The classic Xenosaga series is finally making its PC debut, but don't get too excited because it's a 2004 mobile game port

The classic Xenosaga series is finally making its PC debut, but don’t get too excited because it’s a 2004 mobile game port

Bear with me here: the Xenosaga JRPG series belongs to the wider Xeno series, which also includes the lately-very-popular Xenoblade Chronicles games. The Xenosaga trilogy originally released for PlayStation 2, and the first two games were also ported to Nintendo DS. You don’t need to be a JRPG or Monolith Soft fanatic to be aware…

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Forget Skull and Bones, there’s another pirate game out on Steam this week that’s plundered my heart with turn-based naval combat and pirate presidential campaigns

After years of delays, disappointing previews, and a beta our own Tyler Wilde described as “cheesy and unnatural”, I think it’s fair to say a bit of scepticism about the launch of Skull and Bones this Friday is sensible. Hopefully it is good, but if it does turn out to be a load of old…

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WoW’s expansion pre-patch event has buffed its rewards after being a little stingy at first, and I am running out of ways to phrase these sorts of headlines without plagiarising myself

It is March 2024. Plunderstorm releases, and Blizzard eases up on its grind shortly after player complaints. It is May 2024. Blizzard releases Mists of Pandaria: Remix, and adjusts its Bronze rewards after players complain about an unnecessary grind. It is August 2024. World of Warcraft players aren’t pleased with the pre-patch event for The…

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Microsoft employee escorted out of 50th anniversary event after protesting sales to Israel: ‘You have blood on your hands. All of Microsoft has blood on its hands’

A Microsoft employee interrupted an address being given by AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman as part of the company’s 50th anniversary event, demanding the company “stop using AI for genocide.” The disruption was first reported by The Verge, which also shared video of the incident. It can also be heard in The Verge’s full coverage of…

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Incredible neural implant translates neural activity into speech almost instantly by focussing on sound production instead of word choice

Brain Computer Interfaces have to be one of my favourite pieces of futuristic tech around today. These are wonderfully named pieces of kit that allow a brain to interface with a computer directly. BCIs work wonders in the medical community giving patients with even very limited mobility like locked-in syndrome the tools to communicate with…

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