A daily dose of what’s up in the tech world
Daily tech news & jokes to have a good start for 29/11/2022
Quote of the day:
If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Maya Angelou
Jokes of the day:
I’m reading a book on the history of glue — can’t put it down.
“We messed up the keming again guys.”
Top 10 news of the day:
Microsoft “likely to make EU concessions” in Activision Blizzard deal soon
Microsoft is reportedly readying to make a number of formal concessions to EU regulators investigating its proposed $69…
Microsoft is reportedly readying to make a number of formal concessions to EU regulators investigating its proposed $69bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard, including the guarantee Call of Duty will be availalble on PlayStation for the next ten year… [2124 chars]
Getting into World Of Warcraft in 2022 reveals a disjointed MMO struggling under the weight of its expansions
Welcome to Inventory Space, a new video series we’re doing here at RPS which explores how much the biggest live-service games eat into your daily schedule..
I’m extremely excited to announce Inventory Space! A new video series in which Liam and I spend our precious free time with massive live-service games to see how much they demand from our schedules. Are we able to truly experience everything these ga… [5245 chars]
Sony Poised to End 2022 without Major Press Conference
Show and tell — Sony is poised to end 2022 without a major press conference. Before we elaborate, it’s important to clar…
Sony is poised to end 2022 without a major press conference. Before we elaborate, it’s important to clarify what we mean here: we’re excluding shorter livestreams like State of Play or major events the platform holder has participated in, like Gamesc… [3325 chars]
5 Chromebook productivity features I couldn’t live without
Chromebooks are becoming more and more functional as time goes on. Here are 5 of the productivity features I use daily that I couldn’t live without.
As a daily Chromebook user for over 10 years at this point, I’ve been around long enough to see features come and go. Generally speaking, the ChromeOS team has done a great job of adding new features without detracting from the core experience of Chr… [6651 chars]
AI invents millions of materials that don’t yet exist
‘Transformative tool’ is already being used in the hunt for more energy-dense electrodes for lithium-ion batteries
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Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Board Game is 6,000% over its Kickstarter target
Classic old-school RPG Heroes Of Might And Magic III has been transmuted into a board game, with its Kickstarter campaign currently on over 2.6 million pounds.
Classic RPG Heroes of Might and Magic III has been transmuted into a board game, with its Kickstarter campaign currently on over 2.6 million pounds. That’s 6000% over its £43,000 funding goal. You people want this. Are you sure you want this? The boa… [2186 chars]
Red Dead Redemption 2 player count hits all-time high on PC
Three years after it released on PC, Red Dead Redemption 2 broke its all-time peak of concurrent players yesterday.Sing…
Three years after it released on PC, Red Dead Redemption 2 broke its all-time peak of concurrent players yesterday. Single-player DLC for the game looks unlikely, and the bundled multiplayer offering Red Dead Online was pronounced “dead” by its commu… [1070 chars]
Man’s best friend to get own console and games thanks to UK startup
There are plans afoot (or should that be, apaw) to introduce a console, complete with its own video games, that is tail…
There are plans afoot (or should that be, apaw) to introduce a console, complete with its own video games, that is tailored exclusively to dogs. After all, who says man should have all the fun. The brainchild of the UK-based startup Joipaw, the Joipa… [1608 chars]
PlayStation Picks Up Publishing Rights to Fantastical Third-Person Shooter
Sony signs Convallaria to roster — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teXIy2zzOWk Sony is strengthening its Chinese game publ…
Subscribe to Push Square on Sony is strengthening its Chinese game publishing efforts, and it’s picked up the rights to publish co-op shooter Convallaria worldwide. Scheduled to release on both PS5 and PS4, this one reminds us a little bit of Lost Pl… [1135 chars]
Details surface of an F-Zero Switch game prototype
New details have surfaced of an F-Zero Switch game prototype. YouTube channel DidYouKnowGaming interviewed ex-Nintendo …
New details have surfaced of an F-Zero Switch game prototype. YouTube channel DidYouKnowGaming interviewed ex-Nintendo programmer Giles Goddard, who now runs his own studio (Chuhai Labs — Cursed to Golf, Carve Snowboarding). Previously he worked on S… [2242 chars]
