Avellone is informed and believes, and based thereon alleges, that at all times herein mentioned, each unnamed Defendant was the agent of the other named Defendant(s) herein, and at all times were and are acting within the purpose and scope of such agency, and with the permission and consent of his/her/its named co-Defendant(s) with knowledge, authorization, permission, consent, and/or subsequent ratification and approval of each co-Defendant. Avellone is further informed and believes, and based thereon alleges, that each named and unnamed Defendant knowingly and willfully conspired and agreed among themselves to deprive Avellone of his rights and to cause the damages described herein.

Starting today, Xbox Cloud Gaming is available to all Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members with Windows 10 PCs and Apple phones and tablets, via browser, across 22 countries. If you’re a member or want to become a member, simply go to xbox.com/play on Microsoft Edge, Chrome, or Safari on your PC or mobile device to start playing hundreds of games from the Xbox Game Pass library.

With billions of active Windows 10 PCs, iOS devices and Android phones, we want you to have new opportunities to play the deepest, most immersive games whenever and wherever you choose. Simply put, we’re bringing the Xbox experience directly to the devices you use most.

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• Roundguard - The Druid Update has arrived.

• Pengu accuses pros of covering up Rainbow Six Siege audio bug exploits.

• The Biggest Fantasy Fortress We've Ever Built - Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Developer Diary #3.
• The Tragedy of Alpha Protocol - GVMERS.

• The Marvel’s Avengers Cosmic Cube Event Has Arrived. Guess that was inevitable.

• Enhanced version of GreedFall comes to PS5 with an expansion June 30.
• The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos is Now Available on Xbox One.
• Xbox Insider Release Notes - Alpha Skip-Ahead (2108.210625-2200). Thanks Console General.

• Expanding Designed for Xbox Mobile Accessories to iOS Devices.
• Samsung’s new Google-based smartwatch software addresses a lot of old annoyances.

• People For the American Way Wins Reinstatement of Right Wing Watch YouTube Account. Thanks Acleacius.
• YouTube TV gets 4K viewing with new 4K Plus add-on.
• Facebook has become a $1 trillion company.
• YouTube wins naming rights for 6,000-seat event venue at Hollywood Park. "Smash the 'Like' Button Stadium."

• Update on Windows 11 minimum system requirements.
• Microsoft To Test 7th Gen Intel, 1st Gen Ryzen on Windows 11.
• Announcing the first Insider Preview for Windows 11.
• EVGA Swaps RTX 30-Series Queues to LHR 'Anti-Mining' Models.
• Intel to Launch Next-Gen Sapphire Rapids Xeon with High Bandwidth Memory.
• Amazon cashes in on the vinyl resurgence with record of the month club. I think I still owe Columbia House for a Fleetwood Mac cassette.

• Cyber insurance isn't helping with cybersecurity, and it might be making the ransomware crisis worse, say researchers.

• US judge throws out Facebook anti-trust lawsuits.
• EU approves data flow to UK but adds sunset clause.

Get ready for WitcherCon – the upcoming global online celebration of The Witcher franchise! You will be able to watch WitcherCon across two separate streams: the first one will air on July 9th at 7 PM CEST, and the second one on July 10th, 3 AM CEST. Both of them will be available on our Twitch and YouTube channels.

Set off on a journey to find the mystical Mana Tree seen in a dream, before discovering... the world map is empty! During your travels, you’ll acquire special artifacts; place these wherever you’d like on the map to bring towns and dungeons to life and advance the story.

Meet a colorful cast of characters, square off against fearsome monsters, and explore the vast world of Fa’Diel. Not only has the music has been rearranged for this remaster, you can also alternate between the new and original soundtrack. Other features have also been added, including the ability to turn off enemy encounters, and the never-before released mini-game "Ring Ring Land".

Shadow of the Road is the company’s first title and features a rich setting based on real history, a deep cast of believable and interesting characters, and riveting, calculated combat. Strategy and tactics work hand in hand as players will need to manage the interpersonal relationships and goals of each team member while also engaging in turn-based, tactical combat. In a world filled with rogue samurai, evil corporations, and mystical demons, only the most cunning of battlefield commanders will emerge victoriously.

Set in the Boshin War era of Feudal Japan, Shadow of the Road drops players into a land torn apart by war. The forces of the Tokugawa Shogunate clash with Imperial armies throughout the land, with mass losses of life plaguing both sides. However, this battle isn’t as simple as one side against the other, as the mythical demons known as Yokai coupled with the Steampunk machinations of the dastardly East Nippon Company make the battlefield a far deadlier and more complex arena. It’s Samurai vs. Soldier, Demon vs. Spider-mech in a battle for control of the Japanese islands!

Dreamreaper is an action-adventure game in which you play as unwilling partners in the form of an immortal man and an alien entity parasitizing him. Break through the hordes of enemies using feral powers, unravel the mystery of your existence and escape the dying world of the Grey Skies.

Bestowed with otherworldly powers and perception see behind the veil of the world to uncover its secrets. Manipulate matter and energy to restore or disintegrate items and parts of the landscape according to your needs. Fight through the creatures inhabiting the World of Dusk and invaders aiming to destroy it.

In the case of Nicich340, the mod developer used a readily available software called CyberVoice to create the dialogue in “A Night to Remember.” There are multiple companies that create what some call “voice parodying” technologies. While developing The Outer Worlds 2, Obsidian Entertainment is using Sonantic to create AI-generated voices as temporary placeholders for real actors. But there may come a time when the technology isn’t used solely for placeholders, but for replacements.

The greater a voice actor’s body of work, the easier it is for AI to parse and replicate that person’s voice. So it may be the most successful actors who find themselves being outsourced to AI. However, this worry is similar to that of screen actors when CGI started being used in films to recreate deceased actors or make older performers appear younger. So far, use of that technology has been constrained to a handful of cases and has not threatened the livelihoods of real people. Hopefully, the same will be true for voice acting.

It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon herself. Though devastated by this grim reality, Tanjiro resolves to become a “demon slayer” so that he can turn his sister back into a human and kill the demon that massacred his family.

A sorrowful tale of siblings in which the fates of humans and demons intertwine… begins now!

• Weekly Sale: Summer Sale Encore and GOG MIX with games up to 85% off - GOG.com.
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• Save 50% on Suez Canal Simulator on Steam. Hasn't that ship sailed?

• Metal Gear Online 2 gets a new trailer, running on PC via RPCS 3.

• Valheim's new enemy AI is "absolute anarchy", players say.

• Loki, The God of Mischief, Tricks His Way into the July Fortnite Crew Pack.
• The Biggest Fantasy Fortress We've Ever Built - Wrath of the Righteous Developer Diary #3.
• RdR2 8K - RTX 3090! - close to realism!! - Beyond all Limits Raytracing Reshade - Ultra max settings. Thanks DSOGaming.

• Vin Diesel gives update on Riddick 4 and potential new Riddick game - GamesRadar+.
• "Regardless of how you feel about Sylvanas, you're going to get some answers" • Eurogamer.net.

• PS3 Players Ban: Victims of Surging Gaming Attacks. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.
• Kazuya Mishima From the TEKKEN Series Possesses Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on June 29.
• Overwatch 2 on Switch may have "some compromises", says technical director.

• Samsung’s Galaxy MWC 2021 event- start time and how to watch.
• Indian game streaming app Loco nets $9M from investors including PUBG owner Krafton.
• Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 888+ 5G Speed Bin at 3GHz.
• Marvell Announces OCTEON 10 DPU Family- First to 5nm with N2 CPUs.
• Why is iOS 14 so bad? Thanks Ant.
• The iPhone 12 Mini's Poor Sales Signal End of Small Phones. Thanks RedEye9.
• Darwinian drones rid Galápagos Islands of invasive rats. Thanks Max.

• The Internet Eats Up Less Energy Than You Might Think (may require registration or subscription). Thanks Max.
• How Much Can A Website Make From Google AdSense.
• DVDFab Version 12.0.3.5. Thanks Console General.

• Windows 11 is due out this year, but the free update for Windows 10 arrives in 2022.
• NVIDIA Unveils PCIe version of 80GB A100 Accelerator: Pushing PCIe to 300 Watts.
• How PepsiCo uses AI to create products consumers don't know they want. Like, you know — Pepsi.
• BleachBit v4.4.0. Thanks DSLReports via Ant.

• These Apple devices can literally kill you. Not all of them even intentionally. Thanks Ant.
• WDC-21008 Recommended Security Measures for WD My Book Live and WD My Book Live Duo. Thanks Slashdot.

• GTA 3 and Vice City reverse-engineering fan project back online after Take-Two takedown.
• UK watchdog bans cryptocurrency exchange Binance. Thanks RedEye9.

• Fly the friendly inter-dimensional skies! - Aviano- Dimensional Quest - Indie Showcase.

• CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S Redux CPU Cooler Review - Nikk Tech.
• Graphics Card: Inno3D GeForce RTX 3070 Ti X3 OC Dual Slot Review - TweakTown.
• Graphics Card: ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3070 Ti AMP Holo Review - AusGamers.com.
• Keyboard: ROCCAT Pyro Review - APH Networks.
• PSU: SilverStone SX1000 Platinum SFX-L PSU Review - Small But Powerful! - ThePCEnthusiast.

• BloodRayne Fan Club - Ziggurat Games…
• Iron Meat - A cool looking Contra/Rogue Dawn NES inspiration gets a new PC demo…
• Ah, So This Is Why The Mass Effect Movie Never Got Made…

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• Citing a serious flight test incident and lack of design maturity, FAA slows Boeing 777X certification.
• 50 Years Ago, A Group Of Child Actors Helped To Make Movie History.

Science

• Living fossil with arms made of 'pig snouts' discovered in the South Pacific. Paging Doctor Moreau.

Media

• Tesla Turbine - The interesting physics behind it.
• USS Gerald R Ford Shock Trial Triggers 3.9 Magnitude Quake.
• No one noticed this woman's zoom-call joke 264 times in a row.

Follow-up

• Study suggests Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines could provide 'years' of protection.