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Are EVs Really More Expensive To Operate Than Gas Cars?

We hear these things all the time. Electric vehicles catch fire all of the time (not true.) They pollute the air more than gas vehicles do (not at all.) They’ll leave you stranded when you need them the most (this is exceedingly rare.) Here’s another myth that’s gotten a big…

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Headlights are too bright! But US experts say they’re not bright enough

Driver complaints about high beams are commonplace, though specialists say US roads need to be better lit

The Guardian - US

Ubisoft wants to restore the "creativity and innovation" that built its success in "2010 - 2020," and it's cut over 2,000 employees in 2 years to help do it

Ubisoft has slimmed down to a mere 18,666 employees

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Meta's leaked 'Avalanche' could bring back Oculus Rift games, but I want more

A long-rumored cloud gaming app was briefly leaked on the Quest Store. We suspect it'll arrive on Quest 3 soon, but used in a safe way — and we'd love to see something more ambitious.

Android Central

EA says Dragon Age: The Veilguard has "breakout capabilities" due to "incredibly strong" reviews and "limited competition" in the AAA space

EA CEO Andrew Wilson says BioWare put in "extra time to make sure the world was rich and the characters were interesting and the story was compelling"

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard tech analysis calls BioWare's latest RPG the best AAA multi-platform PC release "in a long, long time"

"Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a radical departure from the current AAA norm" of broken PC ports

GamesRadar

Emergency Auto-Braking Systems Are Way Better Than Before, Says Study

Modern safety tech isn't foolproof by any means, but things are getting better. That's the conclusion from AAA, which recently shared the results of a study into automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems. Compared to just six years ago, new vehicles are twice as likely to avoid a frontal collision in…

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"Unity and Unreal have enabled a far greater variety of art styles to emerge": how game art and design is in good place

Lighthouse Games' Christopher Payton discusses state of game art, the industry, and how you can make your big break.

Creative Bloq

Netflix shuts down AAA video game studio — here’s what we know

Netflix abruptly shut down their AAA video game studio, Blue, without ever releasing a game.

Tom’s Guide

“I just took it out and I could see all the flame coming out on the side of it and I went, ‘Oh my goodness gracious.’ It’s just so beautiful”: Gibson unveils stunning $19,999 replica of Jimmy Page’s 1964 SJ-200 acoustic

The Murphy Lab has been turned loose on a limited run of two super-collectible acoustics inspired by the SJ-200 that Page played on Led Zeppelin’s debut album

MusicRadar

Netflix closes its AAA game studio, shuttering the team that pulled in Halo and God of War veterans

Netflix Games' Team Blue has been shuttered, with the AAA developer that pulled in talent like former Halo and God of War veterans being closed just a couple of years after it first opened.

Windows Central

“It was an amazing-sounding instrument”: Gibson’s Jimmy Page SJ-200 is a five-figure signature model based on an acoustic he borrowed to record Led Zeppelin’s debut album – before it was stolen

According to Gibson, the new acoustic has been “rendered to Page’s exacting recollection”, owing to the apparent absence of the original model

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Netflix reportedly shutters its AAA game studio, dismantling a team of former God of War, Overwatch, Halo, and Gears of War devs

Talent included Overwatch executive producer Chacko Sonny and God of War Ragnarok art director Rafael Grassetti

GamesRadar

Apple says new iPad mini can handle ‘graphics-intensive AAA games.’ Yes, all 3 of them

We learned that AAA gaming with the iPhone 15 Pro’s A17 Pro isn’t the most optimal, and it may be even worse with the iPad mini. Why? Let me explain.

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Phantom Blade Zero dev says it's not just Black Myth: Wukong, the Chinese console boom has been building: "We've wanted to make these kinds of games from the beginning"

"We simply weren't able to make console games" in the past, says S-Game's CEO

PC Gamer

Former Sony exec says focusing on high-budget blockbusters is 'a death sentence' for the games industry

Ex-SIE charman Shawn Layden says an overemphasis on AAA games is "a threat to the ecosystem."

TechRadar

Former PlayStation executive Shawn Layden says relying on blockbuster games is "a death sentence"

Former PlayStation executive Shawn Layden says relying on blockbuster games is "a death sentence".

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Former PlayStation boss says games are "seeing a collapse in creativity" as publishers spend more time asking "what's your monetization scheme?"

Shawn Layden thinks publishers should spent a little less time chasing Fortnite

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Ex-PlayStation head says the AA middle ground between GTA and indies is "gone," and relying on blockbusters to "get us through" is "a death sentence"

"I think that's a threat to the ecosystem if you will"

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BioWare veterans' new AAA RPG Exodus reveals Matthew McConaughey's character and new bad guys way scarier than Mass Effect's Reapers

The Mara-Yama aren't messing around

Creative Bloq

I visit Cygames, the influential Japanese studio behind Granblue Fantasy: Relink, for an exclusive peek behind the scenes

"This is a company that wants to create great stories and share them, no matter how."

GamesRadar

As Tekken 8's microtransactions face renewed criticism after $5 stage DLC, one dev explains just how expensive it is to make a fighting game in 2024

"Tekken 8 on paper is an astonishingly risky bet"

The Independent UK

What's next for oil and gas prices as Middle East tensions heat up?

Oil prices climbed this week as unrest in the Middle East escalated

GamesRadar

Space Marine 2 boss says games aren't dying, some AAA devs just "over-scope" them to death: "What business are we in where you fail if you sell less than 5 million?"

Devs who over-scope can lose focus on "what actually makes the game fun," says Tim Willits

GamesRadar

Solo indie dev behind hit city builder says devs should have more room for failure because "your first game always fails" and "their 10th game might be the next AAA studio"

Bulwark Evolution: Falconeer Chronicles creator Tomas Sala says supporting indies is "investing in the next generation of the industry, so that there's something new in 20 years"

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