Stormgate, a next-gen free-to-play RTS from developer Frost Giant Games, has entered its early access preview phase today, a full 2 weeks before its release on August 13, 2024. Kickstarter backers, closed beta testers, and those who purchase a Steam early access version of the game can get in early and start playing before anyone…
Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber recently discussed the possibility of one day selling a mouse that customers can use “forever.” The executive said such a mouse isn’t “necessarily super far away” and will rely on software updates, likely delivered through a subscription model. Speaking on a July 29 episode of The Verge’s Decoder podcast, Faber, who…
Some believe that when you die, that’s it. Lights out. Others believe there’s an afterlife, and sometimes that afterlife needs a cloaked cat to keep it clean. The latter theory holds water in Crypt Custodian, a top-down Metroidvania that hits PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC on August…
Enlarge / Graphene is a remarkable allotrope, deserving of further study. GrapheneOS is a remarkable ROM, one that Google does not quite know how to accommodate, due to its “tiny, tiny” user numbers compared to mainstream Android. “If it’s not an official OS, we have to assume it’s bad.” That’s how Shawn Wilden, the tech…
Get the Quaffle ready! Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions is heading to PC, and you need to get your rig set up to compete in this magical game of bravery. Here are the Quidditch Champions PC requirements to be aware of. Image via WB Games Quidditch Champions PC requirements – minimum specs In order to feel…
Enlarge / Wikipedia’s decades of content can be a light to you in dark places, and now you can choose the dark for yourself. Aurich Lawson | Getty Images | Wikipedia Dark mode, night mode, light-on-dark design, or whatever you want to call the version of computer content that doesn’t feel blindingly bright at night,…
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Microsoft is urging users of VMware’s ESXi hypervisor to take immediate action to ward off ongoing attacks by ransomware groups that give them full administrative control of the servers the product runs on. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-37085, allows attackers who have already gained limited system rights on a targeted server…
Enlarge / The California State Capitol Building in Sacramento. (credit: Getty Images) California’s “Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act” (a.k.a. SB-1047) has led to a flurry of headlines and debate concerning the overall “safety” of large artificial intelligence models. But critics are concerned that the bill’s overblown focus on existential threats…
Enlarge / Apple Intelligence was unveiled at WWDC 2024. Apple As was just rumored, the iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 developer betas are rolling out today, and they include the first opportunity to try out Apple Intelligence, the company’s suite of generative AI features. Initially announced for iOS 18, Apple Intelligence is…
Apple Apple spent a lot of time at its Worldwide Developers Conference this year talking up the new iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15 features powered by Apple Intelligence, the brand name Apple is using for various generative AI features. But beta testers still haven’t been able to use any of these features for…