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One of the hallmarks of a great studio - I'm deciding this as I type it, but it definitely sounds legit - is that they can take on surprising themes and topics and genres and still feel like themselves. This week's game of the week had to be a Roll7 joint, and while I could have picked literally any of the team's games - they never made anything that was less than glorious - I've gone for Not a Hero, which was published by Devolver Digital back in the day.For players expecting another skateboarding game aft
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Is this a Game Boy Advance SP or Nintendo DS Lite? Who can say? | Image: Retrohai hai Softbank Have you ever looked at a Nintendo DS and thought it would be cooler if the top screen was swapped for the Game Boy Advance SP’s? Or looked at a Super Nintendo controller and wished it had a GBA SP screen bolted onto the back? Whether you have or not, Hardware... Read more ›
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A retro computing enthusiast has managed to get Windows XP running on an Intel 486 PC system. As Vaseline clouds the lens of history, you might be forgiven for thinking there was some crossover between these eras, but no, they launched over a decade apart. Read more ›
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The 13-inch OLED iPad Pro with the screen removed. | Screenshot: iFixit Apple’s newest iPad Pro is remarkably rigid for how thin it is, and apparently also a step forward when it comes to repairability. iFixit shows during its teardown of the tablet that the iPad Pro’s 38.99Wh battery, which will inevitably wear down and need replacement, is actually easy to get to. It’s a change iFixit’s Shahram Mokhtari says... Read more ›
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Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone says he's "not too concerned with the pressure" of releasing Haunted Chocolatier, saying, "it's better to have a delayed game that's actually good than a bad game that's on time".In an interview about his plans for Stardew Valley's following its recent 1.6 update, Barone said that he doesn't feel pressured to create a follow-up game, stating: "It's a game that I'm deciding to make.... Read more ›
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Star Citizen is free to play until 29th May 2024.The free play period – timed to mark Invictus Launch Week 2954 – enables players to download and play the game for free during the event and "test pilot all 87 military vehicles for a limited time", with all ships available to test drive for the final three days of the show. You can also expect "surprise reveals" throughout the week,... Read more ›
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Geoffrey Hinton, an early pioneer of AI technology, says people will lose jobs and advised the British government to adopt a universal basic income. Read more ›
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"We're migrating domains in batches..." announced web-hosting company Squarespace earlier this month. "Squarespace has entered into an agreement to become the new home for Google Domains customers. When your domain transitions from Google to Squarespace, you'll become a Squarespace customer and manage your domain through an account with us." Slashdot reader shortyadamk shares an email sent today to a Google Domains customer: "Today your domain, xyz.com, migrated from Google Domains... Read more ›
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Sherbrooke and Taranenko of UC Santa Cruz found a flaw in the CSC Serviceworks app called CSC Go, where it has a flawed API allowing a custom script to authorize free laundry cycles, add credits to the account, and bypass its safety checks, potentially making its internet-connected washing machines a fire hazard. Read more ›
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Players and content creators have hit back at Marvel Rivals for a playtest terms of service contract that prohibits players from making "statements that are detrimental to the reputation of the game".As shared by former professional eSports player and Twitch streamer Brandon "A_Seagull" Larned, the contract "signs away your right to negatively review the game".In section 2.1 of the agreement – subtitled "Non-Disparagement" – content creators are obliged to "agree... Read more ›
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Assassin's Creed Shadows is the latest Ubisoft blockbuster to warn players they'll need an online connection when first installing the game - despite the fact it is otherwise an offline title. Shadows follows in the footsteps of last year's Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and the upcoming Star Wars Outlaws in requiring an internet connection to first play physical copies of the game. All three titles include a warning note on... Read more ›
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EA CEO Andrew Wilson has revealed plans to "harness the power" of its game communities and use advertising as a "meaningful driver of growth" for the company.In EA's latest financial report, Wilson fielded comments from investors, advising that whilst the megacorp needs to be "very thoughtful about advertising", given "many, many billions of hours" are spent on its games, "advertising has an opportunity to be a meaningful driver of growth... Read more ›
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Square Enix is "aggressively pursuing" a multiplatform strategy, including "Nintendo platforms, PlayStation, Xbox, and PCs". The company's new medium-term business plan was shared today alongside its latest financial report, and follows news of both a review of its development system and the abandonment of £112m of in-development projects. The multiplatform strategy is part of a move to "diversify earnings opportunities" and aims to allow more customers to "enjoy our titles... Read more ›
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Ubisoft has cancelled its upcoming free-to-play shooter, The Division Heartland, as it moves to refocus its resources on "bigger opportunities". The Division Heartland was announced for PC and consoles back in May 2021, when it was original set to launch within a vague "2021-22" release window. Since then, it's resurfaced intermittently, although an open beta last summer - followed by a Taiwanese ratings board sighting - seemed to suggest the... Read more ›
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Creative Assembly is reportedly working on three new Total War games, including an officially licensed Star Wars game. The news comes from DualShockers, which has reported as of October 2023 Total War: Star Wars was one of three games in development at the studio. The studio's most recent game was Total War: Pharaoh, but a Star Wars game would see it return to the more fantastical settings of Total War:... Read more ›
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Following a flurry of pre-announcement leaks, Ubisoft has shared first official details of its feudal Japan-set Assassin's Creed Shadows - including confirmation of its 15th November release date and word it'll have a £115 Ultimate Edition and a season pass giving access to two post-launch expansions and an exclusive quest. Assassin's Creed Shadows, a full-scale series entry following last year's smaller-scale Assassin's Creed Mirage, was confirmed to be in the... Read more ›
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Ubisoft will now focus on open world and live service games, as it invests in AI to assist development. The strategy was outlined in the company's latest financial report, which claims record annual sales - in particular for the Rainbow Six and Assassin's Creed franchises. The company's next games slot neatly into this strategy: namely Star Wars Outlaws, the newly-revealed Assassin's Creed Shadows, and free-to-play shooter XDefiant. Read more Read more ›
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The hugely-popular Helldivers 2 has sold 12m copies on PC and PlayStation 5, enough to become Sony's fastest-selling PlayStation game of all time. Thanks in large part to its wild success on Steam, the PlayStation-published breakout hit shifted around 1m more than the previous record holder, 2022's God of War Ragnarök. Sony confirmed the sales record today in its just-published financial results, which also revealed a new running total for... Read more ›
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