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EU countries urged to lower energy taxes to reduce consumer bills

EU's energy chief Dan Jorgensen called on member states to help consumers and businesses by lowering taxes on energy where possible, as war in the Middle East saw oil and gas prices surge. European businesses -- and consumers -- have long complained about high energy costs, which firms say put…

bubmagMarch 10, 2026

Fortnite

Epic Games increasing the price of V-Bucks to ‘help pay the bills’

Fortnite maker Epic Games is increasing the price of its in-game currency, V-Bucks, because it's becoming more expensive to run Fortnite , it announced Tuesday . "The cost of running Fortnite has gone up a lot and we're raising prices to help pay the bills," the company wrote in a…

bubmagMarch 10, 2026

Project Maven

Google to Provide Pentagon with Gemini-powered AI agents

Google is rolling out Gemini AI agents to the Department of Defense's more than 3 million civilian and military employees, according to Bloomberg . The agents will initially operate on unclassified networks, with talks underway to expand them to classified and top-secret systems, according to Emil Michael, the Under Secretary…

bubmagMarch 10, 2026

Times Square

Avalanche Studios reveals its Highlander-style, survival of the fittest R&D strategy

Let's address the elephant in the room first. Avalanche Studios Group has made a number of studio closures and layoffs over the past few years, shuttering its Montreal and New York offices in 2024, followed by its Liverpool studio last year, which had only opened in 2020. The group has…

bubmagMarch 10, 2026

Times Square

Alexander brothers found guilty on all charges in federal sex trafficking trial

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bubmagMarch 10, 2026

Fortnite

Fortnite to raise V-Buck prices later this month “to help pay the bills” after Epic Games generated over $6 billion last year

Image credit: Epic Games Fortnite's green pastures are not so green anymore, or at least that's what Epic Games is signalling with the sudden price increase to V-Bucks (the game's paid premium currency) across the board. Via 10th March's short blog post, the company announced big changes to pricing that…

bubmagMarch 10, 2026

Narendra Modi

India eases Chinese investment curbs to boost key sectors, reset economic ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet approved changes to foreign direct investment (FDI) rules that had previously restricted investments from China and other land‑bordering countries India on Tuesday approved easing restrictions on Chinese investments in select sectors, aiming to ease a capital squeeze and signal a reset in economic ties after…

bubmagMarch 10, 2026

Virtual Reality

GeForce Now adds GOG syncing and 90fps game streaming in VR headsets

NVIDIA's GeForce Now game streaming platform has added a few minor but useful updates, especially for GOG and VR headset users, the company announced at Game Developer's Conference (GDC). The biggest technical improvement is for virtual reality headsets that support GeForce Now like the Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest.…

bubmagMarch 10, 2026

Fortnite

Epic are hiking Fortnite V-Buck prices to “pay the bills”, because those server farms don’t run on peanuts

Battle Passes will cost a little less, and earn fewer V-Bucks Image credit: Epic Epic are raising the price of Fortnite's V-bucks currency, in what the billion dollar publishers frame as a bid to keep the wolf from the door. You'll now stand to pay almost twice as much for…

bubmagMarch 10, 2026

Fortnite

Epic Games Confirms Fortnite V-Bucks Price Increase

Epic Games has confirmed sweeping changes to Fortnite’s in-game economy, increasing the price of V-Bucks packs while adjusting Battle Pass rewards and subscription benefits starting March 19. The developer said the move comes as the “cost of running Fortnite has gone up a lot,” prompting a restructuring of how the…

bubmagMarch 10, 2026

EU countries urged to lower energy taxes to reduce consumer bills

Epic Games increasing the price of V-Bucks to ‘help pay the bills’

Google to Provide Pentagon with Gemini-powered AI agents

Avalanche Studios reveals its Highlander-style, survival of the fittest R&D strategy

Alexander brothers found guilty on all charges in federal sex trafficking trial

Fortnite to raise V-Buck prices later this month “to help pay the bills” after Epic Games generated over $6 billion last year

India eases Chinese investment curbs to boost key sectors, reset economic ties

GeForce Now adds GOG syncing and 90fps game streaming in VR headsets

Epic are hiking Fortnite V-Buck prices to “pay the bills”, because those server farms don’t run on peanuts

Epic Games Confirms Fortnite V-Bucks Price Increase

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