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Quote of the day:
Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. Rumi
Jokes of the day:
Don’t buy flowers at a monastery. Because only you can prevent florist friars.
The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance.
Top 10 news of the day:
Yes, Sony Helped Optimise Final Fantasy 16 for PS5
And it shows — We noted in our Final Fantasy 16 PS5 preview that the upcoming action RPG feels on par with a first-party p…
We noted in our Final Fantasy 16 PS5 preview that the upcoming action RPG feels on par with a first-party production in places, so it’s perhaps no surprise that Sony engineers helped Square Enix with the development of the game. The platform holder h… [1105 chars]
Marc Laidlaw on Publishing Half-Life 3 Plot as Fan-Fiction: ‘I Was Deranged’
Half-Life writer Marc Laidlaw shared his regrets for the trouble that came with publishing his Episode 3 story.
Half-Life 2: Episode 3 may not be an official endeavor, but that doesn’t mean series writer Marc Laidlaw hasn’t pondered a universe after Episode 2. However, he seems to regret publishing those thoughts as an unofficial short story. In an interview w… [2391 chars]
Quest 3 Reportedly Twice as Powerful and Slightly Pricier Than Quest 2
A new report from The Verge revealed that Meta’s Quest 3 headset will be at least twice as powerful as the previous iteration. The wearable tech will also be two times thinner and cost “slightly more” than Quest 2, which currently sits at a $400 pricetag.
Meta’s newest VR headset technology is set to hit shelves later this year, complete with some notable upgrades — and a steeper price tag. A new report from The Verge revealed that Meta’s Quest 3 headset will be at least twice as powerful as the previ… [2297 chars]
The Wolf Among Us 2 delayed into 2024 to avoid burnout and crunch
Telltale Games has delayed The Wolf Among Us 2 out of its 2023 launch window and into 2024, in order to avoid burnout a…
Telltale Games has delayed The Wolf Among Us 2 out of its 2023 launch window and into 2024, in order to avoid burnout and crunch at the studio. The Wolf Among Us 2 — the sequel to Telltale’s acclaimed 2013 narrative adventure based on Bill Willingham… [2778 chars]
Acclaimed martial arts adventure Sifu comes to Xbox and Steam this month
Developer Sloclap’s acclaimed martial arts adventure Sifu will — after a year of PlayStation and Epic Games Store exclu…
Developer Sloclap’s acclaimed martial arts adventure Sifu will — after a year of PlayStation and Epic Games Store exclusivity — be making its way to Xbox and Steam on 28th March. Sifu, if you’ve not yet had the pleasure, is a third-person, single-pla… [1594 chars]
I just doubled my cloud storage and I know it won’t be the last time
In what is almost a yearly ritual, I’m once again paying more to store my beloved memories and precious backups.
There is no better branding than ‘cloud storage.’ It makes you think of something lighter than air, floating above you, and as inexpensive as the air we breathe. Naturally, cloud storage services are nothing of the kind, as I’m reminded almost yearly… [5163 chars]
Nine ways you can keep your children safe online right now
How do you keep children safe from harmful websites, and potential predators — without making the children angry (or worse, inspiring them to use technology in secret)? We spoke to the experts.
It is never too early to have conversations about internet safety with your children, with even under-fives accessing services such as YouTube. So how do you keep children safe from harmful websites, and potential predators — without making the child… [5538 chars]
‘Unicorn’ one-bedroom apartment across from Central Park lists for $599,000 — but there’s a catch
Despite being situated in a prime Central Park location and offering some of the best amenities on the market, this one-bedroom home has raised eyebrows as it is missing one key feature.
But the new homeowners sadly won’t be able to enjoy the view as the ‘unicorn’ apartment does not have any windows Listed for $599,000, the property opposite Central Park is in one of the most sought-after locations in the nation One-bedroom NYC apart… [5022 chars]
Introducing the RPS Game Club’s first game of the month — it’s Hi-Fi Rush!
The RPS Game Club has picked its first game of the month, and it’s rhythm action brawler and Game Pass hit, Hi-Fi Rush.
A new thing for RPS in 2023 is the RPS Game Club, a kind of monthly book club for games where we pick a game to play each month, write some cool things about it, and have a big all liveblog discussion with you lot, our readers, at the end of it. It’s… [2630 chars]
The Wolf Among Us 2 Delayed, Won’t Release in 2023
No longer among us — If you’re looking forward to The Wolf Among Us 2, good news: you get to look forward to it for much l…
If you’re looking forward to The Wolf Among Us 2, good news: you get to look forward to it for much longer than you expected. Telltale Games has just announced a delay to the anticipated sequel in a statement released on social media: To give more co… [1201 chars]
