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BetaBeacon

April 7, 2026

Top 6 Must-Play Games of April 2026: Sea of Stars, Annulus and More

Sea of Stars is an award-winning turn-based RPG that's finally making the jump to mobile.

AppWizard

April 7, 2026

Minecraft Presents Tiny Takeover

Minecraft is launching its Tiny Takeover campaign on Twitch on April 6th at 9am PT, allowing streamers to earn up to ,000 by streaming Minecraft gameplay. Viewers can receive exclusive rewards such as the Baby Chick Chat Badge, Hatchling Hat, Turtle Tunes, and Bunnie Beanie for participating. Streamers must stream at least 1 hour of Minecraft to qualify for rewards, and the campaign is first-come, first-served with limited availability. Participating channels will be featured on the front page from April 6-8, and earnings will be reflected in the revenue dashboard within a week.

AppWizard

April 7, 2026

Minecraft Bedrock 26.12 Released for Update 3.36/1.046

Mojang released a hotfix for Minecraft, designated as Bedrock 26.12 (console users recognize it as update 3.36/1.046), addressing several gameplay bugs, including an issue with the Members tab in Realms Stories and an allowlist problem for servers. The Java edition also received a hotfix (26.1.1) that fixed a bug preventing chat messages from being reported. The previous Bedrock 26.11 update improved mouse camera sensitivity for Windows users. Upcoming features include the golden dandelion dropping from moobloom, enhanced utility for the Clock, and increased functionality for Bats, among others.

AppWizard

April 7, 2026

Join our Twitch Tiny Takeover

The Twitch Tiny Takeover campaign, a collaboration between Twitch and Mojang Studios, will launch on April 6th at 9:00 AM PT. Streamers can participate by streaming at least one hour of Minecraft gameplay and may earn up to ,000. Viewers can earn hats by watching Minecraft streams for five minutes and can obtain a Baby Chick Badge by purchasing or gifting a subscription. Streamers must be part of the Twitch Affiliate Program to qualify for rewards. Rewards will be sent to Twitch inboxes and can be redeemed on Minecraft.net.

Tech Optimizer

April 6, 2026

36 Malicious npm Packages Exploited Redis, PostgreSQL to Deploy Persistent Implants

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered 36 malicious packages in the npm registry that impersonate Strapi CMS plugins. These packages exploit Redis and PostgreSQL, deploy reverse shells, harvest credentials, and establish persistent implants. Each package consists of three files—package.json, index.js, and postinstall.js—without descriptions or repositories, and all use version 3.6.8 to mimic legitimate Strapi plugins. The malicious packages follow a naming convention starting with "strapi-plugin-" and were uploaded by four accounts within 13 hours. The identified packages include names like strapi-plugin-cron, strapi-plugin-database, and strapi-plugin-server. The malicious code is embedded in the postinstall script, executing automatically upon installation with the same privileges as the user. The payloads evolve from exploiting Redis for remote code execution to attempting direct PostgreSQL database exploitation and deploying persistent implants for remote access. The campaign appears to target cryptocurrency platforms, as indicated by the focus on credential theft and digital assets. Users of these packages are advised to assume compromise and rotate credentials. This incident reflects a broader trend of supply chain attacks in the open-source ecosystem, with recent examples including credential exfiltration payloads in GitHub repositories and compromised GitHub Actions workflows. Group-IB reported that software supply chain attacks are increasingly reshaping the cyber threat landscape, targeting trusted vendors and open-source software to gain access to downstream organizations.

BetaBeacon

April 6, 2026

Monday’s Android app deals and freebies: Lumino City, Greak, Conquistadorio, and more

The highlighted Android app price drops include Pixel Cubic 3D - Icon Pack for free, Inbetween Land (Full) for , The Wild Case Adventure (Full) for .25, The Last Dream (Full) for .50, Stormhill Mystery (Full) for , Sonya The Great Adventure Full for .50, Angelo and Deemon (Full) for , Galaxy Trader - Space RPG for .75, Hero of the Kingdom for .50, VasterClaws3 for , The Quest-Isles of Ice & Fire for , The Quest for , Stickman Legends Offline Games for free, Z Dawn for , Stickman Master Premium for free, Lumino City for [openai_gpt model="gpt-3.5-turbo-0125" prompt="Summarize the content and extract only the fact described in the text bellow. The summary shall NOT include a title, introduction and conclusion. 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You can use only , , , , and HTML tags if necessary. Text: Reg. $1+/FREE+ Your Monday afternoon lineup of the best Android game and app deals awaits below, including titles like Angelo and Deemon (Full), Conquistadorio, Greak: Memories of Azur, Hero of the Kingdom, Lumino City, and more. Just be sure to dive into the giant $520 off unlocked 512GB Galaxy Z Fold 7 today, Samsung’s first cash discounts across entire Galaxy S26 lineup – S26 Ultra at $200 off or $720 off with trades, plus more – as well as Galaxy Watch 8/Classic at up to $280 off. The apps are waiting after the jump. Today’s highlight Android app price drops: Pixel Cubic 3D – Icon Pack FREE (Reg. $1.50) Inbetween Land (Full) $1 (Reg. $3) The Wild Case Adventure (Full) $1.25 (Reg. $3) The Last Dream (Full) $1.50 (Reg. $3) Stormhill Mystery (Full) $2 (Reg. $3) Sonya The Great Adventure Full $1.50 (Reg. $3) Angelo and Deemon (Full) $1 (Reg. $3) Galaxy Trader – Space RPG $1.75 (Reg. $3.50) Hero of the Kingdom $1.50 (Reg. $7.50) VasterClaws3 $16 (Reg. $48) The Quest-Isles of Ice & Fire $2 (Reg. $4) The Quest $4 (Reg. $8) Stickman Legends Offline Games FREE (Reg. $2) Z Dawn $1 (Reg. $4) Stickman Master Premium FREE (Reg. $2) Lumino City $0.50 (Reg. $5) Fairy Knights -Story based RPG $1 (Reg. $4) Conquistadorio $0.50 (Reg. $5) Greak: Memories of Azur $3 (Reg. $5) Samsung now offering first cash deals across entire S26 lineup: S26 Ultra $200 off, $720 off with trade, more FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.You’re reading 9to5Toys — experts digging up all the latest technology and lifestyle deals, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Toys on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Don’t know where to start? Check out the best Apple deals, our daily podcast, and subscribe to our YouTube channel" temperature="0.3" top_p="1.0" best_of="1" presence_penalty="0.1" ].50 (Reg. ) Fairy Knights -Story based RPG (Reg. ) Conquistadorio [cyberseo_openai model="gpt-3.5-turbo-0125" prompt="Rewrite a news story for a business publication, in a calm style with creativity and flair based on text below, making sure it reads like human-written text in a natural way. The article shall NOT include a title, introduction and conclusion. The article shall NOT start from a title. Response language English. Generate HTML-formatted content using tag for a sub-heading. You can use only , , , , and HTML tags if necessary. Text: Reg. $1+/FREE+ Your Monday afternoon lineup of the best Android game and app deals awaits below, including titles like Angelo and Deemon (Full), Conquistadorio, Greak: Memories of Azur, Hero of the Kingdom, Lumino City, and more. Just be sure to dive into the giant $520 off unlocked 512GB Galaxy Z Fold 7 today, Samsung’s first cash discounts across entire Galaxy S26 lineup – S26 Ultra at $200 off or $720 off with trades, plus more – as well as Galaxy Watch 8/Classic at up to $280 off. The apps are waiting after the jump. Today’s highlight Android app price drops: Pixel Cubic 3D – Icon Pack FREE (Reg. $1.50) Inbetween Land (Full) $1 (Reg. $3) The Wild Case Adventure (Full) $1.25 (Reg. $3) The Last Dream (Full) $1.50 (Reg. $3) Stormhill Mystery (Full) $2 (Reg. $3) Sonya The Great Adventure Full $1.50 (Reg. $3) Angelo and Deemon (Full) $1 (Reg. $3) Galaxy Trader – Space RPG $1.75 (Reg. $3.50) Hero of the Kingdom $1.50 (Reg. $7.50) VasterClaws3 $16 (Reg. $48) The Quest-Isles of Ice & Fire $2 (Reg. $4) The Quest $4 (Reg. $8) Stickman Legends Offline Games FREE (Reg. $2) Z Dawn $1 (Reg. $4) Stickman Master Premium FREE (Reg. $2) Lumino City $0.50 (Reg. $5) Fairy Knights -Story based RPG $1 (Reg. $4) Conquistadorio $0.50 (Reg. $5) Greak: Memories of Azur $3 (Reg. $5) Samsung now offering first cash deals across entire S26 lineup: S26 Ultra $200 off, $720 off with trade, more FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.You’re reading 9to5Toys — experts digging up all the latest technology and lifestyle deals, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Toys on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Don’t know where to start? Check out the best Apple deals, our daily podcast, and subscribe to our YouTube channel" temperature="0.3" top_p="1.0" best_of="1" presence_penalty="0.1" ].50 (Reg. ) Greak: Memories of Azur (Reg. )" max_tokens="3500" temperature="0.3" top_p="1.0" best_of="1" presence_penalty="0.1" frequency_penalty="frequency_penalty"].50, Fairy Knights -Story based RPG for , Conquistadorio for [openai_gpt model="gpt-3.5-turbo-0125" prompt="Summarize the content and extract only the fact described in the text bellow. The summary shall NOT include a title, introduction and conclusion. Text: Today’s highlight Android app price drops: Pixel Cubic 3D – Icon Pack FREE (Reg. .50) Inbetween Land (Full) (Reg. ) The Wild Case Adventure (Full) .25 (Reg. ) The Last Dream (Full) .50 (Reg. ) Stormhill Mystery (Full) (Reg. ) Sonya The Great Adventure Full .50 (Reg. ) Angelo and Deemon (Full) (Reg. ) Galaxy Trader – Space RPG .75 (Reg. .50) Hero of the Kingdom .50 (Reg. .50) VasterClaws3 (Reg. ) The Quest-Isles of Ice & Fire (Reg. ) The Quest (Reg. ) Stickman Legends Offline Games FREE (Reg. ) Z Dawn (Reg. ) Stickman Master Premium FREE (Reg. ) Lumino City [cyberseo_openai model="gpt-3.5-turbo-0125" prompt="Rewrite a news story for a business publication, in a calm style with creativity and flair based on text below, making sure it reads like human-written text in a natural way. The article shall NOT include a title, introduction and conclusion. The article shall NOT start from a title. Response language English. Generate HTML-formatted content using tag for a sub-heading. You can use only , , , , and HTML tags if necessary. Text: Reg. $1+/FREE+ Your Monday afternoon lineup of the best Android game and app deals awaits below, including titles like Angelo and Deemon (Full), Conquistadorio, Greak: Memories of Azur, Hero of the Kingdom, Lumino City, and more. Just be sure to dive into the giant $520 off unlocked 512GB Galaxy Z Fold 7 today, Samsung’s first cash discounts across entire Galaxy S26 lineup – S26 Ultra at $200 off or $720 off with trades, plus more – as well as Galaxy Watch 8/Classic at up to $280 off. The apps are waiting after the jump. Today’s highlight Android app price drops: Pixel Cubic 3D – Icon Pack FREE (Reg. $1.50) Inbetween Land (Full) $1 (Reg. $3) The Wild Case Adventure (Full) $1.25 (Reg. $3) The Last Dream (Full) $1.50 (Reg. $3) Stormhill Mystery (Full) $2 (Reg. $3) Sonya The Great Adventure Full $1.50 (Reg. $3) Angelo and Deemon (Full) $1 (Reg. $3) Galaxy Trader – Space RPG $1.75 (Reg. $3.50) Hero of the Kingdom $1.50 (Reg. $7.50) VasterClaws3 $16 (Reg. $48) The Quest-Isles of Ice & Fire $2 (Reg. $4) The Quest $4 (Reg. $8) Stickman Legends Offline Games FREE (Reg. $2) Z Dawn $1 (Reg. $4) Stickman Master Premium FREE (Reg. $2) Lumino City $0.50 (Reg. $5) Fairy Knights -Story based RPG $1 (Reg. $4) Conquistadorio $0.50 (Reg. $5) Greak: Memories of Azur $3 (Reg. $5) Samsung now offering first cash deals across entire S26 lineup: S26 Ultra $200 off, $720 off with trade, more FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.You’re reading 9to5Toys — experts digging up all the latest technology and lifestyle deals, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Toys on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Don’t know where to start? Check out the best Apple deals, our daily podcast, and subscribe to our YouTube channel" temperature="0.3" top_p="1.0" best_of="1" presence_penalty="0.1" ].50 (Reg. ) Fairy Knights -Story based RPG (Reg. ) Conquistadorio [cyberseo_openai model="gpt-3.5-turbo-0125" prompt="Rewrite a news story for a business publication, in a calm style with creativity and flair based on text below, making sure it reads like human-written text in a natural way. The article shall NOT include a title, introduction and conclusion. The article shall NOT start from a title. Response language English. Generate HTML-formatted content using tag for a sub-heading. You can use only , , , , and HTML tags if necessary. Text: Reg. $1+/FREE+ Your Monday afternoon lineup of the best Android game and app deals awaits below, including titles like Angelo and Deemon (Full), Conquistadorio, Greak: Memories of Azur, Hero of the Kingdom, Lumino City, and more. Just be sure to dive into the giant $520 off unlocked 512GB Galaxy Z Fold 7 today, Samsung’s first cash discounts across entire Galaxy S26 lineup – S26 Ultra at $200 off or $720 off with trades, plus more – as well as Galaxy Watch 8/Classic at up to $280 off. The apps are waiting after the jump. Today’s highlight Android app price drops: Pixel Cubic 3D – Icon Pack FREE (Reg. $1.50) Inbetween Land (Full) $1 (Reg. $3) The Wild Case Adventure (Full) $1.25 (Reg. $3) The Last Dream (Full) $1.50 (Reg. $3) Stormhill Mystery (Full) $2 (Reg. $3) Sonya The Great Adventure Full $1.50 (Reg. $3) Angelo and Deemon (Full) $1 (Reg. $3) Galaxy Trader – Space RPG $1.75 (Reg. $3.50) Hero of the Kingdom $1.50 (Reg. $7.50) VasterClaws3 $16 (Reg. $48) The Quest-Isles of Ice & Fire $2 (Reg. $4) The Quest $4 (Reg. $8) Stickman Legends Offline Games FREE (Reg. $2) Z Dawn $1 (Reg. $4) Stickman Master Premium FREE (Reg. $2) Lumino City $0.50 (Reg. $5) Fairy Knights -Story based RPG $1 (Reg. $4) Conquistadorio $0.50 (Reg. $5) Greak: Memories of Azur $3 (Reg. $5) Samsung now offering first cash deals across entire S26 lineup: S26 Ultra $200 off, $720 off with trade, more FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.You’re reading 9to5Toys — experts digging up all the latest technology and lifestyle deals, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Toys on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Don’t know where to start? Check out the best Apple deals, our daily podcast, and subscribe to our YouTube channel" temperature="0.3" top_p="1.0" best_of="1" presence_penalty="0.1" ].50 (Reg. ) Greak: Memories of Azur (Reg. )" max_tokens="3500" temperature="0.3" top_p="1.0" best_of="1" presence_penalty="0.1" frequency_penalty="frequency_penalty"].50, and Greak: Memories of Azur for .

AppWizard

April 6, 2026

Apple pulls down Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat messaging app in China; tells ‘protesting developer’: It is your responsibility to understand and make sure that …

Apple has removed the BitChat app from its App Store in China due to directives from the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), which claimed the app contained 'illegal' content. Jack Dorsey announced this on April 5, noting that Apple's notification highlighted the need for apps to comply with local laws. The CAC referenced specific violations related to internet-based information services. While BitChat is no longer available in China, it remains accessible in other regions, and the TestFlight version is also unavailable for testing in China. BitChat operates using Bluetooth technology for messaging without internet access and supports Bitcoin transactions.

AppWizard

April 6, 2026

Gray Zone Warfare’s player count jumps by over 1000% following its most recent update: ‘Players are coming back’

Developer Madfinger Games reported a resurgence in player numbers for Gray Zone Warfare, with an increase of over 1000% since the release of the 'Spearhead' update at the end of March. The monthly peak player count surged by 1076%, reaching 126,600 peak daily active players and 30,954 concurrent users. As of the latest figures from SteamDB, concurrent players have climbed to 35,275, with a 24-hour peak of 43,770. The Spearhead update introduced 100 new tasks and contracts, refreshed 50 existing tasks, revamped the tasks system, and replaced item-specific incentives with monetary rewards. Improvements were made to the game's AI, character movement mechanics, and new content was added, including 25 new world locations, 8 new weapons, new factions, bosses, and 150 new gear pieces. Gray Zone Warfare is currently available at a discounted price of .79 (£23.44) until April 9.

AppWizard

April 5, 2026

‘Blockchain-powered’ game storefront reportedly shutting down and taking customers’ games with it

Robot Cache, launched in 2018 as a digital marketplace for reselling games using blockchain technology, has announced its closure due to an insufficient user base and sales momentum. An email from the Robot Cache team expressed gratitude for community support but acknowledged the decision to shut down the store. The platform has been largely inactive, with no original content posted on its X account since 2023 and a dwindling Discord server. Financial struggles included a failure to raise expected funds during a token generation event and generating only in revenue from game software sales in 2024, alongside an accumulated deficit exceeding million.

AppWizard

April 5, 2026

YouTube terminates TeamTechnoblade channel dedicated to late Minecraft star Technoblade hours after launch

YouTube terminated Technodad's tribute channel, TeamTechnoblade, shortly after its launch, mistakenly flagging it as a bot account due to its rapid growth of nearly 50,000 subscribers. The channel was created to honor the late Minecraft YouTuber Technoblade, who passed away in June 2022. Following the ban, the news spread on Reddit, prompting disappointment among fans. The channel was later restored, allowing Technodad to continue sharing content and honoring his son's legacy.