The DogHouse 29 | Borderlands 4 First Impressions + This Week’s Biggest Stories in Tech & Gaming
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This week we review Borderlands 4, breaking down what works, what doesn’t, and whether it lives up to the hype. Plus, we cover the latest in gaming and tech — from Xbox Game Pass changes to Nvidia’s $100B AI push and even Microsoft’s Windows XP Crocs.
Bark Bits Articles
- Unlock a world of viewers with multi-language audio | YouTube Blog
- Windows developers can now publish apps to Microsoft’s store without fees | The Verge
- Windows 10 support ends on October 14, 2025 | Microsoft Support
- OpenAI to add parental controls to ChatGPT | Mashable
- OpenAI and Nvidia’s $100B AI plan will require power equal to 10 nuclear reactors | Ars Technica
- Nvidia promises its $100 billion OpenAI deal won’t impact GPU supply — ‘we will continue to make every customer a top priority’ | Tom’s Hardware
- Microsoft’s Windows XP Crocs are here | The Verge
- Microsoft tames intense chip heat with liquid cooling veins, designed by AI and inspired by biology | GeekWire
- OpenAI’s Answer to TikTok Is Sora 2, a Fever Dream of Deepfakes | PCMag
- Snapchat caps free Memory storage, launches paid storage plans | TechCrunch
- ‘An embarrassing failure of the US patent system’: Videogame IP lawyer says Nintendo’s latest patents on Pokémon mechanics ‘should not have happened, full stop’ | PC Gamer
- Microsoft revamps Xbox Game Pass plans and hikes Ultimate to $29.99 a month | The Verge
- Fornite Is Ditching One Of The Most Annoying Things About V-Bucks | Kotaku
- Blizzard will break WoW’s most popular combat mods sooner than expected, kickstarting a new era for the MMO’s boss design in the next major patch | PC Gamer
- PC Gaming Legend Wins Steam With Achievement For Buying 40,000 Games | Kotaku
- PuffPals: Island Skies, a cosy game that earned $2.5 million on Kickstarter, has been slammed with refund requests after its website and online store disappeared | PC Gamer
- Orionids – NASA Science
Tech Treat Games & Entertainment
- Is This Seat Taken?: A logic puzzle game where you play matchmaker for groups of hilariously particular people. Each character has pet peeves that make seating them a delightful challenge. Find the perfect spot for each person to unlock new levels in this cozy, silly, and relatable experience.
- $7.99 on sale (As of this recording!) Normally $9.99 on Steam
- Hollow Knight: Silksong: Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight, and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
- $19.99 on Steam
EPIC GAMES OF THE WEEK!
- Firestone: Online Idle RPG: A multiplayer fantasy game with idle RPG mechanics. Collect heroes, upgrade their gear & skills, and send them in AFK battles or go on an incremental clicker frenzy to beat monstrous bosses! Chat with guild friends or engage in PVP. – Available until 10/9 at 10 am
- Free but includes $100 Bundle
- Nightingale: A first-person, PVE, open-world survival crafting game played solo or cooperatively with friends. Build, craft, fight, and explore as you venture through mystical portals into a variety of amazing and fantastical realms. – Available until 10/9 at 10 am
Pack Talk
This week, we talk about Borderlands 4! Lorenzo and Robert share their experience and opinions on the newest of the Borderlands Series!
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