Sega is remastering Sonic Colors, the beloved Sonic the Hedgehog game originally released in 2010 for Nintendo DS and Wii, for modern platforms. A remastered version of that game is coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, and Xbox One on Sept. 7, under the name Sonic Colors: Ultimate. Sonic Colors: Ultimate will include […]
Don’t Let an Employment Background Check Kill Your Dream Job
We were all young once, and we did things we’d never do now that we know better, and understand the consequences of our actions. That includes postings on social media, sending photos of yourself to others that would make your grandmother turn red and even doing something that ended up in court. But those things […]
Fortnite Player Gets An Incredible Nine Kills In Just 15 Seconds
Although it’s not as popular as your standard Battle Royale, Fortnite’s Team Rumble mode still has a sizable – and highly active – community. A member of that community recently pulled off one of the most ridiculous feats you’ll ever see, killing nine players in the final 30 seconds of the match to pull off […]
What if Final Fantasy 7 was an N64 game?
Final Fantasy is inescapable. There’s a good chance you’ve played one of its 50-plus numbered entries or spinoffs. Maybe you’ve even watched the direct-to-DVD movies, seen the soundtrack performed live, or gotten Cloud’s sword tattooed on your body. But there is a world where you didn’t. It’s a world where the tumultuous development of Final […]
Building an Esports Conference from the Ground Up – The Esports Observer
Regional focus and diverse programming support member schools. As Washington, D.C. developed into a national esports hub in recent years, regional stakeholders recognized an opportunity to support collegiate-level esports and help maximize their potential throughout the area. Several colleges and universities in and around DC currently host esports programs, though the lack of any unifying […]
Yelp built an AI system to identify spam and inappropriate photos
Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. Malicious actors are constantly finding ways to circumvent platforms’ policies and game their systems — and 2020 was no exception. According to online harassment tracker L1ght, in the first few weeks of the pandemic, there was a 40% increase in toxicity […]
An Hour With Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – The Best Looking Next-Gen Game Yet
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is exactly what it needs to be: a direct continuation of the beloved series doubling as a showpiece of new-generation technology. I recently saw roughly an hour of Rift Apart in action, and almost every second of play screams of nostalgia while also dazzling with a scale and speed that […]
Resident Evil Village Has An Accessibility Problem
My excitement when booting up Resident Evil Village was palpable. It was one of my most anticipated games of 2021 as I’m sure it was for many of you reading this. But it had a glaring problem right off the bat that left a sour aftertaste in my mouth that, even a couple of hours […]
Warzone Is Teasing An "Unknown Object" Hidden Under A Tarp
Warzone is teasing an “object unknown” that has arrived in Verdansk and it’s currently being covered up by a tarp. The Call of Duty Twitter account pointed out the object’s presence in Warzone saying, “An object unknown has arrived in Verdansk. What lies beneath the tarp?”. Although there aren’t many clues as to what the […]
Tender is an intergalactic dating app (that’s also a game)
I am currently texting six potential dates on a fake dating app called Tender. Not all of the conversations are going well, but some of them are. I have a date scheduled with Jessie, a 37-year-old lionlike creature that hates yellow starbursts. (I happen to like them.) I’m also chatting with Willa, a humanoid ox […]