Discord tidies up chat with new threads feature

Discord has been growing as a platform, and since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, it has become an even more valuable social spot for many people. Discord’s developer is now adding a useful new feature to help your chats stay clutter-free: threads. Threads are conversations that take place under an original message, […]

Cruelty Squad is both brilliant and hard to love

There are few games like Cruelty Squad. It’s a brilliant entry into the immersive sim genre that critiques capitalism and the military-industrial complex. It’s also — and there’s no polite way to say this — a complete assault on the senses. The game is ugly, loud, and difficult. Playing Cruelty Squad can feel a lot […]

Niantic reversing Pokémon Go banwave that caught innocent players

Pokémon Go developer Niantic say it’s working to revert strikes that have resulted in suspensions and bans for players of the mobile AR game who were unjustly punished by the game’s anti-cheat system. In a statement posted to Twitter on Monday, Niantic said that players who have been affected will have strikes against their accounts […]

Tribe Gaming secures investment from San Antonio Spurs parent company – Esports Insider

Spurs Sports and Entertainment (SS&E), the parent company of NBA team San Antonio Spurs, has invested in mobile-focused North American esports organisation Tribe Gaming. According to the release, the deal is set to open up opportunities for cross-content collaborations, co-branded marketing efforts, talent and audience crossover, and shared strategic expertise. RELATED: Tribe Gaming unveils partnership […]

Oculus Quest 2 128GB Model On Sale August 24 For $299

Facebook plans to start selling a 128GB version of Oculus Quest 2 on August 24th for $299. The new entry level Quest 2 model doubles the storage of the 64GB device it replaces. Facebook will still sell a 256GB model for $399. A silicon cover will come inside the box of each new headset sold […]

Cooking Simulator VR Arrives On PC This Week

Just over a year since we first wrote about it, Cooking Simulator VR is finally seasoning itself up for launch. The port of the original Cooking Simulator lands on SteamVR on July 29. No word on possible PSVR or Quest versions of the game yet. Check out the launch trailer below. I suspect I don’t […]

Verizon and Newlab incubate 7 startups to leverage 5G networks

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Verizon and Newlab want people to use 5G networks, and that’s why they created the 5G Studio. And now they’re welcoming a class of seven startups to leverage 5G. The companies created the studio in 2020 to support the development of next-generation applications aimed […]