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Control. | Image: Remedy Entertainment
We already knew that the supernatural thriller Control was getting a sequel, but now Remedy has provided some more details on the game. Well, one major detail: Control 2 will be an action RPG, seemingly deviating from the action-adventure template set by the original.
The news came during an investors presentation, in which the studio revealed a few other tidbits about the franchise: the original Control has sold over 1.8 million copies, the âultimate editionâ.
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Apple today released iOS 18.1.1 and iPadOS 18.1.1, minor updates to the iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 operating systems that debuted earlier in September. iOS 18.1.1 and iPadOS 18.1.1 come three weeks after the launch of iOS 18.1. The new software can be downloaded on eligible iPhones and iPads over-the-air by going to Settings > General > Software Update. According to Apple's release notes, the iOS 18.1.1 update provides important... Read more âș
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The original Steam Controller, and a prototype that preceded it. | Image: Sean Hollister / The Verge Two years ago, Valve told The Verge it wanted a successor to its cult classic Steam Controller, whose incredibly customizable buttons and touchpads paved the way for the Steam Deck handheld PC. Now, Valve watcher Brad Lynch claims a Steam Controller 2 â codename âIbexâ â is actually getting made. His sources tell... Read more âș
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Donald Trump has surrounded himself with advocates to break up Big Tech like Matt Gaetz and Brendan Carr, but it remains to be seen how far he'll go. Read more âș
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PlayStation maker Sony is currently in talks to acquire FromSoftware, the developer behind Elden Ring, Dark Souls and Bloodbourne, as part of a buyout of its owner, the Japanese publishing giant Kadokawa. Read more Read more âș
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British automaker Jaguar is changing its branding for âa new eraâ as it prepares to fulfill its plan to go all-electric for its lineup, with the first new model slated to launch in 2026. The automaker has revealed a new logo that changes the font, spaces out the letters, and uses lowercase letters on everything except for the G and U. âThis is a reimagining that recaptures the essence of... Read more âș
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In a blog post this week, Display Supply Chain Consultants CEO Ross Young said that he expects Apple's next-generation Pro Display XDR to feature the same quantum-dot display technology adopted by the latest MacBook Pro models. It is unclear if Young confirmed this information with his sources, or if it is merely a prediction, but he is a display industry expert and his track record with display-related rumors for future... Read more âș
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Measles, mumps, and polio are supposed to be diseases of the past. In the early to mid-20th century, scientists developed vaccines that effectively eliminated the risk of anyone getting sick or dying from illnesses that had killed millions over millennia of human history. Vaccines, alongside sanitized water and antibiotics, have marked the epoch of modern [âŠ] Read more âș
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SpaceX is set to conduct the sixth test flight of Starship, the 165-foot spacecraft that Musk wants to use to take humanity to Mars, on Tuesday. Read more âș
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Sony's purchase could further leverage its power of anime acquisitions to gain a monopoly in the industry. Read more âș
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Bluesky has passed the 20 million user mark as the app continues its recent surge in growth. The decentralized service, which reached 15 million users less than a week ago, has just about tripled its user base in the last three months. Though itâs still far smaller than its rivals Threads and X, Blueskyâs current momentum is notable. The app has had several days over the last week where it... Read more âș
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Fashion stylists Payton Dale, Maiya Simone, and Turner Allen told BI which nepo babies have the best style. Here's who they picked. Read more âș
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Minecraft could soon be coming to a theme park near you. UK theme park company Merlin Entertainments has announced the completion of a $110 million deal with developer Mojang to open Minecraft-themed attractions in the US and the UK. The attractions are planned to open in 2026 and 2027 and will either be new additions to existing parks or a wholly new experience. The game seems well-suited for the theme... Read more âș
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One of our readers tipped us off to the fact that ZTE has uploaded certification documents to its official site for a yet-to-be-unveiled model â the ZTE Blade A35e. This includes an EU Declaration of Conformity, which shows a photo of the new phone. Based on the name, this is related to the ZTE Blade A35. However, its camera setup has a different layout. It looks like a single camera... Read more âș
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Apple has started directly selling ads shown in the Apple News app, according to Axios. The report said that Apple News publishers will receive a 70% cut of the revenue from ads sold by Apple within their articles, and added that publishers will continue to receive 100% of the revenue from in-article ads that they sell themselves. Apple has been gradually expanding its advertising efforts over the past few years.... Read more âș
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Alex Jones in 2022. | Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images The satirical news outlet The Onion has acquired Infowars, the conspiracy theory-riddled site run by Alex Jones, in a bankruptcy auction. In a press release posted to X Thursday, The Onion announced that it plans to âend Infowarsâ relentless barrage of disinformation for the sake of selling supplements and replace it with The Onionâs relentless barrage of humor for goodâ... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Short-form posting platform Bluesky crossed the 15 million user mark today amid a recent surge of user signups in the wake of the US presidential election. Thatâs according to a stat-tracking site put together by Bluesky developer Jaz, using the Bluesky API. The platform, which rests on the decentralized AT Protocol, added about a million new users in the last week. Bluesky COO Rose... Read more âș
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Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge So, youâve finally decided to give Bluesky a shot. The social network has come a long way since the early bare-bones days of invite-only signups and recently grew past the 15 million user mark. Along the way, itâs gathered a lot of familiar posting platform features, like direct messages, pinned posts, and the ability to post videos up to 60 seconds in length. But... Read more âș
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Image: Freevee Amazon is going to shut down Freevee, its free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service. The serviceâs content has already been migrated over to Prime Video and new episodes of Freevee shows will be available to people who donât pay for Prime, Deadline reports. The brand will be phased out âover the coming weeks,â Deadline says. Freevee originally launched out of Amazon-owned IMDb in 2019 as IMDb Freedive and... Read more âș
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Apple Logic Pro for Mac 11.1 with Quantec Room Simulator | Image: Apple Apple today announced some minor updates to Logic Pro for both the Mac and the iPad, including the ability to search for plug-ins and sources and the addition of more analog-simulating sounds. In Logic Pro for Mac 11.1 and Logic Pro for iPad 2.1, you can now reorder channel strips and plug-ins in the mixer and plug-in... Read more âș
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Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Elon Musk has updated his fraud, breach of contract, and racketeering lawsuit against OpenAI to make antitrust claims against Microsoft, accusing the two companies of attempting to âmonopolize the generative AI market.â The amended complaint filed on Thursday names Microsoft as a new defendant, as well as LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and Microsoft VP Dee Templeton, a former OpenAI board member. Microsoft... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images If you want to preserve the existing version of Lil Jonâs âGet Lowâ in your brain, maybe donât listen to this cover T-Pain made with Mark Zuckerberg â excuse me, Z-Pain. Their version transforms the âGet Lowâ I got down to at all my school dances into a song with a much slower tempo complete with an acoustic guitar. Trust me, I... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Social network Bluesky, in a post on Friday, says that it has âno intentionâ of taking user content to train generative AI tools. It made the statement shortly ahead of competitor X implementing its new terms of service that spell out how it can analyze user text and other information to train its generative AI tools. âA number of artists and creators have made... Read more âș
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The Zefiro is a tiny USB-C MIDI controller that can be played like a wind instrument. | Image: Kickstarter An Italian startup called Artinoise has created an unusual USB-C accessory for mobile devices that turns them into playable musical instruments. The Zefiro looks like a flash drive or a tiny vape, but by gently blowing into one end, it can be used to play simulated instruments with even less skill... Read more âș
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Image: Tesla Robin Zeng, the founder of the worldâs largest EV battery company, says Tesla CEO Elon Muskâs big bet on 4680 cylindrical cell technology âis going to fail and never be successful.â Zeng, the chairman of Chinaâs Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), tells Reuters that when Musk visited China in April, âWe had a very big debate, and I showed him. He was silent. He doesnât know how to make... Read more âș
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