Month: September 2023
Diablo 4 has a PvP bug that makes players immortal
Diablo 4 players are reporting a “critical” PvP bug that is making opponents unkillable. Last week, a player who goes by the name DeadlyCrush shared a post on the Blizzard forum after discovering a bug that ruins PvP gameplay (via GamesRadar+). The post explains that they found a PvP zone…
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TCL’s new mini-LED TVs have Dolby Vision at 120Hz and more features could be coming
TCL’s new mini-LED TVs are making an early appearance and turns out they’re packing some seriously powerful processors. The new X955, C955 and C805 mini-LED TVs are reportedly built around the next generation MediaTek 700 chipset, which means they could be up there with the best TVs of this year and…
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Volkswagen will produce an EV version of its GTI hot hatch
Volkswagen's ID lineup is pretty well fleshed out by now, with vehicles ranging from the ID.2all compact to the ID.4 crossover — but where are the enthusiast vehicles? VW has answered that question with the ID.GTI concept, an electric hot hatch that will eventually head to production. Much like original…
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‘Pizza Tower’ is the ‘Wario Land’ + ‘Sonic’ crossover I didn’t know I wanted
My favorite video game of 2023 involves a portly, balding pizza chef named Peppino Spaghetti scaling a medieval tower to defeat a sentient floating pie threatening to blow up his pizzeria. It was developed by a small independent studio named Tour de Pizza, led by a designer named McPig. Its…
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Spotify is reportedly limiting ad payouts for white noise podcasters
Spotify is pulling select advertising privileges for white noise podcasts — a type of ambient noise podcast that involves looping relaxing sounds like rain or static — in a bid to boost the audio streaming company’s annual profits. As reported by Bloomberg, Spotify outlined changes to its Ambassador Ads program…
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A first look at Atmos FlexConnect, Dolby’s latest attempt to fix bad TV audio
The best bit of attending Berlin’s IFA trade show is when companies use it to offer an early look at tech that’ll get a “proper” launch later. That’s what I experienced with a demonstration of Dolby Atmos FlexConnect, a new technology to let you wirelessly connect compatible external speakers to…
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