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Jay Peters

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    Bluesky updates its moderation policies to tell users what rule they broke.

    “We’re not changing what’s enforced,” Bluesky says, but starting in the coming weeks, when the platform takes an “enforcement action” on a post, a user will be informed of what policy they violated, the severity of the violation, and the end date of any suspension.

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    Jay Peters
    Battlefield 6 had a big launch month.

    Battlefield 6 delivered blockbuster US sales in October. Battlefield 6 debuted as the best-selling game of the year, became the best-selling title in franchise history, and produced the highest single month tracked full game dollar sales total of any video game in three years.

    EA is also touting it as the “best selling shooter game of the year.” The game was one of EA’s most important launches in years.

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    Jay Peters
    Matter is getting camera support.

    From my colleague Jennifer Pattison Tuohy’s story about Matter 1.5:

    The Matter 1.5 spec, announced today, adds support for all types of video cameras — from video doorbells, indoor and outdoor, wired and battery-powered cameras, to baby monitors and pet cams. And, perhaps most importantly, Matter support can be added to existing cameras with an OTA update. The new spec also adds garage door controllers, bi-directional charging for EVs, soil sensors, and more advanced integration with utilities for energy management.

    Read her whole piece for more, including an interview with the Connectivity Standards Alliance.

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    Epic CEO Tim Sweeney, when I asked him about Fortnite coming to Steam:

    I want to know if Steam’s coming to Team Open or not. Paying 20-30 percent to a giant gatekeeper who intentionally structures their services so that, like, Steamworks users can’t talk to Fortnite users and so on, isn’t a very exciting prospect for the future right now.

    As today’s Epic and Unity partnership shows, Epic is willing to work with its biggest competition — but I have my doubts that Valve will make the changes Epic wants anytime soon.

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    The Epic Games Store now has gifting.

    Just in time for the holiday season — and, naturally, Epic’s Black Friday & Cyber Monday Sale, which is now live many days ahead of the actual Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

    Steam Machine and Steam Frame: your questions answered

    Valve’s big hardware push: you asked, we answered.

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