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AppWizard
July 19, 2025
Minecraft features a total of 122 advancements categorized into five groups: Minecraft, Nether, End, Adventure, and Husbandry. Each category includes various challenges related to progression and combat. Minecraft Advancements: 1. Craft a crafting table. 2. Mine stone with a pickaxe. 3. Craft a better pickaxe. 4. Smelt an iron ingot. 5. Wear a piece of iron armor. 6. Fill a bucket with lava. 7. Upgrade to an iron pickaxe. 8. Block a projectile with a shield. 9. Obtain a block of obsidian. 10. Obtain a diamond. 11. Build and enter a Nether portal. 12. Wear a full set of diamond armor. 13. Enchant an item using an enchanting table. 14. Enter the Nether. Nether Advancements: 1. Enter the Nether. 2. Deflect a ghast fireball. 3. Travel 7 km in the Nether. 4. Enter a Nether fortress. 5. Obtain crying obsidian. 6. Mine ancient debris. 7. Wear a full set of Netherite armor. 8. Get a Wither Skeleton skull. 9. Survive fire damage with a fire resistance potion. 10. Respawn using a respawn anchor. 11. Visit all Nether biomes. 12. Enter a Bastion Remnant. 13. Ride a strider with a warped fungus on a stick. 14. Rescue a ghast from the Nether. 15. Summon the Wither. 16. Have every status effect at once (secret). The End Advancements: 1. Enter the End. 2. Defeat the Ender Dragon. 3. Obtain the dragon egg. 4. Escape the End via an end gateway. 5. Respawn and defeat the Ender Dragon again. 6. Collect dragon’s breath. 7. Obtain elytra. 8. Levitate 50 blocks with shulkers. Adventure Advancements: 1. Discover every biome. 2. Kill one of every hostile mob. 3. Hit a target with an arrow. 4. Shoot a crossbow. 5. Kill a skeleton from 50+ blocks away. 6. Hit a target block bullseye from 30+ blocks. 7. Kill two phantoms with one arrow. 8. Kill a pillager captain. 9. Kill a mob with a poisonous potato. 10. Kill five unique mobs with one crossbow shot. 11. Change your spawn point by sleeping. 12. Successfully defend a village from a raid. 13. Throw a trident at something (and pick it back up). 14. Strike a villager with lightning. 15. Survive a lightning strike. 16. Walk on powder snow without sinking. 17. Spy on a phantom through a spyglass. 18. Spy on a ghost through a spyglass. 19. Spy on a dragon through a spyglass. 20. Fall and survive from a high place. Husbandry Advancements: 1. Eat any food. 2. Breed two animals. 3. Tame an animal. 4. Breed every breedable mob. 5. Tame every variant of cat. 6. Plant a seed and harvest it. 7. Collect honey safely. 8. Move a bee nest with silk touch. 9. Walk on honey blocks to slow down. 10. Apply wax to a copper block. 11. Scrape wax off a copper block. 12. Have an ocelot trust you. 13. Eat every edible food item. 14. Upgrade a hoe to the Netherite tier.
AppWizard
July 16, 2025
Xbox has introduced a new feature for its Game Pass service that allows PC subscribers to stream games they own, even if those titles are not part of the current catalogue. This enhancement improves user experience and addresses backwards compatibility concerns. Additionally, Xbox is collaborating with Asus to create a handheld device similar to the Steam Deck, further promoting versatile gaming across platforms.
AppWizard
June 20, 2025
Fallout: New Vegas, released in 2010 by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Bethesda Softworks, is a unique RPG praised for its player agency, writing, and world-building, making it a candidate for a remaster to fix technical bugs and improve visuals. Dragon Age: Origins, released in 2009 by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts, is regarded as the best in its series, but a remaster seems unlikely due to a lack of familiar staff. Black & White, a 2001 game by Lionhead Studios and published by Electronic Arts, is not available on major platforms, and a remaster could enhance its AI and gameplay. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, released in 2004 by Troika Games and published by Activision, is a classic RPG with bugs and unfinished elements that could benefit from a remaster to fix glitches and restore content. No One Lives Forever, a 2000 game by Monolith Productions and published by Fox Interactive, is unavailable due to rights disputes, but a remaster could modernize its visuals and controls. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2, released in 2004 by Obsidian Entertainment and published by LucasArts, is an unfinished narrative that could be improved with a remaster to restore missing content. Freedom Force, a 2002 game by Irrational Games and published by Electronic Arts, could benefit from a remaster to improve compatibility and support user-generated content.
Tech Optimizer
June 12, 2025
Databricks has launched Lakebase, a fully managed Postgres database, during the Data + AI Summit 2025. Lakebase is currently in public preview and integrates with Databricks' Data Intelligence Platform, targeting AI-driven application development. It introduces an operational layer to the lakehouse ecosystem, allowing developers to build AI applications on a multi-cloud platform. The database architecture, powered by Neon, separates compute from storage for independent scaling, ensuring low latency and high concurrency. Lakebase supports rapid deployment and a usage-based pricing model, and features include copy-on-write clones for development and testing. Databricks aims to create a new category in the database market with Lakebase, which is built on open-source Postgres and compatible with existing tools. The operational database market is valued at over 0 billion, and recent surveys indicate PostgreSQL's rising popularity among developers. The launch follows Snowflake's acquisition of Crunchy Data to enhance its Postgres offerings, indicating a trend towards PostgreSQL in the industry.
AppWizard
June 5, 2025
A new residential tower named Out of the Box, designed by Dutch architecture firm MVRDV, is being built in Taipei’s Tianmu neighborhood. The 25-story structure reaches a height of 250 feet and features a dynamic facade with box-like protrusions that create additional living spaces such as balconies and terraces. MVRDV utilized digital scripting to navigate Taiwan’s building regulations, allowing for a balance of sunlight and privacy. The design includes a small number of repeating apartment types with variations due to the protruding boxes. The tower aims to foster community by providing private outdoor spaces in a humid subtropical climate. It is clad in marble, enhancing its sophisticated appearance while integrating with planned greenery to create a vertical garden.
AppWizard
May 15, 2025
Ubisoft reported a revenue of €1.9 billion for the fiscal year ending March 2025, a 17.5% decrease from the previous year. Net bookings fell by 20.5% to €1.84 billion, while net bookings from the back catalogue dropped 13.5% to €1.3 billion. Despite these declines, the company generated positive free cash flow and completed its initial cost savings program ahead of schedule, with plans for an additional €100 million in savings over the next two years. The launch of Assassin’s Creed Shadows was highlighted as a significant event for the company.
AppWizard
May 10, 2025
This year's Star Wars Day has generated excitement among fans and gamers, partly due to the success of the Andor TV series and the announcement of Star Wars Zero Company from Bit Reactor. EA is offering discounts of up to 85% on its Star Wars games on Steam, including Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order for .99 (£5.24) and Jedi Survivor for .99 (£11.99). The 2015 reboot of Star Wars: Battlefront is available for .99, while Battlefront 2 is priced at .99 (£6.99). Star Wars: Squadrons is also on sale for .99 (£5.24). These offers will be available until May 15. Future Star Wars gaming projects include Zero Company, a third Jedi game from Respawn, and ongoing developments for Star Wars Eclipse and the KOTOR Remake.
Winsage
March 26, 2025
On March 11, the Windows 10 22H2 Patch Tuesday security update, KB5053606, was released to address 15 vulnerabilities, including two critical remote code execution flaws. Users have reported significant issues, with many experiencing installation difficulties and receiving the error code 0x80070020. Those who managed to install the update faced problems such as blue and black screens, random crashes, disappearing app icons, and reverted desktop customizations. Professional users reported issues with program crashes, Citrix functionality, and slow Print Spooler operations. The update includes support for DST changes in Paraguay, updates to Country and Operator Settings profiles, fixes for Desktop Window Manager not responding, resolves issues with the Open Secure Shell service, and addresses various Chinese IME-related issues. Systems post-installation will reflect Build 19045.5608. Windows 10 is scheduled to reach its end of life on October 14, 2025.
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