The Finals Season 2 is “a love letter to the NES era” and a retro salute to gamers

What you need to know The Finals Season 2 is launching on March 14 as CNS, an in-game group, has hacked the arena. All class types get new gadgets, whereas Medium players get two based on a hacking theme, and each class receives a new weapon. The first-ever two-team game mode, Power Shift, is coming […]

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This 16-bit love letter to turn-based RPGs on Xbox succeeded where Octopath Traveler failed

Toward the beginning of 2023, I finally ventured into a genre that I had previously left untouched — classic-style turn-based RPGs, especially those made or inspired by Japanese creators. At the time, it seemed obvious which game I should choose as my first foray into turn-based JRPGs, with Octopath Traveler from Square Enix seemingly universally […]

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RoboCop: Rogue City review — An imperfect but enjoyable love letter to the classic movies on Xbox

RoboCop is regarded by many as one of the greatest action movies ever for its violent and exciting action scenes, comedic dialog rife with political satire alongside a dark and engrossing storyline with memorable characters. Over the years since its box office debut in 1987, RoboCop has spawned sequels, cartoon shows, remakes, comic books, and […]

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Apple, Other US Tech Firms Sign Letter Protesting India’s PC Import Restrictions

Apple has joined a coalition of U.S. businesses in protest at India’s sudden introduction of tech import restrictions last month, claiming the move will damage New Delhi’s ambitions to become a global manufacturing hub and harm consumers (via Bloomberg). In a letter sent to U.S. officials this week, eight American trade groups asked the government […]

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WhatsApp, Other Messaging Apps Sign Open Letter Urging UK Government to Rethink ‘Surveillance’ Bill

WhatsApp, Signal, and other messaging services have penned an open letter to the British government appealing for it to urgently rethink the Online Safety Bill (OSB), a piece of legislation that would allow regulators to ask the platforms to monitor users in order to identify child abuse images. Under the bill, the government could force […]

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Spotify Pens Joint Letter Calling Apple ‘Harmful’ and ‘Anti-Competitive,’ Claims App Store Ruins Business

Spotify and eight companies and associations have written a letter to the EU Commissioner for Competition calling Apple a harmful, anti-competitive, and monopolistic company that must be regulated through “urgent action.” The letter, signed by the CEOs and heads of Basecamp, Deezer, Proton, Schibsted, Spotify, European Publishers Council (EPC), France Digitale, and News Media Europe, […]

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Eddy Cue Shares Letter Reflecting on Apple’s Services in 2022

Apple today highlighted the success of its services in 2022, including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, Apple TV+, Apple Fitness+, Apple News+, Apple Maps, Apple Pay, Apple Card, Apple Podcasts, iCloud, and others. One notable statistic shared by Apple is that App Store developers have earned more than $320 billion since 2008. Meanwhile, […]

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Apple CEO Tim Cook Writes Letter to U.S. Senate Supporting Strong Privacy Legislation

Apple CEO Tim Cook today wrote a letter to the U.S. Senate advocating for strong privacy legislation at the federal level. The letter appears to be in response to a proposed bipartisan bill titled the “American Data Privacy and Protection Act” that would outline the types of data companies can collect from individuals and how […]

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Review: Shredders on Xbox is a love letter to snowboarding

Source: FoamPunch There are plenty of players who enjoy a great, virtual snowboarding experience, but the sub-genre of sports games has been relatively quiet for a few years, especially after the decline of SSX. Players have been left without a new way to shred down mountains and pull off incredible mid-air tricks. With Shredders, an […]

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Apple CEO Tim Cook Says Technology Can Change the World for Better in Open Letter

Apple CEO Tim Cook has penned an open letter for the first issue of Login, a new magazine from Italian publication Corriere della Sera. In the letter, Cook reflects on Apple’s commitment to innovation, humanity, the environment, and more. Cook believes that the world is currently facing a crucial moment in history and that technology […]

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