Month: June 2023
Fortnite’s new season adds Optimus Prime and lets you ride the raptors
Things are getting pretty wild on the Fortnite island. Epic just launched the latest season of the battle royale game, bringing it up to Chapter 4: Season 3, and it’s called, appropriately, “Wilds.” Epic has been teasing it over the last week — including with a trailer at yesterday’s Summer…
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240W USB-C PD chargers are nearly here, says Framework CEO
Now, Framework is taking us to 180 watts — and the CEO expects 240-watt chargers right around the corner. Today, the modular laptop company revealed that it will ship its upcoming Framework Laptop 16 with the first 180W USB-C PD 3.1 charger that we’ve ever heard of, developed in partnership…
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Reddit’s API updates: all the news about changes that have infuriated Redditors
Apollo for Reddit isn’t the only Reddit app that’s shutting down due to the company’s new API pricing: on Thursday, rif is fun for Reddit (previously Reddit is Fun), ReddPlanet, and Sync also announced that they would be shutting down on June 30th, the same day Apollo will be. rif…
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League of Legends esports players who walked out reach agreement with Riot Games
North American League of Legends esports players who walked out have reached an agreement with Riot Games. The League Championship Series (LCS) players, represented by the LCSPA, voted last week to walk out after Riot allowed franchises to stop fielding amateur teams in the North American Challengers League (NACL) for…
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Devolver Digital’s showcase featured just four games, but they look like good ones
Devolver Digital shared details and trailers about some projects in development during its latest showcase on Thursday. However, much of the presentation revolved around a tongue-in-cheek mascot, “Volvy,” a fictionalized history of the mascot’s impact on gaming culture, and the “return” of the character as a robot (VOLV-E). It was…
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Logitech is killing off the Blue mic brand, will sell Yeti and Astro under Logitech G
Logitech bought gaming headset maker Astro for $85 million in 2017 and purchased mic manufacturer Blue Microphones for $177 million one year later. Now, it’s merging both into its Logitech G brand for gamers and streamers — but while Astro will largely continue, the Blue brand is getting axed. “Will…
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