Month: August 2023
Saints Row: The Third co-writer Drew Holmes becomes Far Cry IP director
Ubisoft’s Drew Holmes, previously a co-writer of Saints Row: The Third and the lead writer of Far Cry 5, has announced that he’s now the IP director of the entire Far Cry series. In a post published on his LinkedIn page (via PC Gamer), Holmes wrote: “It’s been an exciting…
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Apple’s M3 Ultra chips promise a huge performance jump – if rumors are true
As we gear up for Apple’s September iPhone 15 event, we’re getting more details of what to expect with the rumored M3 chip lineup, especially in regards to the high-end M3 Ultra chip, which is expected to launch in 2024. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has been a source of plenty of…
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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s DLC will feature every starter Pokémon
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet ‘s upcoming Indigo Disk expansion will feature every starter Pokémon from the series’ previous titles. During the Pokémon World Championships, Game Freak shared a brand-new trailer showing the second part of its Hidden Treasure of Area Zero expansion, revealing that all 24 previous starter Pokémon will…
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ID Software co-founder returns to QuakeCon a decade after company exit
ID Software’s co-founder John Carmack made a return to this year’s QuakeCon after exiting the company in 2013 following legal battles. Along with being co-founder of ID, Carmack is also known for working on Quake, Doom, and Wolfenstein as a programmer, but he quit the company in 2013 to join…
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Apple TV Plus is getting a new series about Lionel Messi in Miami
The love affair between Lionel Messi and Apple continues. Now that the star is playing in MLS for Miami, with games broadcast across Apple’s streaming service, the company is doing its best to maximize Messi’s appeal. The latest bit of brand synergy comes in the form of a docuseries that…
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Google Chrome is making big moves to help protect the web from quantum computers
Google is aiming to protect the web from the threat posed by quantum computers to traditional methods of encryption. In a new post on the company’s Chromium blog, Devon O’Brien, Technical Program Manager, Chrome security, wrote that, “we are updating technical standards, testing and deploying new quantum-resistant algorithms, and working…
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