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23 Aug 19:50

Horizon Zero Dawn gets easier ‘Story Mode’ difficulty

by Michael McWhertor

Leisurely stroll through Guerrilla Games’ open-world adventure

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14 Aug 16:50

Cracked Explains: The Prison Industrial Complex

By Carmen Angelica  Published: August 02nd, 2017 
26 Jul 20:05

The Polygon Show episode 7: Spyro has a medal for ‘doing it’

by Ashley Oh

Don’t worry, we didn’t elaborate on that

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31 May 15:25

It's 'EA Sports FIFA,' not 'FIFA 18' for Nintendo Switch

by Owen S. Good

Different names, but the same old same-old for Nintendo gamers

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23 Aug 14:33

4 People Who Are Only Famous Because We All Despise Them

By J.F. Sargent  Published: August 23rd, 2016 
06 Jun 19:10

VR support comes to Amazon's Lumberyard engine, starting with Rift and Vive

There's a new update coming to Amazon's Lumberyard engine in the next few weeks, Lumberyard Beta 1.3, that will add support for the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and other virtual reality headsets to the nascent game engine. ...

10 Aug 17:55

Google Redesigns Hangouts for Android With Version 4.0

by Brandon Chester

Today Google shipped a major update to their Hangouts application for Android. Ever since Hangouts for iOS was updated to 4.0 a little over a month ago Android users have been waiting for the update to make its way to Android. This update has been in the pipeline for quite some time, and it comes with a comprehensive redesign that brings the Hangouts app in line with Google's Material Design visual guidelines.

Visually, Hangouts 4.0 for Android is very similar to what shipped on iOS a little while ago. This isn't surprising, as Google's applications for iOS use their Material Design principles heavily. There are a few small differences, such as the spacing of the quick access buttons underneath the message input field, and the calling controls not being hidden behind the three dot overflow menu, but the overall appearance is the same. The appearance is definitely a departure from the previous design which had a strange dual list design which was separated into two tabs.

On top of the redesign, Google claims that Hangouts 4.0 has noticeable improvements to performance, reliability, and battery consumption. I personally have never had many issues with Hangouts on Android, but any improvements to performance are always welcomed.

Hangouts 4.0 is currently rolling out in stages, and users can expect to receive the update in the near future if they haven't already.

10 Jun 17:40

ADP Sues Zenefits for Defamation

08 Sep 17:44

Gutachten der Bundesanwaltschaft: Schweiz könnte Snowden freies Geleit gewähren

Auch die Schweiz ist an den Aussagen von Edward Snowden zur Aufklärung der NSA-Affäre interessiert. Die dortige Bundesanwaltschaft hält eine Garantie für den Whistleblower für möglich. (Internet, Politik/Recht)

04 Sep 15:19

Microsoft gears up to mass produce large-screen touch displays