Now you don’t even need to pretend to read the terms of service, as US court rules that continued use can imply consent

Surveillance culture is bleak. Just this weekend I saw this charming animated ditty pitching self-described ‘Family Safety App’ Life360, in which a mother sings about all the awful things that could happen to her child and location tracking is proffered as a panacea. Blegh. Even worse, a recent US court ruling involving Life360’s own corporate…

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Crimson Desert’s updated system requirements look very promising for any PC gamer, and for what must be a first-ever move, the devs have namechecked the ROG Xbox Ally handheld

Overwhelming, chaotic, madcap. That’s how our very own Harvey Randall describes Crimson Desert after spending 6 hours in it, and if that sounds great to you, then I have even better news. Developer Pearl Abyss has just released a full set of fleshed-out PC system requirements, and it all looks great.It’s not the first time…

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 studio say they’re seeking a ‘fair solution’ in dispute with comic artist who named his book after the same 15th century painting technique

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 studio Sandfall Interactive has responded publicly to a post made by the creator of comic L’Académie Clair-Obscur last Friday, alleging Sandfall’s lawyers contacted him to demand he stop selling the book (via Polygon). Comic creator Olivier Gay—who says he pitched the book to publisher Drakoo in 2019, and has a contract…

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