Monthly Archives: November 2022

The Modern Warfare 2 campaign offers much more than a photorealistic Amsterdam

Every few years the Call of Duty series hits a new technical milestone – a definable moment where developers like Infinity Ward make a clear break from what came before. The 2019 Modern Warfare reboot was exactly that, its IW8 engine delivering an enormous boost in geometry, a new lighting model, updated physics, materials and…

Netflix’s ad-supported plan doesn’t work on Apple TV, “older” Chromecasts, PS3

Enlarge / Most smart TVs should work with Netflix’s new ad-supported plan. Somehow, it’s far more powerful, newer devices that may have issues. And the PS3. (credit: Getty Images | Christopher Ames) Netflix’s newest offering, a $7-per-month “Basic with Ads” plan, comes with inherent compromises: five minutes of ads per hour, one device at a…