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AppWizard

August 16, 2026

Someone put Jellyfin in Minecraft, because why not?

A Reddit user named choke527 has created a mod that allows players to stream their self-hosted Jellyfin server within Minecraft, enabling them to watch movies and TV shows together on large virtual screens. The mod includes customizable television options such as a 3 x 2 Compact Television, 6 x 4 Wall Television, 8 x 4 Ultrawide Monitor, and 16 x 7 Curved Cinema Screen, each with varying audio ranges. Players can also craft Pixel Glasses for a full-screen overlay of nearby screens. Future features planned for the mod include subtitles, admin controls, personalized screens, movie scheduling, integration with YouTube and other streaming platforms, and decorative movie and TV posters. The mod is available for download on GitHub, and a Discord server has been created for community support.

AppWizard

August 16, 2026

Chaotic Party Brawler Dino Party Out Today on PC

Dino Party, developed by Berlin-based Studio Nachtwerk, has launched on PC via Steam. It is a party brawler for 2 to 4 players, featuring a variety of minigames and fast-paced combat in a dinosaur tournament setting. Matches last approximately 15 minutes and take place in diverse arenas with dynamic challenges and random events. The game includes over 120 unlockable cosmetics for player customization and allows for custom lobbies with personalized rules. It is priced at .99 / €12.25 and supports 16 languages. Studio Nachtwerk was founded by Florian Wolf and Philipp Wagner.

Tech Optimizer

August 15, 2026

A Windows Defender bug is making VLC take 30 seconds to open an MP3 file

Jonathan Blow criticized the VLC media player for significant performance issues, specifically a 33-second delay in loading MP3 files, and announced his intention to switch to Microsoft Media Player. The VideoLAN team responded, attributing the delays to a known issue with Microsoft’s Windows Defender antivirus software, which quarantines the VLC plugin cache. They suggested users could resolve the issue by reinstalling VLC or regenerating the plugin cache. VLC has been downloaded over 6 billion times across various platforms. Microsoft Defender has been known to cause false positives and interfere with third-party applications. Some users have found success using alternative antivirus solutions like Bitdefender Antivirus Free to avoid conflicts with VLC. Additionally, there are suggestions that using VLC for MP3 playback may not be practical, and switching to Microsoft Media Player is viewed unfavorably compared to alternatives like Foobar2000.

Winsage

August 15, 2026

Devs blame Windows for VLC media player bug that causes 33-second delay when playing MP3 files — creators allege Microsoft Defender blocking plugin cache is to blame

VLC, an open-source media player, is experiencing delays of up to 33 seconds when playing MP3 files on Windows 11, attributed to a bug in Microsoft Defender from a recent update that affects VLC's plugin cache. The VLC development team suggests that reinstalling VLC or regenerating the plugin cache can resolve the issue.

AppWizard

August 15, 2026

Palworld fans ‘do not realize the sheer number of collabs we’ve rejected’ even with the survival game’s ‘fun-first approach’

The landscape of gaming collaborations is shifting towards the number of partnerships a game can establish rather than player counts or Metacritic scores. Palworld, a survival game featuring critters with weapons, is selective about its collaborations. John 'Bucky' Buckley, head of publishing and communications for Palworld, stated that coherence in partnerships is crucial, and many potential collaborations have been rejected for not making sense. Successful collaborations include one with Terraria, integrating its creatures and items like the Meowmere, and another with UltraKill, where weapons such as the Marksman Revolver fit well within the game's existing arsenal. This indicates that Pocketpair has a clear vision for enhancing the gaming experience through thoughtful collaboration choices.

AppWizard

August 14, 2026

Pixel Journal gets some handy upgrades, and may soon tidy up your rambling entries

Pixel Journal has received an update that includes customizable reminders allowing users to set personalized reminder times at 7 AM, 2 PM, and 9 PM. The app now features two media layouts: a Compact arrangement for grouped images and a Full layout for individual photos and videos. A new confirmation process for deleting entries has been implemented, requiring user confirmation before deletion and offering a brief Undo option. The app has expanded its integration with Health Connect to access sleep data, enabling personalized writing prompts based on users' physical activity and sleep patterns. Additionally, Google is reportedly developing an AI-powered Auto format feature that will refine journal entries after they are written or dictated, with two modes: “Simple” and “Expressive.” Users will need to write a minimum number of words to utilize this feature.

AppWizard

August 14, 2026

Minecraft Update 3.46 Released on August 14

Mojang has released a hotfix for Minecraft, updating the game from version 26.41 to 26.43, recognized as Minecraft update 3.46. This update includes fixes for multiple crashes during gameplay and issues with missing assets when loading into a world due to network connection changes. Additionally, cloud world storage on Windows has been temporarily disabled to address recent issues.

AppWizard

August 14, 2026

Minecraft Bedrock 36.41/42/43 Applied via Update 1.056

Mojang released hotfixes for Minecraft Bedrock versions 26.41, 26.42, and 26.43 on August 14, appearing as Minecraft update 1.056. The update includes fixes for several crashes that could disrupt gameplay and resolves issues related to missing assets during world loading, especially with fluctuating network connections. Cloud world storage has been temporarily disabled on Windows platforms to address identified issues.

Winsage

August 14, 2026

Microsoft Defender vs. VLC: Which is causing MP3s to take 30 seconds to load?

Jonathan Blow expressed frustration on social media about delays in opening MP3 files in VLC Media Player, which he claimed could take over 30 seconds. A community note suggested that Microsoft Defender might be contributing to the delay. VideoLAN, the organization behind VLC, responded to the discussion, while Blow maintained that VLC should address the issue, despite acknowledging a faulty AMD graphics driver as a factor. Users on Reddit indicated that adding VLC's folder as an exception in Microsoft Defender resolved the delay. Steps to create this exception include navigating to Windows Security, selecting Virus & threat protection, managing settings, and adding an exclusion for the VLC folder. After creating the exclusion, the time to open an MP3 file decreased from approximately five seconds to under one second.

AppWizard

August 14, 2026

Threema messenger says DDoS attacks disrupted its service for two days

Threema experienced significant disruptions due to large-scale DDoS attacks, rendering the service inaccessible for several hours on Tuesday and causing intermittent outages on Wednesday morning. The attacks targeted both Threema and its Swiss colocation partner, Nine, with service being unavailable from 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. CEST on Tuesday. By 12:23 p.m. on Wednesday, normal operations were restored. The security of Threema's systems and user data remained intact despite the service availability issues. The nature of the attacks made mitigation challenging, as attackers modified their methods rapidly. Threema's status page faced issues during the outage, and communication was conducted via email and social media. In response, Threema is implementing specialized upstream DDoS protection and plans to enhance its status page to provide monitoring for future disruptions.