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Remnant 2 Gets New ‘The World of Remnant: N’Erud’ Trailer
Gearbox Publishing and developer Gunfire Games have released a new trailer for Remnant 2. The trailer highlights N’Erud, “a gigantic construct with the ability to traverse the universe at incomprehensible speeds.” Remnant 2 will launch sometime in 2023 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. “N’Erud is a gigantic construct with the ability to traverse the universe at incomprehensible speeds. Its denizens, the Drzyr, discovered a supermassive black hole that may hold the mysteries of creation. But what has become of the Drzyr?” Unimaginable worlds. Unrelenting odds. Remnant II is the sequel to…
Arkham Trilogy Announced for Nintendo Switch
During the recent Nintendo Direct, publisher Warner Bros. Games and Turn Me Up Games announced Batman: Arkham Trilogy for Nintendo Switch. The bundle includes Batman: Arkham Asylum, Batman: Arkham City, and Batman: Arkham Knight, and will include all previously released downloadable content from all three games. The bundle will launch this fall. An announcement trailer was also released. Developed by Rocksteady Studios and released in 2009, Batman: Arkham Asylum is where it all started. The game set the stage for DC’s “Arkhamverse” that fans know and love today, and introduces players to a unique, dark, and atmospheric adventure that takes…
Olympian Tori Bowie died from childbirth complications, autopsy report shows
Officials said Bowie may have experienced respiratory distress and eclampsia, which causes convulsions after a fast rise in blood pressure during pregnancy. The death of Olympic athlete Tori Bowie is receiving new insight, thanks to an autopsy report that indicates complications she suffered during childbirth. According to USA Today, the Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office report noted that Bowie had a “well-developed fetus,” as the sprinter was reportedly eight months pregnant and in the middle of giving birth when she passed away last month. The medical examiner in Florida determined her cause of death was natural. Officials said Bowie may…
Assassin’s Creed Mirage Gets New Story trailer and Gameplay Video
During the Ubisoft Forward event, publisher Ubisoft and developer Ubisoft Bordeaux released the official story trailer and a gameplay walkthrough video for the upcoming adventure game Assassin’s Creed Mirage. The story trailer shows cutscenes from the upcoming game including scenes showing Basim’s origin. The gameplay walkthrough video showcases combat, parkour movement, cutscenes, and more. Assassin’s Creed Mirage will launch on October 12 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X | S, Xbox One, and Amazon Luna, as well as on PC via the Epic Games Store and the Ubisoft Store. Players can also subscribe to Ubisoft+ to access the…
Android app breaking bad: From legitimate screen recording to file exfiltration within a year
ESET researchers discover AhRat – a new Android RAT based on AhMyth – that exfiltrates files and audio records ESET researchers have discovered a trojanized Android app that had been available on the Google Play store with over 50,000 installs. The app, named iRecorder – Screen Recorder, was initially uploaded to the store without malicious functionality on September 19th2021. However, it appears that malicious functionality was later implemented, most likely in version 1.3.8, which was made available in August 2022. Key points of the blog post: As a Google App Defense Alliance partner, we detected a trojanized app …
Google has bigger problems than iMessage making Android users switch to iPhone
More people switch from Android to iPhone than the other way around, and that’s how it has always been. Apple’s iMessage has been seen as a key product that can convince consumers to move from an Android handset to an iPhone. And Google’s relentless, fruitless, and slightly cringey campaign to shame Apple into supporting RCS in the iPhone’s Messages app supports that idea. But new research shows that Google still has bigger problems to fix. iMessage is the least of Google’s problems, as Android switchers have more important reasons for switching to iPhone. Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) penned a…
Dragon Ball FighterZ and Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Sales Surpass 10 Million
Bandai Namco has announced that the total sales for both Dragon Ball FighterZ and Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 have surpassed 10 million units worldwide. The two games reportedly surpassed eight million units in November 2021. Dragon Ball FighterZ first launched on January 26, 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam, and on September 28, 2018 for Nintendo Switch. The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions are currently in development. Both games’ details via Bandai Namco can be seen below. Dragon Ball FighterZ is born from what made the Dragon Ball series so loved and famous: endless…
Android Studio Flamingo upgrades UI tooling
Android Studio Flamingo, the latest version of the official IDE for Android app development, is available in a stable release. New features include Jetpack Compose and Material 3 templates, live editing for Compose UIs, and new app inspection capabilities. Accessible from developer.android.com and based on JetBrains’ IntelliJ IDEA 2022.2 IDE, Android Studio Flamingo is numbered as version 2022.2.1. Among the many new UI tools, Flamingo introduces the ability to preview themed app icons. Developers can use the System UI Mode selector on the toolbar to switch wallpapers and see how themed app icons react to the chosen wallpaper. The Jetpack…