I was losing faith in Returnal until I encountered the second boss. After a few dozen runs, the enchanting presentation and sense of discovery from my first few hours had started to wear off. I felt weak compared to the colossal creatures that defended their territory against an unwanted visitor. I had seen and used […]
Activision boss Bobby Kotick takes 50% pay cut after investor complaints
Bobby Kotick is going to remain the head of Activision Blizzard until 2023 but he’ll have to make do with a few million less in wages. As the man ultimately in charge of everything from Call Of Duty to Overwatch and World Of Warcraft you’d expected Bobby Kotick to be earning a pretty penny, but […]
There's Now a Fully-functional Commodore 64 Emulator for Oculus Quest – Road to VR
The Entire VR Industry in One Little Email The Daily Roundup is our comprehensive coverage of the VR industry wrapped up into one daily email, delivered directly to your inbox. Commodore 64, the iconic 8-bit computer from the early ’80s, was one of the first home computers for many people back in the day. Its ability […]
Total War: Rome Remastered: How To Use The New Merchants
Total War: Rome Remastered is, for the majority of the gameplay, almost exactly the same as the original Rome: Total War from almost two decades ago. While most of the graphics have been updated with increased texture fidelity and upscaling to 4k, most of the actual mechanics have been untouched. That is except for one […]
Vindex Hires Former Yum! Brands Exec Keith Siegner as its new CFO – The Esports Observer
Vindex will announce Wednesday that it has hired former Yum! Brands executive Keith Siegner as its new chief financial officer. Yum! Brands owns such popular restaurant franchises as KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell, and has more than 50,000 franchisees in 150 countries and territories around the world. Siegner spent nearly five years in multiple […]
Dark Souls’ The Bed Of Chaos Is The Worst Boss Battle Ever
Dark Souls is one of my favourite games of all-time, but I’ll be the first to admit it has its fair share of bullshit. Lordran is a bitterly evil place, one that will kill you time and time again before your eventual triumph. Even when this victory has been achieved, it remains unclear if you’ve […]
Amnesia: Rebirth On PS4 Gets Both Adventure Mode And PS5 Enhancements
Last month, developer Frictional Games released an Adventure Mode update for Amnesia: Rebirth on PC. Essentially, it rebalanced the main story to retain its creepiness factor but removed all enemies from the experience. It’s similar to the “Safe Mode” that was present in SOMA, another first-person horror title from Frictional. Said to be coming to […]
What To Expect From Animal Crossing: New Horizons May Update, Including Seasonal Event Changes
Want to know what you can expect from the upcoming Animal Crossing: New Horizons May update? We have the return of several events, including the May Day celebration, Museum Day, and the arrival of the Wedding season. That being said, seasonal events that are making a comeback aren’t going to quite be what players will […]
I Don’t Want To Go Back To Peter Parker In Spider-Man 2
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales improves upon the original Marvel’s Spider-Man in a lot of ways. The side quests are more interesting, the pacing is a lot better, and even the web-swinging is more energetic and engaging. The biggest change, of course, is Miles’ new stealth and venom powers. Peter and Miles are very different Spider-Men […]
TerraTrue, which brings privacy-by-design to product teams, nabs $15M
Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. As companies across industries grapple with a growing array of data privacy regulations such as GDPR in Europe and CCPA in California, not to mention rising data security expectations from their customers, this has opened the door to a swathe of startups that […]