Coin Master is a single-player mobile game that can be downloaded from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store. This game has become increasingly popular in recent years, with over 100 million downloads. Coin Master was created by the Israel-based studio Moon Active and was released in 2015. The goal of the game is to construct your own village. The Coin Master also has a time slot machine that can help you get additional coins and other sundries to help you enhance your community. Players must spin the slot machine and collect free gifts in order to fully build their hamlet. Unfortunately, the game only allows five spins per hour, and if you run out, you’ll have to wait an hour. Fortunately, players can gather coins in this game in a variety of ways. Players can raid and attack the towns of other players in order to steal cash. You can even get free extra spins in this game. Coin Master offers free spins that can be used to gather coins and other prizes. To obtain Coin Master Free Spins and Coins today, simply follow the procedures outlined here.
How to get Coin Master Free Spins and Coins for today (January 27): Step 1: To get the rewards, first log in to your Facebook account in the game. Step 2: Go to this link for a free spin: Link 1, Link 2 and Link 3. Step 3: After being routed, you will be prompted to log in to your Facebook account in order to link the spins to your account.
The highly anticipated Home Depot Presidents’ Day sale will be here before you know it, which means huge savings are coming your way on major appliances, tools, furniture, and more. We’ve created this guide with everything you need to know about this year’s Home Depot Presidents’ Day sale, such as the date and deals you can expect.
Presidents’ Day sales typically focus on home items, which is Home Depot’s bread and butter, and why its annual holiday sale is so popular. Whether you’re looking to save on major appliances like refrigerators or washing machines or smaller appliances like air fryers and robot vacuums or are interested in outdoor items like patio furniture and lawnmowers – Home Depot’s Presidents’ Day sale has you covered.
Presidents’ Day falls on Monday, February 20, this year, and we expect to see Home Depot’s official sale kick off at the beginning of next month. We’ll be updating this page as soon as offers drop, but if you’re looking to shop for bargains right now, we’ve listed Home Depot’s most popular sales below, including appliances, furniture, tools, and more.
If you’re wondering why your DualSense Edge battery’s not lasting as long as you’d like, it turns out there’s a very straightforward reason for it.
A teardown of the DualSense Edge controller, done by verified Twitter user Budd’s Controllers, shows that the battery in Sony’s premium pad is considerably smaller than that of the standard DualSense.
But it’s not just the size that’s smaller here, as the premium PS5 controller’s battery capacity is also significantly less than that of the regular DualSense. The Edge has a battery capacity of just 1,050mAh. That’s a substantial downgrade when compared to the 2020 DualSense’s 1,560mAh, Dexerto (opens in new tab) reports).
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This evidence lines up with official wording from Sony, who says the DualSense Edge’s battery life was “moderately shorter” than that of its base model. Furthermore, in my own testing of the DualSense Edge for our review, I found the controller’s battery life to deplete from full after roughly seven hours of play.
Depending on what you play and how intensely the games use the DualSense’s features, such as its adaptive triggers and haptic feedback, the battery life will vary. Though, it appears that you won’t get much more than six to seven hours out of the Edge before needing to charge it up again. The pack-in DualSense certainly fares better, clocking around eight to ten hours, on average, before running out of juice.
Why is the DualSense Edge’s battery so poor?
The DualSense Edge is a slight improvement over the base pad in all areas but one: its battery life. And we now know why that is. But what would cause Sony to consciously downgrade the battery life, when you’d think it’d want the Edge firing on all cylinders, given its lofty price tag?
My immediate guesses are space and cost-saving. You can see from the image above just how cramped the innards of the DualSense Edge have to be to contain all of the components of the original DualSense, and the addition of two Function buttons, trigger locks, and four ports for rear paddles. It may be Sony’s engineers decided the extra functionality was worth the loss in battery life.
On the cost-saving front, the DualSense Edge packs a premium price, $199.99 / £209.99 / AU$339.95 to be exact. And that’s with the smaller battery. A DualSense battery pack or larger may have necessitated an even larger price tag, making it even less palatable. Especially when compared to the standard DualSense.
Manufacturing a smaller and cheaper battery is certainly one way of cutting down development costs. But whatever the reason may be, the Edge’s poor battery life isn’t exactly fitting of its ‘Pro’ controller status. Especially when competing pads like the Xbox Elite Controller Series 2 and the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, are easily clocking tens of hours of battery life in comparison.
Beloved Nintendo 64 shooter GoldenEye 007 is making an imminent return. The classic secret-agent-simulator will be available for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members starting January 27.
The influential title set the bar for multiplayer shooters and helped define a generation of FPS experiences. However, developer Rare has enriched the old warhorse with some quality-of-life improvements, including smoother frame rates and higher-resolution graphics. Though also available on Xbox, the Nintendo Switch version includes an exclusive online multiplayer mode – a welcome addition to the GoldenEye experience.
In order to play this modern iteration of iconic FPS, you’ll need a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership. Nintendo offers a range of pricing options on its website (opens in new tab), including a free trial which is well worth checking out if you want to dip your toe into GoldenEye 007 without paying any cash upfront.
A Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription will also net you access to a range of Nintendo 64 classics, including Super Mario 64 and Zelda Ocarina of Time as well as bonus content for Animal Crossing New Horizons and Mariokart 8 Deluxe.
You only live twice
The most interesting feature of the latest incarnation of GoldenEye 007 is its online multiplayer functionality. Rare’s FPS was responsible for my formative experiences of the genre. Growing up, lazy summer afternoons were filled with my siblings and me shooting each other to bits in front of the TV.
Exclamations of joy and defeat were punctuated by cantankerous accusations of “screen-watching” or yet another debate about the ethics of playing as Oddjob, whose shorter stature gave him a smaller hitbox. These were times before the advent of online play, where disagreements were direct, in your face, and, altogether, simpler.
Unfortunately, not everyone who picked up a Nintendo 64 controller could say the same. Though GoldenEye does boast a fun single-player campaign which, famously, lets you slap Sean Bean silly, the multiplayer was a key component of the experience. Since I was a kid who lived in the middle of nowhere, getting three mates to come ‘round to my house was surprisingly difficult. This meant that, when my siblings were away, I had to settle for single-player.
Thanks to the new online mode, you can enjoy GoldenEye’s fast-paced PvP action without the need for split-screen buddies to join you in meatspace. It’s a lovely touch and shows that Rare is keen not only on preserving a classic but also on ensuring that it remains playable and fun in a modern context.
That said, split-screen multiplayer is still very much an option. Though it seems unlikely that this GoldenEye remaster will become a staple Nintendo party game like MarioKart or Smash Brothers, it’s great to know that, should you have the inclination you and your friends can fire up the Switch, settle in for some split-screen and duke it out like it’s 1997.
Staying safe from cyberattacks is getting tougher all the time, with a new BlackBerry report highlighting the sheer volume of attacks that take place every day.
During the three-month period between September and November 2022, BlackBerry found its AI-driven preventative technology stopped over 1.76 million malware-based attacks, accounting for 62 every hour (or more than one per minute).
It found that a number of sectors were being targeted, including automotive and manufacturing, as well as healthcare and finance. The report also made note of the fast-paced evolution of attacks, leading it to change its annual reporting system to a quarterly one.
Cyberattacks in 2023
“Annual threat reports have been a fantastic way to provide insight into overall trends, but now more than ever, organisations need to make well-informed decisions and take prompt effective actions, using the latest actionable data,” noted BlackBerry VP for Threat Research & Intelligence, Ismael Valenzuela.
During the time period, BlackBerry highlighted one key region that was most affected. The US accounted for nearly one million attacks. Japan and Brazil were in second and third place respectively, with very few African nations reportedly affected. The UK did not make it into the top 10.
BlackBerry also uncovered details on the most affected operating systems, and in number one once again was Microsoft, which remains the most commonly attacked OS. This could be because it remains an incredibly popular OS, accounting for around three-quarters of all desktop installs according to Statcounter (opens in new tab).
MacOS only takes up around 15% of the desktop OS market share, however BlackBerry has noted its growing popularity among businesses for its reputation of being safer, leading to more frequent attacks. The research also notes that the Apple-owned OS does have vulnerabilities of its own.
Now, more than ever, it’s clear that businesses, individuals, and frankly anybody with access to a computer or device capable of connecting to the Internet, should be paying close attention to their cybersecurity.
Sony has revealed that it can add a whole new lease of life to old games, by retroactively adding achievements to games on PlayStation Plus. The PSP classic Super Stardust Portable has had trophies added to it on the subscription service, and hopefully, this signals the start of a reward revolution.
While intergalactic warfare game Super Stardust didn’t initially have trophies, Sony has said that doesn’t have to remain the case when a retro game is made available on PS5. In a PlayStation Plus dev blog (opens in new tab), Sony said, “some original PlayStation and PSP titles may offer trophies… this feature is optional for developers”. It also listed games such as Ape Escape, Hot Shots Golf, and IQ Intelligent Qube as potential retro games that could have this great feature added.
As this does seem to be a decision made by developers, there’s no promise we’ll be seeing trophies added to all our beloved retro games. As Eurogamer’s Ed Nightingale pointed out (opens in new tab), LocoRoco, another PSP game from a similar first-party studio, still does not have trophy support.
Classic fun
Even without trophies, there are many great games to enjoy on PlayStation Plus. Premium subscribers get the pleasure of having the classic catalogue at their fingertips. With this, you get Yakuza 3, 4, and 5, Castlevania: Lords of the Shadow, and my favorite, Limbo.
Although I am a little shaken at Limbo being in the classic category, I’ll ignore the rapid passage of time and focus on how great this game was and still is. Because, after all, this spider-infested game has all the trophies to pleasure your achievement-hunting brain.
Limbo is a 2D side-scrolling puzzle platformer developed by Playdead and released in 2010. In this dark and gloomy horror game, you are tasked with navigating the horrific world populated by giant human-hungry spiders and monolithic deep sea monsters, all so you can find your sister.
This puzzling game wasn’t groundbreaking in its graphics or narrative, but Playdead understood that the puzzles within Limbo, accompanied by the unique art style, would be what made this little gem stand out. By knowing what this game could achieve and delivering on this, I felt like I enjoyed the game even more.
While I don’t think achievements are critical to enjoying a game, it would be a fantastic feature for retro PlayStation Plus games to add. Hopefully, breathing life into old games that are just as replayable as Limbo is.
High-end smartphones are both expensive and – typically – fragile, which isn’t a great combination. But the Samsung Galaxy S23 series looks set to take steps to solve that, as these phones will be the first to use Gorilla Glass Victus 2.
This is Corning’s latest super-strong cover glass, and while the tech itself was revealed late last year, the company has now confirmed that “Samsung’s next Galaxy flagship smartphones” will be the first to use it. While the Samsung Galaxy S23 series isn’t mentioned by name, the phones are set to land on February 1 – so Corning can’t really be talking about anything else.
The wording also suggests – but doesn’t outright confirm – that all three upcoming models will use Gorilla Glass Victus 2, so you can likely expect it on the S23, the Galaxy S23 Plus, and the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra. A leak also pointed to Gorilla Glass Victus 2 being used by all three phones, so that’s looking very likely.
This new generation of Gorilla Glass is designed to offer improved drop protection on rough surfaces like concrete while having just as much scratch resistance as the original Gorilla Glass Victus.
Interestingly, there’s no comparison given here to Gorilla Glass Victus Plus, which is used in the Samsung Galaxy S22 series, but presumably Victus 2 is also an upgrade on that.
Gorilla Glass Victus 2 is also designed with sustainability in mind, as it contains an average of 22% pre-consumer recycled content, which is nice to know. But the most reassuring thing about Victus 2 is simply that it’s more likely to survive a drop onto concrete – which according to Corning is the world’s most abundant engineered material.
Analysis: the first of many Victus 2 phones
You won’t have to wait long to get a phone with Gorilla Glass Victus 2, since the Samsung Galaxy S23 series is being announced on February 1 and reportedly shipping on February 17. But these will probably just be the first of many phones to use Victus 2.
Other than iPhones, which use Ceramic Shield technology (also made by Corning), almost every high-end phone includes Gorilla Glass of some kind.
So with Gorilla Glass Victus 2 now being available we’d expect that it’ll be the cover glass of choice for most high-end handsets this year. Going by past form, that’s likely to include the Sony Xperia 1 V, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5, and others.
The OnePlus 11 and Xiaomi 13 presumably don’t use it since they’re already out in China, so Samsung wouldn’t be the first if they did, but their successors and the Xiaomi 13 Ultra might well.
Yahama has launched a budget-friendly pair of true wireless earbuds that boast aptX Adaptive Hi-Res sound, and seem set to offer budget-watching audiophiles a way to get impressive performance without breaking the bank.
The third entry in its TW-E3 series of true wireless earbuds line, Yamaha’s TW-E3C earbuds seem to have a feature set to rival some of the best wireless earbuds out there – in a package that’ll only cost you $79.95 / £89 (around AU$110).
The TW-E3C earbuds will combine aptX Adaptive Hi-Res sound – a codec that allows them to stream at much higher quality than regular Bluetooth, but to also maintain a rock-solid connection even if there’s interference – with what Yamaha is calling ‘True Sound’. These are acoustic features that are designed to allow the earbuds to produce a realistic soundstage that’s rich with clear midrange and high frequencies, as well as bass notes with a solid oomph.
The earbuds will also pack a few smart extras, such as a low-latency gaming mode that reduces audio lag, multipoint connectivity so they can be connected to two devices simultaneously (making it easier to swap between them), and a pair of mics that should be able to isolate your voice for calls even in fairly noisy environments.
You might also want to consider picking a pair of these up if you’ve recently been scanning our pick of the best workout headphones. Thanks to their IPX5 water-resistant rating they should be able to stand up against sweat – just remember to take them out before you go for a swim.
The Yamaha TW-E3C earbuds have a battery life of nine hours from the buds, which is nearly up with the best of them (the Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 Plus can manage 10 hours, but what’s one hour between friends), but can be extended a further 15 hours thanks to the charging case giving them a maximum of 24 hours of use before you need to plug them in again. 24 hours of use is definitely nothing to sniff at, especially not at this price.
Don’t expect them to have everything, however. You won’t find active noise-cancelling tech in these buds, even though some affordable buds do offer it. Given their design earbuds do block out a fair amount of external sound, but without this tech, you may find the Yamaha TW-E3Cs don’t offer the level of isolation you crave. You might fare better with something from our best noise-cancelling earbuds buying guide.
We also haven’t tested these earbuds ourselves – so we can’t speak for how they perform – but Yamaha’s other audio products (like its Yamaha YH-L700A headphones) have earned solid scores from our reviewers. What’s more, the TW-E3C earbuds’ predecessors, the TW-E3B, were reasonably well-liked; as expected they don’t offer the same build quality and features as pricier models, but their audio performance and bass clarity punched well above their weight.
If you’re looking to pick a pair of these earbuds up they’re available to order in the UK in a range of six different colors (gray, black, red, blue, beige, and green) and should be available to ship in the US soon.
If you can’t wait for the new Yamaha buds, check out our picks for more of the best budget wireless earbuds you can buy today.
An ambitious Mass Effect 3 mod that aims to revitalize and broaden the sci-fi RPG by fixing bugs, adding deleted scenes, and offering graphical improvements throughout the game’s environments has just dropped.
We covered the successful start to the series in our Mass Effect oral history, but the third game ruffled feathers at launch due to its endings. A boycott was started to convince EA to “finish” the ending. EA declined. But now fans have taken it into their own hands to flesh out Mass Effect 3.
“[Unofficial Mass Effect 3 Patch] introduces a large number of bug fixes and visual corrections for the entire game,” the creators write on the mod’s download page (opens in new tab)..”It also backports changes from the Mass Effect Legendary Edition in order to update the game, introduces soft DLC integration, and restores cut content in a careful and selective manner.”
The mod’s creators, Orikon and Hadrorex, are keen to stress that “there is zero fan fiction and every restoration feels completely authentic, so you will never be able to tell the difference between original and cut content.” They’ve certainly given themselves a fine line to walk, but, if the examples of the restored content indicate their success then it looks like the modders have hit the mark splendidly.
As you may have guessed, the backporting of features from the Legendary Edition means that this mod is for the original, 2012 version of Mass Effect 3 rather than the recent remaster. So don’t install this mod with the expectation that it’ll work on your shiny new version of the Mass Effect trilogy. This being said, the sheer number of additions and fixes makes the mod well worth a look, even if it is only compatible with vanilla Mass Effect 3.
An end, once and for all
The Unofficial Mass Effect 3 Patch mod is a gift for anyone looking to revisit the thrilling final act of Bioware’s sci-fi saga. But this time it adds a more comprehensive experience.
I was very impressed by the seamless reintegration of cut content as shown off in clips found on Orikon’s YouTube channel (opens in new tab). For instance: should you save bold Salarian military captain Kirrahe in the original Mass Effect, you now have an earned reunion with him in Mass Effect 3. Orikon’s mod also adds a deleted scene where the martially inclined reptile tosses you his pistol (opens in new tab) in a badass flourish worthy of only the cheesiest action movies.
However, these additions cover Mass Effect 3’s quieter moments, too. In another clip, featuring a cut conversation with superpowered scientist Liara, we are given insight into the depth of her relationship with Shepard and how the two of them have been through a heck of an ordeal together over the course of the trilogy. Liara speaks wistfully of a younger Shepard (opens in new tab) with enough warmth and emotional resonance that I felt my heart begin to crack once more under the heavy weight of Mass Effect’s emotional payoffs.
Mass Effect 3 leaves an enduring legacy. Despite controversies surrounding the game’s original endings, the ride itself is an audacious victory lap for the series where Bioware cashed in the dramatic and emotional chips they’d been saving over the course of the previous two games.
Mass Effect will always have a special place in my heart. It was my first brush with the idea that video game stories could eclipse individual titles and create enduring, personalized sagas. Despite its flaws, the characters and themes of the sci-fi epic continue to resonate with me to this day. I cannot wait to download this mod and experience Mass Effect 3 again in a richer, more fleshed-out context.
As I sat back and watched the walkthrough of Minecraft Legends, the strategy game twist on the blocky sandbox game, I couldn’t help but think that this was one of the best things to come out of Mojang for years.
Similar to Halo Wars 2, Minecraft Legends is a real-time strategy that takes on one of Microsoft’s biggest series. As well as a single-player campaign that sees you raise an army to battle against an invasion from the dark Nether, Minecraft Legends features 2v2 multiplayer. Every battle will be different because each map is procedurally generated, much like the Minecraft campaign. In multiplayer, you need to team up with friends or powerful strangers and work together to defeat the onslaught of attacks coming your way, from both humans and AI, with the ultimate goal of destroying the enemy base.
While you try to rip apart the enemy base, you’ll face regular harassment from the volatile and short-snouted Piglins who scurry about the map. These menaces come from the depths of the fiery hellscape of the Nether world. In the Minecraft Legends walkthrough, Nathan Rose, the principal production manager for Mojang studios, said the Piglins are “on their own side”.
The raging little pigs aren’t the only mobs you can encounter in Minecraft Legends. In fact, there are a ton of monsters for you to find. Once enemies, many overworld creatures, like the explosive Creepers and boney Skeletons, are now on your side. You’ll need to build out your base to recruit them to your side, but similar to games like Pikmin and Halo Wars, you can command this army to face your enemies.
There are also several creative new additions to Minecraft Legends. The Plank Golem, which acts like a little wooden box that can follow you around and can shoot out the arrows it stores, or the magnificent purple Regal Tiger that you can saddle and ride around the map on, are just a couple of new mobs added to this chaotic strategy game.
Strategic chaos
On the surface, Minecraft Legends looks like many other strategy games; the goals and activities within this blocky world are pretty standard. I have never been a fan of employing this sort of brainpower during games, but the whimsical polygonal tigers on offer could well break my habit.
The thing that first caught my attention was the procedurally generated worlds in Minecraft Legends; much like the original campaign, it means you can have your fill of adventure. During the video walkthrough (opens in new tab), Craig Leigh, the principal design director for Mojang, said sessions will be “different every time you play. Depending on how the map is generated, where the valleys are, the mountains are, where the secrets are”.
The procedurally generated maps, coupled with the unknown strategies and endless possibilities that stem from the creative minds of each team, will keep Minecraft Legends fresh and fun to play.
The best part about this new PvP game for me is that it grants all the thrills of playing a multiplayer strategy game alongside the exploration and creativity that Minecraft has always encouraged. You don’t have to be the one attacking the enemy; here. It is just as valid to build your base or explore so you can finally find that Regal Tiger you’ve always wanted.
Minecraft Legends will be a great addition to Mojang’s many titles. It adds more intensity and chaos to the usually calming environment of the vanilla campaign while staying true to its love of creativity, adventure, and adorable mobs. I can’t wait to see how the unpredictable blocky strategy game will pan out.