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Did you ever feel that your Assassin’s Creed experience wasn’t personal enough? Maybe not, but Ubisoft is betting that you’d like to give it a try regardless. The company has teamed up with OWO to release an Assassin’s Creed Mirage edition haptic feedback shirt. Put it on and you’ll feel parkour, impacts and “exclusive sensations … Read more
If you’ve had your eye on the new Echo Show 5 but weren’t able to grab one on Prime Day, the diminutive smart display is back on sale for $50. While we saw the device go for $5 less during Amazon’s sales event, that deal was exclusive to Prime members. This $40 discount is open … Read more
Don’t try to sign up for Threads through a virtual private network (VPN) if you live in Europe. Meta has confirmed that it’s blocking European Union users from accessing the new social network through a VPN. As consultant Matt Navarra explains, content, notifications and profiles won’t load properly. Some users say they can use Threads … Read more
The little things can get you when you’re in college. You arrive on campus, fresh and ready to go, but before you know it, you’re a few weeks into the new semester and you have a long list of small things you forgot to pack. You may also think of unassuming items that could make … Read more
It looks like Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is trucking along, following a court rejection of the FTC’s injunction attempt. This week, Cherlynn and Devindra chat with Jordan Minor, a Senior Analyst at PCMag covering games, about this massive deal and what it means for the gaming industry. Will further consolidation end up being harmful … Read more
Virgin Galactic, having flown its first commercial spaceflight in late June, is ready to take civilians to the edge of space, briefly. The company plans to launch its first private passenger flight, Galactic 02, as soon as August 10th. Virgin isn’t yet revealing the names of everyone involved, but there will be three passengers aboard, … Read more
The saga over whether regulators will allow Microsoft to purchase Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion will last at least a little longer. Citing insufficient time, the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given itself an additional six weeks to consider Microsoft’s “detailed and complex submission” arguing for the merger. The CMA will now … Read more
Antstream Arcade is offering over 1,300 retro game titles on Xbox One and Series X/S, with notable titles such as Space Invaders, Metal Slug and Bubble Bobble. The company says these titles will be playable instantly without additional downloads or installation via its cloud gaming platform, with more titles being added every week. This is … Read more
Twitter — or more precisely, its parent company X Corp. — has sued four John Does who have allegedly “engaged in widespread unlawful scraping of data” from the website. They were described as “unknown persons or entities” in the lawsuit, which only mentioned their IP addresses. The lawsuit accused them of flooding Twitter with automated … Read more
On Thursday, leaders at the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists announced that the group was going on strike after negotiations with Hollywood studios fell apart. According to the Alliance of Motion Picture of Television Producers, the rejected deal included a “groundbreaking AI proposal” that would “protect performers’ digital likenesses.” The AMPTP … Read more