Tag: Media
‘Asgard’s Wrath 2’ is Meta’s most ambitious VR game to date
One of the biggest announcements at today’s Meta Quest Gaming Showcase was Asgard’s Wrath 2, a sequel to the well-regarded original from 2019 that’s slated for release this winter. It’s shaping up to be Meta’s most ambitious game to date — it’s an action RPG that the company thinks can…
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‘Diablo IV’ review: A mechanically perfect romp through a shallow world
In an interview with The Guardian more than a decade ago, Warren Spector, the director and producer of Deus Ex, said his dream game would take place in one city block. “There are people who are trying to simulate massive worlds at a level of an inch per mile,” Spector told…
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LinkedIn starts rolling out new verification and anti-scam features
After previewing new verification features last month, LinkedIn is now rolling them out to give job-seekers confidence that they’re dealing with real companies and jobs. At the same time, the work-oriented social media site has introduced warnings for messages that may look like scams. The latter feature arrives amidst a…
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With ‘Final Fantasy XVI’, the series tries a new direction
Square Enix wants a hit Final Fantasy game that’s just as popular as any game in the storied history. It’s taken seven years to get from the tepidly-received Final Fantasy XV to Final Fantasy XVI, and the company continues to wrestle with what a FF game is in 2023. The…
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Hitting the Books: How music chords hack your brain to elicit emotion
Johnny Cash’s Hurt hits way different in A Major, as much so as Ring of Fire in G Minor. The dissonance in tone between the chords is, ahem, a minor one: simply the third note lowered to a flat. But that change can fundamentally alter how a song sounds, and what…
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The Morning After: This company will give you a free TV if you’re willing to watch non-stop ads
The Startup Telly is now taking US reservations for free 55-inch 4K TVs that continuously display ads on part of a secondary screen. So long as you're willing to accept those ads (or tune them out) and share data, you won't have to pay for the TV. As Telly explains,…
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