Monthly Archives: October 2022

Five years later, sci-fi apocalypse adventure Somerville has a release date

Five years after developer Jumpship formally unveiled its side-scrolling sci-fi apocalypse adventure Somerville, a release is in sight, with the studio having somewhat unexpectedly announced a 15th November launch on Xbox One and PC earlier today. Jumpship is an independent studio founded by film animator Chris Olsen in collaboration with Dino Patti, co-founder and former…

Gotham Knights PC: can its severe problems explain poor console performance?

Gotham Knight’s performance woes on consoles continue to cause controversy, with many worried that it’s the first title to signal a resurgence in 30fps gaming for the latest console hardware. The PC version – with its adjustable settings, hardware monitoring and the ability to switch out hardware – allows us to pick apart the issues,…

Facebook Accuses Apple of ‘Undercutting Others’ With App Store Guidelines on Boosted Posts

Alongside the launch of iOS 16.1, Apple updated its App Store Guidelines to clearly state that apps such as Facebook that offer “boosts” for posts and other ad content must use in-app purchases for these features. Facebook parent company Meta is not happy with Apple’s guideline tweak, and in a statement to The Verge, said…

How Android protects you from scams and phishing attacks

Cybercriminals are targeting smartphones and tablets more than ever before. That’s because people are spending more time on their mobile devices, and they’re using them to send and store significant amounts of valuable data — like banking information, healthcare data and passwords. Cybercriminals are also targeting mobile devices because of their smaller screen sizes and…

Microsoft: Xbox game streaming console is ‘years away’

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has revealed that the company’s Xbox game streaming console is now “years away.” Speaking at The Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live conference yesterday, Spencer discussed the Xbox game streaming device, Keystone, that we saw appear on his shelf recently. “Keystone was the codename…