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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Garry Newman says he originally expected Garry’s Mod to make ‘about $30,000’ as a ‘best case scenario’

It’s been 20 years since Garry’s Mod launched on Steam, and it’s hard to think of a bigger success. The physics sandbox is the top-selling PC exclusive on Steam, is still one of the platforms most-played games daily, and even holds a Guinness World Record—it’s the “Most Liked Indie Videogame on Steam.”That’s not exactly how…

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As if PC hardware news couldn’t get any gloomier, one research report suggests mainstream laptop prices could rise by as much as 40%

Even the most casual of PC users will surely know by now that the whole computer market is under considerable pressure from the global shortage of memory. But that’s not the only component to experience price rises, and one research report suggests that the combined cost of CPUs, DRAM, and SSDs will climb so high…

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RuneScape’s monthly membership now costs as much as a World of Warcraft subscription as Jagex announces its second price hike in less than 2 years

RuneScape developer Jagex announced earlier today that it is once again increasing the price of RuneScape memberships. Effective today, the price of a monthly membership subscription has increased from $13.99 to $14.99 per month while the price of an annual membership has increased from $99.48 to $131.88 per year.It’s the second RuneScape membership price hike…

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