Former staff members at Burnout developer Criterion have revealed their scrapped plans for a sequel to the studio’s first-person shooter project Black. When Black launched in 2006 for PlayStation 2 and the original Xbox, it promised to be Criterion’s revolutionary take on the FPS genre – just as Burnout had won legions of fans for…
Retro Studios, the team behind Metroid Prime and Donkey Kong Country Returns, once pitched a Zelda game for the Nintendo DS akin to Final Fantasy Tactics. This project was dubbed Heroes of Hyrule, and would not have had Link as the main character. Rather, the Hylian hero would have turned up as an NPC. Per…
Anker has one-upped Apple by launching new Soundcore Liberty 4 earbuds with in-ear heart rate sensors – a feature that was rumored to be coming to the AirPods Pro 2 but ultimately never made the cut. Anker’s new earbuds feature a stemmed design reminiscent of Apple’s AirPods, while the right-hand earbud includes a special sensor…
Following the launch of iOS 16.0.2 last Thursday, Apple has stopped signing iOS 16 and iOS 16.0.1, the two previously available versions that came out in mid-September. Since the two versions are no longer being signed, it is not possible to downgrade to those versions of iOS after installing iOS 16.0.2. Apple routinely stops signing…
Former Washington Metropolitan Police Department officer Michael Fanone listens as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 21, 2022. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Former DC Metropolitan Police officer Michael Fanone is set to release a memoir on October 11….
Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia. AP Photo/Megan Varner Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said calls to change the Atlanta Braves’ name are “woke cancel culture.” The White House said Monday that it’s “important” to talk about the offensive team name. Native American activists have been fighting to change sports mascots and team names for decades. Georgia…
Kim Kardashian will pay $1.26 million to settle charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission over a cryptocurrency ad she posted on Instagram Stories. The socialite and reality TV megastar received $250,000 to post about EthereumMax’s EMAX tokens but didn’t disclose that she was paid to do so, according to the agency. The SEC determined…
Now’s the time to act if you’ve pined for a Galaxy Z Fold 4 but couldn’t quite justify spending nearly two grand for more than 256GB of storage. Amazon is selling the 512GB foldable for $1,500, a very nice $420 below the official price. That’s substantially less than you normally pay for the base model,…
The brand new Chromecast with Google TV (HD), which offers a full Google TV experience and sits cleanly behind your TV while doing so, is already discounted to an almost-unbelievable price. You can get Google’s latest streaming dongle for just $20. Originally priced at $29.99, Google has dropped the price of the new Chromecast to…
Google’s cheapest and newest phone, the Pixel 6a, is discounted once again after launching in July. We’ve seen its $449 price drop by as much as $80 in its early life, giving a sub-$400 price tag to a phone that punches well above that in some areas. Today, the price dropped further. The Google Pixel…