Roblox is finally coming to PlayStation in October

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Online game platform and creation toolset Roblox will finally be available on PlayStation in October, as announced at the 2023 Roblox Developers Conference (RDC) earlier today. The title is coming to the PS5, of course, but also the PS4 for those who have yet to make the leap to next-gen. As always, it’ll be free to download.

Roblox was already available on just about every other platform

Texas power prices soar 20,000% as brutal heat wave sets off emergency

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Wind turbines stand above the plains north of Amarillo, Texas, U.S., March 14, 2017.

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  • Texas power prices soared 20,000% Wednesday evening amid another brutal heat wave.
  • Spot electricity prices topped $5,000 per megawatt-hour, up more than 200 times from Wednesday morning.
  • The state's grid operator issued its second-highest energy emergency, then later said conditions returned
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How to use iMessage on Android and Chromebooks with Beeper

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There have been a few solutions for those who want to use iMessage on Android, but Beeper looks to offer so much more. Provided that you have an invite, we'll walk you through the steps to get everything set up.

Fortnite creative lead Donald Mustard is retiring from Epic Games

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Epic Games chief creative officer Donald Mustard is stepping down. The industry veteran, instrumental in guiding Fortnite to immense popularity, said he will retire at the end of September. “I have enjoyed nearly 25 years in the game industry collaborating with some of the most talented people ever and I am so proud of what we have made together,” the 47-year-old wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

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A beginner's guide to mechanical keyboards — how they work and compare to normal keyboards

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Mechanical keyboards offer some key benefits that some people may prefer over other types of keyboards.

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Most people today type on computers using membrane keyboards, which have a rubber dome under each key, and feel sort of squishy when pressed.

But a growing number of people — especially gamers and programmers — believe that the best keyboards are mechanical keyboards

Russia will sell natural gas to China at almost a 50% discount compared to European buyers

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (front, R), Chinese President Xi Jinping (front, L), his wife Peng Liyuan (2nd row, L), and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (2nd row, R), arrive for a gala show to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, Sept. 3, 2015.

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  • Russia expects to sell gas to China at almost half the price compared to European buyers

Apple’s M3 MacBooks might not arrive this year

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According to a post from Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, it’s looking more likely that Apple won’t launch its line of M3-powered MacBooks “before the end of this year.”

While there haven’t been any solid rumors about when Apple will launch its first laptops with next-generation chips, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said last month that Apple

Donald Mustard, head of Fortnite’s story, is leaving Epic and retiring

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Donald Mustard at the 2018 Game Awards. | Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images

Donald Mustard ran a successful studio that showed what the Xbox and iPhone were capable of. Then, he became the face of one of the biggest and boldest storytelling experiments in history, to borrow a phrase, with Fortnite’s massive metaverse.

Now, he’s done: Mustard, chief creative