Etiket: PlayStation

Retiring in Sanctuary Belize: Renewed Hope

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission shut down this project in November 2018, alleging that its operators had duped consumers into buying lots by falsely promising that the development would include luxury amenities and be completed soon, and that the value of the lots would rapidly appreciate. After my Belize retirement update appeared last week, a…

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Amazon Opens Lumberyard to Game Devs

Eylül 8, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Amazon on Tuesday announced that it has widened its footprint in the game industry, complementing its development studio with the Lumberyard 3D game engine. Based on core components ofCrytek’s CryEngine, Lumberyard will support development for PCs and consoles (Xbox One and PlayStation 4). Amazon plans to add support for mobile devices and virtual reality gear…

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Unity and SteamVR Unite for Native Vive Support

Eylül 8, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Unity Technologies last week announced that the Unity Platform has been retooled to offer native support for SteamVR, the software foundation for Rift rival HTC Vive. The move will save effort and resources, whether developers build made-for-VR titles or merely build virtual reality support into traditional games. In addition, Valve, the company behind Steam and…

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Google’s Virtual Reality Tinkering May Get More Real

Eylül 8, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Google is developing a standalone virtual reality headset that will be several steps removed from Google’s Cardboard VR, The Wall Street Journal reported last week. Instead of relying on a user’s smartphone and a lens-fitted cardboard headset, it will have all the necessary components built in. It also won’t have to rely on a PC…

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No Man’s Sky Cleared for June 21 Launch

Eylül 8, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Hello Games on Thursday began taking preorders for No Man’s Sky, its procedurally generated journey to the center of the universe. No Man’s Sky will become available for PlayStation 4 and PC on June 21 in North America, and on June 22 in Europe, priced at US$60 per unit. In addition to digital versions, physical…

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Xbox Signals It’s Ready to Rumble

Eylül 8, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Microsoft this week announced that it would support cross-network play between its latest gaming console and other platforms. Cross-network support would allow Xbox One players to engage in multiplayer gaming with friends and randoms on platforms such as Steam and the PlayStation Network. It will be up to developers to support cross-platform games, however, as…

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Apple Ransomware Reveals Cert Problem

Eylül 8, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Researchers last week discovered the first ransomware in the wild aimed at Apple’s hardware platform. While the threat was subdued quickly, it exposed the weakness of digital certificates in authenticating software to devices. The ransomware appeared as a legitimate application because it contained a digital certificate stolen from a bona fide Mac developer in Turkey.…

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You Rang? Microsoft’s Holoportation Redefines Face-to-Face Communication

Eylül 8, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Microsoft on Monday unveiled its version of a teleporter, called “holoportation,” which was designed to transmit 3D models of people anywhere in the world. Holoportation — which leverages camera arrays for scanning — compresses, transmits and reconstructs the 3D scans to Microsoft’s HoloLens and other head-mounted displays. The tech allows wearers of augmented and virtual…

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BlockIQ Escalates War on Ad Blockers

Eylül 8, 2025 • technewsworld.com

As consumers turn to ad blockers to avoid advertising on their mobile and computer screens, marketers and content providers who depend on pitches to pay the bills are searching frantically for ways to counter the pesky programs.BlockIQ offers them one. BlockIQ, owned by AdSupply, which recently merged withAdaptive Medias, has launched BlockBypass. The software can…

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