The bestselling console made home gaming accessible for millions as it launched the industry toward the mainstream with classic titles such as Dropzone and The Sentinel For a period between the winter of 1983 and the summer of 1986, my life was completely dominated by the Commodore 64. The seminal home computer, launched 40 years …
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Restore law to Gotham, explore medieval Bavaria or skateboard like a pro… it’s all to play for in these new titles Nintendo’s brilliantly fun and untouchably cool take on the shooting game involves kids who can transform into squids and octopuses to swim through lakes of paint, splattering the level (and the opposing team) with …
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Director Josh Sawyer explains why developer Obsidian decided to make a narrative adventure about a painter-detective You are Andreas Moller, an artist working in an abbey in 16th-century Bavaria. Over the course of 25 years, you must investigate a murder in a local town convulsed by the social changes of the era. Pentiment doesn’t sound …
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Vicky Littler and Anthony Weir respond to articles in the Guardian series Swipe right: the decade that changed dating Like Gatsby’s endless examination of Daisy’s green light across the bay, the singleton’s incessant search for “ideal” remains always out of reach (I’m a dating app evangelist – but even I’m not on Tinder any more, …
A Silicon Valley startup offers voice-altering tech to call center workers around the world. Is it fighting bias – or perpetuating it? “Hi, good morning. I’m calling in from Bangalore, India.” I’m talking on speakerphone to a man with an obvious Indian accent. He pauses. “Now I have enabled the accent translation,” he says. It’s …
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Researcher says social media app can collect keystroke information but ‘there is no way for us to know’ if or how data is used Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast TikTok has the ability to track every tap of …
Peiter Zatko, former security chief, brought allegations of widespread security threats and spam concerns against the company New whistleblower allegations of widespread security threats and spam concerns at Twitter may give Elon Musk ammunition in his fight to back out of a deal to buy the company. On Tuesday, an 84-page complaint written by Twitter’s …
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Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko says company deceived users, board members and federal government about strength of its security measures Twitter’s former head of security has accused the company of “extreme, egregious deficiencies” in its handling of user information and spam bots in a scathing whistleblower complaint. Peiter Zatko, a veteran hacker and security expert known as …
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Some superfans are so determined to prove that Elon Musk’s ‘autonomous’ driving technology works that they are willing to put their kids in harm’s way I’ve been a mum for a relatively short time; I’m not exactly an expert when it comes to this whole parenting thing. Still, there is one piece of advice I …
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This summer, a forthcoming Street Fighter game was revealed with a striking new look. Its developers explain how they’re trying to make a beat ‘em up that everyone can play If there’s one name synonymous with fighting games, it’s Street Fighter. Dominating arcades in the late 80s and 90s and spawning the living room-conquering Super …
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