The new Starfield Xbox controller. | Image: Microsoft After weeks of leaks Microsoft is making its Starfield Xbox controller and headset official today. The Starfield-branded Xbox controller is the latest in a long line of special edition controllers that Microsoft has created since the launch of its Xbox Series X / S consoles in 2020.
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft just wrapped up its annual summer showcase for Xbox games, and it was a big one. Not only did Microsoft share tons of information about new titles coming to Xbox, but the company also showed a long look at Starfield, Bethesda’s long-awaited sci-fi RPG. Here’s the biggest
Read MoreBlizzard / Xbox Overwatch 2: Invasion will finally kickstart Overwatch 2’s story. Revealed during the Xbox showcase, Overwatch 2’s story missions are finally here — if “here” actually means August 10th. Last month, game director Aaron Keller revealed that Overwatch 2’s long-hoped-for story mode was being cancelled, citing an ambitious but ultimately unfeasible development process.
Read MoreApple is still on track to release a cheaper version of the Vision Pro mixed reality headset by the end of 2025, says a new report.
Read MoreTurn 10 Studios / Xbox Forza Motorsport was teased back in 2020 and again earlier this year, and now, during the Xbox Games Showcase, the racing sim finally has a release date. Forza Motorsport is heading to Xbox and PC on October 10th. The Forza trailer highlighted the game’s partnership with General Motors. The Cadillac
Read MoreMia Sato / The Verge: How science fiction and fantasy publishers are dealing with AI tools’ role in the industry and with the trust crisis due to AI-generated content becoming common — Science fiction and fantasy authors are struggling with AI-generated media — and formulating strategies to deal with it.
Read MoreCD Projekt Red (CDPR) shared new details about Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, the forthcoming expansion to CDPR’s sci-fi hit, at Microsoft’s Xbox Games Showcase on Sunday. In a new trailer, CDPR showed that the expansion will bring players to Dogtown, a new location in Night City, to rescue the president of the New United States.
Read MoreHeadphone users have never had as much choice as they do today. From budget but brilliant true wireless earbuds to wired audiophile-grade headphones, knowing what will best suit your needs can be difficult. Those looking to stay aware of their surroundings benefit most from using open-fit headphones or transparency mode-capable earbuds. That’s because open-fit earbuds
Read MoreThere’s a new breed of speed demons on the streets, and these two-wheelers are taking the daily commute by storm. While I see many people in my city riding electric scooters recreationally, more and more are investing in high-performance scooters as their go-to mode of transportation. Some of these high-specced scooters redefine what we thought
Read MoreIn the natural order of the world, porting DOOM to any newly unlocked computing system is an absolute given. This a rule which [greenluigi1] understands all too well, leading to presumably the first Hyundai to be equipped with this all-time classic on its infotainment system. This follows hot on the trail of re-hacking said infotainment
Read MoreImage: Ubisoft During the Xbox Games Showcase on Sunday, Microsoft and Ubisoft revealed a cinematic trailer for a new Star Wars game, titled Star Wars: Outlaws. It’s an open-world game that’s set to release in 2024. “Experience the first-ever open world Star Wars game, set between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and Return
Read MoreXbox / Playground Games The latest Fable game finally has a real trailer, sorta. The trailer featured a tongue-in-cheek interview with a guy who simply wants to grow his vegetables in a fantastical world before it’s revealed that he’s actually the giant from the Jack and the Beanstalk fairy tale. He talks of a fantasy
Read MoreImage: Microsoft Microsoft released a new trailer for Avowed, its upcoming first-person RPG from Obsidian. “First-person combat has been a huge focus for us,” Obsidian studio head Feargus Urquhart said in an Xbox blog post. “We’ve incorporated a host of ways for players to fight the flora and fauna of the Living Lands. You will
Read MoreImage: Microsoft Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is arriving next year with some massive updates to the aircraft you’ll be able to pick and play with. A new trailer show during the Xbox Games Showcase includes hot air balloon trips, skydive aviation, aerial firefighting, and much more. It looks like Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 developer Asobo
Read MoreImage: Microsoft Microsoft revealed a new trailer about Ninja Theory’s Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II at its Xbox Games Showcase on Sunday. The trailer, which was captured on an Xbox Series X, looks and sounds amazing — you really should wear headphones while watching the trailer to get the full experience. Microsoft also shared a release
Read MoreRazr Plus Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Opinion post by Rita El Khoury A few obstacles stand between me and the best foldables available today: thickness, single-handed usability, cameras, and ingress protection. The recent announcement of the Motorola Razr line-up made me reconsider that last part because any kind of water or dust resistance
Read MoreJo Constantz / Bloomberg: LinkedIn, which launched a skills-matching feature in February 2023, says 45%+ of recruiters on the social network now search for candidates using skills data — As the world of work transforms, LinkedIn is betting that the way employers hire and the way people find jobs will also radically change in the
Read MoreThe primary purpose of a wristwatch is to tell the time, which pretty much any watch does perfectly fine. It’s in the aesthetics, as well as features other than time-telling, where a watchmaker can really make their product stand out from the rest. Watchmaker and electronic artist [Eric Min] focused on those two areas when
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Camera quality has become one of the most important factors when picking a new phone. We conducted a poll in early 2021, and the results were as we assumed. About 24% of you told us you value the camera above all. Over 50% said it was a key factor
Read MoreAmber Ferguson / Washington Post: A look at LUUM, a California eyelash studio using robots with computer vision to apply eyelash extensions and planning to sell its $60K robots to other studios — Is this technology a safe alternative for busy people who dream of semi-permanent wispy lashes?
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Read MoreLong cherished as symbols of beauty, luxury, and love, diamonds are widely considered a status symbol and the standard bearer among all gemstones, offering lasting value to the wearer. Throughout much of history, it has been natural diamonds that have adorned coveted pieces of jewelry and played a leading role in the diamond marketplace. However,
Read MoreThe Porsche Mission X electric concept hypercar. | Image: Porsche Porsche debuted its new Mission X on Thursday — it’s an all-electric concept car it calls a “conceptual reinterpretation” of the hypercar. Like the Porsche 918 Spyder, it’s a squat, compact affair with bubbly fenders, but where the Spyder is somewhat toned down, the Mission
Read MoreThe Pixel 7a is one of the best budget-friendly phones you can get, especially if you want fantastic cameras. Google’s “a” series continues to get better with every generation, and the Pixel 7a borrows plenty of design elements and hardware from its flagship siblings, from the Tensor G2 processing package and the metal camera “visor”
Read MoreApple Vision Pro is a sports-lover’s dream.
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