'Lord of the Rings: Gollum' to launch on May 25

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After a two-year delay, the Lord of the Rings: Gollum is almost ready to launch. Daedalic Entertainment announced the stealth action game would be available on May 25 on the PC, Sony PlayStation 4 and 5, and the Xbox One and Series X/S. A Nintendo Switch version is coming later this year. You play Gollum in a previously unrecorded story of his search for his Precious. 

The game was initially introduced in 2019, but it wasn't expected to arrive until 2021. But the developers needed more time to polish the title.

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Twitter to kill off legacy verified checkmarks on April 1

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We don't know if this is Twitter CEO Elon Musk's idea of a joke, but this was part of the social media account's plan anyway. Twitter announced it would "begin winding down [its] legacy verified program and removing legacy verified checkmarks" starting April 1. 

This announcement comes as Twitter makes its Blue subscription available worldwide. So, if you want to keep your checkmark/verification, you must pay for the subscription. It costs CAD 8.75 per month on an annual plan or CAD 10 per month. Meanwhile, organizations need to pay around USD 1,000 (around CAD 1,370). Other benefits include 4,000-character tweets, edit post options, and higher reply rankings. Now, we have to wait and see if people will be willing to pay monthly for these perks.

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'Lego 2K Drive' is an open-world racing game coming in May

If you love Lego bricks and racing games, you're in luck. Visual Concepts, the studio behind annual licensed WWE and NBA sports games, will launch Lego 2K Drive globally on May 19. It's an open-world racing game similar to the Forza Horizon series. But it also has elements of kart racing, making it seem like a crossover between Forza Horizon and Mario Kart. The game is set in Bricklandia with multiple themed regions, mini-games, collectibles, and, of course, races.

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Apple Music bug is reportedly causing some playlist issues

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There have been reports online that some Apple Music users are having trouble with their playlists. Some accounts have songs and playlists suddenly appear in their libraries, while others have their playlists disappear or be replaced. The issue seems to be limited to the iOS Apple Music app, which is most likely caused by an iCloud issue that's syncing up the wrong data between users.

Some wrote that disabling iCloud syncing and then re-enabling has cleared up the issue. You can access that through Settings > Apple ID > iCloud > Show All. Apple has had similar iCloud syncing issues in the past. But the company hasn't commented on this issue yet.

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