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Saying, "I grew up reading Carmack’s .plan files for Quake, so it’s fun to be writing one of my own," Sean Murray announces a new patch for No Man's Sky. This is the expected update to pave the way for this week's release of Hello Games' space opera. He also explains the promised server wipes, saying beside today's there will be another tomorrow. The full post contains some spoilers, but this part seems unspoiled: [...]
A new Star Citizen Newsletter has word that alpha 2.5 for Star Citizen nears. Cloud Imperium opts for a "road" metaphor for a space flight game and offers some details on the new version. There's no word yet on when the game might reach beta. Nor is there a release date for the new alpha, though it sounds close. Here's word: [...]
Recent developments are making it harder to use Xbox One controllers on Windows PCs, according to Ars Technica. In spite of Windows Bluetooth support, new Bluetooth-powered controllers for the Xbox One S are part of the problem. This support thread has details, and Ars says, "Some games no longer recognize when Xbox One controllers are connected via Bluetooth or through the official Xbox One wireless adapter. Other games, as well as Steam's Big Picture mode, think a single Xbox One controller is two controllers simultaneously." At the same time, the recent Windows 10 anniversary update seems to have broken homebrew workarounds for third-party controllers. Finally, they also note only a single Bluetooth controller can connect to a PC at once, and this must be running Windows 10. Here's a summary of the mess that leads them to suggest gamers uninstall the Win10 anniversary update: [...]
Here's Valve's accounting of the 10 bestselling titles on Steam for last week:
Overwatch To Get World Cup But United States, China And Others Will Qualify For ‘Top 16’ Automatically.
We Happy Few on Just Adventure.
"Halo" Series Is Still "Alive" Says Xbox Chief. I'm making a note here. Huge success. Thanks Ant.
Watch: 6 new things Xbox One S can do (and one it won't).
SMITE Console: Force of Nature - 3.14 Patch Notes.
Mozilla experimenting with Wayback Machine integration.
How can I bring my ancient car stereo into the modern era?
BBC detector vans are back to spy on your home Wi-Fi – if you can believe it.
Researchers learn about wire-fraud scam after Nigerian scammers infect themselves with their own malware.
Symantec appoints first cybersecurity czar to woo hacking talent.
US Politicians tell DEF CON it'll take Congress ages to sort out how to regulate crypto. Takes ages for anything there but giving themselves raises.
Cryorig H5 Ultimate CPU Cooler on Play3r.net.
Linksys WRT1900ACS Dual-Band Smart Wireless Router on TweakTown.
Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Tempered Glass Edition Gehäuse on Technic3D. German.
Razer Leviathan Mini Speaker on Mad Shrimps.
Shuttle XPC Nano NC01U5 Barebones System on Play3r.net.
Thanks Ant.
Valve doubling office space to make room for more hats, presumably...
NASA celebrates Curiosity's fourth year on Mars with a game. Thanks Slashdot...
DOOM - Great SnapMaps Round #8...
First person mode at The Witcher 3 Nexus. Thanks DSOGaming...
Command & Conquer Renegade X 5.2 Released...
What I learned playing Metacritic’s all-time worst-scoring PC games...
Today is a big milestone on the NFL calendar, as the first preseason game is tonight. The Hall of Fame game will be a matchup of two of the NFL's most storied franchises, setting the Packers against the Colts. I'm somewhat excited about the coming of the football season, which is telling. The amount of attention I pay to the preseason generally reflects the fortunes of the Mets. The team is still hanging around the playoff hunt, but if things were going better in Flushing, I'd be a lot less concerned with the NFL right now.