No. 095 Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Editorial pickGaming
Its Steam reviews are 92.4% positive, ahead of Black Ops III. Only digital preorder buyers can play yet, and multiplayer doesn't arrive until October 23.
Read the cover storyDESK / GAMING
01OPENEvery platform keeps a playtime counter, but each hides it somewhere different and follows its own rules. Here is where to look on console, PC, phone and the web, and why the number sometimes looks wrong.
02OPENYour console still runs the game while your phone, tablet or computer receives the picture. You need Sony's free app, the same account, Remote Play switched on in the console settings and, ideally, a steady 15 Mbps each way.
03OPENThe now-removed listing names only Xbox Series X|S and adds online play to the 2004 original's couch co-op. A reveal is expected at the October 20 ID@Xbox Showcase.
LIVE DOSSIER · GTA VI
Rockstar says little, the internet imagines plenty and we want to follow both. News, trailers, rumors, theories and everything turning this game into a phenomenon.
OPEN DOSSIERDESK / ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
01OPENBankruptcy filings show Disney offered jobs to about 65 people, with roughly $60 million a year in pay. Its $20 million bid leaves out the app and users' chats, and the service could shut down if nobody else steps in.
02OPENEach assistant hides the switch in a different menu, and turning it off does not erase what is already stored. Where to find it, which copies stay for 72 hours, 30 days or up to five years, and the one click that quietly overrides it.
03OPENGrok passes chat titles and links to Meta and TikTok, Gemini sends titles to Google Analytics even when you decline cookies, and no single setting shuts it all off. Here is what leaks, who receives it and what you can do.
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