Velan Studios announces reorganisation, layoffs likely to occur

Apple News is testing a new game for iOS 17.5 called Quartiles, which requires players to organize a grid of 20 syllables into 5 four-syllable words. Spotted by Gadget Hacks, the interface for Quartiles looks a lot like the New York Times’ newest hit, Connections. Did Apple News sherlock the New York Times?

Publisher Ubisoft and developer Evil Empire have announced The Rogue Prince of Persia for PC (Steam). It will launch in Early Access on My 14.

Loric Games has announced its debut title, Echoes of Elysium, an airship survival RPG “set in the heavens of mythical ancient Greece”.

Pokémon Go teased a big new addition the game as the moment of totality hit during yesterday's solar eclipse.

Just because a movie is iconic and beloved doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be remade, particularly if it was itself based on another work in the first place. That’s as true of the 1999 thriller The Talented Mr. Ripley as it would be of anything else. Anthony Minghella took sweeping liberties in his adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 crime novel — itself a genre-defining classic — about a young conman who first infiltrates and then cannibalizes the life of a rich American playboy whiling away a carefree existence on the Italian coast. There’s room for another take to access different parts of Highsmith’s book than Minghella did, especially in the more expansive medium of an eight-part miniseries.

Publisher Microids and developer Savage Level have announced tactical RPG Flint: Treasure of Oblivion for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC (Steam, Epic Games Store). It will launch in Q4 2024.

Publisher Devolver Digital and developer Nerial have announced “reality TV thirst-person shooter” The Crush House for PC (Steam). It will launch in 2024.

I never planned to watch Sex and the City. Nothing I heard about the series drew me to it in particular. My main familiarity with it involved being loosely a part of conversations where friends assigned themselves characters, like being “a Miranda” or “a Carrie.” However, on one sleepy Friday evening, my partner had turned it on to watch as they cooked. Content to try something new, I plopped myself down on the couch with a chocolate martini in hand.

On April 8, a solar eclipse will be visible across most of North America, varying in degree depending on location, according to NASA. Residents within the path of totality, extending from Texas to Maine, will observe a total eclipse, while those outside this band will witness a partial eclipse. To engage the public, NASA is organizing in-person events, providing opportunities to experience NASA science, and offering online streaming options.

Nightdive Studios has announced PO’ed: Definitive Edition, a remastered version of the 1995 first-person shooter PO’ed coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam. A release date was not announced.

Popular Twitch streamer Amouranth announced that she's working with YouTube personality KSI on a new business collaboration. Apart from streaming on Twitch, Amouranth is known for her entrepreneurial endeavors. KSI is also no stranger to the business world, having co-founded Prime with Logan Paul.

Love crossword puzzles but don’t have all day to sit and solve a full-sized puzzle in your daily newspaper? That’s what The Mini is for!