18 protesters arrested: Microsoft claims ‘vandalism and property damage,’ protesters claim ‘genocide powered by Microsoft technology’

After police dispersed them on Tuesday, “No Azure for Apartheid” protestors returned to Microsoft’s East Campus Plaza in Redmond, Washington on Wednesday to continue protesting the tech giant’s dealings with Israel, which allegedly include the use of its Azure cloud platform to surveil Palestinians and select Gaza bombing targets. This time, 18 protesters were arrested…

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‘This is the Ally 2, 100%’: Asus says the ROG Xbox Ally is a bona fide successor to the first two handhelds, but the originals will still get new Xbox features

My recent hands-on time with the ROG Xbox Ally, Asus and Microsoft’s joint handheld gaming PC, had me impressed. So it might not be all bad news that Asus is considering this handheld to be the ROG Ally 2 that many have been asking and waiting for. Though given we don’t know pricing, yet, I…

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The roguelike Prince of Persia platformer is now out of early access and feature complete, though it may get more content if it ‘gets popular’

The Rogue Prince of Persia launched into early access in May 2024 and, by all reports, was pretty good even in its not-finished state. As the name suggests, it wraps the Prince’s balletic action in a roguelite cloth, with plenty of bloodletting combat and illogical platforming gauntlets to tackle. It looks brilliant in movement: the…

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Goodbye Jason Voorhees, hello Michael Myers: Friday the 13th developer and publisher return with a new multiplayer survival horror game based on Halloween

Seven years after IllFonic and Gun Media had to say farewell to their hit multiplayer survival horror game Friday the 13th, they’re back—except this time, it’s Halloween. Announced at today’s Future Game Show, Halloween is a “one-versus-many stealth horror experience” in which players don the creepy mask of Michael Myers to hunt down the citizens…

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The Subnautica legal dispute takes a surprise twist as Unknown Worlds—not Krafton—sues its former bosses for stealing confidential material on their way out the door

The legal dispute between Krafton and the former heads of Subnautica 2 developer Unknown Worlds took an unexpected turn today as Unknown Worlds—not Krafton, but Unknown Worlds specifically—has sued its former bosses for abandoning their responsibilities to the studio and Subnautica 2, breaching their employee agreements by stealing confidential materials prior to their dismissal, and…

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‘Let’s fix every problem anyone has’: Path of Exile 2 director says its massive next patch should pull the game out of its Dawn of the Hunt depression era

Path of Exile 2’s early access journey hasn’t been a gentle one. Its last major patch, 0.2.0 Dawn of the Hunt, was disastrous for player morale, bringing an all-fronts barrage of nerfs that left fun hard to find. Today, however, Grinding Gear Games revealed The Third Edict, a huge expansion that has all the makings…

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