A little more than two months after taking baby steps into gaming, Netflix has unveiled five mobile games for Android users. As promised, the games will be free for Netflix subscribers, with no ads or in-app purchases, and they’ll be available for Android devices worldwide. In a tweet, Netflix said that games for iOS users […]
Morels: Homestead VR Adventure Coming To Oculus Quest
Relaxing VR adventure, Morels: Homestead, is coming to the Oculus Quest soon. The game recently popped up in the Coming Soon section of the Oculus Store and is set to arrive on December 7th for $19.99. Developer Abrams Studios describes the game as a “sandbox VR adventure” in which you build your own countryside home. […]
Smart home services company Plume blooms with $300M boost from SoftBank
Plume — an AI-powered cloud platform that manages more than 1 billion unique devices globally — recently revealed a $300 million new capital injection from a new round of minority equity investment led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. SoftBank, which estimates that 1 trillion connected devices will create $11 trillion in value by 2025, is […]
Top 10 Puzzle Games To Play Right Now
A good puzzle is one of the best things in life. Some are relaxing time-killers, while others test our skills in critical problem solving or quick mental gymnastics; both can be incredibly satisfying. Video games can elevate these head-scratching problems to new heights and complexities by immersing you in a setting, messing with concepts like […]
Application SpaceWarp Will Give Quest 2 Apps 70% More Power
Quest headsets will get a new feature called Application SpaceWarp next week, letting apps run at half framerate by generating every other frame synthetically. Application SpaceWarp uses the depth buffer and motion vectors – both provided by the game engine – to extrapolate a plausible next frame for every real frame. The depth buffer is […]
Marvel's Avengers Gets Spider-Man, A New Raid, And Other Big Updates On November 30
Spider-Man is finally arriving in Marvel’s Avengers later this month. Specifically, he’s coming to the PlayStation versions of the game – he’s an exclusive character, after all. But even non-PlayStation owners will be treated to a substantial update that adds a new Raid, power cap increase, and a perhaps friendlier method of unlocking cosmetics. November […]
Super Mario 3D All-Stars now uses a N64 controller – pity it's sold out
Nintendo has released a patch which adds N64 controller support to Super Mario 3D All-Stars, but it’s impossible to buy either item. Nintendo has often dabbled in forced scarcity – refusing to make enough of a product to go around even though they know there’s the demand. They did it with the Classic Mini consoles […]
Marvel’s Midnight Suns delayed until late 2022 to add more content
The first major delay of 2022 has been announced as rumours suggest 2K’s ‘Cthulhu meets Saints Row’ game has been cancelled. One look at the relatively empty Christmas release schedules makes it clear just how many delays there have been this year, as the problems brought on by the pandemic continue to have a major […]
Enterprise customer data platform Treasure Data gets $234M backing from SoftBank
Mountain View-based enterprise customer data platform (CDP) Treasure Data has just received a $234 million funding in what the company calls the largest-ever single round for a CDP. With CDPs playing a critical role in the success of enterprise growth, marketing innovation, product development, and more, Treasure Data says its platform allows marketing, service, and […]
Nintendo Will Make 20% Fewer Switch Consoles Than Expected Through March
If you thought buying a Nintendo Switch was tough over this past year, that challenge is not going to let up anytime soon. That’s because Nintendo will be making 20% fewer Switch consoles than expected through March, according to a new report from Nikkei Asia. The 20% reduction translates to roughly 6 million fewer Switch […]