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Developers at Palia studio Singularity Six were still celebrating a successful early access launch when a surprising announcement was made: The company was laying off around 10% of its workers. Though the game is a cozy life simulator, layoffs were something that was “not so cozy,” as a Singularity Six leader had said in a previous meeting, according to two workers.

Omron Corp., a Japanese provider of health-care equipment and factory automation, is setting its sights on the lucrative chipmaking gear market to fuel future growth.

Immortals of Aveum was one of the most promising games of 2023, reflected by how they managed to get Electronic Arts as its publisher. However, its financial failure upon release led to its developer, Ascendant Studios, having to play off 45 % of their employees.

The US transition to electric cars has hit a speed bump, with concerns about vehicle range and limited charging capacity adding to core affordability issues.

Fashion brands enter this Black Friday seeing green not just because of sales but because they're offering more sustainable products than ever before. From carbon-neutral T-shirts to sustainable shoes and eco-friendly hats, Santa will have his hands full keeping up with the more than $41 billion in projected online apparel sales — the top-selling category. Yet one factor may undermine the industry's otherwise noble march toward sustainability and place fashion brands on Old St. Nick's naughty list: product returns.

The magic-powered FPS Immortals of Aveum didn't really blow our doors off when we reviewed it back in August: The shooting was fun, but its characters and story left us cold. But as is the way with modern game development, multiple updates have been released since then, including a big one that dropped yesterday, and now Electronic Arts and developer Ascendant Studios is hoping that the release of a free demo will convince gamers to give it a second look.

A long-lost Konami game called Battle Choice just made its public debut 35 years after it was quietly canceled, but after a $16,000 auction many fear that the game might now be lost forever.

Chip design software firm Synopsys has unveiled Synopsys.ai Copilot as an AI-driven accelerator for designing semiconductor chips.

Samsung Electronics said it has added Boosteroid‘s cloud gaming service to the Samsung Gaming Hub, adding to its growing lineup of partners.

As NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara marked their first spacewalk on November 1, an unfortunate incident occurred with their tool bag being lost. The bag is currently floating in space and will continue to do so over the next few months until it disintegrates in the Earth's atmosphere, reports CNN.

 Google agreed to pay $8 billion over four years to Samsung Electronics Co. to make its search engine, voice assistant and Play Store the default on the company's mobile devices, according to testimony presented by Epic Games Inc. 

The Black Friday Sale is set to commence on November 24, but most of the e-commerce platforms have already announced their early Black Friday deals. Buyers can take advantage of massive discounts, in addition to other offers on a vast range of products such as smartphones, smartwatches, tablets, electronics, and more. One of the best offers is currently live on the Apple Watch SE 1st Generation. So, if Apple Watches are your thing, then the Apple Watch SE is one of the best options to go for, especially on a budget.

Sony has apparently learned nothing from the success of the Nintendo Switch and Steam Deck. Or from its own portable systems like the Vita and PSP, for that matter. The PlayStation Portal (yes, technically it's another PSP) is a $200 handheld system that can only stream games from your PlayStation 5. There aren't any built in apps, it can't play anything locally, and there's no connection to Sony's cloud game streaming service. It's purely a streaming window into your PS5, hence the name.

Alan Wake 2, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Resident Evil 4, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Baldur’s Gate 3, andSuper Mario Bros. Wonder are up for The Game Awards’ top prize of Game of the Year, Geoff Keighley announced Monday.

Back in March, Electronic Arts subsidiary Respawn Entertainment opened up a satellite studio in Madison, Wisconsin to bolster development on Apex Legends. As the company noted at the time, its new office wasn't established as a pure support studio—it's a third arm of the game development team behind the company's juggernaut sci-fi Battle Royale.

FSP is reportedly preparing the 1650W MEGA Ti PSU which incorporates GaN (Gallium Nitride) technology, reports Cowcotland.

Diwali is now over, but the season of sale persists. Many e-commerce platforms are still rolling out exciting offers on various electronic items including smartphones, TVs, smartwatches, and more. So, if you missed the festival sale by any chance, don't worry. You can still get so many amazing deals. Recently, we have observed a huge sale on iPhone 12, rolled out by Flipkart. Along with the initial discount, you can also reduce the price by using your bank cards and exchange offers.

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) is helping aspiring students crack the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) through its NPTEL-GATE portal. With over 50,700 registrations, this platform offers a treasure trove of resources for GATE preparation, including past year questions from 2007 to 2022, spanning 16 years of exam topics.

Diwali, the most awaited festival of the year is finally here and most of e-commerce platforms are taking advantage of this opportunity. They are offering hefty discounts on various electronic products including laptops, smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and more. If you were looking to get a good discount on Apple iPhones, this is the time. Currently, Flipkart is offering a good deal on Apple iPhone 14. And along with the initial discounts, there are other bank and exchange offers also available. Check out the details below.

Nvidia has just sent out invitations for a “special address” during the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in January. This announcement follows tons of speculation that Nvidia’s RTX 40-series Super cards, such as the RTX 4070 Super and RTX 4080 Super, will make their debut at CES 2024.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. warned that a hoped-for smartphone market recovery is another year out, and that geopolitical tensions are fomenting a serious glut in global chipmaking capacity.

Apple Inc. agreed to pay $25 million to settle a Department of Justice case alleging that the iPhone maker illegally discriminated against US citizens in hiring. 

Developers love to present players with characters that feature bonkers origin stories in their games, but sometimes the in-development tales that led to the creation of these characters are even wilder.

Like many in my millennial age cohort, I've got a sickening nostalgic obsession with clear plastic electronics: Game Boys, OG MacBooks, Discmen. It's god's own design language, I tell you, not just rosy memories of the late '90s and early aughts! No doubt taking note of the many aftermarket solutions for giving the Steam Deck a clear plastic makeover, Valve's gone ahead and made its own, official version.

It's been a couple of days since we got that potential Mass Effect 5 teaser, but fans still can't decide if it's Shepard, an antagonist, or maybe even Daft Punk in the trailer. 

Omegle, the anonymous video chat service founded in 2009, was shut down on Wednesday night. Created by Leif K-Brooks, the site allowed people to video chat with random strangers online, and had a strained reputation almost from its launch. Over the years, the website has been marred in controversy, including reports of discrimination and sexual abuse of minors. Citing increased scrutiny of the website, K-Brooks said that operating Omegle “was no longer sustainable, financially nor psychologically,” in a message on the site.

By Tom Warren, a senior editor covering Microsoft, PC gaming, console, and tech. He founded WinRumors, a site dedicated to Microsoft news, before joining The Verge in 2012.

In a remarkable milestone for India's space exploration efforts, the Aditya-L1 mission, the nation's maiden solar observation mission, set its course for the Sun-Earth L1 point (L1) on September 2. On Tuesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) unveiled the success of the High Energy L1 Orbiting X-ray Spectrometer (HEL1OS) payload, which recorded the impulsive phase of solar flares during its inaugural observation period on October 29.

You can get Apple AirPods 2nd Generation with a nearly 50 percent discount! This offer has been introduced as an Early Black Friday deal. Although the actual Black Friday sale will go live on November 24, buyers can take advantage of early Black Friday offers and still enjoy attractive offers on a vast range of products such as smartphones, laptops, electronics, home appliances, and more. If you've been searching for a great deal on TWS earbuds, then this Walmart offer on the Apple AirPods 2nd Generation could be the one to grab. Check the offer details below.

There are some things we know about solar storms. First is that they strike the Earth near the polar region, due to the magnetic field lines of our planet. We also know that this is why auroras are primarily seen in the high latitude regions, as due to high concentrations of charged particles in the atmosphere, oxygen and nitrogen get ionized and create these fantastic colors. As the charged particles move down south, the charged particles dissipate and auroras are not visible. However, the solar storm strike on the night of November 5 and early morning of November 6 might well have created history after sparking auroras as far south as the equator itself.

Roblox Corp., the video-game platform popular among teenagers, surged by the most in almost nine months after reporting third-quarter bookings and revenue that far exceeded Wall Street's projections. 

We can at last reveal the winners of the 2023 Canada GamesIndustry.biz Best Places To Work Awards.

On Tuesday, former Keywords Studios QA testers based in Edmonton, who worked on Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, picketed in front of developer BioWare Edmonton, despite EA's attempts to block the demonstration.

Samsung Electronics Co. is testing a generative AI model named “Gauss” after a 19th century German mathematician, joining the growing ranks of companies hoping to create rivals to ChatGPT. The world's largest smartphone maker has begun internal testing of a bot that can help staff in the mobile and consumer electronics divisions compose emails, summarize documents and translate content, executives told attendees to a company conference Wednesday.

Aditya-L1 mission spacecraft is now in its trajectory towards a point where the Sun-Earth system is at equilibrium to study various phenomena. In a recent update, the Aditya-L1 spacecraft has captured the first-ever high-energy X-ray of solar flares during its monitoring phase. Till now, the spacecraft has made successful manoeuvres including a Trans-Lagrangean Point 1 Insertion (TL1I) manoeuvre and now it will be placed at the halo orbit of Lagrange Point 1. Know what ISRO uncovered with the X-ray image of the Sun.

Meta Platforms Inc., Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc. and other companies that offer digital wallets and payment apps would fall under US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau supervision under a newly proposed rule aimed at treating nonbanks more like traditional counterparts.

Former employees of Keywords Studios who unionized under the banner of Keywords Edmonton United are planning to strike outside of BioWare's Edmonton headquarters on November 7, beginning around 11AM to 12PM local time. The striking union members—who had previously been working on Dragon Age: Dreadwolf before BioWare ended its contract with their employer—are protesting what they describe as an unfair termination by Keywords that they say was motivated by their unionization efforts.

Xsolla, a globally recognized video game commerce company, has just unveiled its inaugural edition of “The Xsolla Report: The State of Play.” This groundbreaking resource is poised to act as a guiding light for all stakeholders within the ever-evolving gaming industry and game development community.

Ex-Keywords Studios QA testers, who worked on Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, will picket in front of BioWare’s Edmonton office on Tuesday. BioWare attempted to block the picket with an appeal to the Alberta Labour Relations Board, according to industry publication Game Developer, but the board ruled in the union’s favor. “The hope with our actions is [to] convince Keywords to reinstate those they terminated with new work,” former Keywords tester James Russwurm told Polygon.

Synopsys announced its plans for expanding its processor intellectual property portfolio with the new RISC-V ARC-V family.

By Tom Warren, a senior editor covering Microsoft, PC gaming, console, and tech. He founded WinRumors, a site dedicated to Microsoft news, before joining The Verge in 2012.

The Nvidia RTX 4000 Super graphics card rumours are spinning up again, as the company will apparently reveal a refreshed GPU lineup at CES 2024. That’s sure to excite all of you enthusiasts out there looking to boost fps even higher, but it might be a dilemma for anyone eyeing up new gen cards ahead of Black Friday. In any case, next year may end up being a busy one for the green team, especially if it revamps a few of its current models.

Cities: Skylines 2 developers, Colossal Order, have promised fans that there won't be a DLC release until all the performance issues are dealt with. 

Electronics makers Siemens, Ericsson and Schneider Electric, along with industry group DigitalEurope warned on Monday that onerous proposed EU rules targeting cybersecurity risks of smart devices could disrupt supply chains on a scale similar to during the pandemic.

The chips we know and love are made with some of the most advanced manufacturing methods on the planet. The smallest nodes require billions of dollars in capital expenditures, a big part of which goes to Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography machines manufactured by ASML, the current market leader. But there's a new challenger and some exciting tech on the horizon that aims to change the status quo, potentially leading to a fall in the cost of chips.

One of the year's most-awaited holiday seasons is almost here and it will make you want to shop non-stop as the discounts are quite irresistible! The most important sale of the year for the US is falling on 24th November, also known as the Black Friday sale. During the sale, you can enjoy huge discounts on various products including electronic items. However, you can make full use of this sale even now, as an Early Black Friday sale is on at a number of e-commerce portals. These platforms have already started slashing prices of various products to new lows. One of the most exciting deals going on these days is on Airpods Pro. Walmart is giving out an exciting discount on these premium Airpods. Check out the details of the deal.

In today's world, we are highly dependent on our smartphones, be it the older generation or the younger. We are so addicted to our electronic devices that one way or the other we suffer from eye strain at the end of the day. Many smartphone users do not understand that eye strain could turn into a serious problem, especially for kids. Therefore, to tackle this issue, Apple, with iOS 17, has rolled out a new health feature that warns users of maintaining screen distance. Know more about the feature and how it works here.

In a new development, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Sunday issued a ban on Mahadev Book Online and 21 other betting apps. This move comes after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) launched a probe following the raids on the unlawful operations of the betting app Mahadev Book Online, as well as the subsequent betting syndicate. Here's everything that you need to know.

The biggest sales day in the United States, that is Black Friday is set to start soon. During the sale, various e-commerce platforms offer hefty discounts on various products including electronics, home appliances, smartphones, TVs, and more. The Black Friday Sale will start on November 24, but the good news is that you can enjoy this sale way before as the early sale has already begun. If you have been planning to bring home a huge 65-inch TV, then you can try the LG 65" Class 4K UHD OLED Web OS Smart TV. There is a huge discount available at Walmart. Check out the details of this discount.

If you're planning to buy an electric car in 2024, you'll want to compare models' price, range and charging speed. But you should also ask whether the car is capable of powering your home in a pinch. A growing number of EVs coming on the market can tap the considerable energy stored in their batteries to keep the lights on during a blackout and lower your utility bill when rates spike.

The CEO of Electronic Arts (EA), Andrew Wilson, has spoken out about Microsoft’s completed acquisition of Activision Blizzard and has revealed that he thinks it’s “a great thing” for the games industry overall. 

Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson says he thinks Microsoft‘s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is “a great thing”.

With the festive season on in full swing, there are a huge number of launches happening in the electronics space and the latest is a smartwatch by Boult. The company has introduced its latest innovation, the Mirage smartwatch, designed to cater to the diverse needs of Indian consumers. This smartwatch is available for a limited time at an attractive price of INR 1,799 on Boult's official website (www.boultaudio.com) and Flipkart.com. Otherwise, it will retail at INR 2,199. The Mirage smartwatch combines a sleek and stylish design with a lightweight metal frame, making it an appealing choice for individuals seeking both aesthetics and functionality. Its 1.39-inch HD display, featuring a resolution of 360x360 pixels, offers crisp and vibrant visuals. Moreover, the Mirage is rated IP67 water-resistant, ensuring its suitability during workouts or in rainy conditions.

We are just over a week away from Diwali. Various e-commerce platforms are taking up this opportunity to roll out various discounts, especially on electronic products including Smartphones, smartwatches, Earbuds, and more. Some discounts are worth using immediately. If you have been looking to buy an iPhone currently, you should check Flipkart now. The e-commerce platform is offering a huge price drop on the iPhone 14, 128 GB variant. Not only this, Flipkart is also offering great exchange and bank offers.

Xsolla has a lot of eyeballs on gaming around the world thanks to its video game commerce and payments business. And so it has released some interesting data and analysis on the future of the gaming industry and game development with the launch of “The Xsolla Report: The State of Play.”

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar the Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology for India has today signed a world-first agreement at the historic British landmark, Bletchley Park. The agreement establishes a shared understanding of the opportunities and risks posed by frontier Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the need for governments to work together to meet the most significant challenges.

In 2011, a startup called Avolonte Health set up shop in a small office park in Palo Alto, California. The company operated out of a bland, two-story building bristling with security cameras. Engineers interviewing for jobs there weren't even told what they'd be working on. Once new hires made their way into the lab, however, they learned that they would be trying to revolutionize diabetes care.

Electronic Arts has provided an update on the performance of EA Sports FC 24 during the game’s launch month.

The newly rebranded EA Sports FC registered 14.5 million active accounts on console and premium PC in its first four weeks according to Electronic Arts’ latest earnings report. This includes double-digit growth in new players for the franchise. In comparison, FIFA 23 reached 10.3 million players in its first week.

Electronic Arts reported financials for its fiscal second quarter ended September 30 with results driven by its newly renamed EA Sports FC soccer game today.

Studio Wildcard's remake of Ark: Survival Evolved was the second biggest seller on Steam last week.

Samsung Electronics Co. beat profit expectations in the third quarter and predicted a recovery in the semiconductor market next year. 

During its Next event last week, GamesBeat held its 7th Women in Gaming breakfast event, where women in the games industry speak about their experiences and have a chance to network with each other. At this event, the four panelists spoke about the twisting career paths that took them into and through the gaming world, and how women in the industry can better guide their careers along the paths they desire.

Silica Pearls are essential for crafting electronics in ARK: Survival Ascended. And now that Tek dinos aren’t around, you’ll definitely need to find a new way to craft them.

Alan Wake 2 has multiple locked doors that require you to solve a riddle or use a special item to unlock as you progress through the game. One of these rooms is Blum’s Workshop, inside the Wellness Center, which contains a rifle inside it.

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Crystals are hidden away in treacherous corners of The Island in ARK: Survival Ascended. Their scarcity, combined with the dangers that often guard them, makes crystal harvesting an adventure in itself.

Is this the first look at the successor to the Switch console?

The Nintendo Switch 2 is all but confirmed. After mountains of leaks, it was reportedly shown off behind closed doors at Gamescom, boasting visuals that are allegedly on par with the PS5 and Xbox Series. According to reports, it's launching next year, finally putting to bed the Switch 2 rumours and speculation.

A design filed by Nintendo has been found and shared online that shows a dual-screen gaming device that can be split in two.

Many of you must be eyeing new smartphones as Diwali is near and there is no better way to buy something new during this time. The festive season brings excitement to upgrade our electronic devices due to huge sales available on e-commerce websites. If you are searching for top mid-range smartphones which is available with huge discounts and offers, then Amazon is providing massive price cuts on smartphones across top brands. Check out the list of smartphones and discounts available.

Even as the supercharged rally in Tesla Inc. cools on weaker sales growth, expectations are ramping up for China's top electric-vehicle maker BYD Co. thanks to record-high profits.

The festive season in India has already begun and people are looking for electronic stuff for their homes or for gifting purposes. So, if you are in the market to buy a smart refrigerator, then you can check out these great options including Samsung, LG, and Haier. Check out the top 5 deals on refrigerators below:

Supernova's have been some of the most spectacular space events ever to happen in the Universe. They are massive in nature and even more amazing in terms of their gigantic nature. Now, in a groundbreaking discovery, NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) telescope has unveiled the mysteries shrouding the historic supernova remnant, SN 1006. The telescope's first-of-its-kind polarized X-ray images have illuminated the enigmatic connection between magnetic fields and the flow of high-energy particles from exploding stars.

China has stepped up spending to replace Western-made technology with domestic alternatives as Washington tightens curbs on high-tech exports to its rival, according to government tenders, research documents and four people familiar with the matter.

EA Motive's Iron Man game has found one of its writers. Earlier this week, Canadian comic book author Ryan North announced on Twitter (X) to have joined the writing team for the upcoming game. He also told fans they're not ready for how amazing it's going to be.

In a world where digital data is increasingly vital and sometimes vulnerable, Samsung has unveiled an innovative solution to safeguard your valuable information. The global launch of Temporary Cloud Backup, a secure and convenient way to store and transfer important data has been announced.

Battlefield 2042 is enjoying a small resurgence as it nears its two-year anniversary, thanks to a recent free weekend, a sale, and multiple updates from the developer. The game’s new season will hopefully maintain players’ renewed interest in DICE’s futuristic military shooter — particularly the new mode that lets you deploy and fight against hordes of 3D-printed synthetic soldiers who run around naked and smash enemies’ heads in with hammers.

There are loads of rewards to earn in Apex Legends. Whether from the Battle Pass or through opening Apex Packs, players are always looking to earn something. That’s a good thing too, because Conduit has a lot of great-looking skins to unlock.

Activision has announced a new collaboration with electronic music duo Chase & Status to celebrate the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 next month.