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Aspyr sure is running hot and cold at the moment. Right after last month’s well-regarded remasters of the first three Tomb Raider games, the company has put out the Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection, an uprezzed repackage of the original, beloved Battlefront games. It came out today and, well, oh dear.

With over a thousand Steam user reviews already in, the Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection has spiralled down to a “Mostly Negative” overall rating, as fans complain of bugs, crashes, server issues, and a borderline-unplayable multiplayer mode.

“Probably one of the worst launches of all time,” writes Steam user Dinkleberg, “none of us can get in a game and there are only 3 servers.” Similar complaints appear endlessly up and down the game’s Steam review page, which is…

Aspyr sure is running hot and cold at the moment. Right after last month’s well-regarded remasters of the first three Tomb Raider games, the company has put out the Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection, an uprezzed repackage of the original, beloved Battlefront games. It came out today and, well, oh dear.

With over a thousand Steam user reviews already in, the Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection has spiralled down to a “Mostly Negative” overall rating, as fans complain of bugs, crashes, server issues, and a borderline-unplayable multiplayer mode.

TikTok users have reported getting push notifications urging them to contact their members of Congress to protest newly proposed legislation that would require that parent Chinese-owned ByteDance divest the app.

The notification warns users to “Stop a TikTok shutdown,” warning that Congress “is planning a total ban of TikTok.” It features a link where they can enter their ZIP code and then call their member of Congress, according to lawmakers.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee is expected to vote this afternoon on legislation that would would prevent app stores or web hosting services from TikTok applications unless it severs ties to ByteDance. The bill also gives the president a process for designating that a social media application under the control…

If I had to choose between Apple Music and Spotify, I’m certainly on the side of Apple Music.

Not knocking Spotify, but I prefer Apple Music for several reasons: I like how Apple Music looks and feels — it fits neatly in with the rest of my Apple devices — and its high-res streaming is solid.

Still, there’s one big thing I wanted that Spotify has had forever and Apple Music has always lacked: collaborative playlists. 

My Apple Music library is filled with playlists that I share with my friends and family, but unlike with Spotify, there’s never been a way for me to collaborate on those same playlists. 

That is, until now.

Apple released iOS 17.3 on Monday, which brings several new features to the iPhone, including better protection from phone theft, new wallpapers for Black History…

Between January and August of this year, nearly half (48%) of the complaints submitted to the National Consumer Helpline targeted e-commerce entities, a stark contrast from the mere 8% reported in 2019.

Surge in Consumer Grievances Against E-commerce Giants: Calls for Standardized Redressal System

Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh highlighted the substantial number of grievances directed at e-commerce players and expressed concern over their conduct towards consumers. He revealed that the sector, including major players like Flipkart and Amazon, contributed significantly to the total complaints received by the helpline.

Singh noted that the department engaged in multiple discussions with e-commerce companies, emphasizing the need for a standardized grievance redressal…