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Bluesky Introduces Blue Checkmarks and New Verification Methods
Unlike on X, users cannot pay for a blue checkmark on Bluesky.
Tech Clutter Overload: New CNET Survey Shows 31% of US Adults Hang On to Old Devices
Despite incentives for selling and trading tech devices, a large number of phones, computer and game consoles end up neglected and unused.
Square Enix, Capcom, Taito, and Sega commit to “archiving past development materials”
Square Enix, Capcom, Taito, and Sega have unveiled plans to “archive past [game] development materials.” Read more
New PS5 Update Brings Back Classic Console UI Designs
Sony will release a new system software update for PlayStation 5 on April 24, and it will bring back the PS5 home screen UI designs based on Sony’s previous consoles. These UI themes based on PS1, PS2, PS3, and PS4 were first released last December to celebrate PlayStation’s 30th anniversary. They were warmly received at…
The song at the heart of Lazarus’ score was inspired by a blues classic from nearly a century ago
Music has always been instrumental in Shinichirō Watanabe’s anime (pun intended). More than just merely background music, every soundtrack featured across Watanabe’s body of work is inextricable from the identity of each of his series, from the big band jazz and rock of Cowboy Bebop to the lo-fi boom bap beats of Samurai Champloo. Lazarus,…
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Sales Top 500,000 Units
Publisher Kepler Interactive and developer Sandfall Interactive have announced the turn-based RPG, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, has sold over 500,000 units. “A milestone for us, reached sooner than we’d ever imagined,” said the developers. “Thank you all.” Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 released for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, and Xbox Game Pass on April…
I was already sold on this cozy Metroidvania, and then I learned its cute space rovers are based on the devs’ dogs: “We’re constantly wiping our eyes during team meetings”
Cozy indie Metroidvania Good Boy has done something that no other game has managed before – it’s made me cry, and it’s not even out. I have a feeling that its actual release is going to be an emotional rollercoaster for us all. Developed by a small team of around eight-to-10 people at indie studio…
Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for April 28, #217
Hints and answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, No. 217, for April 28.
Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Monday, April 28
Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for April 28.
