Friday, 31 July 2020

Single Player Challenges (Part 2)

6 indies for solo gamers - There's nothing quite like chilling with a few single player console games so here are 6 interesting indies that pose unique challenges. Read more: Single Player Challenges (Part 2)

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Donald Trump claims he will ban TikTok in the US

Earlier today a report surfaced indicating the Trump administration may force TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance to sell the app to a US company.This evening, reporters in the White House press pool have said via Twitter, that the president told them o...

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Podtoid has all the right answers, but do you have the right questions?

I don't know where you all stand on this whole "Should we even have E3 anymore?" debate, but after getting through the last two months, I'm more than ready to welcome back a week of hell in Downtown LA. It has been an exhausting couple of months, and now that it's August, the Podtoid team is looking to kick back and relax a bit.

Help us start the month off right by asking us a question in the comments below. The more creative and original the question, the more likely it is to be asked on air. 

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Beyond Good & Evil Is Being Made Into A Netflix Movie

Ubisoft’s portfolio of TV and movie spin-offs continues to expand. The Hollywood Reporter reports that the developer will be working with Netflix on a Beyond Good & Evil movie that combines live-action and animation.

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Contest: Win an EPOS GSX 300 External Sound Card

In today's contest, spoil your ears and win an EPOS GSX 300 External Sound Card!

My ears are weirdly sensitive, but I'm also oddly deaf. It's a really, really stupid combo that doesn't make any sense. I can feel bass in my eardrums from miles away and detect the smallest change in audio atmosphere like a big, white bat, but have to ask my wife to repeat herself several times because I can't hear her. I don't understand it at all.

So when EPOS gave me a few units of their GSX 300 External Sound Card, I didn't really know what to do with them. I thought about trading them on the black market for adult diapers, but figured I'd just give them away, instead.

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PayPal and Venmo QR payments are coming to CVS Pharmacies

CVS pharmacies will soon let you do touch-free payments using your PayPal or Venmo accounts by using PayPal’s QR code payment system, PayPal has announced. The system will let shoppers “securely pay for their items without needing to touch a keypad o...

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Engadget Podcast: Big tech goes to Washington

This week on the show, Devindra and Cherlynn chat about Facebook, Apple, Google and Amazon’s congressional long-awaited antitrust hearing. Are they too big to compete fairly? Or is the tech industry being overly criticized? (It’s most likely the form...

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iPhone AR tech can improve amateur CGI

Match Moving is the process of anchoring a CGI object inside a real-world space, so that the camera treats it as if it was really there. If you’ve seen anything where a camera flies past a movie’s title like it was a road sign, then you’re familiar w...

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The Morning After: Apple's next iPhone will arrive a little late

Huawei’s had it rough in 2020 — and 2019, for that matter. But somehow, well thanks to sales in China, it’s shipped more phones than anyone else. More than Apple, more than Samsung. That’s in the face of US bans, its own conservative sales estimates...

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Leak suggests 'Halo Infinite' multiplayer will be free-to-play

Halo Infinite could follow Call of Duty’s lead with a multiplayer component that is free-to-play. As The Verge reports, a webpage on the Irish version of Smyths — a popular toy and video game retailer in the UK — momentarily referenced a “groundbreak...

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Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: Every Game I Finished In 2019 • Ka

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: Every Game I Finished In 2019  Kaiju Crush: Dev Diary - The Final Push, Day 15 TAY Retro: Nintendo Entertainment System - The Punisher [TV Commercial, NA]

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Sega Apologies After Producer Uses Slang To Mock Puzzle-Game Esports Pros

On a recent Sega livestream, Yakuza executive director and producer interview Toshihiro Nagoshi talked about the company’s iconic puzzle game Puyo Puyo. During the discussion, he said that Puyo Puyo esports player were “serious-looking kids.” He then hemmed and hawed, chuckled, and said that these pros seemed like…

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'Halo Infinite' team on graphics criticism: 'we do have work to do'

343 Industries has responded to fan concerns that Halo Infinite, the next instalment in the beloved shooter franchise, doesn’t look particularly ‘next-gen.’ In a blog post, community manager John Junyszek said the team in Redmond had “heard the feedb...

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Street Fighter Pro's Home Damaged After Freak Explosion

In Fukushima, Japan a restaurant blew up in a freak accident. Street Fighter player Torimeshi, who signed a pro gaming contract last fall, lived right next door. In the above image, posted by Torimeshi, the red circle is his room. Thankfully, he was not at home with the restaurant blew up. 

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Twitter enforces its new hate policy by banning David Duke

Twitter has banned notorious white supremacist David Duke, enforcing a new policy against hate speech links it introduced earlier this month. “The account you referenced has been permanently suspended for repeated violations of the Twitter Rules on h...

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Google tightens Chrome's autofill security with biometric checks

Google has rolled out a couple of security tools to protect the financial info and passwords you saved with Chrome’s autofill feature. One of them will allow you to verify your identity using biometric information, such as your fingerprint, whenever...

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Amazon gets FCC approval for its Project Kuiper broadband satellites

The FCC has unanimously approved Amazon’s Project Kuiper, giving the tech giant the go-ahead to deploy and operate a constellation of 3,236 satellites. Amazon asked the FCC for permission to launch thousands of Low Earth Orbit satellites in July 2019...

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Thursday, 30 July 2020

After Starship test fire Elon Musk expects 150m hop 'soon'

Elon Musk’s hopes for Starship to reach orbit before this spring didn’t quite pan out, but a recent test firing has the SpaceX CEO expecting to see the company’s new vehicle take flight shortly. On Thursday he tweeted that its new SN5 build completed...

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Baseball's Digital Fans Are Oh No

Like football leagues in Europe, Major League Baseball is trying to liven up its empty stadiums with fake, digital fans. And like football leagues in Europe, things are occasionally, and extremely, fucked up.

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Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection Review

A kickass pack of 2D fighters - 2D fighting games were the bomb back in the '90s and now, you can enjoy a great franchise from that era in one convenient collection. Read more: Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection Review

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Twitter pins its July 15th breach on a phone spear phishing attack

Two weeks after a massive breach saw hackers take over some of the most prominent accounts on Twitter — including Barack Obama, Elon Musk, Joe Biden and Bill Gates — the company has published more details about how it happened. While a number of peop...

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What Lurks Beneath

Jocelyn Joret is an artist based in Canada who has done work for companies like Ubisoft and Gameloft.

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Throwing Paper Mario's Confetti Is My Happy Place

Sadly, it feels like I’m reaching the end of my time with Paper Mario: The Origami King. I’ve loved everything about it—well, almost everything—but my favorite part has got to be the simple act of tossing confetti around.

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A Salute To The Lovable Losers Of Pro Evo's Master League

There’s a lot to make fun of when it comes to Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer series and its inability to secure properly licensed teams/leagues, but one shining exception to this mockery is the game’s roster of fictional players, known as the “Master League Defaults”.

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Pre-Order NBA 2K21: Mamba Forever Edition at Best Buy for a Free Kobe Bryant SteelBook Case

NBA 2K21: Mamba Forever Edition (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) | $100 | Best Buy

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House Votes Down Amendment That Would Have Stopped The Military Recruiting Via Twitch

Following recent controversies surrounding the US military’s efforts to recruit teens via Twitch, Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez this week proposed an amendment that would have banned the armed forces from any further attempts. This evening, the proposal was voted down.

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Contest: Win Old School Musical on Switch from Super Rare Games

In today's contest you can win a physical Switch copy of Old School Musical from Super Rare Games!

Super Rare Games is back at it! This week, their mission to put digital Switch games on physical carts brings them to Old School Musical. And you know what that means -- you can win a copy for yourself!

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Ghost of Tsushima's Kurosawa Tribute Is More Than Skin Deep

Ghost of Tsushima’s Kurosawa Mode is a black and white cinema-style filter that pays homage to the filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. While it might seem like a surface-level nod to the Kurosawa films that inspired the game, the game reflects the famed filmmaker’s sensibility in more than just visual cues.

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons Camera Glitch Is Back As An Official Feature

Players can once again show off their islands in clutter-free videos thanks to a new feature that dropped in last night’s Animal Crossing update which makes it possible to turn off the game’s HUD while using the in-game camera.

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2K's New NFL Games Will Feature Real-Life Players

2K Games announced today that it’s struck a deal to be able to include the names, numbers, and likenesses of actual NFL pros in its upcoming football games.

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Samurai Shodown will welcome Honor of Kings' Gongsung Li as free DLC next week

SNK has released a trailer for the next character headed to its human-chess fighting title Samurai Shodown. Hailing from Tencent mobile title Honor of Kings, the lovely Gongsun Li will be added to the roster, free of charge, on August 5.

The cheerful bunny gal steps outside of her MOBA comfort zone - where she is typically utilsed as a "Marksman" character to get up close and personal with Haohmaru, Galford, Darli and the rest of the Samurai Shodown crew. The trailer depicts a fighting style based on her attractive parasol, as well as a range of sweeping, open-handed strikes.

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Save 20% on The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III Special Editions for Switch and PlayStation 4

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III Extracurricular Edition (Switch) | $48 | Amazon
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Watch NASA launch its Perseverance Mars rover mission at 7:50AM ET

Following an eight-day delay NASA is set to launch the Perseverance rover at 7:50 AM ET today. The lander, orbiter and rover will launch aboard United Launch Alliance’s highly reliable Atlas V rocket to kick off what should be a very exciting mission...

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The Morning After: Finding some peace playing 'Microsoft Flight Simulator'

Why is Konami making low- to midrange gaming PCs? I do not have the answer, and I can’t tell you why they’re in these bulging grater-style cases. But here it is, the Arespear lineup that’s ready to go on sale in Japan. Konami There’s no indication t...

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Telegram is the latest company to file an EU antitrust complaint against Apple

If big tech thought that its antitrust reckoning would end with yesterday’s hearings, it’ll have its optimism sorely dented by what’s likely to follow. A number of smaller players are lobbing grenades over the fence in the hope of forcing regulators...

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 leak shows improved hinge design

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Z Fold2 has leaked out in full, high-resolution glory with a more sophisticated design and robust-looking hinge. The renders, found by MySmartPrice (via Android Police) show that Z Fold2 has completely lost the original Fold...

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Apple Store app's 'For You' tab shows personalized shopping suggestions

Apple has updated its Store app for iOS and iPadOS with a new tab that shows all the devices linked to your Apple ID along with shopping suggestions based on that list. As 9to5Mac notes, tapping on the tab shows an overview of the iPhones, iPads and...

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Qualcomm results suggests the 5G iPhone will be slightly delayed

Qualcomm reported its Q3 2020 earnings on Wednesday (PDF), and of course the company informed investors about how the transition to 5G may boost its business. Also, it’s signed a global patent licensing deal with Huawei that apparently isn’t affected...

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Playing 'Flight Simulator' at home feels like meditation

Hummm. That sound has been playing on a quiet loop at the base of my brain for the past few days, propping up all of my other thoughts with soothing white noise. It’s the background tone of Microsoft Flight Simulator, which I’ve been playing in previ...

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'Microsoft Flight Simulator' will support one VR headset this fall

Microsoft Flight Simulator is heading to VR devices, starting with a launch on the HP Reverb G2 this fall. The VR version will be free for anyone who owns the game and it’ll come to additional headsets in the future, but Microsoft hasn’t shared an ex...

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Samsung's unlocked Galaxy Z Flip 5G is now available for pre-order

The unlocked 5G version of Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip is now available for pre-order on the company’s website, and you could score a pretty nice discount. For a limited time, you can get a credit worth up to $650 — instead of just up to $410 — towards a...

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Wednesday, 29 July 2020

GMC teases its 1,000HP electric Hummer truck and SUV

Just as LeBron James is getting ready to take the court again for NBA games in Orlando, GMC has released a new advertisement featuring the basketball star teasing its upcoming EV. The video reveals both truck and SUV versions of the Hummer, which has...

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Samsung looks forward to quantum dot TVs, new game systems and phones

Samsung released its earnings results for between April and June and despite the pandemic, the company’s operating profit jumped 23 percent from the same time last year, reaching $6.81 billion even as its revenue dropped. As more people shifted to wo...

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Mo Jones is a freelance illustrator based in the UK.

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Grounded's Arachnophobia Slider Turns Spiders Into Cute Floating Blobs

We learned back in April that Grounded, the new miniaturized survival game from Obsidian Entertainment, would include an “arachnophobia mode” for players with an aversion to spiders. Let’s take a look at how this accessibility option works now that the game is out in the wild.

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New Nikes Are A "Gamer" Tribute

While modern sneaker collabs tend to be focused on contemporary games and series, this upcoming Blazer ‘77 by Nike is instead going in the opposite direction.

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Contest: Win Lost Wing for Switch, PS4, Xbox One, or Steam

In today's contest you can win a copy of Lost Wing for Switch, PS4, Xbox One, or Steam!

Nothing speaks to me like neon-soaked visuals mixed with cool electronic music. Give me all the neon purples, pinks, and blues you can throw at me, and I'm in visual heaven. I'm pretty easy to please.

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Disgaea 4 Complete+ is up next for Steam this fall

The desert-island tactical RPG series Disgaea is still making the rounds with Disgaea 4 Complete+. After the recent PS4 and Nintendo Switch versions last year, it's time for PC players to revolt too.

NIS is launching the PC version of Disgaea 4 Complete+ this fall on Steam and Xbox Game Pass for PC.

In a blog post, NIS also spoke about several "upcoming" features like a map editor with upload support in "early 2021," player-customized pirate crews that can "show up in the Item World to either attack or support the player that encounters them," Netherbattle tournaments, and themed Ranking Battles.

Are more enhanced ports on the way? Will I play the Prinny remaster? What's up with Disgaea 6?

Probably. Probably. And who knows.

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'Ghost in the Shell' (the good one) arrives in 4K on September 8th

Just in time for its 25th anniversary, Ghost in the Shell is getting a 4K Ultra HD rerelease. On September 8th, you’ll be able to buy Mamoru Oshii’s landmark film in a beautiful collection that will let you watch the 1995 feature across multiple form...

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Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break Review

Boulders of fun - It's been a few years yet zany rock-rolling good times are back in Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break so let the destruction commence. Read more: Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break Review

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Dolby and Avid make it easier for indie artists to use immersive Atmos tech

Music tracks encoded with Dolby’s immersive Atmos Music tech recently started appearing on Tidal and other streaming services, but most are from artists backed by major labels. Now, Dolby and Pro Tools developer Avid are making it easier for independ...

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Konami is making gaming PCs now

Konami, the Japanese developer of games like the Metal Gear and Silent Hill series, has decided to enter the very crowded gaming PC hardware market. The company has unveiled three low-to-mid-range PCs with new “Arespear” branding, along with two gami...

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This Office Chair Has Improved Lumbar Support and It's Down to $44, Today Only

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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 & 2 soundtrack adds 37 bangers

One of the key elements that goes into making a classic Tony Hawk title is a great, memorable soundtrack. And while Activision's upcoming Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 & 2 will feature most of (but not all) of the classic hits from the original PlayStation releases, the new OST will also be expanded with the addition of 37 new songs.

A gamut of genres will be featured in the remaster, with heavy leanings toward the skate-friendly ska-punk sound. Names even Old Man Moyse recognises like Reel Big Fish, Sublime, The Ataris and A Tribe Called Quest will be joined by the likes of DZ Deathrays, Chick Norris and - checks notes - Viagra Boys. Back in my day, etc.

You can check out a select cut of the complete soundtrack right here on Spotify. I mean, we're all just going to be playing "Superman" by Goldfinger on a loop anyway, right?

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 & 2 launches September 4 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC via Epic Games Store.

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