YouTube.com can be installed as a Progressive Web App

YouTube's primary site joins YouTube Music and TV as a Progressive Web App (PWA), giving you quick and dedicated access to the site. PWA offers you the streaming site working as its own app of sorts without the address bar and other user interface elements you usually see in the browser. You can pin it to your taskbar or Start menu in Windows, so it's easier to launch YouTube.

You can install YouTube by clicking on the plus-in-a-circle icon at the upper right corner of Chrome's Omnibox. You'll then be prompted to "Install app." As 9to5Google points out, this is different from the browser's manual overflow menu "Install" option, which has been around for a while already.

The 'Uncharted' move will be pushed back to 2022

Uncharted stars Spider-Man's Tom Holland as Nathan Drake (Source: Sony Pictures)

You can say that the Uncharted movie has been over a decade in the making. News about the film being made started since at least 2008. But now the film has finally been wrapped (at least since October 2020), with Spider-Man's Tom Holland as the lead, Nathan Drake. Unfortunately, since we are still living through a global pandemic, it looks like Sony Pictures is opting to push back its release date from July 16, 2021, to February 11, 2022, at least according to different sources. On the film's official Twitter account, it just states 2022, which seems like a safer bet given current circumstances.

Source: Engadget

Microsoft will no longer implement Xbox Live price hike, adds free multiplayer for certain games

In case you missed the news, Microsoft was initially planning to increase the prices of its Xbox Live subscription. But after receiving backlash for its plans, the company backpedaled and will no longer raise prices. To appease its users, the company will soon make multiplayer access to some free-to-play games free for its users. These include titles like Fortnite, Apex Legends, and Halo Infinite. Fortnite has always been free on the PlayStation Network or PC, and now Xbox Live will handle it the same way.

The price hike would've doubled the annual price for an Xbox Live Gold subscription, but with added benefits that are mostly required for online multiplayer. Microsoft is pushing its Netflix-like Xbox Game Pass subscription, and the increase would've brought prices closer for new members. But it would make it more expensive to play on the Xbox. Thankfully, Microsoft knew it was time to listen to its users.

Source: Xbox | Via: Engadget

Vicarious Visions merges into Blizzard, reportedly working on 'Diablo 2' remake

Source: Activision

On Friday, game publisher Activision announced it was merging one of its oldest support studios into Blizzard. Vicarious Visions 200-member team all now work for Blizzard, where they will be "fully dedicated to existing Blizzard games and initiatives." The studio has worked on titles like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 and Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy remasters. The company will still be working out of Albany, New York. 

One project the former studio will be working on is the remaster of Diablo 2, which is being called Diablo 2: Resurrected. That team is also expected to assist with Blizzard projects like World of Warcraft and Overwatch.

Source: Engadget + IGN