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- IndieCade's 'resist' theme at E3 holds a mirror to society
- ‘The Last Night’ is a stunning take on 16-bit games for the 4K generation
- 'Dragonball FighterZ' looks dangerously close to the anime
- The Morning After: Weekend After E3 Edition
- Bill Nye will be back on Netflix to save the world with science
- Airbnb is buying a scam-fighting background check technology
- Uber sends apology email to its NYC riders
- 'Spider-Man' is the latest big-budget flick to get a VR tie-in
- Girl Scouts can start earning cybersecurity badges in fall 2018
- YouTube’s heatmaps show where eyes linger in VR videos
- France wants autonomous high-speed trains by 2023
- Canada expects hacktivists will target its 2019 elections
- Glenn Close to star as a zombie in an Amazon pilot
- 'Skull and Bones' is about pillaging your friends' ships
- Now doctors need to be hackers, too
- Neil deGrasse Tyson wants to take you on a 'Space Odyssey'
- 'The Lost Legacy' takes 'Uncharted' back to basics
- Swing your arms to move in the VR shooter 'Vindicta'
- Samsung's art-inspired Frame TV will be available June 18th
- New FDA policies could hasten approvals of 'lower risk' health tech
- 'Aztez' let me live my fantasy of being an Aztec warrior
- 'Circle of Saviors' made me equal parts hero and dweeb
- Amazon’s ready to own the future of grocery shopping
- Snipers, tanks and turrets don't exist in 'Lawbreakers'
- Podcast helped free a Swedish man after 13 years in prison
| IndieCade's 'resist' theme at E3 holds a mirror to society Posted: 17 Jun 2017 10:24 AM PDT  IndieCade CEO Stephanie Barish operates at the heart of the independent-development community, running shows throughout the year that highlight some of the most innovative, thoughtful and beautiful games the industry has to offer. This year, IndieCa... |
| ‘The Last Night’ is a stunning take on 16-bit games for the 4K generation Posted: 17 Jun 2017 08:54 AM PDT  Indie darling The Last Night stepped onto the big stage this week at E3. The game was announced as an Xbox exclusive during the same event that Microsoft officially revealed its powerful new 4K console: the Xbox One X. After those proceedings, we sat... |
| 'Dragonball FighterZ' looks dangerously close to the anime Posted: 17 Jun 2017 07:12 AM PDT  There have been so many Dragonball (Z or otherwise) games that it's hard to tell most of them apart. While the latest Xenoverse titles attempted to spin out Akira Toyama's characters into alternate universes with online play, Dragonball FighterZ is a... |
| The Morning After: Weekend After E3 Edition Posted: 17 Jun 2017 05:30 AM PDT  Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Welcome to the weekend. The E3 2017 show floor has closed, but gaming news will continue to flow all weekend as we wrap up our coverage of the event. Of course, that's not the only thing that happened this week,... |
| Bill Nye will be back on Netflix to save the world with science Posted: 17 Jun 2017 02:44 AM PDT |
| Airbnb is buying a scam-fighting background check technology Posted: 16 Jun 2017 11:00 PM PDT  Airbnb is getting more serious when it comes to keeping fraudulent listings and shady renters off the website. According to Bloomberg, the short-term rental platform is buying Trooly Inc., a startup specializing in background checks to fight off scam... |
| Uber sends apology email to its NYC riders Posted: 16 Jun 2017 07:07 PM PDT  Uber's list of "issues" seems to grow with each passing day. Even when it tries to turn things around something goes wrong like one of its board members making a sexist remark and ending up leaving his seat. But it's still trying to convince its cust... |
| 'Spider-Man' is the latest big-budget flick to get a VR tie-in Posted: 16 Jun 2017 05:49 PM PDT  Peter Parker and his web-slinging alter ego seem to be everywhere these days. Sony showed off a lengthy gameplay sequence from the upcoming Spider-Man video game at E3 this year, and the company's reboot, Spider-Man: Homecoming, arrives in theaters t... |
| Girl Scouts can start earning cybersecurity badges in fall 2018 Posted: 16 Jun 2017 04:51 PM PDT  If your office in the future dodges a spearphishing attempt in the future, you might be thanking a Girl Scout. The organization partnered with Palo Alto Networks to release 18 new cybersecurity badges for members to earn over the next two years, with... |
| YouTube’s heatmaps show where eyes linger in VR videos Posted: 16 Jun 2017 04:09 PM PDT  YouTube's growing library of VR content is a definite asset in Google's struggle to dominate the virtual reality sphere. The video platform isn't just improving the consumer experience either, as it did when it added shared virtual viewing rooms and... |
| France wants autonomous high-speed trains by 2023 Posted: 16 Jun 2017 03:35 PM PDT |
| Canada expects hacktivists will target its 2019 elections Posted: 16 Jun 2017 03:02 PM PDT |
| Glenn Close to star as a zombie in an Amazon pilot Posted: 16 Jun 2017 02:42 PM PDT  Amazon has been hard at work beefing up its TV offerings lately, and there could soon be more reason to pay attention to the tech giant's original content. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Emmy-winning actress Glenn Close is set to star in Sea Oa... |
| 'Skull and Bones' is about pillaging your friends' ships Posted: 16 Jun 2017 02:21 PM PDT  Pirates are back. As the Pirates of the Caribbean movie juggernaut refuses to let Jonny Depp rest for more than a year or two, Ubisoft's Skull and Bones takes the ship battles of Assassin's Creed: Black Flag and turns them into grand-scale, five-on-f... |
| Now doctors need to be hackers, too Posted: 16 Jun 2017 02:01 PM PDT  As far as anyone knows, there hasn't been a real-life hack attack on someone's pacemaker. Which is surprising. Security researchers have shown us that it's a very real possibility. Even the FTC has been urging connected-medical-device makers to adopt... |
| Neil deGrasse Tyson wants to take you on a 'Space Odyssey' Posted: 16 Jun 2017 01:42 PM PDT  Kickstarter games are, pardon the cliché, a dime a dozen. Everyone and their business partner wants to get in on the crowd-funded interactive entertainment business, even if things don't always work out. Coleco failed on Indiegogo, but came to... |
| 'The Lost Legacy' takes 'Uncharted' back to basics Posted: 16 Jun 2017 01:22 PM PDT  Deep in the mountainous region of India's Western Ghats, Chloe and Nadine are in trouble. The two treasure hunters have a clue to the whereabouts of the Tusk of Ganesha, a mystical artefact, but keep stumbling into an Indian rebel leader called Asav.... |
| Swing your arms to move in the VR shooter 'Vindicta' Posted: 16 Jun 2017 01:02 PM PDT  Movement is a tricky thing in virtual reality. If you move too quickly, you risk getting sick and disoriented. Because of that, most developers have opted for teleporting in VR games: the act of pointing to a spot that you can see, and instantly warp... |
| Samsung's art-inspired Frame TV will be available June 18th Posted: 16 Jun 2017 12:42 PM PDT  Samsung's The Frame TV, which looks like a piece of artwork when not in use, will be available for purchase this Sunday, the company said in an announcement. It comes in two sizes along with a handful of optional, interchangeable bezels. |
| New FDA policies could hasten approvals of 'lower risk' health tech Posted: 16 Jun 2017 12:21 PM PDT |
| 'Aztez' let me live my fantasy of being an Aztec warrior Posted: 16 Jun 2017 12:03 PM PDT  When I heard someone had made a beat-em-up game based on the Aztec civilization and that I would be getting the chance to play it at this year's E3, I couldn't have been more excited. As someone of Mexican descent who's passionate about his culture,... |
| 'Circle of Saviors' made me equal parts hero and dweeb Posted: 16 Jun 2017 11:44 AM PDT  Circle of Saviors is more fun than it should be. The cooperative hack-and-slash VR game glues you to a single spot, and you wield a shield and sword using HTC Vive controllers. Your buddy is armed with a crossbow (which is actually a Vive controller... |
| Amazon’s ready to own the future of grocery shopping Posted: 16 Jun 2017 11:31 AM PDT  "When I look at the menu," Jeff Bezos allegedly said, "you're the thing I don't understand, the thing I've never had." He was explaining to Matt Rutledge, founder of Woot, why Amazon had bought his online anti-retailer for $110 million. Bezos justifi... |
| Snipers, tanks and turrets don't exist in 'Lawbreakers' Posted: 16 Jun 2017 11:19 AM PDT  First-person, team-based shooters like Overwatch, Monday Night Combat and Team Fortress 2 all share a collection of common tropes. Players typically compete to move payloads or hold objectives, with teams built from a collection of classic character... |
| Podcast helped free a Swedish man after 13 years in prison Posted: 16 Jun 2017 11:02 AM PDT  If you're in prison for murder, may I suggest getting yourself onto a podcast? It worked for Kaj Linna, a Swedish man just released from prison after a podcast got him a retrial. |
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