into film properties.

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Hotel Barcelona: Collector's Edition

$120 | Releases April 17, 2026

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Hotel Barcelona Standard Edition

$30 | Now available

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There has been no shortage of unique games this year, but one of the strangest has definitely been Hotel Barcelona, the latest project from Suda51 and Swery, which puts a new spin on "grindhouse" horror. The 2.5D side-scrolling roguelike tasks players with surviving in a hotel full of serial killers inspired by '80s slasher flicks. It's a wild premise befitting the legacies of its creators, and fans who want to experience it for themselves can pick it up now on PC and console--including a $30 physical version available for PS5 and Xbox Series X. However, there's also an upcoming $120 Collector's Edition launching on April 17, 2026 that's packed with tons of collectibles and other extras. Preorders for the Hotel Barcelona: Collector's Edition are now live at Amazon. There's no preorder bonus, it's probably wise to secure your copy soon if you plan to add this one to your collection, as collector's editions tend to sell out quickly.

Hotel Barcelona: Collector's Edition $120 | Releases April 17, 2026

The Hotel Barcelona: Collector's Edition comes with a physical edition of the game, as well as several physical extras, including a vintage-styled horror poster, a concept art book, and a "bloody ear" souvenir that is thankfully not real. It's all contained inside a display box designed to look like the titular hotel. The PS5 and Xbox Series X versions of Hotel Barcelona: Collector's Edition are now available to preorder for $120 at Amazon.

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If you only want to grab the game by itself (or don't want to wait until next year), Hotel Barcelona standard edition is available now on PS5 or Xbox Series X. Physical editions are available for $30 at Amazon. Digital versions are also available on console and PC.

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Hotel Barcelona launched on September 26 to mixed reviews. That's a common trend with games developed by Suda51 and Swery; however, their titles tend to become cult classics thanks to their memorable characters and unique spins on familiar gameplay genres. While critics have noted that Hotel Barcelona can be a frustrating roguelike, others have complimented it for its slasher-movie vibes, tight combat, and bizarre setting.

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If you missed Fanatical's Scream Sale 2025 in October, don't fret--the PC game retailer's next big sale, the Fanatical Birthday Bash, is already live, bringing another round of discounts to hundreds of PC games. The discounts include remastered classics like Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition for $10.49 (normally $35), and popular new releases like Fellowship for $21.24 (normally $25). As a bonus, if you spend $15 or more on a single order during the event, you'll get a free bonus mystery game or coupon code.

Halloween may be behind us, but you can keep the scares rolling thanks to limited-time price cuts on survival horror titles like Cronos: The New Dawn--which is made by Bloober Team, the same folks who made last year's excellent Silent Hill 2 remake. The one happens to also be on sale at Fanatical, including the Silent Hill 2: Digital Deluxe Edition that's down to $39.19 (was $80)

As we near the winter months, now is a great time to spend the long winter nights with a big RPG. If you're in a turn-based mood, you might want to grab this year's big new fan-favorite RPG, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, while it's just $35 (was $50). The latest entry in the Digimon Story series, Digimon Story Time Stranger, launched just a few weeks ago, but you can grab it for $58.79 (normally $70). You can also score big discounts on Sega-published RPGs like Persona 5: Royal for $18.59 (was $60), Metaphor: ReFantazio for $33.59 (was $70), and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth for $18.89 (was $70).

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There are a lot of questions about the future of Xbox as a brand, when games like The Outer Worlds 2 and even its signature shooter, Halo, is coming to PlayStation 5. Microsoft is reportedly working on the next generation of Xbox, but the outlook doesn't look promising. However, Xbox's perceived decline doesn't mean that consoles are dead, according a prominent video game analyst.

Rhys Elliott's Alinea Insight newsletter has shared the estimated sales for PlayStation 5 games in October 2025, and the two big winners were Battlefield 6, EA Sports FC 26, and Ghost of Yotei, with 3.2 million, 3 million, and 2.7 million in sales, respectively. The trio's nearly combined 9 million in sales led Elliott to remark, "AAA games, live services, and single-player alike, are still thriving on console. The 'CoNsOlE iS DeAd' narrative is getting annoying. Xbox as a console is dying, yes. But let's not extrapolate that too far, eh?"

Publishing Xbox games on PlayStation 5 has already paid dividends for Microsoft. Several of Microsoft's formerly exclusive titles dominated the PlayStation sales charts earlier this year.

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In just 10 days, the next installment of Call of Duty will arrive. Activision has already shared the details about when fans can preload Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. Now, the publisher has disclosed what your PC specs need to be in order to play Black Ops 7. That intel was released alongside a new trailer for Black Ops 7 on PC.

Activision notes that Black Ops 7 will only support Intel/AMD processors (with AVX instruction set), and that Intel ARC GPUs require Resizable Bar. The game also needs a broadband internet connection and DirectX12 compatibility. TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot are mandatory as well.

Minimum Specifications For Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

• OS: Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update)
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 or Intel Core i5-6600
• RAM: 8 GB
• Video Card: AMD Radeon RX 470 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 / 1060 or Intel Arc A580
• Video Memory: 3 GB
• Storage Space: SSD with 116 GB available space at launch

Recommended Specifications For Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

Recommended specs to run at 60FPS in most situations with all options set to high.

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Roguelite is one of the hottest subgenres in gaming right now. From Balatro to Drop Duchy, developers have integrated cyclical mechanics into all sorts of other genres. Independent studios eSolu and Team Mojo Games are adding another game to the subgenre with Odds Chronicles.

Odds Chronicles combines grid-based combat, a roguelite run structure, and dice mechanics to create its overall package. Each roll of the dice will give your team different resources, including attributes like strength and magic.

Dice-based roguelites and roguelikes, including standouts like Dicey Dungeons, have been around for some time, but new takes on rolling the dice are welcome. Bringing dice mechanics into a turn-based grid tactics game is a nice way to build off the SOCOM-like percentages that decide whether or not you'll land your attacks.

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Tian Wen seems to always want to send you out to find a cache in Arc Raiders, and his quest Marked for Death is no different. This time around, you're asked to visit the Buried City and round up a cache at the Su Durante Warehouses point of interest. Though the quest is straightforward overall, it can be easy to overlook exactly where you need to be checking to find this cache. So, we've put together a guide to show you where to go to find the cache at the Su Durante Warehouses.

Where to find the cache at the Su Durante Warehouses in Arc Raiders

Completing the Marked for Death quest doesn't require you to extract from Buried City, so if you're worried that you might not make it out alive, it's best that you enter the raid using a free loadout. This ensures you won't lose any hard-earned resources you've been saving up.

Either way you decide to go about raiding for this quest, though, you'll need to find the Su Durante Warehouses. This point of interest is located in the upper left corner of the Buried City. And while it looks out of the way, you should be prepared to meet other raiders in the area who may also be looking for Tian Wen's cache. Don't let your guard down.

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Harry Potter: The Full-Cast Audio Editions

The Sorcerer's Stone is available now, exclusively on Audible.

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Audible's highly anticipated Full-Cast Audio Edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is available now. The Audible-exclusive production of the first Harry Potter novel retails for $30, but fans can buy it for as low as $0.99 thanks to an ongoing Audible Premium Plus promotion.

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As you work your way through Tian Wen's questline in Arc Raiders, you'll eventually begin a quest called Market Correction, which tasks you with finding and sabotaging a cache in the Buried City. This quest is relatively straightforward in execution, but finding the precise spot where the cache is located might prove a bit tricky--especially in the midst of chaotic battles with the ARC and other raiders who may be working on the same quest.

When you're ready to complete Market Correction, you can follow the steps below to round up the cache at Marano Station and be one step closer to finishing up Tian Wen's expectations for you.

Where to find the cache at Marano Station in Arc Raiders

Market Correction takes place in the Buried City map. You won't need to extract to complete the quest, so feel free to load in using a Free Loadout if you're worried you might not make it back alive.

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