Star Fox is the Switch 2’s most impressive visual showcase yet
…If you take out the talking animals and delightfully cheesy dialogue, you could mistake the game for other space epics like Star Wars or No Man’s Sky. The visuals and cutscenes…
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Google Search queries hit an ‘all time high’ last quarter
…Google also announced huge Google Play changes following Epic Games’ litigation and appealed the ruling that found the company to be an illegal online search monopolist. Alphabet’s earnings beat revenue expectations…
Claude can now plug directly into Photoshop, Blender, and Ableton
…to support ongoing development of the open-source software, joining other big sponsors including Netflix, Epic, and Wacom. That membership means Anthropic will be handing Blender at least €240,000 (around $281…
A new Republican privacy bill could be ‘worse than no standard at all’
…The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), which closely watches privacy law, has opposed the plan. “This bill would wipe out a huge range of privacy, security, online safety, and civil rights laws…
The midterms are going to be a data security nightmare
…says John Davisson, deputy director and director of enforcement at the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), which has sued to block the expansion of SAVE. “And it’s resulting in people losing…
The first Story-Rich showcase was packed with narrative-driven games
…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1hdkOKdjD8] Powerhoof, the studio behind last year’s retro-styled mystery game The Drifter, is now working on The Telwynium, a “fantasy adventure epic.” “Book One…
Tim Cook will still be Apple’s Trump whisperer
…It also fought — and mostly won — an antitrust case against Epic Games, but was later excoriated by the judge who accused Apple of willfully violating a court order and wrested away key…
The 7 biggest storylines from Summer Game Fest 2026
…it appears that Sony’s gaming division has a renewed focus on the single-player epics it’s known for. The company’s showcase was dominated by Insomniac’s Wolverine and the…
Kabuto Park captures the fleeting joy of summer vacation
…I managed to beat the game in around three hours and was particularly impressed by how Kabuto Park managed to capture the satisfying arc of an epic RPG in such a compact…
Google hit with $1 billion fine for breaking EU antitrust rules
…The Commission says these changes “constitute good progress towards compliance.” Google is also facing a reckoning over its Play Store policies in the US after Fortnite publisher Epic Games successfully sued the…