It now looks cooler than your dad Sony has pulled back the curtains on its totally revamped PlayStation Store, updating the ancient layout with a new aesthetic, as well as some extra functionality. The store will get it new clothes on October 17 in Europe, and October 23 in North America. The new layout is a lot more visually attractive, doing away with the blocky blue look to enjoy something darker and sleeker....
Considerations for the coronavirus have caused another studio to pull out of PAX East. In addition to Sony, Square Enix’sFinal Fantasy XIVJapanese team(but not the US team, more on that in a moment) is pulling out of the show entirely due to health concerns. The studio shared their thoughtsdirectly on the officialFinal Fantasy XIVblog, The Lodestone, citing the outbreak of the virus throughout the East Asia region. According to Square Enix, “This difficult decision was based on our desire to prevent any potential spread of the virus and to prioritize the health and safety of our team and our fans....
A spark I’m not really sure where to begin withStrayed Lights. It’s visually striking. It kind of has the vibes of 2012’sJourneyor 2015’sOri and the Blind Forest. Both of which are great inspirations. Designed as the first game by French developer, Embers. I’m not sure I can spend that much time beating around the bush. From the time I’ve spent withStrayed Lightsdemo, I’m significantly underwhelmed. I want to stress that I’ve only played a small slice of the game; maybe 45 minutes....
Do as Arnold says and get your ass to Mars This week on the Epic Games Store, board game purveyorAsmodee Digitalis giving outTerraforming Marsfor free. Justclaim the PC gamebyMay 12to lock it up in your library. As a quick aside, this music puts me in a real Commander Shepard state of mind. Terraforming Marsis anadaptationof Jacob Fryxelius’ 2016 strategy board game, and like its award-winning source material, you’ll try to forget all of the terrible stuff you saw inTotal RecallandRed Factionas you work to bend Mars to your will....
Something old, something new, something Sonic, something blue Sonic ManiaandSonic Forcesare coming out in a couple of months and the success of either (or both) will be a serious deciding factor in the continuing direction of theSonic the Hedgehogfranchise. Sonic has had a tough go of it the last couple of years with the underwhelming (okay, let’s be real; it was fuckingpathetic)Sonic Boom, which almost single-handedly doomed theSonicbrand into a future consisting only of bad mobile “runner” games....
Digital edition offers bonuses, improved access speed Sony has just opened up pre-orders for the Digital Edition ofThe Last of Us, due out on June 14, and for the game’s Season Pass, providing some nuggets of information about what the post-release content for the game will look like in the process. Three downloadable content packs have been announced, two of which will contribute to the multiplayer portion while the other will expand the single-player story....
Set to play Sam Fisher Ubisoft hasn’t found a studio for the film adaptation ofTom Clancy’s Splinter Cell, but we do know who will playseries protagonistSam Fisher. According to Variety, Tom Hardy has signed on for the part, while Eric Singer (The International) will write the movie. “His involvement in theTom Clancy’s Splinter Cellmovie is exciting news for movie and video game fans alike,” said Ubisoft Motion Pictures CEO Jean-Julien Baronnet....
A shocking two in five people who have COVID-19 have nosymptoms . That ’s according to a huge unexampled study of over 29 million people . Published today in the journalJAMA , the study , which collate data from 95 paper , found that 40.5 pct of positive case evidence no signs of illness . Meaning just shy of half of us could have COVID and be totally in the iniquity ....
I don’t mind waiting a bit to upgrade With new advancements comes new technology: most of the time. Sony has revealed (through CNET) that when the PS5 launches, it will not have a shiny new PSVR unit to go with it. In theory, another advanced PSVR, preferably with dual modern VR controllers, would be great. But I’m not keen on shelling out close to $1000 for a full new kit, so compatibility with the old PSVR unit is good enough....
A group of shareholder and several Google employee are teaming up to back a marriage offer that would wed executive compensation to the ship’s company ’s ability to meet certain diversity goals . But Google ’s parent company , Alphabet , is opposing the proposal of marriage , say that linking executive remuneration to multifariousness metric is n’t in the best interest of the party or its shareholders . Alphabet ’s opposition to the plan sets the stagecoach for a showdown at the company ’s shareowner meeting on June 6 , when a handful of employees will formally present theproposal ....
Jed by the Kepa While at PAX East, I had the pleasure of interviewing Kepa just before the show floor closed on the first day. He and I were both frazzled, but that didn’t stop him from smiling and refusing to take my bait to say that his gameDad by the Swordwon PAX East 2015. Dad by the Swordfeatures a few of my favorite things: Dads, wieners, anti-dads, and swordplay. Thegame’s official pagestates that it features “YOUR DAD” so I guess that explains why he left mom and me....
Astronomers believe they have play out what ’s move on with a peculiar class of variable binary stars known as " heartbeat stars " . These objects ' variety in luminosity is due to the intense force between them that literally squishes them . In a paper , publish in theAstrophysical Journal , the authors excuse how the stars orbit each other in an elongated elliptic orbit , which takes them as penny-pinching as just a few starring radii and up to 10 time as far aside in one orbit ....
Destiny 2’sSolstice of Heroes event may be fun on its own, but arguably its best part is theweapons you can farm god rolls for. They typically aren’t all that great, but the weapons available this year are well worth adding to your arsenal. Among all the weapons is a hand cannon with some intriguing perks as possible rolls. Here’s the god roll for the Something New hand cannon inDestiny 2....
