Monthly Archives: August 2022

Chinese tech giant buys Detroit: Become Human developer Quantic Dream

Image: Quantic Dream Quantic Dream, the game developers behind titles like Detroit: Become Human and Heavy Rain, has been acquired by the Chinese technology giant NetEase (via CNBC). In a blog post, the French game studio announced that it will continue to operate independently despite joining the company. While Quantic Dream has just a handful…

Samsung’s first OLED gaming monitor doesn’t need a PC or console attached

Samsung’s nailed the gaming aesthetic here. | Image: Samsung Samsung has announced its first OLED gaming monitor, the 34-inch Odyssey OLED G8. It’s also one of the company’s first gaming monitors we’ve seen that includes Samsung’s Gaming Hub, which lets people stream games from services like Nvidia’s GeForce Now, Google Stadia, or Xbox Game Pass…

Blue-throated macaws are making a slow, but hopeful, comeback

The critically endangered blue-throated macaw species only has 200-300 wild individuals. Pexels Susanne Jutzeler A new report from The Rainforest Trust and Asociación Armonía (Rainforest Trust’s partner in Bolivia) shows that conservation efforts to protect the habitat of one of the world’s most beloved and endangered birds may be working. Once thought to be extinct, a…