[ad_1] The company even set up a server that helped it find out if players saw the endorsement system as responsible for the drop in hostile behavior, and the perception was “close” to reality, Miller said. This isn’t to say that Blizzard’s achievement is flawless. It’s not clear how many instances of toxic behavior there […]
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Honda’s big EV push now includes dirt bikes and scooters
[ad_1] The Benly Electric, meanwhile, borrows the batteries from the bigger (and extremely limited) PCX Electric maxi scooter in an otherwise very similar version of the delivery vehicle. The power packs are easy to swap for couriers who can’t wait for a recharge. These are very early machines, and you’re not as likely to buy […]
Updated ‘Battlefield V’ roadmap teases Pacific theater combat
[ad_1] There will be more to do in the intervening months, of course. On top of the planned updates for March through May (such as a Greek map and a Hardcore mode), the June introduction of Chapter 4 will introduce an as yet unnamed five-on-five close combat mode. There will be “several” maps designed just […]
The latest ‘Star Wars Battlefront II’ mode mixes human and AI players
[ad_1] It starts out with a territory control phase on the ground. If you control a majority of the points for long enough, you become the attacker during a ship invasion phase and have to race to a shuttle to increase the number of reinforcements you get when the assault starts. Once onboard the ship, […]
Canada’s film board to release a documentary about Twitch streamers
[ad_1] An upcoming documentary might be able to answer some of the things you’ve been wanting to know about Twitch video game streamers, such as how they build their communities or earn money from the platform. The National Film Board of Canada and European channel Arte France is releasing a four-part documentary webseries entitled Streamers […]
Nokia says its phones sent data to China by mistake
[ad_1] The company also rejected talk that other phones would send similar data. Every Nokia phone outside of China sends device data to HMD Global servers (provided by Amazon Web Services) in Singapore, the company said, and abides by local laws. This won’t necessarily put the Finnish investigation to bed, and the claims about the […]
Apple’s rumored game service wouldn’t include ‘freemium’ titles
[ad_1] The apparent leak also discussed how developers would get paid. Apple would divvy up subscription fees based on how often people play a studio’s games, theoretically rewarding those who make particularly compelling titles that keep things fresh with regular updates. You might even hear about the service relatively soon. The sources mentioned that Apple […]
NVIDIA’s RTX ray tracing put to the test
[ad_1] Welcome to the first episode of our new explainer series, Upscaled. We’re going to be examining the components and gadgets that are helping move technology forward, and in this first episode, we’re looking at graphics cards. Five months after Nvidia announced its RTX graphics cards, we finally have a game that really shows off […]
Android Wear, Twitter and Friendster
[ad_1] Google announces Android Wear (March 18, 2014) 2014 was the year that both Google and Apple showed their smartwatch platforms to the world, and it all started with Android Wear (now rebranded as Wear OS). When first announced, Google did its best to present a clear vision of how Android on your wrist could […]
Preparing for Apple’s ‘show time’ event
[ad_1] But not the Nolan flicks.DC Universe celebrates Batman’s birthday with free access March 30th Batman is about to celebrate his 80th ‘birthday’ (his first appearance in Detective Comics) on March 30th, and DC Universe is using that as an opportunity to hand out more freebies. That means free access to a wide swath of […]