Enlarge / This is not the way loot boxes work in the Xbox/Windows exclusive Forza Motorsport 7. After Aurich’s Photoshop job, however, we almost wish it were. reader comments 38 Share this story Apple rolled out a number of iOS App Store rule changes on Wednesday, and the one that catches your eye will likely ..
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Enlarge / Civilization VI is the first full Civ game to be released on mobile. reader comments 99 Share this story Civilization VI is now available on the App Store for iPad. It’s the full game, making it the first legit, main series Civ game to be released on mobile. The game was ported by ..
reader comments 73 Share this story Video shot by Joe Pickard with Justin Wolfson, edited by Lee Manansala. Click here for transcript. Richard Garriott: game designer, astronaut, master haunted house maintainer. In the ’80s and especially the early ’90s, Garriott was part of the first “rock star” cadre of game developers (along with other huge ..
Enlarge / Say hello (or “yikes”) to Magic Leap One. Magic Leap reader comments 71 Share this story Fans and hopefuls in the VR and AR spaces have long wondered when Magic Leap would finally reveal anything to cash in on years of hype and $1.9 billion in investments. Most people who saw the company’s first ..
Enlarge / Oculus Touch controllers (bottom) and HTC Vive wands (top) join in harmony… at least in Facebook Spaces. Is this an indication of VR harmony to come? reader comments 13 Share this story In a major about-face for the virtual reality teams at Facebook, the company announced a surprise Tuesday update to its VR ..
reader comments 27 Share this story Show tech advisor Ryan Kazanciyan has been posting regular explainers that include screenshots of the technical work he and Kor Adana did in Mr. Robot S3. And with this show, everything that appears on-screen is a potential clue… Here’s Elliot’s Kibana host monitoring dashboard from episode four… Here are ..
Enlarge / Much more has awakened in this week’s incredible Star Wars sequel. Let’s go to spoiler town to talk about it. reader comments 318 Share this story Haven’t seen Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi yet? If not, you can’t entirely be blamed, at least if you live in a city that had ..
Enlarge / A high-altitude nuclear detonation captured on decades-old film at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory reader comments 102 Share this story This week, scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) released another 62 declassified nuclear explosion test videos on the lab’s YouTube channel. These videos follow an earlier batch ..
Enlarge / What’s in the box? reader comments 52 Share this story It’s been a rough holiday season for video game loot boxes. The increasingly common in-game microtransactions (usually just a few dollars each) offer a small chance at ultra-rare upgrades, cosmetic tweaks, and a much larger chance at being packed with common junk. Games ..
Enlarge / In space, no one can hear you stream. Because the latency would kill you. reader comments 52 Share this story When you’re orbiting 400 kilometers above the Earth, getting to the movie-plex to watch the latest science fiction blockbuster is a bit of a drag. But the current crew of the International Space ..
