Enlarge / What a beautiful place to stay alive. reader comments 12 Share this story Pretty major spoiler warning for Subnautica ahead. It’s strange to consider now, but there was a time when Minecraft was something you had to hear about through word of mouth. Long before Microsoft hoovered the game up in a multibillion-dollar ..
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Enlarge / A scene from the “Bullet Train” demo that Facebook removed from the CPAC political conference over the weekend. reader comments 109 Share this story The Unreal Engine demo “Bullet Train” has been a standard part of Oculus’ trade show demonstrations for the Rift headset for many years now. But in the wake of ..
Enlarge / The below article explains how this shot looks even better with the benefits of 4K resolution and HDR color/luminance data. (This image lacks both of those boosts.) Disney-Pixar reader comments 111 Share this story What’s the point of ponying up for a new 4K HDR TV if you don’t have an ultimate “check ..
Enlarge / Alto’s Odyssey on an iPhone 7. Samuel Axon reader comments 7 Share this story 2015’s Alto’s Adventure was a surprise hit. It launched on iOS as a premium game with no microtransactions, and it landed at the top of App Store charts all over the world. It was developed by Team Alto, a ..
Enlarge / The Impossible Burger IRL. reader comments 68 Share this story A beefy burger without the beef? That is the seemingly impossible promise of the Impossible Burger, a trendy plant-based burger that claims to “bleed,” sear, and taste like the best of the best all-American whoppers—without the environmental impacts of beef production and ethical ..
reader comments 20 Share this story The science team prepares to enter Area X, created after a meteorite hit the Earth. The acting is terrific in this film. Tessa Thompson falls under the spell of Area X, and is the first to figure out the scientifically implausible reason for its existence. Natalie Portman examines a ..
reader comments 6 Share this story This fall, the First Annual Ig Nobel Prize will celebrate its 28th year. (Slide from Marc Abrahams at AAAS) Nathan Mattise The Ig Nobel competition is nothing to sneeze at, mind you. Founder Marc Abrahams said the committee receives more than 9,000 submissions per year nowadays. (Slide from Marc ..
reader comments 37 Share this story While Nintendo has often led the gaming world in innovations and experiments, it has just as often been in a last-place position. This has been a particular issue with its online services, from network connectivity to online shops. As a result, the company’s stealth update on Friday came as ..
Enlarge / Do many gamers even recognize this as one of gaming’s most prestigious awards? reader comments 42 Share this story LAS VEGAS—Every year, when I tell people I’m going to Las Vegas in February for video gaming’s version of the academy awards, the response is usually the same: “I didn’t even know video games ..
reader comments 5 Share this story [embedded content] Tech on TV episode 3: Mr. Robot, captions available. We were always going to be interested in Mr. Robot. After years of l33t TV hackers aimlessly pounding away at keyboards from a parent’s basement on your Law & Order of choice, USA’s unexpected hit series clearly stood ..
