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Xbox Will Announce New Games on Jan. 25. Here’s How to Watch Live
Xbox and Bethesda Games will give fans a glimpse of what’s new for The Elder Scrolls Online, Minecraft Legends and more later this month.

Xbox and Bethesda Games will host the Developers Direct showcase on Jan. 25, the companies said Wednesday. Gamers can expect snapshots of upcoming releases for Xbox, Game Pass and PC.
When to stream it
Xbox and Bethesda will livestream the event at 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Jan. 25.
Where to watch
Catch the livestream on Xbox’s YouTube or Twitch channels — or on Bethesda’s YouTube or Twitch channels.
What to expect
The Jan. 25 presentation will include information on The Elder Scrolls Online, Minecraft Legends, Redfall and Forza Motorsport. Starfield will not be part of this showcase, but fans can follow Bethesda’s social media pages for details about a standalone event at a future date.
Fans will learn details on the fresh features and expanded gameplay regions on deck for Elder Scrolls. Mojang Studios will provide a glimpse of the multiplayer experience for the new Minecraft Legends, due out this spring. Arkane Austin will preview Redfall, in which «you and your friends will take down bloodthirsty Vampires on the picturesque island of Redfall.» Turn 10 Studios, the company behind Forza Motorsport, is poised to share what’s to come for the next generation of the game.
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With $70 Off, The Stealthy Black Apple Watch Ultra 2 Just Hit Its Lowest Price of 2025
The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is a beast of a smartwatch, and this is your chance to put one on your wrist at a huge discount.

Look at anyone’s list of the best smartwatches money can buy, and you’ll find the Apple Watch Ultra 2 sitting pretty towards the top. Then there’s the black titanium Apple Watch Ultra 2, a watch that’s so stealthy you might think you’ve lost it when you check the time. Smartwatches don’t come much cooler than this one, but at the usual $799 asking price, they also don’t come much more costly. That’s why this deal that slashes the price to just $730 is well worth paying attention to, but it might not be here for long.
This deal saves you $70 off the original price without any of those pesky on-screen coupons or discount codes to deal with. But these prices are often so volatile that we can’t promise this deal will stay around for much longer. That means that ordering now is the best way to make sure you take advantage of the lowest price we’ve seen this thing sell for all year.
This new low is available on the black titanium Apple Watch Ultra 2 in a few different configurations, including those with the ocean band, trail loop and alpine loop. All you need to do is choose the one you like best and then make sure that your favorite is part pf the deal before checking out.
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No matter which band you choose, you’ll get the same Apple Watch Ultra 2, which means a large-yet-comfortable 49mm size and a gorgeous display that’s easy to read even in direct sunlight. Its size also means that it has the longest-lasting battery of any Apple Watch, so you can go longer between charges. There’s even the option to enable a low power mode to eke every last bit of juice out of it if the need arises.
Each Apple Watch Ultra 2 comes with cellular connectivity, so you can leave your iPhone at home while the corrosion-resistant titanium case is joined by a sapphire front crystal that makes it more resistant to scratches.
Like all Apple Watches, the Ultra 2 supports the same health and fitness features that have made these wearables so popular. You can track workouts, including heart rate zones and training load, among other things.
All of that and more make this the go-to smartwatch for people who live an active life and want their wearable to keep up, no matter what they get up to.
Why this deal matters
The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is often discounted, but savings are harder to come by on this black titanium model. That means that any discount is worth taking note of. This $70 savings is the best we’ve seen since last year’s Black Friday fun, and this is likely the best deal we’ll see this side of Memorial Day sales.
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Everything We Know About the Star Wars: Starfighter Movie
Starring Ryan Gosling as a character new to the famed space franchise, Starfighter is set after Episode 9, The Rise of Skywalker.

There’s a new Star Wars movie coming, and with it a trip to a galaxy far, far away in a new time period. Star Wars: Starfighter is scheduled for a May 2027 release, starring Ryan Gosling (yes, Ken from the Barbie movie) as a brand new character for the franchise. We don’t know much about his role or the film yet, though director Shawn Levy revealed a bit last week during the Star Wars Celebration fan event in Japan.
«The movie is a new adventure. It’s new characters,» said Levy. «It takes place in a new period of time after the battle of Exegol, after Episode 9.»
Episode 9 refers to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which came out in 2019, and the planet Exegol was the site of a battle during the war between the First Order and the Resistance.
No one was surprised to see plans for a new Star Wars movie, given how the franchise has drastically expanded since Disney bought the franchise’s parent company, Lucasfilm, in 2012.
Fans ready for a standalone Star Wars film
The new film has excited superfans like Jimmy «Mac» McInerney, host and producer of the Rebel Force Radio: Star Wars Podcast.
«Superfans like me will be there for anything Star Wars, but I really hope Levy and Gosling will pack the appropriate punch to excite the masses,» McInerney told CNET. «I’m also very optimistic that this will be a standalone story with a solid beginning, middle and end.»
The movie will be set around five years after the events of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and it won’t follow any of the main plot lines from past films. So it’s not a prequel or a sequel, it’s a new adventure.
Mclnerney thinks the standalone nature of Star Wars: Starfighter might be a good thing.
«Sometimes Star Wars gets crushed under the weight of its existing lore, so it’s nice to know this will be a self-contained adventure,» he said. «This could provide fandom with a nice palate cleanser following the divisive sequel trilogy and propel the franchise into the future.»
For now, you can find all the Star Wars content your heart desires on the streaming service Disney+.
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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for April 25, #418
Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Strands puzzle No. 418 for April 25.

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CNET writers love to cover skygazing, from eclipses to the northern lights to planetary smiley faces. If you love looking up at the stars, today’s Strands puzzle is for you. If you need hints and answers, read on.
I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story.
If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.
Read more: NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far
Hint for today’s Strands puzzle
Today’s Strands theme is: It’s in the stars.
If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Skygazing.
Clue words to unlock in-game hints
Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints, but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:
- LATE, RENT, DRIP, DAMN, ROSE, ROSES, PRESS, DIME, TAME, TAMED, RUNT, MACE, MACES, DENT, DENTS, CANE, TALL, CENT.
Answers for today’s Strands puzzle
These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you’ve got all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:
- SWAN, CROSS, DIPPER, HUNTER, MAIDEN, CENTAUR
Today’s Strands spangram
Today’s Strands spangram is CONSTELLATIONS. To find it, start with the C that’s the first letter to the left on the top row (easy!), and wind across and down.
Toughest Strands puzzles
Here are some of the Strands topics I’ve found to be the toughest in recent weeks.
#1: Dated slang, Jan. 21. Maybe you didn’t even use this lingo when it was cool. Toughest word: PHAT.
#2: Thar she blows! Jan.15. I guess marine biologists might ace this one. Toughest word: BALEEN or RIGHT.
#3: Off the hook, Jan. 9. Similar to the Jan. 15 puzzle in that it helps to know a lot about sea creatures. Sorry, Charlie. Toughest word: BIGEYE or SKIPJACK
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