Yes, That's Who You Thought It Was on This Week's Mandalorian

In Star Wars, when you see a creature that reminds you of a specific character, it might not actually be that character. Grogu, for example, is not Yoda, despite what some people originally thought. The Kowakian monkey-lizards hanging around on The Mandalorian aren’t Salacious Crumb. Not every astromech droid is R2-D2.

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Ex-Tesla Factory Worker Takes the Stand in Racial Discrimination Trial

An ex-Tesla factory worker took the stand following a lawsuit he filed against the company for racial discrimination from mid-2015 through 2016. Owen Diaz, a Black former escalator worker at the Tesla factory in Fremont, California claims he was subjected to racially discriminatory comments and actions from his…

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Google Play Store Wriggles Way Out of Housing Third-Party App Stores in Android's Biggest Market

Google will not have to host third-party Android app stores in the Indian version of its Play Store, following antitrust rulings from January. The company is still facing a $161 million fine from Indian regulators, though they have eased up on how Android should function in the country moving forward. This comes in…

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The Only Good Friends Howard Schultz Could Find In Washington Were Republicans

While Democrats attacked Starbucks’ ex-CEO in a hearing on union-busting allegations, GOP senators came to the aid of the famously liberal company.

New Lockheed Martin Company Wants to Build a Satellite Constellation Around the Moon

Denver-based company Lockheed Martin has announced the launch of a subsidiary for the purpose of setting up communication and navigation services around the Moon for future lunar missions.

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Watch the Trailer for Magic: The Gathering's New March of the Machine Set

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The EPA Is Investigating Itself Over Its East Palestine Disaster Response

The fallout from last month’s disastrous train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio is still unfolding. The Environmental Protection Agency continues to oversee clean-up efforts, is still struggling to find suitable treatment sites for contaminated waste water, and is conducting some ongoing environmental monitoring and…

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Reddit Has Leaned Harder on its Banhammer Over Non-Consensual and Hate Content

Reddit released its 2022 transparency report Wednesday, showing how the site has been laying on the “ban” button hard after the company started a crackdown on non-consensual intimate media (NCIM) after a rules change in March of last year. These instances of NCIM include any kind of intimate image posted without…

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PS5 launch title 'Sackboy' is free on PlayStation Plus in April

Let’s be honest: you were probably curious about Sackboy: A Big Adventure when it launched alongside the PlayStation 5, but not so much that you were willing to buy that instead of Demon’s Souls or Miles Morales. Thankfully, you no longer have to pay extra to indulge that curiosity. Sony has made the LittleBigPlanet spinoff (also available on PS4) free to all PlayStation Plus members between April 4th and May 1st.

Sackboy is decidedly different than the core franchise. Where Little Big Planet is a 3D-enhanced side-scroller that revolves more around environment interaction and creativity, this game is a 3D platformer that revolves around its namesake hero’s acrobatics. They all share a relatively uncommon co-op mechanic, though. Up to four players can tackle stages together, and some segments require teamwork to move forward. This may be an ideal game to play with your kids.

You have options if Sackboy doesn’t strike your fancy. The newly launched build-and-raid game Meet Your Maker is also available for free on PS Plus this April, as is the hand-drawn RPG Tails of Iron. Both freebies are available for PS4 and PS5.

These new offerings won’t make you regret a PS Plus Extra or Premium subscription. If you pay for those tiers, you recently received high-profile games like Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection and Tchia. Still, it’s nice to know that you can add one more marquee title to your library with very little effort.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ps5-launch-title-sackboy-is-free-on-playstation-plus-in-april-211530313.html?src=rss

Former Starbucks CEO Really Hates Being Called A ‘Billionaire’ By Bernie Sanders

Howard Schultz, whose personal fortune is estimated at $4.3 billion, told Sanders that calling him a “billionaire” was “unfair.”