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Remember Microsoft's Xbox cloud gaming device, codenamed Keystone? The one that got announced in 2021, was cancelled in its original form a year later, then showed up on Phil Spencer's shelf after that, bamboozling everyone? Well if you've ever wondered what it could have looked like in more detail, a newly surfaced patent might have some answers.
The patent in question was originally filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office in June 2022 - several months after Microsoft announced it would no longer.
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Saber Interactive has cancelled the public beta test for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 in order to "prepare for the full launch".Citing that running a beta now "would take the development teams away from preparing for the full launch", the team acknowledged "this is disappointing news for some of you", and offered the limited Bolt Pistol skin as compensation to those who'd signed up to participate."Space Marine 2 is almost... Read more ›
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Fox's new animated series 'Universal Basic Guys' satirizes basic income programs. It follows two guys who get $3,000 monthly payments after losing their jobs. Read more ›
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It has been a month since Google’s spectacular goof. Its new AI Overviews feature was supposed to “take the legwork out of searching,” offering up easy-to-read answers to our queries based on multiple search results. Instead, it told people to eat rocks and to glue cheese on pizza. You could ask Google what country in […] Read more ›
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We've seen some impressive Android smartphones in 2024 so far –and lots more are on the way. Read more ›
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Locals found this first-of-a-kind Pleistocene wolf in Siberia. It's so mummified that scientists hope to find remnants of its last meal in its belly. Read more ›
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Image: Epic Games Last weekend, Metallica graced the virtual stage in Fortnite, but the event was more than just a heavy metal concert. It was one piece in a weeks-long rollout of modes and content, which really drove home just how large and complex the game has become. The battle royale has steadily morphed into an entire ecosystem of games and experiences, and the Metallica crossover might’ve been the most... Read more ›
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Apple is rumored to be working on screens that bend for its hardware, and now it's talking about screens that stretch. Read more ›
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Snapdragon X Elite advertised 'flawless' Windows gaming on Arm, but the truth lands far from that lofty goal. Some games run quite well, but many have problems and older games ofter refuse to run at all. Read more ›
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Monroe's Brentwood home is safe from demolition, as it was ruled a historic cultural landmark on Wednesday. Read more ›
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Celebrities are flocking to Florida. Here's why everyone from David Beckham to Sylvester Stallone has moved to the Sunshine State. Read more ›
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Demand for EVs in the US has slumped over the past year, with automakers rolling back investments as sales grow more slowly than expected. Read more ›
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Captain Theresa Claiborne has just come to the end of a legendary career as a pilot. Read more ›
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From electric appliances to clay pots, we’ve put some of the most popular types of steamers to the test. Read more ›
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Hollywood has been trying to adapt William Gibson’s groundbreaking 1984 cyberpunk novel Neuromancer for years—and now it really seems the latest attempt, taking the form not of a feature film but a series at sci-fi hub Apple TV+—is truly happening. After a February announcement heralding the show, followed by Callum…Read more... Read more ›
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Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:The fame, feud and fortune behind billionaire Alexandr WangThe best high-tech spasPlus: An apocalypse found; a marvelous, murderous melodrama; and requiem for a reality TV star.Until this moment, it was hard to know how seriously to take Donald Trump’s emerging courtship of Silicon Valley leaders. Yes, he had a glitzy fundraiser at David Sacks’ Pacific Heights home earlier this month—and yes, he’d won over people like... Read more ›
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Raw milk is a hazard to cows, workers, and consumers, a new study suggests. There a few things dairy farms can do about that. Read more ›
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As more and more infrastructure is deployed in space, the risk of cyber attacks increases. The US military wants to team up with the private sector to protect assets everyone relies on. Read more ›
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What becomes of the mighty when they don’t merely fall from glory, but leap headlong while crowing about their own greatness? In this case, the mighty is Kevin Costner, and he hath not only fallen but hurtled over the edge with Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter One. The new three-hour behemoth, released Friday, is […] Read more ›
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Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC has fallen to a "mixed" user rating on Steam after players logged their disappointment with difficulty and the PC version's performance issues.An aggregate score of almost 15,000 players has seen the critically acclaimed DLC stumble on PC, and whilst most players comment favourably on the game's stunning presentation and world building, others take issue with the capped FPS, stuttering, and "bosses with jerky... Read more ›
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Beleagured high street chain GAME will no longer sell physical games, other than fulfilling pre-orders. That's according to a Gfinity report which states that upcoming new launches will need to be pre-ordered before launch to be picked up in store. The same is true of video game consoles, the report goes on, suggesting that outside of hardware launches you will no longer be able to walk into a shop and... Read more ›
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Capcom's slapstick zombie series Dead Rising is being reanimated, with a Deluxe Remaster version of the 2006 original launching for unspecified platforms at an unspecified release date. Created created by Keiji Inafune of Mega Man fame, Dead Rising's first outing took the basic premise of George A. Romero's horror movie classic Dawn of the Dead - which is to say, zombies in a mall - and gave it a fresh... Read more ›
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Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot has spoken out to condemn "the malicious and personal online attacks" directed at its developers, in the wake of the online fallout from Assassin's Creed Shadows' reveal. Shadows is Ubisoft's upcoming feudal Japan-set entry in its long-running historical stabathon series. Earlier this month, Ubisoft revealed its dual protagonists to be Black samurai Yasuke, a notable figure from the period, and a fictional shinobi named Naoe, who... Read more ›
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Elden Ring pros are helping players beat two key bosses to enable fellow Tarnished access to its recently-released DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree.As Shadow of the Erdtree isn't accessible until you've taken out both Starscourge Radahn and Mohg, Lord of Blood – something a surprisingly high number of Elden Ring players have yet to do – Elden Ring experts are offering their time and expertise to fell the great enemies... Read more ›
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Ubisoft is cooking up multiple Assassin's Creed game remakes, according to company CEO Yves Guillemot. And while he hasn't revealed which ones yet, the news follows reports last year that Ubisoft's much-loved Assassin's Creed Black Flag is getting the remake treatment. Guillemot made the comments in an interview on Ubisoft website, discussing the company's upcoming portfolio. And while it offered little in the way of surprises - Yves once again... Read more ›
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Xbox and Amazon have partnered up to deliver Xbox Cloud Gaming via select Fire TV devices."Today, we're announcing a collaboration with Amazon where Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members in over 25 countries can play games directly from the Xbox app on select Fire TV devices via cloud gaming, giving people even more choice in how they play their favourite games," Xbox announced earlier today.The company called this latest cloud-based initiative... Read more ›
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High-profile streamer Guy "Dr Disrespect" Beahm has been ousted from Midnight Society, the game development studio he co-founded in 2021, after new allegations relating to his much-publicised Twitch ban surfaced late last week. Beahm was permanently banned from Twitch in the summer of 2020 - a year into a two-year exclusivity contract with the company - but neither party has ever revealed why. The closest Twitch came to an explanation... Read more ›
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Nintendo court documents state that Donkey Kong once had a heap of other proposed names - including, unfortunately, "Kong Dong". The revelation is included in 1983 court documents from a lawsuit between Universal and Nintendo (ironically now best buddies in the theme park business with actual Donkey Kong lands you can visit). Said documents were originally scanned and placed online by gaming historian Norman Caruso in 2020, and were recently... Read more ›
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Indie dev Black Tabby Games has deleted a series of tweets in which the studio had encouraged would-be fans to pirate the game after it went viral courtesy of a Markiplier playthrough.Initially, Black Tabby encouraged players to hop on over to Steam and buy a copy themselves before watching a YouTube series, as the game is described as being "wildly reactive to your choices", and "every playthrough [is] personalised" to... Read more ›
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