As the dust settled on a hectic (and messy) launch, I got the chance to talk with FPS XDefiant’s executive producer Mark Rubin, and creative director Safy Saada, about the free-to-play Call of Duty-like’s first few weeks, how the Ubisoft team balances the game, all-important bunny hopping, creating good maps, and the…
Dreadwolf Has A New Name And It’s Not As Good
Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is no longer the name of the fourth game in BioWare’s fantasy RPG series. Now, it’s something that sounds way less cool and doesn’t roll off the tongue. The developer has announced that it’s going to be called Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
Redpanda acquires Benthos to expand its end-to-end streaming data platform
Redpanda, the well-funded Kafka-compatible streaming data platform that competes with the likes of Confluent, on Thursday announced that it has acquired open-source stream-processing platform Benthos. The two companies […]
‘The American Society of Magical Negroes’ review: A satirical near-miss
Strong lead performances save Kobi Libii’s debut feature, “The American Society of Magical Negroes,” from disappearing in a puff of smoke. Review.
‘One Life’ review: Anthony Hopkins gives another emotionally wrecking performance
A review of “One Life,” the story of viral WWII hero Sir Nicholas Winton, starring Sir Anthony Hopkins and Johnny Flynn.
It’s smell-o-vision for gaming: GameScent emits ‘gunfire’ and other scents while you play
GameScent is a device that emits up to six scents during gameplay.
Rabbit’s Jesse Lyu hops into StrictlyVC LA on February 29
We’re announcing an exciting addition to our speaker lineup for StrictlyVC Los Angeles on February 29. Jesse Lyu, founder and CEO of rabbit Inc., will be joining us […]
This Time-Hopping Action Game Brings A Grenade Launcher To A Sword Fight
Do you know why Army of Darkness rules? Chief among the countless reasons I can think of is that Ash retains his boomstick even though he’s been displaced out of time. Everyone around him is doing battle against the forces of evil with swords and bows, while he’s lighting demons up with his shotgun. I love baffling…