As Jocelyn fears her music career is over, she falls deeper into Tedros’ clutches. Meanwhile, Tedros is working with a surprising person in Jocelyn’s circle.
As Jocelyn fears her music career is over, she falls deeper into Tedros’ clutches. Meanwhile, Tedros is working with a surprising person in Jocelyn’s circle.
A huge fight broke out during the June 11 episode of ‘RHOA’, when Kandi discovered that Marlo wasn’t thrilled with the way she handled her nephew’s murder in 2020.
A huge fight broke out during the June 11 episode of ‘RHOA’, when Kandi discovered that Marlo wasn’t thrilled with the way she handled her nephew’s murder in 2020.
AT&T has supported RCS messaging on Android phones since 2021. But if you ask some of the carrier’s customers, the experience hasn’t always been great, with interoperability between different devices sometimes not working as expected. That’s about to change. Over the weekend, Hiroshi Lockheimer, Google’s senior vice president of Android, tweeted (via Android Police) that AT&T is migrating its RCS backend to Google’s own Jibe platform. Per Lockheimer, the change means AT&T customers will get the latest RCS features “instantly.” It should also resolve any lingering interoperability issues between AT&T phones and devices on different networks.
Today I’m excited to share that we’re working with AT&T to accelerate adoption of the RCS standard, and that AT&T’s default Android messaging will now be via the Jibe platform, so their users will get the latest RCS features instantly.
— Hiroshi Lockheimer (@lockheimer) June 9, 2023
AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile have been committed to RCS since forming the Cross Carrier Messaging Initiative in 2019, but it was only after announcing the end of that partnership in 2021, and Google becoming more directly involved with pushing the platform, that RCS began finding a foothold in the US. In 2021, T-Mobile became the first carrier to commit to preloading Google Messages on its Android devices. A year later, Verizon did the same.
At I/O 2023, Google announced that there are more than 800 million people using RCS globally, with that number expected to increase to 1 billion by the end of the year. Still, the platform faces a major hurdle. Apple has shown no signs it’s interested in supporting RCS, even if Google keeps bringing up the subject. Until something changes, that means RCS features like end-to-end encryption don’t work when Android users text friends and family members who use iPhones.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/att-starts-using-googles-jibe-platform-for-rcs-messages-220258243.html?src=rss
When he’s not hosting ‘Wheel of Fortune’, Pat Sajak is busy spending time with his beloved wife of over three decades, Lesly Brown. Get to know Lesly, and Pat’s first wife, Sherill Sajak, here.
When he’s not hosting ‘Wheel of Fortune’, Pat Sajak is busy spending time with his beloved wife of over three decades, Lesly Brown. Get to know Lesly, and Pat’s first wife, Sherill Sajak, here.
North and her new stepmom Bianca seemed quite familiar with each other, as they held hands while making their way into Kanye’s surprise party.
North and her new stepmom Bianca seemed quite familiar with each other, as they held hands while making their way into Kanye’s surprise party.
The beauty also flaunted her long blonde hair as she was photographed walking outside the location of her fun-filled bash.
The beauty also flaunted her long blonde hair as she was photographed walking outside the location of her fun-filled bash.
2008’s ‘Breathe’ was one of Taylor Swift’s surprise songs during night two in Detroit and fans noticed that she appeared to wipe away a tear.
2008’s ‘Breathe’ was one of Taylor Swift’s surprise songs during night two in Detroit and fans noticed that she appeared to wipe away a tear.
Britney broke her silence after ex Kevin Federline said the pop star is ‘on meth’ and her father Jamie Spears said she ‘may die like Amy Winehouse.’
Britney broke her silence after ex Kevin Federline said the pop star is ‘on meth’ and her father Jamie Spears said she ‘may die like Amy Winehouse.’
The Chinese Room — the studio behind Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Dear Esther and Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture — is back with a new horror experience, Still Wakes the Deep. It’s a narrative horror game, taking the studio back to its roots, and it’s set on an oil rig in 1975. It’s a first-person game and its announcement trailer captures a series of tense, lethal-looking moments on the rig.
Here’s how The Chinese Room describes the game: “Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality.”
Still Wakes the Deep is due to hit Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PC and Game Pass in early 2024.
Catch up on all of the news from Summer Game Fest right here!
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/the-dear-esther-studio-is-building-an-oil-rig-horror-game-still-wakes-the-deep-184802111.html?src=rss
Stoic Studio, makers of the tactical-RPG Banner Saga franchise, announced a new game today at the Summer Game Fest Xbox Showcase. Towerborne is an action-RPG brawler that appears to be a contrast to the studio’s previous work.
The game’s fantasy world reveals humanity hiding out in The Belfry, a massive tower overlooking a world overrun by monsters and other strange enemies. Gameplay appears to blend classic co-op brawling with strategy and RPG elements — all with a family-friendly feel. “We really wanted to make a game that we could play with our families, play at conventions — make it a sit-down-and-have-fun kind of experience,” Principal Game Designer Alex Thomas said in a blog post. “We all love and are inspired by classic beat ’em up games and wanted to make one with persistence, where we can continue to expand the features and the gameplay modes for as long as possible.”
Thomas says death for the game’s heroes (known as Aces) is a key element in Towerborne. Instead of dying and respawning as if nothing happened, your hero’s death plays into the storyline. “As an Ace, you’re a special force for good because you’re able to go out and face the most dangerous stuff, die, and then come back,” Thomas said. “We didn’t want to just gloss over it like a normal gameplay thing, but instead ask what that would be like for a group of people experiencing it. You’re not just doing it because you’re some kind of superhero, you’re doing it because you’re supporting this whole civilization during something of a cataclysm.”
Towerborne is a seasonal game, and the developers plan to add new content over time — while continuing to unfold the overarching narrative. “The premise that we’ve created revolves around how you can do a seasonal game that doesn’t feel artificial,” Thomas says. “How can you make a story where the content updates and the changes that happen to the gameplay feel like they’re intertwined with the world?”
Towerborne is an Xbox-published title that will arrive in 2024 on Xbox Series X / S, Xbox Game Pass and PC via Steam.
Catch up on all of the news from Summer Game Fest right here!
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/towerborne-is-an-action-rpg-brawler-from-the-makers-of-the-banner-saga-185826861.html?src=rss
