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1. Microsoft Kinect is now guarding the Korean DMZ as first line of defence 2. Qualcomm’s Zeroth processors can mimic human-like perception and brain-like computing 3. Google buys Boston Dynamics 4. Google buys DeepMind 5. Drone quadcopters in Dubai to be used as firefighters 6. Apple iOS 8, iWatch said to focus on health and fitness tracking with help of new Healthbook app 7. Tesla Model S owners can now drive coast-to-coast in the US 8....

A24, the studio behind the upcoming Arthurian legend movie “The Green Knight” is developing a tabletop roleplaying game to go along with it. The Green Knight: A Fantasy Roleplaying Game is currently available for pre-order, and is scheduled to ship by August 7, 2020. According to an article on the A24 studio website, the studio enlisted the aid of Brooklyn-based professional Dungeons & Dragons game master Dr. Timm Woods to design The Green Knight RPG....

Warning: contains major spoilers for The Handmaid’s Tale Season 4. June Osborne getting out of Gilead was season four’s major move forward. After several failed and rejected escape attempts over the seasons, June finally stepped foot on Canadian soil and claimed asylum. She reunited with her loved ones and was safe. Except, as season four explored, we bring our trauma with us. You can take the girl out of Gilead, but you can’t take the Gilead out of the girl....

Legends of Runeterra, Riot Game’s digital card game based in the world of League of Legends, released its latest update on October 15, introducing 40 new collectible cards, including 3 champions, as well as a variety of new features and content across the game. The new cards come with a wide array of interesting characters and beautiful art to match. However, there’s a fun layer of story to the game’s world that the average player might not know....

Japanese video game company SNK has a long history in the industry, including the development of the Neo Geo hardware line that introduced such series as King of Fighters. SNK’s place in video game history landed Terry Bogard a DLC slot in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate last year, but now Terry will have the chance to duke it out with WWE wrestlers like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in The King of Fighters Allstar....

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is widely regarded as one of the most popular and best games in the Zelda franchise. Since its release in 1998, gamers have enjoyed exploring all this incredible game has to offer, including fulfilling fun side quests, discovering interesting characters, and collecting pieces of heart. For many gamers, this game is what brought Zelda to the next level, taking it from 2D to 3D and giving us a whole new world to discover and explore....

Warner Brothers Interactive and NetEase Inc. announced a partnership to work on a new Lord Of The Rings mobile game, Lord Of The Rings: Rise Of War. The strategy game is now in development, and there is no announced release date for the game. Lord Of The Rings: Rise Of War will take place during the third age of Middle Earth. The game will feature iconic characters and settings from the original Lord Of The Rings Trilogy....

This The Magicians review contains spoilers. The Magicians Season 2 Episode 3 How did The Magicians manage to pack this many different types of stories into one episode? The morbid humor stemming from the cursed throne assassination attempts received as much attention as the frighteningly dangerous attempts to entrap Reynard and Martin, but by the end, “Divine Elimination” sent chills down everyone’s spines and broke a few hearts, capping off a nearly perfectly constructed narrative....

This The Magicians review contains spoilers. The Magicians Season 4 Episode 9 The lack of unified quests that we worried about in last week’s episode of The Magicians takes a step in the right direction in “The Serpent.” In addition to an intriguing twist in the hedge witch storyline, the rescue of Harriet gave us some wonderful insights into Alice’s character, and there were moments in Fillory that likely left few dry eyes in the audience....

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie is a cult classic amongst ‘90s pop culture enthusiasts and Power Rangers fans. Even with its fairly standard ‘90s adventure movie plot, wherein the Rangers lose their powers and have to go on a mystical quest to gain new ones, the film still sticks in the mind. Main baddie Ivan Ooze chews all the scenery, there are some impressive fight scenes, and the Rangers save the day by kneeing a monster in the balls....

Polish studio Starward Industries announced that its debut project The Invincible, based on the novel by Stanislaw Lem, has received additional funding. However, the game is not coming in 2021 like originally intended. The Invincible was announced in September 2020 by the former CD Projekt Red and Techland developers. The retro-futuristic first-person sci-fi thriller was expected in 2021 but had no exact release date. Recently the developers changed their production schedule, quietly shifting the release window to 2022....

This Star Trek: Discovery review contains spoilers. Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 5 Since the Discovery first landed in the 32nd century, the ship and its crew has been searching for the missing Federation. This makes sense. Starfleet is a hierarchal structure, and its ships are part of a larger organization with a larger purpose. Without a Federation or Starfleet to report to, Discovery has been in survival mode (relatable)....

The Star Wars Battlefront’s beta files have been data-mined, revealing 3 new Hero/Villain characters likely to be playable in the full game’s release. With the Star Wars Battlefront beta in full swing, new information has surfaced about the full game’s content. While searching through the game’s program files one user has discovered a character listing that includes references to several new Hero/Villian Characters. The characters found in Star Wars Battlefront’s file are Han Solo, Princess Leia and the Emperor, which we can assume will be joining the fight alongside the previously announced Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader and Boba Fett....

Time: it’s our most valuable resource in life. Without time, nothing we accumulate can be used, spent, or enjoyed. Punctuality is seen as crucially important in Western culture. It’s why clocks can be found everywhere. Keeping track of time when you’re lost in a video game, however, can be challenging, especially one that has its own time system like Stardew Valley. Wasting time doing annoying maintenance tasks can be quite frustrating....

The official Steamworks development community has revealed the Steam Game Festival will be returning this autumn with some additional submission criteria to better-focus what’s available. Steam’s seasonal Game Festivals events turn the digital distribution platform into a stage for developers to show off their works in progress with demos that can build buzz and turn prospective players into early advocates. The recent Summer Festival was delayed by one week, but ultimately aired from June 16 to June 22 with an overwhelming number of games to freely sample....

In a new report from Nielsen, it appears that older viewers are taking to streaming services in surprising numbers. While others in the younger and middle ages have kept their streaming habits at a relatively steady rate, the fastest growing demographic in the past year has been those in the upper age range. Looks like technology really can bridge generations. Streaming services are enjoying a widely predicted growth in their viewership numbers during the pandemic....

Surgeon Simulator, the bizarre and hilarious physics-based surgery sim, is getting a sequel. Even better, it’s launching in August. Originally unveiled during The Game Awards 2019, a new trailer for Surgeon Simulator 2 revealed gameplay for the first time and it’s just as amazing as expected. Bossa Studios has been teasing Surgeon Simulator 2 gameplay since the game’s announcement 5 months ago. Now, the new trailer makes clear that Surgeon Simulator 2 will be dramatically different than the original game....

The 1.4 Journey’s End update for Terraria introduced loads of new Debuffs and Buffs, with extra scaling in difficulty for Expert mode and the brand new Master mode. This guide will cover everything you need to know about how to deal with Debuffs, how to Buff up before fights, and what’s new in the 1.4 update that is hopefully on its way to consoles soon. Debuffs In Terraria There are a few different types of debuffs in Terraria: there are debuffs that are inflicted on you while fighting certain enemies, debuffs acquired because of certain environmental factors (like Traps), and the debuffs a player can afflict on an enemy with weapons and Imbued weapons....

Some will argue that the practice of making changes to classic video games is a barbaric one. That, like all of the wonders found throughout our world, these specimens that are so emblematic of their eras should be left untouched; preserved in time for future generations to behold and admire. Others, on the other hand, would instead assert that that’s all a load of nonsense. For the latter group, 2020 has been a very, very good year....

Pokémon has become a significant influence on people’s lives. What started as a basic trading card game and obscure RPG concept has developed into so much more. We can’t help but be fascinated by Pokémon, because of their connections with trainers and their ability to persevere through fierce battles. It is often the trainer who determines the outcome of a battle, but the power of a Pokémon has considerable influence....