“If we’d have known it would have taken 6 years then maybe we would have done Outlast 3 first” The Outlast Trials creators reflect on their journey in crafting their first multiplayer game

Most gamers will know of Outlast, even if they haven’t had the pleasure (or terror) of playing it—a title acclaimed as one of the scariest games of all time by several publications and credited with undeniable influence on the indie horror genre. The Outlast franchise has been synonymous with heart-pounding fear and a testament to […]

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Spotify Trials New Option to Turn Off Personalized Recommendations

Spotify is trialing a new ability for users to turn off their personalized recommendations, according to beta code unearthed by MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris. Depending on how it works, the new option could conceivably allow users to prevent songs played on their account on behalf of other listeners from affecting their personalized recommendations. Either way, […]

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New Trials Aim to Restore Hearing in Deaf Children—With Gene Therapy

While the Novartis trial was happening, Lustig and others were working on ways to restore hearing in genetic forms of hearing loss. In 2019, Lustig and his collaborators showed that OTOF gene therapy could be used to restore hearing in mice lacking the otoferlin protein. A separate group in Germany published similar findings in 2021, […]

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How to solve the Hogwarts Legacy Merlin Trials

As you wander beyond the castle grounds in Hogwarts Legacy you will come upon dozens of Merlin Challenges — circular platforms that react when Mallowsweet is placed on them. If you take the time to solve these puzzles, you’ll be rewarded with experience points that you can use to level up your character’s abilities.  To […]

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Movano begins blood pressure trials – and is preparing the Evie Ring for FDA clearance

Movano has started blood pressure and glucose trials using its radio frequency (RF) sensor, as it looks to bring medical-grade metrics to consumer wearables. A huge theme of our recent 2023-24 predictions round-up was wearables evolving into medical devices in their own right, and beyond the wellness ones we have today. Movano’s strategy epitomizes this […]

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Target Highlights Apple Shops Expansion and Extended Trials for Apple Services

Target today highlighted recent expansions to its relationship with Apple, led by the growing number of “Apple at Target” locations with the dedicated Apple sales areas now available in over 150 Target stores. Target says these Apple “shop-in-shops” feature Apple-trained Target Tech Consultants with twice the amount of space dedicated to Apple products compared to […]

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Assassin’s Creed Codename Hexe focuses on the witch trials

What you need to know While presenting the future of the Assassin’s Creed franchise, Ubisoft revealed Assassin’s Creed Codename Hexe.  Assassin’s Creed Codename Hexe centers around the witch trials occurring during the Holy Roman Empire.  Players will be able to access it through Assassin’s Creed Infinity, the series’ hub platform going forward.  Ubisoft did not […]

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​Rockley Photonics proves hydration tracking in trials

Rockley Photonics has proven its hydration tracking capabilities via preliminary human trials – the company has claimed. The UK-based sensor company, which has gained attention by being a customer of Apple, has created a photonic biosensor concept device, which is targeting some of the holy grails of wearable sensor tech. And the company has claimed […]

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