Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard (www.theverge.com)
Microsoft can now go ahead and close its giant deal.
The studio behind Ori and the Blind Forest is making a gorgeous action RPG: No Rest for the Wicked (www.theverge.com)
Unity cancels town hall over reported death threats (www.theverge.com)
The Unity pricing debacle has taken an unfortunate, dangerous turn. In a new report from Bloomberg, the company has reportedly canceled a town hall meeting due to what the publication called credible death threats. According to Bloomberg, Unity CEO John Riccitiello was set to address employees Thursday morning, but the...
Mythic Computer is trying to change the PC world one wood computer at a time. // Thought this was pretty interesting and not solely about the keyboard, but thock is mentioned. (www.theverge.com)
Would you buy a computer made of wood for the price of a used car? Maybe not. But you should be glad they exist.
Meta’s $499.99 Quest 3 headset is all about mixed reality and video games (www.theverge.com)
It looks like a big upgrade on the Quest 2 — and a mixed reality headset to take on Apple’s Vision Pro.
Roblox’s CEO predicts “thousands” of adults will meet in Roblox dating experiences (www.theverge.com)
Microsoft shortens its Xbox Game Pass trials just before Starfield’s release (www.theverge.com)
Microsoft has shortened its $1 Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass trials to just 14 days instead of a month, just weeks before the release of Starfield. After running for years, the $1 trial for new Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers stopped in March before returning last month after Microsoft adjusted its Xbox…
Sony is now streaming PS5 games at 4K over the internet in public beta (www.theverge.com)
Sony is now confirming it’s launched a public beta test of PS5 cloud gaming — one that streams games to a PS5 at up to 4K resolution, according to gamers who are now receiving invitations.
Sony’s latest PS5 beta supports Dolby Atmos and up to 8TB of M.2 SSD storage (www.theverge.com)
Today’s release also includes UI improvements, haptic feedback for navigation, and emoji for reacting to messages.
The birth of id Software (www.theverge.com)
From John Romero’s upcoming autobiography.
Court denies FTC’s last-ditch attempt to stop Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard (www.theverge.com)
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has lost what may be its final attempt to block Microsoft from buying Activision Blizzard. It’s the second loss for the FTC after a US federal judge denied its request for a preliminary injunction earlier this week to block Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard until the conclusion of...
Court denies FTC’s last-ditch attempt to stop Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard (www.theverge.com)
Microsoft now has a path to close its giant deal
A new Resident Evil is in the works (www.theverge.com)
Silvergate Bank didn’t adequately monitor $1 trillion in crypto transactions, SEC says (www.theverge.com)
Trump is “absolutely” immune for “official acts” on Jan 6th, SCOTUS rules (www.theverge.com)
Redbox's owner files for bankruptcy after repeatedly missing payments and payroll: The company hasn’t paid employees in over a week and owes money to almost everyone in Hollywood ($970M in debt) (www.theverge.com)
ACLU suspects warrantless surveillance in neo-Nazi’s prosecution (www.theverge.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.sdf.org/post/18833721...
ACLU suspects warrantless surveillance in neo-Nazi’s prosecution (www.theverge.com)
I hate that groups like the ACLU have to defend nazi scum to protect my liberties. Better that the government not violate our rights in the first place, but in lieu of that, even nazi scum is subject to the same rights and due process as any other citizen. However, I wouldn’t mind if they got pantsed a couple of times by their...
Dr Disrespect finally shares why he was banned from Twitch (www.theverge.com)
I love when completely innocent people say things like “no wrongdoing was acknowledged" and “no criminal charges have ever been brought against me”. I was suspicious before, but if there were no criminal charges then who cares, right? Right?
Redbox missed a multimillion-dollar payment it couldn’t afford to miss (www.theverge.com)
The DVD rental kiosk company was supposed to pay $16.7 million in three installments. After missing the first payment, there’s a court order to pay the whole balance.
Over 1,300 Retro Games Are Heading To iPhone Via New Streaming Service (www.theverge.com)
The Service
EU chat control law proposes scanning your messages — even encrypted ones (www.theverge.com)
Sims competitor Life by You has been canceled (www.theverge.com)
Major Nelson is joining Unity (www.theverge.com)
cross-posted from: sopuli.xyz/post/13910617
US sues Adobe for “deceiving” subscriptions that are too hard to cancel (www.theverge.com)
