Microsoft's Xbox TV app will bring game streaming to smart TVs sans consoles

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If you have a supported 2022 Samsung Smart TV and in one of the 27 countries the new app supports, you'll be able to enjoy Xbox games even without a console. This upcoming Xbox TV app launching on June 30 will give Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers access to over 100 titles through the supported smart TVs. Streamed through the cloud via custom Xbox Series X hardware, the Xbox TV app just needs you to log into your Microsoft account in the app and stream games as you would through Xbox Cloud Gaming in a browser.

Microsoft hasn't specified which countries will get the feature. But the company, together with Samsung, promises to support many controllers for the app, including different Xbox controllers, Sony DualSense, and more. You just need to connect the controller via Bluetooth to start gaming. 

If you're wondering about streaming resolution, Microsoft will limit this to 1080p at 60 frames per second. Microsoft is working with Samsung for this initial rollout. Still, it's unclear if it's coming to other brands or older Samsung televisions.

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TikTok wants to help you limit your screen time

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TikTok is an endless pit of short-form videos. If you want some help to keep yourself off the app, it will launch a new tool to offer daily limit reminders. Teenage users (between the ages of 13 and 17) will be promoted to use this screen time limiting tool if they spend over 100 minutes in the app on a single day. 

The app will also get a Digital Wellbeing-like dashboard that shows the summary of your usage. If you use Instagram, it has a similar tool. The statistics you're shown include the amount of time the app has been opened, a breakdown of your daytime and nighttime use, and an overall counter for the amount of time you spend on the app daily.

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'Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria' to debut on PC next spring 

'Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria' to debut on PC next spring

This new Lord of the Rings game will bring you to Middle-earth's dwarven mines. Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria will debut on the PC via the Epic Games Store next spring. You and your dwarven friends will be tasked to reclaim the lost spoils inside the creepy, dark mines of Moria. You can check out the first trailer for the game above.

You will play a customizable dwarf character summoned to the Misty Mountains by Gimli. You can go solo or team up with up to eight other players online. You can expect to battle orcs, learn how to conserve resources, hunt and gather for food, manage your sleep, and more. There's also a base-building mechanic integrated into the story. Developer Free Range Games hasn't revealed yet if the title will be released on other platforms, so for now, only PC gamers will get to enjoy this newest addition to the LoTR universe.

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