TikTok rock climber Balin Miller dies after falling off cliff during live stream

Miller was broadcasting live on TikTok while climbing a 3,000-foot wall on Wednesday when he tragically fell and died. His mother, Jeanine Girard-Moorman, shared the heartbreaking news in a social media post, saying: “My heart is shattered in a million pieces. I don’t know how I will get through this. I love him so much. I want to wake up from this horrible nightmare.”

Free Xbox Cloud Gaming With Ads Is Being Tested Now, Report Says

According to the report, Xbox Cloud Gaming will offer a free, ad-supported level where players can stream a limited selection of games they already have. It will also include certain games from the “Free Play Days” promotion – which lets people try out specific games for free on weekends. There’s a possibility that Xbox Retro Classics titles will be available as well.

Vibe Out With Ghost Of Yotei’s Watanabe Mode Music While You’re Stuck At Work

As a huge fan of Ghost of Tsushima, I was so excited for Ghost of Yotei, the PlayStation 5 sequel! It feels a lot like the first game, which is great, but it also has some cool new stuff. One thing I was *really* looking forward to was Watanabe Mode. It’s a collaboration with Samurai Champloo director Shinichirō Watanabe, and he created original lo-fi music specifically for it. At first, you could *only* hear these awesome beats if you played in Watanabe Mode on your PS5 – it was one of three options, each inspired by a different samurai film director like Akira Kurosawa and Takashi Miike. But now, Sony has released the soundtrack on all the major music streaming services, which is fantastic news! I can listen to it anywhere now!

Puma Unveils Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds-Inspired Sneakers And Apparel

Sega and Puma have just released the Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds collection, featuring special trainers for Sonic, Tails, and Shadow, each designed with their iconic colors. Puma explains that the trainers combine “motorsport styling with graphic cues inspired by racing and design elements from Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.”

Chubby Chipmunk release time and more in Grow a Garden. All we know about Saturday’s event

I’m so excited for the upcoming event in Grow a Garden, it’s called Chubby Chipmunk! The whole thing is themed around rodents, which is super cute. That means we need to get ready to plant a bunch of acorns, I guess! It all kicks off tomorrow, October 4th, 2025, and will run until next Saturday, October 11th. And from what I’ve heard, the update is going to bring a lot of new stuff, like pets and seeds, which I can’t wait to check out!

Streamers accuse Twitch of slashing their viewership by not counting lurkers

Streamer CozyZozie explained the problem, stating, “Twitch recently updated its system to prevent paying for ad views from viewers who aren’t actually watching them (like bots). Because of this, viewers who don’t participate in the chat-often called lurkers-are sometimes incorrectly identified as bots, which lowers the reported view count. Over the last week and a half, my average concurrent viewership (CCV) has decreased to about half of what it’s been for the past year.”

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 Development Stable Despite Xbox Technical Concerns, Director Says

According to Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy director Naoki Hamaguchi, speaking with Easy Allies (via Eurogamer), they have specific teams for each platform, ensuring their multiplatform strategy doesn’t hinder development. Hamaguchi also admitted that Square Enix encountered some difficulties getting Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth running on Xbox Series X|S, attributing these issues to a “lack of memory“.