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Saturday January 10th, 2026 night edition

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However, VGC sources have since clarified that the fourth Developer Direct game is a first-party studio title.

The upcoming Xbox Developer Direct will feature a currently unannounced fourth game.

According to Shinobi602, who has a history of reporting confidential information about upcoming games, the show will feature “a ‘secret’ fourth game.”.

VGC can corroborate this and understands that the fourth game is a smaller-scale original game from one of Xbox Game Studios’ first-party developers.

The Xbox Developer Direct will also include “the first in-depth look” at Beast of Reincarnation, the new game from Game Freak.

Game Freak is undoubtedly best known as the developer of the Pokémon series of RPGs.

Game Freak, which was first founded as a magazine in 1982 and later re-formed as a game developer in 1989, has produced many games outside Pokémon over the years. »

AI soulmate and AI fridge take gold way in annual ’Worst in Show’ award at CES gadget show

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Among the recipients of this notorious recognition were an eye-tracking AI "soulmate" companion designed to combat loneliness, a musical lollipop, and new AI features for Amazon's widely used doorbell cameras.

Our Bespoke AI experiences are designed to simplify decisions around the home, making life more convenient and enjoyable.”.

The South Korean tech giant also said “security and privacy are foundational” to the AI experiences in the fridge. »

Texas hands over complete list of registered voters to Trump administration

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Texas officials have turned over the state’s voter roll to the U.S. Justice Department, according to a spokesperson for the Texas Secretary of State’s Office, complying with the Trump administration’s demands for access to data on millions of voters across the country.

Alicia Pierce, a spokesperson for the Texas Secretary of State’s Office, told Votebeat and The Texas Tribune that the state had sent its voter roll, which includes information on the approximately 18.4 million voters registered in Texas, to the Justice Department on Dec. 23.

The DNC, he said in a statement, "won't stand idly by as the Trump DOJ tries to get access to Texas voters’ sensitive information.". »

Interview: Iran Is At The 'Beginning Of A Revolutionary Moment'

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RFE/RL: Some observers have said Iran is in a prerevolutionary or revolutionary state.

But many times in Iran, we have seen this, and the regime has been as brutal as necessary to stop the protests.

RFE/RL: Just because this is, as you say, the "beginning of a revolutionary moment" doesn’t mean it will succeed, right?. »