Archived News:
Monday, Jan 30, 2023
The Crew 3 Announcement Tomorrow? [7:25 pm ET] – Share – 4 Comments
Responding to a prediction that The Crew 3 will be officially announced
this year, a
tweet from
The Crew 2 account suggests the reveal of a new installment in the
open-world driving series may come tomorrow at noon EST:
Tomorrow. 5PM UTC/9AM PST.
More on Overwatch 2 Matchmaking [7:25 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
A new
Developer Blog for Overwatch 2 digs further into Blizzard's goals and
plans for matchmaking in the competitive shooter. The update includes a Q&A
answering your FAQing questions about the situation. It's lengthy enough that the
TL/DR section could use its own condensed summary. No suck luck, so we'll have
to deal with what we've got:
TL/DR
- Your ranked games are formed based on your internal matchmaking rating (MMR), regardless of your displayed skill tier. MMR changes based on the result of each match, with the amount of MMR you gain or lose depending on several factors like how highly rated your opponents were or how recently you last played.
- Our team is aware of some community pain points with competitive and matchmaking. We have a set of improvements coming to matchmaking, and we’re also working on updates to the competitive system.
- For competitive play in Season 3, we’ll reduce the number of wins between competitive updates from 7 to 5 wins or 20 to 15 losses. For our matchmaker, we’re implementing role delta changes that will match similarly ranked players within each role.
- Season 4 will include additional information about your current wins and losses on the competitive update screens. Our team has begun work on longer-term features and updates for both the matchmaker and competitive game mode, and we look forward to sharing more on those plans in the future!
The King's Dilemma: Chronicles Released [7:25 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
The King's Dilemma: Chronicles is now available for Windows and macOS
on Steam, offering a strategy/RPG where you play as an adviser to the heavy
head upon which the crown lies. This involves weighing in on the dilemmas of the
day and offering judgments which will affect the future of the kingdom. But this
isn't all just threatening to divide babies, as there are various factions to
keep in line and other matters of state to sort through. Check out the
release trailer for an overview, and read on for more:
Welcome to the Kingdom of Ankist, a place of daring expeditions, gruesome battles, mischievous schemes, and intriguing mysteries. You play as the “Head of the Council”, the leader of the King’s inner circle. Listen to the advice of your Council of Houses, or overrule their decisions.Continue here to read the full story.
Face hundreds of dilemmas where every choice you make may affect your relationship with the other Houses, influence the well-being and resources of the kingdom, and change the course of history itself.
Discover the lands of Ankist over a story spanning tens of generations, form alliances, survive betrayals, and prepare for the final uprising foretold by an ancient prophecy. Will you act for the greater good, or will you think only of yourself?
Quoteworthy [7:24 pm ET] – Share – 3 Comments
Biz Buzz [7:24 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Evening Patches [7:24 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Evening Multiplex [7:24 pm ET] – Share – 4 Comments
Content creator video.
Evening Esports & Competitions [7:24 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Evening Tech Bits [7:24 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Thanks Console General.
- MusicLM: Google AI generates music in various genres at 24 kHz.
- If you think PCs are dying, you're not paying attention.
- How HTC conceived its latest high-end consumer VR headset - Shen Ye.
- WD Launches Dual-Actuator 20TB HDDs With SATA SSD-Like Throughput.
- ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 AMP Extreme (Fan Noise) AIRO (video). Thanks Glen.
- ChatGPT Is Making Universities Rethink Plagiarism (may require registration or subscription).
- StreamFab v6.1.0.5.
- Microsoft PowerToys v0.66.
- Azure Data Studio v1.41.
Evening Safety Dance [7:24 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
- TikTok's troubles continue, CEO to testify before Congress over data privacy concerns.
- Microsoft blames router IP address change for global outage.
- This brutal new malware could absolutely destroy your Windows PC.
- Gootloader malware gets an update with PowerShell tech.
- JD Sports admits 10 million customers' data accessed.
- Chromebook SH1MMER exploit promises admin jailbreak.
Into the Black [7:24 pm ET] – Share – 2 Comments
Last Link of the Day:
Turning a BLOB into PURE GOLD. Thanks RedEye9.
Backfirewall_ Released [11:56 am ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Publisher All in! Games and developer Naraven Games now offer the Windows
edition of Backfirewall_
on Steam,
saying this first-person "tragicomic" adventure will come to consoles later this
year. This puzzle game is set within a smartphone, promising unique and quirky
gameplay as you play as an update assistant attempting to save the phone's
current operating system from death via upgrade. More details can be found
on the Backfirewall_ Website and you
can see the game in action in the new
Release Trailer. If you want a sample, there's also a playable demo. Here's
word:
Backfirewall_ is a first-person tragicomic adventure that takes place inside a smartphone. As the update assistant, you hold the fate of the System in your hands. Will you counter the update and save the chatty operating system OS9 from deletion?Continue here to read the full story.
Begin a humorous escapade through various areas of the phone and solve clever puzzles. Meet colorful apps that inhabit the smartphone and have their own opinions about their boss, the update, and the godlike user.
Prison Architect: Jungle Pack Next Week [11:55 am ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Paradox Interactive and Double Eleven announce Prison Architect: Jungle Pack,
an aesthetic pack coming to the incarceration simulation on February 7th. If you
think the only thing wrong with your personal penitentiary is that it's too
close to civilization, this may be for you. But this has something for all
owners of the game, even if they don't want to relocate, as it will come along
with a free update called The Jailhouse. This will feature quality-of-life
improvements, balance changes, and the addition of Toby, a Yorkshire Terrier.
Here's a trailer and here's more:
Far from civilization, Wardens will need to manage their inmates in a challenging tropical environment. Construct a jungle compound outfitted with wooden furniture, new walls and door types, and even an outdoor cinema. Inmates can contract and spread a tropical fever, so Wardens will need to implement advanced medical treatment to combat this threat.Continue here to read the full story.
Rumor Mill [11:55 am ET] – Share – 6 Comments
- Epic Games' Rumbleverse will be shutting down at the end of February. Let's get ready to not rummmmmbbbblllle!
On Sale [11:55 am ET] – Share – Post a Comment
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Morning Patches [11:55 am ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Unofficial games, patches, and mods.
Morning Multiplex [11:55 am ET] – Share – 2 Comments
Official trailer.
Morning Mobilization [11:55 am ET] – Share – 1 Comment
Morning Metaverse [11:55 am ET] – Share – 1 Comment
- Alphabet’s Layoffs Aren’t Very Googley (may require registration or subscription).
Morning Tech Bits [11:55 am ET] – Share – 12 Comments
Thanks Neutronbeam.
- Ex-Twitter Workers Puzzle Over Elon Musk’s Abandoned Laptops (may require registration or subscription).
- Rumored RTX 4090 Ti Specs Posted: Nearly Full AD102.
- How I built a couch gaming PC that puts the PS5 to shame. Spoiler: By building a PC.
- AMD GPU Appears to Leave Room for Future 3D V-Cache.
- AMD might be planning an even cheaper A620 motherboard chipset.
- Russian-Made Elbrus CPU's Gaming Benchmarks Posted.
- Swiss retailer reveals 'warranty scores' for GPU-motherboard brands.
- Ranking all 12 versions of Windows, from worst to best.
- 4 Cool Things You Can Do With Windows 11 God Mode.
- Windows Package Manager is so good I won't use anything else now. Treat your package with the respect it deserves.
- Rabbi gives a sermon written by AI.
Morning Safety Dance [11:55 am ET] – Share – 1 Comment
Thanks Ant.
- Data Privacy Day: Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
- Shady reward apps on Google Play amass 20 million downloads. Thanks DSLReports.
- JD Sports says 10 million customers hit by cyber-attack.
- The Untold Story of a Crippling Ransomware Attack (may require registration or subscription).
- Microsoft warning: Protect this critical piece of your tech infrastructure.
- Apple says these are the best security keys around now.
Morning Legal Briefs [11:55 am ET] – Share – 16 Comments
- OnlyFans Model Says Kids' School Staff Shared Explicit Images. Thanks RedEye9.
Game Reviews [11:55 am ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Hardware Reviews [11:55 am ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Thanks Neutronbeam.
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X review - PCGamesN.
- CPU: Intel Core i9-13900KS Review- The World's First 6 GHz 320W CPU - Tom's Hardware.
- CPU/AIO Cooler: Cooler Master MasterLiquid PL360 Flux 30th Anniversary Edition Review - Neoseeker.
- CPU/AIO Cooler: DeepCool LT720 Review - APH Networks.
- Laptop: Huawei MateBook D 14 review- Quiet office laptop with a long battery life - NotebookCheck.net Reviews.
- Microphone: Hollyland Lark C1 Wireless Microphone System for iPhone Review - ThinkComputers.org.
- Mini PC: ASRock NUCS BOX-1360P-D4 Mini-PC Review - TechPowerUp.
- Mini PC: Minisforum Venus UM690 Mini PC With AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX -Rembrandt- APU - Wccftech.
- Monitor: We Review the BenQ PhotoVue SW321C- Half the Price, Double the Features - Fstoppers.
- Printer: FlashForge Artemis Review- Cube Style Plug and Play - Tom's Hardware.
- PSU: Seasonic G12 GC-850 850W Power Supply Unit Review - Nikk Tech.
Out of the Blue [11:54 am ET] – Share – 30 Comments
Well, I could be happier with the outcomes of yesterday's NFL games. I was
actually late making my first pick in our pool, but I was wrong, so that's moot.
But regardless of outcome, I would have been a lot happier if the first game
didn't hinge on injuries and if the second one didn't hinge on questionable
officiating. Oh well, what's done is done. Now we brace for two weeks of hype
before the "big game."
Obituary: Annie Wersching: The Last of Us video game and 24 actress dies at 45. Thanks brother19.
Obituary: Lisa Loring, original Wednesday Addams actress, dead at 64.
Obituary: Annie Wersching: The Last of Us video game and 24 actress dies at 45. Thanks brother19.
Obituary: Lisa Loring, original Wednesday Addams actress, dead at 64.
Officiated Round-up
Thanks Ant and Neutronbeam.Breakfast Links
- These 9 viruses have pandemic potential, says WHO. Thanks RedEye9.
- A Maine community comes together to save a candlepin bowling tradition.
Stories
- Sinkhole swallows three from front yard, NY cops say.
- Washington’s Hinman Glacier gone after thousands of years.
Science
- Harvard study reveals how many times men should ejaculate each month to stay healthy.
- Scientists Were Studying Life On A New Island, Then It Disappeared. Thanks Max.
Media
- Video Game Session - SNL.
- Roller Coaster Accident - SNL.
- Star Trek: Picard - Season 3 Official Trailer - Paramount+.
- Fly to space and back in amazing SpaceX booster cam video - Launch to Florida landing. Thanks The Flying Penguin.
Creature Features
Follow-up
- Professor breaks down why Earth's inner core may have stopped (video). Thanks Acleacius.
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