The RiverDogs will begin their 2025 season on April 4th with a 66-game home slate, featuring various promotional events. Highlights include:
- Opening Weekend (April 4-6) with giveaways such as a magnet schedule, limited-edition replica jerseys, and a "comeback" yo-yo for children.
- Fight Night (April 19) with a Pillow Fight Night and a live boxing match.
- Golf Night (May 10) with golf-themed games and a giveaway.
- Minecraft Movie Night (May 11) with themed activities for Mother's Day.
- TP/Mischief Night (May 31) encouraging playful toilet papering.
- Charlie’s Not-So-Spooky Halloween (June 1) for kids' trick-or-treating.
- Dino Night (June 14) featuring life-sized dinosaurs.
- Carolina Day (June 28) with a drone light show.
- Star Wars Night (June 29) with themed activities.
- Margaritaville Night (July 12) honoring Jimmy Buffett.
- A Knight at The Joe (August 2) with medieval-themed activities.
Weekly promotions include:
- Dog Day Tuesday
- Wild Card Wednesday
- Thirsty Thursday
- Boeing Red Shirt Friday with post-game fireworks
- Saturday Show at The Joe
- MUSC Health Family Sunday with family-friendly activities.
Epic Games Store on Android now has over 30 games available, including popular titles like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II, which can be redeemed for free until March 20. The store has more games for Android than iOS, with only 26 games available on iOS, which is only accessible in the EU.
The Epic Games Store is offering free games on mobile, with Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Knights of the Old Republic II available until March 20. Epic Games Store has been adding new games each month and plans to move to a weekly schedule later this year. Epic Games has been expanding its cross-platform accounts and is trying to attract users with free games on mobile.
The Epic Games Store for Android offers an alternative to the Google Play Store and has added 16 new games, including Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II, which can be redeemed for free until March 20.
- In 2024, the author's favorite games included Pocket Necromancer, Yolk Heroes: A Long Tamago, Bella Wants Blood, Guncho, A Little to the Left, Pokemon Go, and Vampire Survivors.
- The author enjoys opening packs in Pokemon TCG Pocket and playing games that evoke nostalgia.
- The author dislikes clutter and enjoys playing games that are perfect for short bursts of play.
- The author is looking forward to adding Dredge and Last Spartan: Glory of Madness to their collection in 2025.
Alan Wake 2 debuted late last year, leading to assumptions of a 2024 release. Dragon's Dogma 2 launched in March but had excessive hardware demands and inconsistent performance. Nixxes Software's port of Horizon Forbidden West showcased effective traditional rendering. In May, Nixxes also released the Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut, which lacked ray tracing but was well-executed. June saw the release of Shadow of the Erdtree, the first expansion for Elden Ring, which did not include engine updates, causing performance issues for PC gamers. In August, Black Myth: Wukong and Star Wars Outlaws featured ray tracing but faced performance issues. September brought a port of God of War Ragnarök and Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2, both performing well. The Silent Hill 2 remake encountered glitches and performance issues on PC, while Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 struggled at launch. Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl had visual appeal but suffered from performance problems and required patches for stability. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle performed well on lower-end hardware but was glitchy. High-profile titles like Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth are anticipated for 2025.
A Minecraft user, u/Disastrous_Parsley38, shared a detailed creation of the Tower of Sauron on Reddit, which stands over 500 blocks tall and took approximately two months to complete. The build features the iconic fiery eye and has garnered admiration from other users. The Minecraft community has also seen recreations of notable structures such as Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the Shiganshina District from Attack on Titan, showcasing the game's potential for artistic expression.
Microsoft has warned that using media support (CD or USB flash drives) to install Windows 11, version 24H2 may prevent the operating system from accepting security updates released between October 8 and November 12. This issue occurs when the installation media includes security updates from October 2024 or November 2024. It does not affect updates applied through Windows Update or the Microsoft Update Catalog, and installations using the December 2024 security update are not impacted. Microsoft is working on a permanent solution and recommends using the December 2024 security update for media-based installations. Additionally, users have reported various issues with the 24H2 update, including audio problems, application launch failures, game freezes, and performance issues with certain hardware and software configurations.
