Bioware loves a good romance and Mass Effect: Andromeda is no exception. The game is filled with all manner of humans, aliens, men, and women (plus a mono-gendered alien) that players can spend some time with, get to know, and ultimately share an intimate moment with. A popular choice for romance is Jaal Ama Darav, […]
Investment Firm Unhappy With Activision Blizzard CEO’s $200M Bonus Amidst Company Layoffs
CtW Investment Group, whose mission is to hold “directors accountable for irresponsible and unethical corporate behavior,” has issued a condemnation of the reported $200M USD bonus that Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is set to receive as part of a “Shareholder Value Creation Incentive” provision in his employment agreement after the company announced it was […]
WePlay Esports signs exclusive partnership with GRID – Esports Insider
Media holding company and tournament organiser WePlay Esports has announced an exclusive partnership with data platform GRID. The partnership will see WePlay Esports provide in-game data to GRID during its tournaments to support ‘fair and open play’. RELATED: GRID and CSPPA collaborate to enhance CS:GO World Ranking System GRID’s core data services and its integrity […]
Microsoft is testing Auto HDR to improve non-HDR Windows PC games
When the Xbox Series X and S launched with its Auto HDR feature late last year, the PC was left out in the cold. That could soon change. Microsoft has begun testing the feature on the PC as part of the Windows 10 Insider Build 21337, and there’s even a cool new split-screen feature that […]
Fallout 76 fans are making their own procedural drama on Twitch
Fallout 76 fans are no stranger to solving in-game mysteries, but the ones created by players can be much weirder. One of the largest role-playing groups in Bethesda Game Studios’ post-apocalyptic world, the New Responders, is currently weaving a tale involving missing persons, dodgy suspects, and potential cannibalism. The entire production is live for the […]
It’s Bumper to Bumper With SPREE’s LBE Attraction Cyber Blaster
Bumper cars have always been one of the best attractions at any fairground, actively encouraging you to drive as fast as possible before colliding with anyone who gets in your way – good clean fun. Taking that experience a step further, location-based entertainment (LBE) specialist SPREE Interactive has announced a virtual reality bumper car attraction, […]
Fetcher.ai nabs $6.5M to match employees with open roles using AI
Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Fetcher.ai, a recruitment platform that combines AI with human teams, today announced it has raised $6.5 million in a round led by G20 Ventures. The company, whose latest funding round brings its total to $12 million, says the funds will […]
Sony reveals next-gen PlayStation VR controller for PS5
Sony gave PlayStation fans a peek at the next generation of its PlayStation VR controllers on Thursday, promising “stronger immersion with adaptive triggers, haptic feedback, [and] finger-touch detection” for the PlayStation 5 virtual reality system. Hideaki Nishino, senior VP of platform planning and management at Sony Interactive Entertainment, described the next-gen PSVR controller as orb-shaped […]
Genomics has the power to transform medicine — but it must be made accessible
This article is part of a Technology and Innovation Insights series paid for by Samsung. In this episode of The Next Wave, Young Sohn sits down with Lisa Alderson, CEO of Genome Medical, an innovative healthcare firm that is working hard to ensure that genomic medicine is made accessible to everyone. Alderson shares her views […]
Which Octopath Traveler Characters You Should Recruit First
Octopath Traveler is already known as a classic JRPG with a gorgeous art style, and it is finally available on Xbox platforms as a part of Xbox Game Pass. It’s taken long enough, but we’re just glad it is here. This JRPG innovates on retro JRPG visuals and tropes to create something entirely new, and […]