Month: June 2023
It’s not just Apollo: other Reddit apps are shutting down, too
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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Meta is testing Reels on Quest
Meta is testing a way for users to watch Reels on its Quest headset. In a post on Meta’s broadcast channel, CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared a video of how a Reel will look when viewed in VR. Much like when you open other apps on the system, it looks like…
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Summer Game Fest featured no women onstage
With the death of E3 nearly complete, Summer Game Fest has become the go-to summer event for gamers to get hyped about. But this year’s Summer Game Fest, while it featured games that included a wide range of genres and a great diversity of characters, did not feature a single…
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Helskate is the spiritual successor to the Tony Hawk games I never knew I needed
Helskate has been revealed at Day of the Devs as part of the Summer Games Fest and made by developers who worked on the iconic early Tony Hawk games, but there’s a twist. Carrying a similar vibe to the likes of Jet Set Radio and Infamous: Second Son, Helskate appears…
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Meta’s first generative AI feature will be AI stickers in Messenger
Meta is bringing AI-generated stickers to Messenger as part of a slew of related features it’s working on for its social apps. During a companywide meeting today that The Verge listened to, Ahmad Al-Dahle, Meta’s vice president of AI, told employees that the company will leverage its image generation model…
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Viewfinder release date revealed alongside puzzling new trailer
Upcoming puzzle title Viewfinder’s latest deep dive trailer shows off more of the immersive photography-tinged worldbuilding and gorgeous environmental design. Similar to the likes of Portal and The Talos Principle, you’ll be taking an unconventional approach to traditional puzzle solving where your camera lens is crucial in navigating around the…
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