Author: Zach_Wilson
Another game controller maker is embracing drift-resistant Hall effect joysticks
GameSir is the latest company to launch wireless controllers featuring magnetic, stick-drift-resistant “Hall effect” joysticks: the new T4 Cyclone and Cyclone Pro gamepads. Currently, standard controllers from companies like Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft still incorporate potentiometer joysticks that are prone to annoying stick drift over time as they wear down.…
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Ubisoft’s chief people officer addresses “misconduct crisis”, thinks company is now “on the right path”
The chief people officer of Ubisoft, Anika Grant, has spoken about what she described as the company’s “misconduct crisis”, and said that Ubisoft is now “on the right path” to recover from it. As GamesIndustry.biz reports, Grant acknowledged the so-called “crisis” during the GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit last month, and spoke…
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30 Best Deals From Best Buy’s 48-Hour Flash Sale (2023)
Amazon isn’t the only one with excellent discounts this week. Source
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Online shoppers beware – even 404 pages can steal your card data now
Cybersecurity researchers from Akamai have discovered a new and somewhat creative way hackers were hiding credit card skimmers on ecommerce websites. Usually, hackers hide malicious code somewhere on the checkout page and steal sensitive payment information (credit card numbers, full names, expiration dates, etc.) during the purchase process. In this…
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Judge blasts Sonos for abusing patent system and throws out $32.5 million win against Google
The essence of this order is that the patents issued after an unreasonable, inexcusable, and prejudicial delay of over thirteen years by the patent holder, Sonos, Inc. Sonos filed the provisional application from which the patents in suit claim priority in 2006, but it did not file the applications for…
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Two new Alien Hominid games are coming out next month
Alien Hominid developer The Behemoth has confirmed that its two upcoming titles, Alien Hominid HD and Alien Hominid Invasion, are both going to be released right at the start of next month, on November 1. For those unfamiliar, Alien Hominid HD is, as the name would suggest, a remaster of…
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