The latest Nintendo Switch Online app update has added Splatoon 3 widgets. The widgets, which display information about upcoming stages, player progression, and more, can be added to a device’s home screen for easier access. The information can also be viewed in Splatnet 3, a complementary online service to Splatoon 3 which was made available…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Atlus is suing fans who recreated its defunct MMO Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine. ReImagine, as the unofficial fan server was known, has since been shut down. Atlus’s MMO was first released in Japan in 2007 and had players exploring a post-apocalyptic Tokyo. North American (2008) and European (2009) releases followed, but the game was officially…
Specifications for the Google Pixel 7 Pro have emerged ahead of its launch, and they’re somewhat underwhelming. We’re just over a week out from Google’s big October 6 launch event, and we already have a pretty good idea of what to expect from the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. Google itself released the first…
Opera VPN helps keep you safe online, but is known to have several problems. I’ve come across connection dropouts, slow speeds, security issues, and servers that are blocked by many online platforms (like Netflix US). Tired of all these problems, I found out how to fix the most common issues with Opera VPN — and…
Editor’s note: This article discusses a person who had suicidal thoughts. If you or someone you know needs help, use Find a Helplineto access local emotional support resources. What do you gain from being a facilitator? Helping people gives me a lot of positive energy. For example, I’ve run workshops with refugees whose lives began…
WildCraft is an RPG game where you can explore nature as a wild animal. You can start your adventure as a wolf, fox, lynx, and more. Join muliplayer games to play with friends and protect them from dangerous enemies. As your family legacy grows, you can unlock new animal breefds. In the new online simulator,…
To receive The Algorithm in your inbox every Monday, sign up here. Welcome to the Algorithm! Some technologists hope that one day we will develop a superintelligent AI system that people will be able to have conversations with. Ask it a question, and it will offer an answer that sounds like something composed by a human…
Walmart has launched a pair of “immersive experiences” in online gaming platform Roblox. The retailer is presenting the launch as an ambitious move into the metaverse, but the “experiences” — two online worlds dubbed Walmart Land and Walmart’s Universe of Play — are really just ways to advertise toys to children. Roblox may seem trivial,…
After a horribly long dry spell Billy on the Street is back with a vengeance, and it’s just as entertainingly shouty as ever. A few days ago we had Paul Rudd helping Billy Eichner persuade people to see Eichner’s new movie Bros, and this time he’s teamed up with Jack Black in an attempt to…
In the opening scenes of the fourth and final season of Atlanta, Darius (LaKeith Stanfield) visits Target to return an air fryer. “I remembered I have an oven,” he tells the store clerk. Suddenly, an alarm blares with disturbing incessancy, as people begin to spread throughout the department store, looting as they go. Darius remains…