WoW Insider Weekly News Update for Jan. 6, 2012

Engadget
Finally, someone used Pareto’s economic theories to find the best Mario Kart 8 racer
Who hasn’t spent sleepless nights pondering what would happen if we applied the theories of Vilfredo Pareto, the early 20th-century Italian economist, to Mario, the Mushroom Kingdom’s Italian high-jump champion and part-time elephant cosplayer? Data scientist Antoine Mayerowitz, PhD, tackled that age-old question.
6h ago
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Rebel Moon Part 2 review: A slow-mo sci-fi slog
Rebel Moon: Part 2 - The Scargiver is an empty feast, a relentless onslaught of explosions, sci-fi tropes and meaningless exposition that amounts to nothing.
7h ago
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Prison Architect 2 is denied release until September 3
Double Eleven and publisher Paradox Interactive have delayed Prison Architect 2 by four moths to work on technical issues.
9h ago
Engadget
Ryan Gosling and Miller/Lord’s Project Hail Mary could be the sci-fi event of 2026
Amazon MGM just set a March 20, 2026 release date for Project Hail Mary, an adaptation of the Andy Weir novel. The film stars Ryan Gosling and is directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.
9h ago
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Some of our favorite Anker power banks are up to 30 percent off, plus the rest of this week's best tech deals
Engadget's weekly deals roundup includes sales on Sonos, Apple, iRobot, Google Nest and more.
11h ago
Engadget
Automate your vacuuming and mopping with $400 off the Roomba Combo J9+
If you’re looking to automate more of your home cleaning setup, iRobot’s flagship Roomba Combo J9+ is on sale for $400 off. The vacuum-mop hybrid robot, which only arrived last fall, has a redesigned dock that automatically empties debris and refills the device’s mopping liquid.
14h ago
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Tesla is recalling Cybertrucks because their accelerator pedals could get stuck
Tesla has issued a recall for around 3,878 Cybertruck vehicles, a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration notice has revealed.
14h ago
Engadget
Engadget Podcast: PlayStation 5 Pro rumors and a look back at the Playdate
This week, Engadget Senior Editor Jessica Conditt joins Cherlynn and Devindra to chat about the PS5 Pro, as well as her piece on the PlayDate two years after its release.
15h ago
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The Morning After: The bill to ban TikTok is barreling ahead.
The biggest news stories this morning include US vs China in the form of TikTok vs WhatsApp, and did you know Taylor Swift has a new album out?
16h ago
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Fallout has already scored a green light for a second season
Amazon has renewed the hit show for a second season.
16h ago
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Baldur's Gate 3 developer confirms it won't make the sequel
The developer behind the popular, award-winning and slightly bawdy Baldur's Gate 3 may not be doing a sequel, but it does have other irons in the fire.
17h ago
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The best PS5 games for 2024: Top PlayStation titles to play right now
Here are the best games you can get for the PlayStation 5 right now, as chosen by Engadget editors.
7 months ago
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The 6 best Mint alternatives to replace the budgeting app that shut down
Intuit has shut down the popular budgeting app Mint. Engadget tested a bunch of popular alternatives. Here are our favorites.
4 months ago
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Apple says it was ordered to remove WhatsApp and Threads from China App Store
China's Cyberspace Administration ordered Apple to pull Threads and WhatsApp from its App Store in the country, the company said.
21h ago
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Surprise: Taylor Swift is joining Threads at the exact same time as her new album drop
Taylor's Threads account, and her first post, are going live around midnight.
23h ago
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The bill that could ban TikTok is barreling ahead
The bill that could lead to a ban of TikTok in the United States appears to be much closer to becoming law.
1d ago
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Netflix is done telling us how many people use Netflix
Although subscriber metrics are an important signal to Wall Street that show how quickly a company is growing, Netflix isn't the first company to do this.
1d ago
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Blizzard takes aim at Overwatch 2 console cheaters
Blizzard is targeting Overwatch 2 cheaters who use a keyboard and mouse on consoles to gain an advantage over controller users.
1d ago
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It took 20 years for Children of the Sun to become an overnight success
Though it feels like Children of the Sun popped into existence over the span of two months, it took Rother a lifetime to get here.
1d ago
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Quicken Simplifi subscriptions are half off through April 21
Quicken Simplifi subscriptions are half off through April 21. This brings the price down to $2 per month, which is billed annually at $24.
1d ago

WoW Insider Weekly News Update for Jan. 6, 2012

Latest Stories

Finally, someone used Pareto’s economic theories to find the best Mario Kart 8 racer

Rebel Moon Part 2 review: A slow-mo sci-fi slog

Prison Architect 2 is denied release until September 3

Ryan Gosling and Miller/Lord’s Project Hail Mary could be the sci-fi event of 2026

Some of our favorite Anker power banks are up to 30 percent off, plus the rest of this week's best tech deals

Automate your vacuuming and mopping with $400 off the Roomba Combo J9+

Tesla is recalling Cybertrucks because their accelerator pedals could get stuck

Engadget Podcast: PlayStation 5 Pro rumors and a look back at the Playdate

The Morning After: The bill to ban TikTok is barreling ahead.

Fallout has already scored a green light for a second season

Baldur's Gate 3 developer confirms it won't make the sequel

The best PS5 games for 2024: Top PlayStation titles to play right now

The 6 best Mint alternatives to replace the budgeting app that shut down

Apple says it was ordered to remove WhatsApp and Threads from China App Store

Surprise: Taylor Swift is joining Threads at the exact same time as her new album drop

The bill that could ban TikTok is barreling ahead

Netflix is done telling us how many people use Netflix

Blizzard takes aim at Overwatch 2 console cheaters

It took 20 years for Children of the Sun to become an overnight success

Quicken Simplifi subscriptions are half off through April 21

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