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Hogwarts Legacy 2 confirmed with surprising link to Harry Potter

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Warner Bros. on Wednesday confirmed development on “Hogwarts Legacy 2” after the original game sold over 30 million copies worldwide. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment President David Haddad revealed that work on the sequel game was underway, calling it the company’s ‘very big priority.’ According to Haddad, the Hogwarts Legacy 2 storyline is set to feature in the upcoming Harry Potter HBO TV series , a new retelling of the original books. “The rest of the company was very curious about what we helped to unlock with Hogwarts Legacy last year,” he said. It is worth mentioning here that the original Hogwarts Legacy was set in the 1890s, before Harry Potter. While the game featured characters who are descendants of Harry Potter characters, they have no direct relations with the lead character in the series. Launched in February 2023, Hogwarts Legacy was a blockbuster game, having sold over 30 million copies worldwide across PlayStation, Xbox, PC, and Nintendo Switch. Reports
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Nintendo confirms Switch 2 backward compatibility with original console

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Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa on Wednesday dropped a major update about the features of Switch 2, the successor to the original gaming console. In a post on X, he revealed that Switch 2 will be backward compatible with the original Switch console software and the Switch Online service. “At today’s Corporate Management Policy Briefing, we announced that Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch. Nintendo Switch Online will be available on the successor to Nintendo Switch as well,” Furukawa wrote. However, the Nintendo boss declined to reveal any further details about the hotly-anticipated gaming console. “Further information about the successor to Nintendo Switch, including its compatibility with Nintendo Switch, will be announced at a later date,” he wrote in the post. It is noteworthy that the original Switch did not feature traditional backward compatibility, as it shifted from the disc format of the Wii and Wii U consoles back to
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WhatsApp rolls out new feature to save chats, here’s how you can use it

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The Meta-owned messaging app, WhatsApp has rolled out a new feature that backs up your data, including messages, videos, photos, and documents via Google accounts, helps retain essential information. Since WhatsApp is a key tool for messaging, calling, and data sharing, having a backup and recovery option is crucial when switching devices or purchasing a new phone. The silver lining is that users can now retrieve data using Google accounts by following a few simple steps. Step 1: Launch WhatsApp and tap on the three dots. Step 2: Navigate to Settings and scroll down to the Chats section. Step 3: In the Chats section, select Chat backup. Step 4: Now, choose the Google account where you want to perform the backup. Step 5: Tap on Back up. Also read: WhatsApp Introduces new low-light video calls feature; here’s how to enable it This procedure will initiate the upload of all your data to the cloud. The duration will depend on your internet speed. Once the process completes, you ca
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Dollar surges, bitcoin hits record high as Trump claims US election victory

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The US Dollar (USD) was set for its biggest one-day rise since March 2023 against major peers on Wednesday and bitcoin jumped to an all-time high, with traders increasingly confident of a US election victory for former president Donald Trump. Republican Trump claimed victory in the 2024 presidential contest after Fox News projected he had defeated Democrat Kamala Harris. Other news outlets had yet to call the race for Trump, but he appeared on the verge of winning after capturing the battleground states of Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia and holding leads in the other four, according to Edison Research. US Elections 2024- Results and Updates The US currency’s climb began after very early indications of a Republican win in Georgia. The dollar index – which measures the currency against six major peers – advanced 1.4% to 104.85 as of 0900 GMT, having earlier hit 105.31, a four-month peak. That put it on course for its best day since March 2023. Trump’s fiscal, tariff and
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Grand Theft Auto series faces ban over ‘negative influence’

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Ahead of the launching of Grand Theft Auto (GTA) 6, the Rockstar Games’s popular franchise has been banned by Tajikistan over its ‘negative influence’ on children. Critics of the popular series have been accusing Rockstar Games of glorifying violence and encouraging players to engage in criminal behaviour – allegations Take-Two Interactive executives have denied. Players in the Grand Theft Auto series sell drugs, fight, rob, go on car rampages and more. Gameplay options also included assaulting sex workers and going to strip clubs, raising the ire of activists. The allegations have now led Tajikistan to ban the game along with Counter-Strike, claiming that they encourage criminal activity. In a Telegram post, the Dushanbe Department of Internal Affairs announced banning the two franchises while revealing that police will start conducting raids on any retailers suspected of selling the aforementioned games. As per the statement, the likes of GTA and Counter-Strike “promote killing
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Latest update about Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Recon Combat Specialty perk

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Developer Treyarch has announced nerfing the Recon Combat Specialty perk amid complaints from Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 players. Since its launch on October 25, the developer has been constantly working to make the gaming experience as best as possible. The Recon Combat Specialty perk in Black Ops 6 is considered one of the most overpowered to make it into a Call of Duty game. Several players, however, complained about the perk since the game’s launch with many wanting it removed altogether. The perk allows players to see enemies through walls for a short period after spawning. Its effectiveness has become even more apparent with the release of Nuketown, a map with plenty of thin walls to shoot through. However, the perk is set to be nerfed after Treyarch’s Associate Director of Design Matt Scronce confirmed that it will be fixed through an update. Read more: Call of Duty Black Ops 6: Best PC settings Responding to a content creator’s complaint about the overpowered perk and an
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Ubisoft drops major update on storyline

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Ubisoft has dropped a major update about the modern-day storyline of its upcoming game Assassin’s Creed Shadows. The game franchise’s executive producer Marc-Alexis Cote said that the developer had difficulty in managing the modern-day segment of the storyline after the death of protagonist Desmond at the end of 2011’s Assassin’s Creed 3. “With his death at the end of Assassin’s Creed 3, we faced a creative crossroad,” Cote said. “Ending Desmond’s arc was a difficult decision, and afterward, the modern storyline struggled to find its footing.” According to the Ubisoft official, the modern storyline arc became predictable as the following titles continued focusing on characters hunting for Isu artefacts. He said that the storyline “reduced the conflict between the Templars and the Assassins to a straightforward pursuit of control over – let’s be honest – magical relics.” Read more: Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Ubisoft responds to further delay reports The approach in turn made the m
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