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‘Cyberpunk 2077’ studio commits to a free Xbox Series X upgrade

[ad_1] There will likely be numerous other games with similar upgrades. Ubisoft has already committed to making Rainbow Six: Siege available for the Series X when the console launches, and while it hasn’t confirmed the use of Smart Delivery (we’ve asked for clarification), it’s also promising cross-generational play that suggests you’ll be using the same […]

Blizzard’s first experimental ‘Overwatch’ mode: triple damage, one tank

[ad_1] Overwatch lead designer Jeff Kaplan says Blizzard is testing the change to see how it affects role queue wait times. Typically, if you play a damage-dealing character like Genji or Tracer, you can wait up to 10 minutes or more in some situations to get into a single match. The hope is the tweak […]

Netflix’s daily-updating Top 10 lists roll out worldwide

[ad_1] Netflix will update the list daily, and when you click on the Movies or TV tab, you’ll see separate lists for those categories. The position of the list will vary depending on how relevant the titles are to you, and titles that make the cut will get a “Top 10” badge, so you’ll be […]

Overwatch League cancels South Korean matches due to coronavirus

[ad_1] Blizzard will now need to find a place to place to host the league’s weeks five, six and seven games, with a specific schedule coming sometime in the future. The coronavirus outbreak has sent ripples throughout the tech and gaming industries. This week, Mobile World Congress was supposed to start. However, it was cancelled […]

You can build the tiny XFM2 synth for under $100

[ad_1] The XFM2 is an FM — or frequency modulation — synth. This digital architecture, which was popular in the ’80s, sounds dramatically different from the typical analog setup of two oscillators and two filters. It fell out of fashion quickly, so there aren’t that many hardware-based FM options on the market, making the XFM2 […]

Hulu will exclusively stream the Oscar-winning ‘Parasite’

[ad_1] As The Verge notes, Parasite is making its way to the streaming service thanks to an agreement Hulu signed with Neon, the movie’s North American distributor, in 2017. As part of the same deal, Hulu has also streamed I, Tonya, Three Identical Strangers and The Beach Bum following their theatrical runs. Since Hulu is […]

Pioneering NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson dies at 101

[ad_1] Mathematician. Leader. Heroine. Katherine Johnson not only helped calculate the trajectories that took our Apollo astronauts to the Moon — she was champion for women and minorities in the space program and the world as a whole. We honor her memory today. https://t.co/kH9qEEvdMY pic.twitter.com/A341ukDFTl — Women@NASA (@WomenNASA) February 24, 2020 Johnson was born in […]

Huawei’s smart speaker will be available outside of China, but not the US

[ad_1] Pricing and a release date aren’t yet available, although the Sound X sells for 1,999 yuan (about $284, or €262) in its homeland. As you might have guessed, though, there’s virtually no chance of an official US release. Huawei might not be too worried about that given the company’s success in China and other […]

Amazon drops the Fire TV Cube to its best-ever price

[ad_1] The Cube is decidedly more expensive than the other Fire TV players on sale, but it might be the wisest purchase depending on what you’re looking for. It’s not just the speediest Fire TV, it doubles as an Alexa device. You might not need to pick up a separate speaker if you just want […]