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Straight up, there isn’t a frame of gameplay from Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, in the official teaser trailer Treyarch and Activision released on Monday (Memorial Day, no less). It’s still a bananas, paranoid tour of the deep state, laced with all kinds of 1990s references for those who have great affection for that decade of peace and prosperity. I know I do; I graduated both high school and college that decade.

So, let’s see, we’ve got Bill Clinton, Margaret Thatcher, Al Gore, Dan Quayle, George Bush the elder, Saddam Hussein, Chia Pets, Professional Bull Riders (founded 1992, for the record), McMansions galore, and a fake Friends-style dramedy called “Frank’s Woods” which is plainly a reference to Black Ops’ founding protagonist. All we need from here is Blockbuster Video and your Mom bringing home a Pizza Hut Big New Yorker (a product conceived by former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, by the way).
The Black Ops line of Call of Duty games have always gotten the showier marketing pieces over the years, mainly because everyone loves a good old-fashioned conspiracy theory. Though most folks buy Call of Duty for the multiplayer, and surely will for this game, the nostalgic touches and period references have always made Black Ops’ single-player campaigns worth a playthrough.
That’s why it was such a crime that Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (2018) had no campaign. Treyarch, the lead developer of the sub-series, learned its lesson and came back with a proper campaign for 2020’s Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, returning the series to the absolutely fabulous 1980s after two editions set in the future. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 therefore continues that storyline, just in a decade we haven’t yet explored.
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 was formally announced May 23; rumor and speculation for months had suggested Treyarch would take the game to the Gulf War era. The game will have a dedicated deep-dive livestream after the Xbox Games Showcase on June 9, 2024, starting at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST. The game’s release date has not yet been announced, but when it arrives, it will launch on PlayStation 5, Windows PC and Xbox Series X — and, as reported by CharlieIntel, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
 
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Skull and Bones will be free to play for a week to launch its second gameplay season. The free week covers all platforms and, crucially, allows complete access to the game with no limitations on what content you can access.
Despite launching with huge fanfare and claims that it is a step up from triple-A games (Ubisoft’s CEO called it quadruple-A to support its $70 launch price), reports suggest that Skull and Bones couldn’t maintain momentum, losing a third of its player base just two weeks after launch.
So a free week, to remind people of what they liked about the game when it was in open beta (and free), could be just the ticket that Ubisoft is hoping to regain that launch excitement. Especially coinciding with a surge of current players who are logging in excitedly to experience season 2.
What will be in Skull and Bones Season 2?
Season 2 of the piratical action adventure game expands mechanically on what came before, with a new plot for players to enjoy, which includes a new boss fight!

Ship upgrades are a big one that players have wanted for some time. Upgrade your ship and its stats and gain new perks – though we don’t know what kind of perks they will be.
Fleet management which will allow players to assign ships to manufactories and automatically collect pieces of eight will also be coming in season 2.
Ubisoft has also teased new player versus environment and solo gameplay modes, but they haven’t expanded on this at all or gone into any detail about what solitary pirates can expect from these modes.
When does Skull and Bones’ free week start and end?
This isn’t quite as simple as you might think – there’s no single start and end time. While all timezones will gain access simultaneously, the exact times will differ based on what platform you’re gaming on.
Pre-load
Ubisoft Connect, PlayStation, and Xbox users can preload the game at the same moment – there’s no preload time given for Epic Games users:

Oceania and Asia (AET timezone) – Wednesday, May 29, 2 am
Europe (CET timezone) – Tuesday, May 28, 6 pm
The Americas (PT timezone) – Tuesday, May 28, 9 am

Start
Ubisoft Connect and Epic Games:

Oceania and Asia (AET timezone) – Friday, May 31, 2 am
Europe (CET timezone) – Thursday, May 30, 6 pm
The Americas (PT timezone) – Thursday, May 30, 9 am

Xbox and PlayStation:

Oceania and Asia (AET timezone) – Friday, May 31, 3 am
Europe (CET timezone) – Thursday, May 30, 7 pm
The Americas (PT timezone) – Thursday, May 30, 10 am

End
Xbox:

Oceania and Asia (AET timezone) – Thursday, June 6, 5 pm
Europe (CET timezone) – Thursday, June 6, 9 am
The Americas (PT timezone) – Thursday, June 6, 12 am

Ubisoft Connect, PlayStation, and Epic Games:

Oceania and Asia (AET timezone) – Thursday, June 6, 10 pm
Europe (CET timezone) – Thursday, June 6, 2 pm
The Americas (PT timezone) – Thursday, June 6, 5 am

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Bitcoin price started this week relatively slowly, but BTC is still trading around $69k as we explore the bitcoin price forecast and why $100k is “on the table” for June.
Bitcoin Price Forecast for June 2024
According to altFINS, the Bitcoin price is in an uptrend, consolidating in a sideways channel between $60k and $72k. Swing traders could potentially trade this channel by entering near $60k and exiting around $72k, with a stop-loss set just below the prior swing low at $55,800.
The sideways channel pattern indicates market indecision, and trend traders may want to wait for a breakout in either direction, although typically, a breakout occurs in the direction of the existing trend. Swing traders can trade the range by buying near support and selling near resistance.
Source: altfins/Bitcoin
The short-term trend is up, the medium-term trend is strongly up, and the long-term trend is up. Momentum is bullish but inflecting. The MACD line is still above the MACD signal line, but the declining MACD histogram bars suggest that momentum could be nearing a downswing. Currently, the price is neither overbought nor oversold based on the RSI-14 levels (RSI > 30 and RSI < 70). The nearest support zone is $60k, followed by $50k. The Bitcoin price needs to first break its previous all-time high of around $73k set in March. If this happens in the upcoming days, based on the MACD lines and overall bullish sentiment, we might see $100k in June. Crypto Rover, one of the most popular crypto analysts on X with almost 800k followers, tweeted that the Bitcoin Ascending Broadening Wedge pattern is about to break out, and once it does, it will send BTC to $100k. Best Altcoin to Buy Now Amid Bitcoin Price Pump The popular YouTuber ClayBro, who has over 129k subscribers, posted a positive video about Dogeverse. He highlights that there are just over seven days left to participate in the Dogeverse presale and advises against unrealistic expectations of immediate massive gains upon launch. He emphasizes the importance of the community and the long-term potential of Dogeverse. ClayBro has heavily invested in Dogeverse and is considering adding more before the presale ends. He references other successful pre-sales and suggests that similar gains could be seen with Dogeverse, particularly with the current favorable stance of the U.S. administration towards cryptocurrency. He stresses the importance of using the official affiliate link to avoid scams and describes the step-by-step process of buying Dogeverse using various wallets and blockchain networks (Ethereum, BNB, Matic, Avalanche, Base, Solana). Dogeverse aims to be a multi-chain bridge allowing seamless transactions across different blockchains. ClayBro mentions that large investors (whales) are buying in, which could lead to high volatility on launch day. He expects both upward and downward price movements due to varying investor behaviors, with initial price increases ranging from 50% to 300%, followed by a stabilization phase. Post-launch (early June), investors will need to claim their tokens from the website, and optional staking for up to 50% annualized returns will be available. Conclusion So, as we analyze the bitcoin price prediction, BTC chart, and BTC price forecast, it seems that the stage is set for a potential move towards $100k in June, especially if the previous all-time high is breached. Regarding altcoins, Dogeverse has garnered attention (raised over $15 million in crypto presale) from influential figures like ClayBro, who highlights its potential as potentially one of the best cryptos to invest in now. Related 17 Best Cryptocurrency to Invest in 2024 – $DOGEVERSE Takes Top Spot The post Bitcoin Price Prediction June 2024 – Here’s Why $100k May Be Next appeared first on ReadWrite.

The popular streamer Ninja has blasted the new Fortnite season after the new vehicle format was released.
“Wrecked” was the given title for Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3, released on May 24, as a new way to play the game was introduced. Using a vehicle, players are tasked to destroy competitors, but the new mode has caused an uproar sparking fury from one the world’s biggest Fortnite steamers.
Nija, real name Tyler Blevins, did not hold back with his opinion, firing strong words at those who have reveled in the new setting:
“This season is absolutely dog f*****g water. If I was a 5-year-old that (sic) still loved cool cars, I would be having the time of my life. I’m a 32-year-old, grown man who likes to shoot things in video games. Now I have to drive a vehicle around and pray that I run into people that have a worse vehicle than me,” said Ninja who revealed his skin cancer diagnosis in March this year.

Even Ninja is too sweaty for this season pic.twitter.com/fkbNZDoXab
— Fortnite Comp Report (@FNcompReport) May 25, 2024

Reaction to Ninja’s Fortnite rant
The sentiment expressed by Ninja was shared by many within the gaming community as fans demanded vehicle nerfs, while Season 3 witnessed a player count fall of three million.
As usual, there were plenty of opinions shared on social media, but many X users came forward to slate his criticism, including the official Dignitas Fortnite account who fired a rebuke his way.
Some argued Ninja’s own gameplay has developed since Chapter 1 and that he is just reluctant to accept the fresh changes.
“All that complaining when he could just be adapting,” said one X user making a clear point. 
Even with the Ninja-inspired headlines, Epic Games remains unmoved. At the time of writing, no changes or amendments have been made to Chapter 5 Season 3.
The new phase is still in its fledgling stage and some form of update is plausible, it remains to be seen if there will be any significant changes made to the format.
Image credit: Fortnite/X 
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AI tutor apps, particularly from China, are changing how students in the U.S. study by providing affordable and personalized assistance, as reported by TechCrunch.
SensorTower data shows that Question AI, a China-based app, has been downloaded six million times in the U.S. since its 2023 launch, while Gauth, launched by ByteDance in 2019, has seen 12 million installs. Question AI was reportedly developed by the creators of Zuoyebang, a widely used Chinese homework app that has secured approximately $3 billion in funding over the last ten years.
Job for AI tutor app Gauth is advertised on TikTok parent company ByteDance’s website. Credit: ByteDance
One key to the success of these AI tutor apps has been linked to their cost-effectiveness. The expense of one month of traditional tutoring could cover a year’s subscription to an AI app, according to the report.
The presence of Chinese homework apps in the U.S. market is partly due to a strategic pivot after China’s 2021 crackdown on its own tutoring industry. Many providers have shifted focus to international markets, especially the U.S., using Singapore-based entities to offer services like Question AI and Gauth.
The debate over AI’s role in education continues, but the appeal of these apps in the United States is said to be driven by their affordability and personalized approaches to teaching. Notably, a quarter of the top 20 education apps in the U.S. App Store now use AI to provide instant homework assistance.
Despite their popularity, there is resistance. Several US public school districts have tried to block access to AI platforms like ChatGPT, though enforcing such bans outside school remains challenging, as noted by TechCrunch.
AI in education
In the U.K., a survey found more than half of undergraduate students were turning to AI to complete their studies.
In a poll for the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi), 1000 students were questioned if they used AI applications for work they would be marked on. The findings revealed 53 per cent deployed AI for assessments with 25 per cent using the likes of Google Bard and ChatGPT for suggestions.
According to a Tyton Partners report, nearly half of college students in the U.S. are already using AI educational apps. GenAI writing tools such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini (formerly known as Bard), Microsoft Bing Chat, or Meta Llama 2, were among a handful of applications being used by students.
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