Epic Games Store offers 'Civilization VI' until May 28

If you haven't gotten your hands on Civilization VI, you can try the game for free thanks to the Epic Games Store. The sixth installment of the popular turn-based strategy game is currently available for free download on the storefront until May 28. The Fortnite developer has been offering games for free to entice players to use its store. The latest giveaway was Grand Theft Auto V, which drew in so much attention it crashed the site.

Epic Games never announce what free games get offered ahead of time. But rumour has it upcoming free games include Borderlands: The Handsome Collection, which will be available from May 28 to June 4; and ARK: Survival Evolved, which will be available from June 4 to 11.

Source: MobileSyrup

Instagram adds support for Facebook Messenger Rooms, letting you chat with up to 50 people

It looks like Facebook wants to get as many people using Messenger Rooms as possible. While there are still hints that it is coming to WhatsApp, Instagram rolls out the integration officially. Facebook Messenger Rooms allow users to chat with up to photo people on a single video call. What the integration means is you can create Messenger Rooms through Instagram, before it takes you to Facebook Messenger. 

If this feature interests you, then you can access it through the Direct Messages section of Instagram. When you're in the part of the app, select the video camera icon on the top right-hand corner. At the top of the list, you'll see Create a Room option with a description that says, "Send a Link to video chat with anyone, even if they don't have Instagram." And then it'll prompt you to select the blue "Create Room as (your name)" at the bottom of the screen. From there, you can choose the people from Instagram you want to invite and press Send. You can then opt to Join Room. In the same window, you can get a link to the Room to share with the people you want to join your chat.

Disney+ to release 'The Simpsons' in original 4:3 format on May 28

The day has finally come. Disney seems to have hit its target to release The Simpsons in its original 4:3 aspect ratio before May ends. According to tweets from showrunner Al Jean, the new/old format will be available on Disney+ starting May 28. Disney drew flak for releasing all The Simpsons seasons in 16:9 HD format, which resulted in having cut out some key details and even jokes from some of the earlier seasons. The Simpsons only switched to this format sometime in Season 20. But now, all episodes that aired in 4:3 will be available in that format.

MobileSyrup reports that Disney also plans to release The Simpsons short "The Longest Daycare" on Disney+ on May 29. It is a Maggie Simpson-centric short that was shown in theatres before the screenings of 20th Century Fox's Ice Age: Continental Drift.

Seth Rogen, Alessia Cara will join Bell Media's Unsinkable Youth special

Canadian superstars Seth Rogen and Alessia Cara are all set to join Bell Media's hour-long special tomorrow, May 22, at 1 pm ET in support of Canadian youth. The company partnered with Unsinkable and Kids Help Phone for this special program airing on CTV, and everywhere CTV content can be found. Unsinkable founder and Olympian rower Silken Laumann and Netflix's Never Have I Ever star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan will be hosting the show. 

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