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Google Stadia may offer publisher-specific subscriptions
Engadget - 10 Jun 2019 16:05
Last week, Google revealed pricing and availability for its much-anticipated game streaming service Stadia. It announced the Founder's Edition and Stadia Pro packages, as well as a targeted November release date. Later, ...
Shenmue 3 trailer can't hide fan rage over Epic exclusivity
Slash Gear - 10 Jun 2019 22:15
Even though Shenumue 3 was recently pushed back a few months, it’s still far enough along in development to make an appearance at E3. Deep Silver and Yu Suzuki delivered a new trailer for the game during E3 2019’s PC...
Groundbreaking image shows our closest black hole's feasting grounds
Slash Gear - 10 Jun 2019 17:00
A groundbreaking image of the swirling maelstrom of gases around the closest supermassive black hole to Earth has been released, with astronomers hoping it could help unlock some of the secrets of how they feast on mater...
Play This Devious Browser Game That Makes Pop-up Windows Infuriating in a Whole New Way
Gizmodo - 10 Jun 2019 21:40
Despite being 43 years old, Breakout still manages to be an addictive game, challenging your reflexes as much as the latest first-person shooters do. A browser-based game called Brickception manages to make the game even...
Apple may have narrowed down the Mac Pro's release date
Engadget - 10 Jun 2019 16:47
The Mac Pro was one of the bigger announcements at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference last week, bringing with it immense power and an aesthetically questionable if practical design (it looks like a cheese grater in...
'Final Fantasy VII Remake' will be released on March 3rd, 2020
Engadget - 10 Jun 2019 10:50
It's been four years since Sony teased that it had commissioned a ground-up remake of the seminal Final Fantasy VII. At this year's E3, the company has let it be known that the game will land on PS4s around the world on ...
Id Software built a framework to make streaming video games better
Engadget - 10 Jun 2019 04:02
Bethesda is jumping on the cloud-gaming train with Orion, a software collection that optimizes game engines for streaming. Essentially, Orion is designed to make games run better on platforms like Google's Stadia or Micr...
Major voting machine maker backs away from paperless models
Engadget - 10 Jun 2019 00:58
Voting machine security is still a sore point, but at least some vendors are starting to change their tune. ES&S chief Tom Burt has declared that his company will "no longer sell" paperless voting machines as the "primar...
G20 Countries Agree on Approach to Shut Down Big Tech's Tax Loopholes
Gizmodo - 10 Jun 2019 00:05
Group of 20 finance ministers meeting in Fukuoka, Japan reached a tentative agreement on Saturday to "compile common rules to close loopholes used by global tech giants" such as Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google, Reute...
'The Division 2' takes players back to New York in its upcoming DLC
Engadget - 10 Jun 2019 23:53
Tom Clancy's The Division 2 is not even two months old but Ubisoft laid out its year one plans for the action shooter RPG at E3 today. We already knew three additional episodes were coming via DLC, but a first look trail...
Hackers Stole U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Traveler Photos
Gizmodo - 10 Jun 2019 23:51
License plate images and photos of individuals who traveled in and out of the United States were taken in a malicious hack impacting U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), according to a report in the Washington Post....
Watch Dogs Legion lets you play as anyone you want
Slash Gear - 10 Jun 2019 23:37
As teased in the lead up to E3 2019, one of Ubisoft’s big reveals at the show this year was Watch Dogs Legion. In the third game in the series, we’ll still play as a member of DedSec, only this time, the setting shif...
'Gods & Monsters' is the latest from the 'AC: Odyssey' team
Engadget - 10 Jun 2019 23:31
Ubisoft's latest game goes back to classical mythology with 'Gods & Monsters,' which the publisher showcased with a cartoony first trailer at E3. According to Ubisoft, it's an "adventure about a forgotten hero on a quest...
'Elite Squad' pulls together a Tom Clancy dream team on mobile
Engadget - 10 Jun 2019 23:17
Ghost Recon: Breakpoint wasn't the only Tom Clancy-related game Ubisoft showcased at its E3 event. It revealed the trailer for Tom Clancy's Elite Squad, a mobile RPG that pulls together characters from Rainbow Six, Ghost...
Playing as many Londoners in 'Watch Dogs: Legion'
Engadget - 10 Jun 2019 23:15
In most stories, there's a hero. Someone you can root for, empathize with, trust to guide you through their journey's twists and turns. In major game studio AAA action franchises, especially so. Watch Dogs: Legion -- the...
'Roller Champions' is a surprisingly fun sports brawl on skates
Engadget - 10 Jun 2019 23:15
Roller Derby is the cult classic of semi-pro sports. But aside from an objectively bad James Caan movie in the '70s and an even worse 2002 remake starring LL Cool J, the game hasn't had a significant amount mainstream ex...
'Rainbow Six Quarantine' is a three-player co-op zombie shooter
Engadget - 10 Jun 2019 23:12
Ubisoft really, really loves the Tom Clancy brand. Alongside Breakpoint, The Division 2, Rainbow Six Siege, and a new mobile game called Elite Squad, the publisher is working on a co-operative shooter called Rainbow Six ...
'Tom Clancy's The Division' movie is coming to Netflix
Engadget - 10 Jun 2019 23:08
Netflix has acquired the rights to make a movie based on Tom Clancy's The Division. At E3 2019, Ubisoft revealed that the screen adaption of its RPG game, starring Jessica Chastain and Jake Gyllenhaal, will be coming to ...
What's the Worst Way You Ever Fucked Up on an Airplane?
Gizmodo - 10 Jun 2019 23:00
Flying is, in theory, meant to make long distance travel a faster and more streamlined experience. In reality, flying is often hectic, cramped, and perhaps even terrifying, depending on your flight's particular model of ...
Razer Respawn is another April Fool's Joke made real
Slash Gear - 10 Jun 2019 22:55
This week the folks at Razer made good on another April Fool’s Day joke gone viral. They originally supposed that a gaming company making products outside the peripheral/accessory realm was laughable – but given the ...
YouTube Starts Banning Fake 'Rescue' Videos of Snakes Attacking Puppies and Kittens
Gizmodo - 10 Jun 2019 22:50
Warning: This post contains descriptions of videos depicting animal cruelty.
The 10 Best Deals of June 10, 2019
Gizmodo - 10 Jun 2019 22:50
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.