Nintendo has announced that it will discontinue its Gold Points system on My Nintendo starting March 25, 2025. The My Nintendo rewards program, introduced in 2016 alongside the Nintendo Account system, allows players to earn and redeem both Gold and Platinum Points. While Platinum Points are awarded for completing specific tasks, Gold Points are earned through software purchases and can be used for discounts on future eShop transactions.
According to Nintendo’s statement on the My Nintendo website, after March 25, players will no longer be able to earn Gold Points from digital software purchases, whether made directly through the eShop or via download codes. However, any Gold Points accumulated before this date will remain valid for up to 12 months from the date they were earned.
Despite the discontinuation of Gold Points for digital purchases, players can still earn them through physical game registrations. To qualify, the game must have been released before March 25, 2025, and must be registered within two years of its original release date in Europe and South Africa, or within one year in other regions. Additionally, players who pre-ordered digital games before the deadline will still receive Gold Points for those purchases, even if the game is released after March 25.
Platinum Points, which are earned by completing missions and can be redeemed for digital and physical rewards, will continue to be available without any changes. Nintendo expressed gratitude to players for their participation in the rewards program and apologized for any inconvenience caused by the discontinuation of Gold Points.
While this marks the end of Gold Points as an incentive for digital purchases, the My Nintendo program will continue to offer rewards and benefits through Platinum Points, ensuring that users can still engage with the platform in meaningful ways.
Nintendo has announced that it will discontinue its Gold Points system on My Nintendo starting March 25, 2025. The My Nintendo rewards program, introduced in 2016 alongside the Nintendo Account system, allows players to earn and redeem both Gold and Platinum Points. While Platinum Points are awarded for completing specific tasks, Gold Points are earned through software purchases and can be used for discounts on future eShop transactions.
According to Nintendo’s statement on the My Nintendo website, after March 25, players will no longer be able to earn Gold Points from digital software purchases, whether made directly through the eShop or via download codes. However, any Gold Points accumulated before this date will remain valid for up to 12 months from the date they were earned.
Despite the discontinuation of Gold Points for digital purchases, players can still earn them through physical game registrations. To qualify, the game must have been released before March 25, 2025, and must be registered within two years of its original release date in Europe and South Africa, or within one year in other regions. Additionally, players who pre-ordered digital games before the deadline will still receive Gold Points for those purchases, even if the game is released after March 25.
Platinum Points, which are earned by completing missions and can be redeemed for digital and physical rewards, will continue to be available without any changes. Nintendo expressed gratitude to players for their participation in the rewards program and apologized for any inconvenience caused by the discontinuation of Gold Points.
While this marks the end of Gold Points as an incentive for digital purchases, the My Nintendo program will continue to offer rewards and benefits through Platinum Points, ensuring that users can still engage with the platform in meaningful ways.
Samsung has completed testing for One UI 7.0, and a stable update is expected to roll out soon, according to a Samsung Community moderator. In January, Samsung sent a message to beta testers thanking them for their participation, suggesting that the testing phase was nearing its end.
However, a new beta version was later released, leading to uncertainty about the final update’s timeline. Now, a Samsung Community moderator, IndiaBetaTeam, has confirmed that the stable update is on the way.
In a post on the Samsung Community forum, the moderator stated: The beta program is closed, and the One UI 7.0 stable update will be released very soon. Please stay active on the Samsung Members app for notifications regarding the update.
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Expected Release Timeline
While no exact release date was mentioned, this suggests that the One UI 7.0 stable update could arrive within weeks, rather than in May, as some earlier reports suggested. The Galaxy S24 series, along with the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6, are expected to receive the update first. Other Galaxy S, Z, and A series devices will follow in subsequent waves.
Samsung has faced criticism from users for delays in rolling out Android 15-based One UI 7.0, especially as Motorola, Xiaomi, POCO, and Redmi have already released their Android 15 updates. This accelerated release schedule could be a response to those concerns. Users are encouraged to monitor the Samsung Members app for further updates on availability.
Samsung has completed testing for One UI 7.0, and a stable update is expected to roll out soon, according to a Samsung Community moderator. In January, Samsung sent a message to beta testers thanking them for their participation, suggesting that the testing phase was nearing its end.
However, a new beta version was later released, leading to uncertainty about the final update’s timeline. Now, a Samsung Community moderator, IndiaBetaTeam, has confirmed that the stable update is on the way.
In a post on the Samsung Community forum, the moderator stated: The beta program is closed, and the One UI 7.0 stable update will be released very soon. Please stay active on the Samsung Members app for notifications regarding the update.
Message
Expected Release Timeline
While no exact release date was mentioned, this suggests that the One UI 7.0 stable update could arrive within weeks, rather than in May, as some earlier reports suggested. The Galaxy S24 series, along with the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6, are expected to receive the update first. Other Galaxy S, Z, and A series devices will follow in subsequent waves.
Samsung has faced criticism from users for delays in rolling out Android 15-based One UI 7.0, especially as Motorola, Xiaomi, POCO, and Redmi have already released their Android 15 updates. This accelerated release schedule could be a response to those concerns. Users are encouraged to monitor the Samsung Members app for further updates on availability.
Samsung has completed testing for One UI 7.0, and a stable update is expected to roll out soon, according to a Samsung Community moderator. In January, Samsung sent a message to beta testers thanking them for their participation, suggesting that the testing phase was nearing its end.
However, a new beta version was later released, leading to uncertainty about the final update’s timeline. Now, a Samsung Community moderator, IndiaBetaTeam, has confirmed that the stable update is on the way.
In a post on the Samsung Community forum, the moderator stated: The beta program is closed, and the One UI 7.0 stable update will be released very soon. Please stay active on the Samsung Members app for notifications regarding the update.
Message
Expected Release Timeline
While no exact release date was mentioned, this suggests that the One UI 7.0 stable update could arrive within weeks, rather than in May, as some earlier reports suggested. The Galaxy S24 series, along with the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6, are expected to receive the update first. Other Galaxy S, Z, and A series devices will follow in subsequent waves.
Samsung has faced criticism from users for delays in rolling out Android 15-based One UI 7.0, especially as Motorola, Xiaomi, POCO, and Redmi have already released their Android 15 updates. This accelerated release schedule could be a response to those concerns. Users are encouraged to monitor the Samsung Members app for further updates on availability.
The most surprising thing about Moroi is its sense of humor. Moroi is a top-down, dual-stick action and puzzle game set in a dungeon of surreal horrors, where each cell contains a unique and grotesque vignette. In the first area of the map, there’s a cell containing a sentient meat grinder that craves human flesh. In another, a dead man is strapped to a feeding tube that’s still pumping slop into his bulbous, pulsing stomach. The next room over, you meet a talking duck with far too many human teeth in its mouth. One tooth would be too many, but this duck has a full, smiling set. And then he rips them all out for you, leaving behind a bloody, empty bill.
And this moment makes me laugh out loud. The gore in Moroi is so ridiculous that it turns the corner into hilarity, tapping into the gruesome absurdity that makes b-horror movies so charming. You don’t expect the duck to have human teeth, but what’s even more surprising is their sudden removal and the duck’s leftover, blood-smeared smile. These shocking moments of levity appear in Moroi at a rapid-fire pace, twisting the vibe from brutality to bizarreness and back until it feels like you’re trapped in a Francisco Goya fever dream directed by Sam Raimi. It’s pretty awesome.
Moroi comes from creator Alex Stanescu and his independent studio, Violet Saint. Though he’s now based in Switzerland, Stanescu is Romanian and Moroi is filled with grimdark takes on his homegrown fairy tales. The game’s name refers to a vampire in Romanian folklore, even. Stanescu was also inspired by David Lynch, Heironymous Bosch, H.R. Giger and Little Nightmares, with a dash of Robert Sheckley and Douglas Adams for humor. But at its core, Moroi is a completely original world of creepiness, Stanescu explained during a media briefing hosted by the game’s publisher, Good Shepherd Entertainment.
“There’s a big pool of things in my subconscious from which I pull,” he said. “General grotesquery, maybe carnival art, Bosch and early medieval art, and caricature. I always try to find my own style.” Stanescu later clarified further, saying, “Creepy things. Like, for example, in a puzzle, you have to vomit blood into the mouth of someone else. And you will find reality shifting in some places, like in a room you find someone else than you expect to find, and so on. Let’s say dream logic.”
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It’s more like nightmare logic, really. Each of the cells in Moroi is connected — get the severed hand from the autocannibal so the meat grinder can make bone dust, which you can then give to the creepy wizard, who turns it into salt for the witch, who’s then devoured by her own potion, and so on. Eventually in the introductory level, you find a sword, break down a door and continue your quest to escape, but the prison only grows more strange. Every now and then, a voice interrupts your progress, whispering for you to find it. The creatures in the cells seem to know who you are, even though you have no memory of this place. There’s way more going on in Moroi than meets the eye.
“I tell a lot of it through the lore and collectibles, so those will carry a lot of storytelling,” Stanescu said. “The storytelling given by the characters and by the gameplay is pretty cryptic. You have to find and pay attention to what’s happening.”
There are no branching storylines in Moroi, but your choices throughout the game will affect how it ends, according to Stanescu. He said the full experience should take about nine hours to complete, but this can be extended if you hunt down all of the secrets.
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Combat in Moroi is fast and fun, and heavy metal replaces the game’s moody dungeon music at the beginning of each fight, setting an appropriate tone of chaos and carnage. Dungeon guards are the main enemies and they appear in waves of five or so at a time, some with more powerful moves than others. I ended the hour-long demo with an enhanced sword and a gatling gun in my arsenal. With a sword, you have basic and heavy attacks, plus a finishing move that builds up as you deal damage. The gun doesn’t require ammo but it runs on a cooldown mechanic, and it has a basic shot and a finisher. Dodge rolls round out your moveset in the early game, and the balance in these battles feels just right. On top of dodging and attacking, there are fiery cores scattered around the environments that you can explode for AOE damage — but be warned, if you’re too close to the boom, you’ll get hurt, too. The end of each battle is marked by piles of intestines and busted corpses — hopefully not yours — littering the cobblestones.
The amount of blood-soaked surrealism, frantic combat and body horror in Moroi’s first hour is impressive, and I’m amped to discover all of the secrets in the full game, no matter how many exploded corpses I have to dig through. Or maybe even because of all the exploded corpses.
Moroi is due to hit PC pretty soon — “early 2025.”
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/moroi-preview-a-grimdark-action-game-thats-actually-pretty-funny-150009465.html?src=rss
Samsung has completed testing for One UI 7.0, and a stable update is expected to roll out soon, according to a Samsung Community moderator. In January, Samsung sent a message to beta testers thanking them for their participation, suggesting that the testing phase was nearing its end.
However, a new beta version was later released, leading to uncertainty about the final update’s timeline. Now, a Samsung Community moderator, IndiaBetaTeam, has confirmed that the stable update is on the way.
In a post on the Samsung Community forum, the moderator stated: The beta program is closed, and the One UI 7.0 stable update will be released very soon. Please stay active on the Samsung Members app for notifications regarding the update.
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Expected Release Timeline
While no exact release date was mentioned, this suggests that the One UI 7.0 stable update could arrive within weeks, rather than in May, as some earlier reports suggested. The Galaxy S24 series, along with the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6, are expected to receive the update first. Other Galaxy S, Z, and A series devices will follow in subsequent waves.
Samsung has faced criticism from users for delays in rolling out Android 15-based One UI 7.0, especially as Motorola, Xiaomi, POCO, and Redmi have already released their Android 15 updates. This accelerated release schedule could be a response to those concerns. Users are encouraged to monitor the Samsung Members app for further updates on availability.
Samsung has completed testing for One UI 7.0, and a stable update is expected to roll out soon, according to a Samsung Community moderator. In January, Samsung sent a message to beta testers thanking them for their participation, suggesting that the testing phase was nearing its end.
However, a new beta version was later released, leading to uncertainty about the final update’s timeline. Now, a Samsung Community moderator, IndiaBetaTeam, has confirmed that the stable update is on the way.
In a post on the Samsung Community forum, the moderator stated: The beta program is closed, and the One UI 7.0 stable update will be released very soon. Please stay active on the Samsung Members app for notifications regarding the update.
Message
Expected Release Timeline
While no exact release date was mentioned, this suggests that the One UI 7.0 stable update could arrive within weeks, rather than in May, as some earlier reports suggested. The Galaxy S24 series, along with the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6, are expected to receive the update first. Other Galaxy S, Z, and A series devices will follow in subsequent waves.
Samsung has faced criticism from users for delays in rolling out Android 15-based One UI 7.0, especially as Motorola, Xiaomi, POCO, and Redmi have already released their Android 15 updates. This accelerated release schedule could be a response to those concerns. Users are encouraged to monitor the Samsung Members app for further updates on availability.
Earlier this week, Apple’s cheapest iPhone got a refresh and an unexpected name change. Instead of the widely anticipated iPhone SE 4, the company unveiled the new iPhone 16e, which shifts to a full-screen design with Face ID while putting Apple Intelligence on an entry-level model for the first time. It also sports the Action button, which debuted on the iPhone 15 Pro. Pre-orders for the iPhone 16e are now open, with models starting at $599, and the phone will be more widely available on February 28. Here’s everything you need to know about pre-ordering the latest iPhone.
The best place to get an unlocked iPhone 16e is, unsurprisingly, direct from Apple. The iPhone 16e comes in only two colors, black and white, with 128GB, 256GB and 512GB storage configurations to choose from. Ordering an unlocked iPhone means you can take it to nearly any carrier of your choosing.
As usual, wireless carriers are also selling the iPhone 16e now, with various perks attached to purchases. Here are all of wireless carrier specials we currently know about for the iPhone 16e.
Verizon: New customers can save $420 when you order the iPhone 16e and sign up for a new plan. Existing customers can also save $420 if they add a new line when buying the iPhone 16e.
AT&T: All customers can get the iPhone 16e for $5.99/month with any unlimited plan. No trade-in required. Walmart also carries the iPhone 16e for AT&T customers, with monthly payments starting at $15.25.
T-Mobile: Get an iPhone 16e “on us” (or up to $830 off) when trading in an eligible device on Magenta Max, Go5G Plus/Next or when trading in and adding a line on Go5G or most plans. You can also get $500 off the iPhone 16e when trading in an eligible device on Go5G or most plans.
Boost Mobile: Get the new iPhone 16e for just $200 when you switch to Boost and sign up for the Unlimited Premium plan ($60/month).
The iPhone 16e looks much like the iPhone 14, one of Apple’s 2022 models. The new phone has a much larger screen than previous iPhone SE — a spacious 6.1 inches — along with Face ID and swipe-based multitasking gestures. (The model it replaces had a Touch ID home button.) It has a notch at the top of the screen, not the floating Dynamic Island from higher-end iPhones.
The phone has a 48-megapixel Fusion “2-in-1” camera with a 2x telephoto system. Compared to the more expensive iPhone 16 and 16 Plus, the SE’s lack of extra rear cameras is one of the most noticeable things you’ll miss out on.
At $599, the iPhone 16e is also $150 more than previous iPhone SE models, which typically cost around $429. Meanwhile, the iPhone 16 starts at $799, and the additional $200 gets you a better camera system and a more modern design.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/heres-how-to-pre-order-the-new-apple-iphone-16e-162258012.html?src=rss
Samsung has completed testing for One UI 7.0, and a stable update is expected to roll out soon, according to a Samsung Community moderator. In January, Samsung sent a message to beta testers thanking them for their participation, suggesting that the testing phase was nearing its end.
However, a new beta version was later released, leading to uncertainty about the final update’s timeline. Now, a Samsung Community moderator, IndiaBetaTeam, has confirmed that the stable update is on the way.
In a post on the Samsung Community forum, the moderator stated: The beta program is closed, and the One UI 7.0 stable update will be released very soon. Please stay active on the Samsung Members app for notifications regarding the update.
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Expected Release Timeline
While no exact release date was mentioned, this suggests that the One UI 7.0 stable update could arrive within weeks, rather than in May, as some earlier reports suggested. The Galaxy S24 series, along with the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6, are expected to receive the update first. Other Galaxy S, Z, and A series devices will follow in subsequent waves.
Samsung has faced criticism from users for delays in rolling out Android 15-based One UI 7.0, especially as Motorola, Xiaomi, POCO, and Redmi have already released their Android 15 updates. This accelerated release schedule could be a response to those concerns. Users are encouraged to monitor the Samsung Members app for further updates on availability.
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