PlaySide announces Shattered psychological thriller in VR
Source: Venture Beat PlaySide Studios, Australia’s largest indie game studio, announced Shattered for the Meta Quest 3 and 3S virtual reality headsets. Read Full Article
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Samsung’s rugged Galaxy Watch Ultra has fallen to its best price to date
Source: The Verge Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 7 is a good Android smartwatch, especially if you’re already embedded in Samsung’s ecosystem, but it’s best suited for casual fitness tracking. If you’re the outdoorsy type or simply want the most full-featured Samsung smartwatch on the market, Samsung’s Galaxy Watch Ultra is the better choice — one that’s…
The global view of gaming from a huge external development firm | Gilles Langourieux interview
Source: Venture Beat Founded in 2004, Virtuos has grown into a big company when it comes to the production of games. As an external developer, Virtuos’ team of 3,800 professional game devs can supplement the teams at game studios and publishers as they finish their games. The Singapore-based company has a big presence in Asia…
Party Icons raises $9M for mobile-1st gaming platform
Source: Venture Beat Party Icons, a mobile-first gaming platform with three playable modes, said it has raised $9 million in funding despite market headwinds. Read Full Article
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The smartphone-like Boox Palma ebook reader hits a record low price
Source: The Verge Kindles and Kobos are relatively comfortable to use, but if those are too big and restrictive, the smartphone-like Boox Palma is a fantastic alternative that’s grown on us considerably. A new model is on its way, but if you don’t need the smoother performance it promises, you can save a bit on…
Character AI clamps down following teen user suicide, but users are revolting
Source: Venture Beat As a result of these changes, Character AI appears to be deleting certain user-made custom chatbot characters abruptly. Read Full Article
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Trying to reverse climate change won’t save us, scientists warn
Source: The Verge Tech companies think they can reverse climate change with fancy new tools to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. But new research throws cold water on the idea that cooling the planet after it has already heated beyond a key turning point can avoid serious damage. Much of the toll climate change takes…
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Eero’s newest device lets you take your Wi-Fi outdoors
Source: The Verge Mesh Wi-Fi pioneer Eero is tackling a new frontier: the outdoors. Today, the Amazon-owned company announced the Eero Outdoor 7. Starting at $349.99, the dual-band 2.4 and 5Ghz Wi-Fi 7 access point boasts an IP66 rating and can provide up to 15,000 square feet of outdoor coverage with speeds of up to…
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Get cursed in the latest No Man’s Sky event
Source: The Verge The latest No Man’s Sky event will have players straddling the boundary between this world and the next. The Cursed expedition event runs for the next two weeks and features new bosses, new gear, a flying saucer, and a UFO players can make their own. As with every new NMS event, the…
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Apple’s reportedly slowing down Vision Pro production, for now
Source: The Verge A new report from The Information cites “multiple people” involved in making parts for Apple’s Vision Pro headset to say that production plans have been scaled back in recent months. This follows a Tim Cook interview published this weekend by WSJ. Magazine, where he said, “obviously I’d like to sell more,” but…