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Jay Peters

Jay Peters

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    It’s new emoji day.

    Alongside many other new features in iOS 18.4, Apple has added 8 new emoji, including the incredible “Face with Bags Under Eyes.” Emojipedia has a good blog post about the changes, including details about the flag for Sark and a redesign of the flag for Syria.

    Image: Emojipedia
    Jay Peters
    Jay Peters
    There’s some news coming about a new handheld...

    From Asus and, seemingly, Xbox. My colleague Tom Warren reported earlier this month about how the two companies were working together.

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    Jay Peters
    April Fools’ 2025: “Zoomer gibberish.”

    Razer’s April Fools’ prank is the “Razer Skibidi” headset, which it says is “the world’s first AI-powered brainrot translator headset.” Razer even made a mock translator you can try on its website.

    Jay Peters
    Jay Peters
    Nintendo teases Joy-Con mouse functionality again.

    As reported by VGC, a new clip in the Nintendo Today app shows a Joy-Con controller laying down on its side... like a mouse. You can see the brief video on Reddit.

    Mario Paint 2 when?

    Image: Reddit
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    Jay Peters
    Verdansk returns.

    Call of Duty: Warzone is the next battle royale game to go back to its roots with a rebuilt version of its first map, Verdansk, coming to the game on April 3rd. You can get a preview of the launch in a new trailer and an extensive blog post.

    When will physical video games go away?

    The era of playing a game off a disc might basically be over.

    Jay Peters
    7 cool indie games from GDC 2025

    Some strange and fun things to look forward to.

    Jay Peters and Andrew Webster