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Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Google Play adds AI features to help you find new games.

A new “Game finder” feature is rolling out to English language users in the US today that explains why a Play Store game is being recommended to you, based on reviews and your gameplay habits. App recommendations are also coming to Gemini Live, and the Ask Play chatbot can now generate side-by-side app comparisons within search results.

An example of the Google Play Game finder recommendations.
Nothing says “personalized by AI” quite like a nonsensical and suspiciously generative-looking image banner.
Image: Google
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Hulu picks up Ryan Coogler’s take on The X-Files for a full series.

The show will star Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel as the leads, but a source tells Variety they will play new characters, not Dana Scully and Fox Mulder.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
PokéBeats.

A special edition Beats Pill puts Mimikyu and a (visibly worried) Pikachu onto the portable speaker’s grill. It also comes with a lanyard with a Poké Ball charm.

The device launches on Thursday, October 15th for $149.99, and you’ll be able to purchase it from Apple’s website and Target in the US.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Bending Spoons lays off Airtable staff one month after acquiring it.

The Italian software company says the layoffs include a “large part” of the Airtable team. Bending Spoons, which now owns Vimeo, Eventbrite, WeTransfer, AOL, and several other brands, has become known for purchasing companies and then laying off staff.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Peacock’s “Your Bravoverse” vertical video feed is live now.

The experience includes an AI avatar version of host Andy Cohen. It was originally announced in March with a summer release window, so it’s arriving a bit later than expected.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
CNN’s All Access subscription is coming to the UK and Canada.

The service, which launched last year in the US, is expanding internationally starting October 20th. “Subscribers in the U.K. and Canada will now be able to stream a selection of live channels from CNN’s portfolio of International and US programming, exclusive video-on-demand content, and a library of award-winning CNN Original Series and CNN Films,” according to a press release.

CNN says it’s planning to bring the service to “additional international markets” in the “coming year.”

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
GTA VI is reportedly launching on PC in Q1 of 2027.

GamesBeat is reporting the timeline, citing “four industry sources familiar with the studio’s plans.” That would be much quicker than the PC launch for GTA V, which came out more than a year and a half after the game’s console release.

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
8BitDo’s new gamepad brings adjustable TMR sticks to PCs and Android for $40.

The Ultimate 3C Plus features a pair of TMR thumbsticks with adjustable tension, switchable Hall effect triggers, an extra pair of shoulder buttons, two lockable back buttons, and a 2.4GHz USB dongle that magnetically sticks to the back for storage. It’s available for preorder starting today for $39.99 in frost white, stealth black, and avocado green colors with shipping starting on October 30th.

1/3Image: 8BitDo
Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Another HomeView preview.

This one is from Brian Tong, taking a quick look at the HomeView display units from all sides. How does it look to you?