Storyboard: Who gets to be the hero of an MMORPG?
When Guild Wars 2 launched, there was a contingent of people who were very, very annoyed about Trahearne. There were a lot of players who...
FDA Approves Apple AirPods And Software As Hearing Aids
During Apple’s recent “Glow Up” event, it revealed an array of new products, inlcuding the iPhone 16 Pro Max and an updated family of AirPods. The existing AirPods Pro 2 remain the same hardware wise, but add an interesting new feature that will be available as a free software update. Billed “hearing health” by Apple, the AirPods Pro 2 just
China’s SMEE files patent for an EUV chipmaking tool — tool aims to break the shackles of ASML export restrictions
Shanghai Microelectronics Equipment patents key components of an EUV lithography tool.
Microsoft uses automated robots to disassemble and recycle HDDs — company typically shreds two million hard drives per year
Instead of shredding outgoing HDDs, Microsoft disassembles them, then recycles rare earth metals and other valuable materials.
U.S. Govt pushes Nvidia and Apple to use Intel’s foundries — Department of Commerce Secretary Raimondo makes appeal for US-based chip production
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger expressed his frustrations about American tech companies’ use of TSMC for their chip requirements during a meeting with Secretary Raimondo. The latter then encouraged investors in private sessions to use American foundries for their chip-making needs.
NASA: What Time Is It On The Moon? Let’s Set A Lunar Time Standard
As NASA and other space agencies continue working toward sedning humans back to the moon, the agency’s Space Communication and Navigation (SCaN) program is leading efforts to create a coordinated lunar time standard. The goal is to enable a future lunar ecosystem that could be scalable to other locations in our solar system.
While it has
North Korean hackers target Python devs with malware disguised as coding tests — hack has been underway for a year
North Korean hackers Lazarus Group pose as financial firms to provide malware disguised as a job opportunity.
Pantheon Rise of the Fallen confirms the arrival of guild functionality in its next update
Having guild features in MMORPGs seems like such a given that it can often surprise us when we learn a game hasn’t had them introduced....
Interview: Path of Exile 2 Dev Explains How The Sequel Going Stand Alone Led To A Better Game
Path of Exile 2 is set to enter early access later this fall, and at PAX West 2024 we had the chance to talk to...
Raph Koster shows off Stars Reach’s updated world graphics in new footage
When Playable Worlds first fully revealed Stars Reach to the public earlier this summer, the one sticking point with a certain segment of MMO gamers...