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by Alec Luhn in Moscow on (#2436M)
Developer EA Sports backed a campaign in the UK to combat homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in footballRussian MPs have asked the state communications oversight agency to take action against the Fifa 17 video game for violating the country’s law against gay propaganda.
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by Dan Silver on (#242YY)
The Last of Us Part II might have caught the headlines at PlayStation Experience, but at Sony’s cultish event, the future looked filled with big brands and nostalgia
by Guardian Staff on (#242T1)
The seven announcements everyone is talking about after the PS4 convention in Los Angeles this weekeendThousands of fans flocked to the Anaheim Convention Centre in Los Angeles to go hands on with the latest and greatest PS4 titles this weekend, but it was these announcements that really grabbed the headlines. Here are the seven things everyone is talking about: Continue reading...
by Guardian Staff on (#242JG)
The place to talk about games and other things that matterIt’s Monday. Continue reading...
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by Alex Hern on (#242BX)
The truck carries a shipping container holding a mobile data centre which can store up to 100 petabytes“The internet is not something that you just dump something on,†the American senator Ted Stevens famously said in 2006. “It’s not a big truck. It’s a series of tubes.â€Ted Stevens was wrong. The internet is a big truck, and Amazon wants to drive it right up to your gaff to give you better upload speeds. Continue reading...
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by Samuel Gibbs on (#2420E)
The new, improved Android device might not be quite the bargain the OnePlus 3 was, but it’s still right up there with the bestThe OnePlus 3T is a minor update to a very good smartphone which improves on some key areas, but it isn’t quite the bargain the original was.
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by Helen Pidd on (#240FK)
Racing unmanned flying vehicles is catching on, with an event at the NEC and big prize competitions, but so far women are steering clearTop Gun pitted Maverick and Goose against the Iceman and Viper. At the UK Drones Show Championships at Birmingham NEC on Sunday, it was Saggy Nun and Collision who competed to be crowned the nation’s fastest pilot of an unmanned flying vehicle.It was Collision, aka 22-year-old graduate trainee Brett Collis, who took the £1,000 prize in this new event in which pale young men sporting special goggles synched with flying cameras navigated an illuminated 3D obstacle course in the dark. Continue reading...
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by Matthew Taylor on (#2401V)
Firm reveals secret project in statement to US highways regulator, two years after rumours of its interest began to circulateApple has said for the first time that it is working on technology to develop self-driving cars.The company, which has been rumoured to be interested in the automated car market for the past two years, confirmed its previously secret initiative in a statement to the US highways regulator. Continue reading...
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by Rhodri Marsden on (#23ZXC)
The success of Amazon’s Echo proves that we are slowly coming to terms with talking to machines. How long before digital assistants can do more than just control our music, and start having meaningful conversations?The problem with using the human voice to control computers is well known and well documented: it doesn’t always work. You can find yourself adopting the aggressive tone of a belligerent tourist in a foreign land while digital assistants employ a range of apologetic responses (“I’m sorry, I didn’t quite get thatâ€, “I’m sorry, I didn’t understand the questionâ€). We throw our arms up and complain about their shortcomings. Plenty of us have tried them, plenty of us have dismissed them as a waste of time.Related: Introducing the Guardian skill for Alexa Continue reading...
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by Dan Jolin on (#23Z0J)
Youngsters put five hi-tech gizmos, from robots to racing trucks, through their pacesToys are getting smarter. Whether they are racing cars that “read†the track, robots that teach coding or ground-drones controlled with the swipe of an iPad, these “connected†playthings have been proclaimed as the future of the toy industry.For parents concerned about the amount of time their kids spend in front of a screen, connected toys offer a welcome and reassuring physicality: the toy is the focus, the app merely the control panel. For their children, it means (effectively) getting a pet robot. Which is why brands such as Sphero and Anki are set to dominate 2016 Christmas lists. But the question remains: how much fun are these digitally driven playthings? We asked Louis (10), Phoebe (10), Eliza (eight) and Max (seven) to help us find out. Continue reading...
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by Carole Cadwalladr on (#23YZ8)
Tech-savvy rightwingers have been able to ‘game’ the algorithms of internet giants and create a new reality where Hitler is a good guy, Jews are evil and… Donald Trump becomes presidentHere’s what you don’t want to do late on a Sunday night. You do not want to type seven letters into Google. That’s all I did. I typed: “a-r-eâ€. And then “j-e-w-sâ€. Since 2008, Google has attempted to predict what question you might be asking and offers you a choice. And this is what it did. It offered me a choice of potential questions it thought I might want to ask: “are jews a race?â€, “are jews white?â€, “are jews christians?â€, and finally, “are jews evil?â€Are Jews evil? It’s not a question I’ve ever thought of asking. I hadn’t gone looking for it. But there it was. I press enter. A page of results appears. This was Google’s question. And this was Google’s answer: Jews are evil. Because there, on my screen, was the proof: an entire page of results, nine out of 10 of which “confirm†this. The top result, from a site called Listovative, has the headline: “Top 10 Major Reasons Why People Hate Jews.†I click on it: “Jews today have taken over marketing, militia, medicinal, technological, media, industrial, cinema challenges etc and continue to face the worlds [sic] envy through unexplained success stories given their inglorious past and vermin like repression all over Europe.†Continue reading...
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by Simon Parkin on (#23YR9)
From the lush medieval world of The Witcher 3 to the touching narrative of The Last Guardian, let’s give thanks for rich escapes from a tough yearDeath, disorder, confusion and upheaval: 2016 has surpassed even the most outlandish video game in its disquieting depictions. Fiction may be unable to compete with reality when it comes to whiplash-inflicting narrative twists, but it can provide a sanctuary into which the embattled and anxious may retreat. Video games in particular provide a comforting framework for the human mind. Even on the virtual battlefield, or post-apocalyptic city, few games ever betray their fundamental rules, something that can no longer, it seems, be said for politics and all the rest.These days most video games take years to build. Such is the cost and scale of the technological and artistic undertaking of interactive blockbusters that it’s unlikely we’ll see 2016’s major themes surfacing in games for another year or so. Some developers, however, successfully anticipated the events of the moment. The recently released Watch Dogs 2 casts you as a member of a San Francisco-based hacktivist group vying to take down a privacy-violating corporation. The hackers co-opt the power of millions of web-connected household devices – CCTV cameras, printers, kettles and so on – to overwhelm their target’s servers. It’s a storyline that pre-empted the recent botnet attack, when great swaths of the internet, including Netflix, Twitter, Reddit, Spotify and even the UK government’s website, were successfully brought down for a few hours by as yet unidentified hackers, using the combined power of millions of online devices. Continue reading...
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by Martin Love on (#23YHS)
They say the Santa Fe is just a poor version of Land Rover’s Discovery. It’s not… It’s pretty good and cheaper, tooPrice: £31,026
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by Zoe Williams on (#23VZM)
Every move I made, it was already there. Every thought I thinked, it had already thunk itIf you were given to conspiracy theories, the Mercedes E-class would be your nemesis. Every move I made, every corner, every rev, it was already there. Every thought I thinked, it had already thunk it. Opening the boot in a shower, watching water drip round the perfectly designed rubber piping, so that nothing touched me or my luggage, I felt gripped by a sudden mourning. Such a lot of thought has gone into this – more than thought, empathy. If only that kind of intelligence could have gone somewhere useful, like the refugee crisis. But look, we are where we are. This boot is awesome and my plentiful luggage is as dry as toast.I’ve never sat in a car thinking, “If only this was a nine-speed automaticâ€, but the truth is, this was subtle and elegant at every speed, shifting deftly, making driving feel like flying. You could feel its grip on the road, and it spread confidence, via your butt, throughout the car. Continue reading...
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by Eleanor Ainge Roy on (#23V4J)
PM Frank Bainimarama wants to make Fiji a telecoms hub but experts say phone app breaks the laws of thermodynamicsAn app that claims to recharge phone batteries in 30 seconds has been publicly endorsed by the Fijian government, despite experts saying it defies the rules of thermodynamics.InstaCharge was launched at a lavish party in Fiji last week, and was lauded by the Fijian prime minister, Frank Bainimarama, who is said to be the only person so far to use the new app. Continue reading...
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by Sam Levin in San Francisco on (#23T5J)
The tech company, long criticized displacing low-income residents in Silicon Valley, will partner with advocacy groups to amid massive campus expansionFacebook has agreed to invest $20m in affordable housing initiatives after facing intense criticism for failing to help low-income residents in Silicon Valley where the technology boom has exacerbated displacement and gentrification.The corporation, which is pushing forward with a massive campus expansion in northern California, announced on Friday a partnership with community organizations aimed at funding affordable housing construction and assisting tenants facing eviction. Continue reading...
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by Jordan Erica Webber on (#23R5Z)
Jordan Erica Webber plays the new modes in No Man’s Sky and finds something for everyoneThe first big update for No Man’s Sky gives almost everyone a reason to come back. “Foundation†includes features carefully selected to deal with each of the main resolvable complaints from those who were disappointed with the original release. And for those of us who were already happy with the game, the new modes provide a way to start a new, and entirely different, journey through the procedurally generated galaxy without having to give up on your first.My original journey, which must have occupied me for at least 100 hours, is now under “Normal†mode, but two new modes lie empty, beckoning me to start afresh. Continue reading...
by Presented by Matt Shore and produced by Max Sander on (#23QV1)
Earlier this year, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s announcement to relax the platform’s 140-character limit was met with uproar. Matt Shore and guests Dhiraj Murthy and Laurie Rice discuss the reasons people love it
by Kevin Rawlinson on (#23PDF)
TalkTalk and the Post Office among firms affected by Mirai worm malwareMore than 100,000 people in the UK have had their internet access cut after a string of service providers were hit by what is believed to be a coordinated cyber-attack, taking the number affected in Europe up to about a million.TalkTalk, one of Britain’s biggest service providers, the Post Office and the Hull-based KCom were all affected by the malware known as the Mirai worm, which is spread via compromised computers.
by Samuel Gibbs and agencies on (#23MY3)
Group of former Nokia executives licenses the brand name from Microsoft and Nokia to make Android smartphonesDo you pine for the days of your Nokia 3210? When phones were simple and the Finish company was cutting edge?That’s the kind of nostalgia that the Nokia brand will be banking on when it returns to the smartphone market next year, after selling out to Microsoft in 2013. Continue reading...
by Samuel Gibbs on (#23M45)
Google’s decision to make its own smartphone might have looked like a blow to the likes of Samsung but the reality is much more interestingAndroid, the world’s most used mobile operating system, is going through a step change. For years, its creator, Google, only made a small number of own-brand devices running it for developers and enthusiasts. That changed with the release of the Pixel.
by Robert Booth and Dan Newling on (#23KTB)
Accommodation website bans hosts in UK capital from renting out entire home beyond time limit without consent from councilA quarter of London homes listed on Airbnb were rented for more than 90 days last year, many illegally and in breach of an act intended to stop landlords turning badly needed housing into unofficial hotels. The booming homesharing website admitted on Thursday that 4,938 of its “entire home†London listings – 23% of the total – were let out for for three months or more, despite a law requiring anyone doing so to apply for planning permission.The San Francisco-based website published an independent report into its activities by the thinktank IPPR that concluded: “It is likely there are many cases where planning permission for a change of use has not been obtained.†Continue reading...
by Jack Schofield on (#23KJ4)
Graeme was using a local account and needed Microsoft account to re-activate his copy of Windows 10. He would now like to go back to a local accountWhen I took the upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10, I continued to use my local account to log on. When I had to replace my motherboard recently, I needed a 30-minute chat (and remote access) with a very helpful Microsoft tech to re-activate Win10. Hmmm. To avoid that in future, I would like to use a Microsoft account, but only to get my system details on file in case I replace another critical component.The problem is that I’m told I need to set-up a new local account after logging on with a Microsoft account. But I don’t want to do that. I want to use my existing local account with the Microsoft one in reserve. Continue reading...
by Guardian Technology staff on (#23KC2)
Games editor Keith Stuart is joined by guests including Simon Parkin, Ellie Gibson and Rhianna Pratchett to discuss a crazy year in gaming – and prizes galore!Well, 2016 has been a heck of a year – so we’re going to see it out in the best way possible: with a candid discussion about the best, worst and most interesting moments from the world of video games.On 15 December, the Guardian games section is holding its annual review of the year event at our London headquarters. Joining games editor Keith Stuart on stage will be Tomb Raider writer Rhianna Pratchett, comedian and broadcaster Ellie Gibson (from hit Dave show, Dara O Briain’s Go 8 Bit), and designer and academic Phoenix Perry, as well as Alice Bell from games site VideoGamer and Guardian games contributors Simon Parkin and Jordan Erica Webber. Continue reading...
by Matt Lees on (#23K8H)
The 2014 online hate-storm presaged the tactics of the Trump-loving far right movement. Prominent critics of the president elect should take noteIt’s understandable that the world didn’t much care about Gamergate. The 2014 hashtag campaign, ostensibly founded to protest about perceived ethical failures in games journalism, clearly thrived on hate – even though many of those who aligned themselves with the movement either denied there was a problem with harassment, or wrote it off as an unfortunate side effect. Sure, women, minorities and progressive voices within the industry were suddenly living in fear. Sure, those who spoke out in their defence were quickly silenced through exhausting bursts of online abuse. But that wasn’t why people supported it, right? They were disenfranchised, felt ignored, and wanted to see a systematic change.Is this all sounding rather familiar now? Does it remind you of something? If you’re just discovering the world of angry, anonymous online dudes masquerading as victims – hi, come in. Some of us have been here for a while. Continue reading...
by Nicole Eckersley on (#23J57)
Robotics and 3D by day, music festival by night; this could be the only outdoor gig where you’ll fight for laptop charger spaceIt’s 10am and a selection of Australian alpha nerds are emerging from their tents in a former campground outside Ballan in country Victoria. They’re here for BuzzConf, a high-technology and futurism conference by day and music festival by night.Geeks have always loved their outdoor music festivals and in 2015, two Melbourne-based developers Rick Giner and Ben Dechrai kicked off BuzzConf with a lineup of top-tier tech speakers and local music talent. Continue reading...
by Samuel Gibbs and Jasper Jackson on (#23G7G)
Video-streaming service takes on existing subscription-based and catchup services with offline downloads now available globallyNetflix has begun rolling out the ability to download videos from its streaming service to smartphones and tablets for offline viewing.
by HAL 90210 on (#23G4R)
Man aptly demonstrates power of immersive virtual reality by face-planting on flat ground as his avatar tumbles from a cliffVirtual reality is the future, they say. If that’s true, it’ll be filled with people falling to the floor for no reason beyond their eyes telling them they should, fooled by some screens strapped to their face.
by Hannah Jane Parkinson on (#23FH0)
Kermit the Frog’s internet popularity continues with Evil Kermit. But why is the Muppet Show character so relentlessly successful online?Kermit is back. The Muppet Show character continues to be a rich source for meme creators, and the latest iteration? Evil Kermit. The perfect devil-on-the-shoulder meme for these times of geopolitical global despair, when the temptation is to throw one’s hands in the air and succumb to our worst impulses.Colloquially known as Evil Kermit, the meme is a screenshot from the 2014 film Muppets Most Wanted, in which Kermit the Frog meets his evil twin, Constantine, who wears a Sith Lord-style hood. In the film, Constantine is a criminal mastermind who has recently escaped from a gulag and urges Kermit to behave badly. Continue reading...
by Nicky Woolf in San Francisco on (#23DAM)
A cadre of technologists, academics and media experts are thinking up solutions, from hiring human editors, to crowdsourcing or creating algorithmsThe impact of fake news, propaganda and misinformation has been widely scrutinized since the US election. Fake news actually outperformed real news on Facebook during the final weeks of the election campaign, according to an analysis by Buzzfeed, and even outgoing president Barack Obama has expressed his concerns.But a growing cadre of technologists, academics and media experts are now beginning the quixotic process of trying to think up solutions to the problem, starting with a rambling 100+ page open Google document set up by Upworthy founder Eli Pariser. Continue reading...
by Luciano Floridi on (#23CPE)
The internet echo chamber satiates our appetite for pleasant lies and reassuring falsehoods and has become the defining challenge of the 21st centuryThe internet age made big promises to us: a new period of hope and opportunity, connection and empathy, expression and democracy. Yet the digital medium has aged badly because we allowed it to grow chaotically and carelessly, lowering our guard against the deterioration and pollution of our infosphere.Related: How technology disrupted the truth | Katharine Viner Continue reading...
by Kate Connolly in Berlin on (#23C5D)
Cyber-attacks aim to delegitimise democratic process and elicit political uncertainty, says Bruno KahlThe head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service has warned that next year’s general election could be targeted by Russian hackers intent on spreading misinformation and undermining the democratic process.
by Chris Priestman on (#23B05)
The experience of fleeing communist Czechoslovakia in the 1980s has informed a fascinating survival horror driving gameOndřej Švadlena’s open-world driving game doesn’t look like any other. The cars are old and beat up, there are no timers or cheering crowds, and the California sun is nowhere to be seen. Instead, a brown murkiness hangs over the entire world, lending it an eerie and oppressive quality. This is a driving game inspired, not by long pleasure drives along some Pacific highway, but by a childhood spent living in and eventually fleeing the Soviet bloc.In 1984, at the age of six, Švadlena almost snitched on his own parents to the secret police. He had come home from kindergarten and asked his mother if she would hang out the Soviet flag for Labour Day – a “tradition†enforced by the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. “When she told me she would not, I told her I would have to report that to my kindergarten educators because they asked us to,†Švadlena says. There’s no telling what would have happened to his parents if he had. Continue reading...
by Jordan Erica Webber on (#23AS9)
This War of Mine follows civilians trying to survive in a war-torn city, telling a story that’s become increasingly poignant amid the current refugee crisisIn March 2014, a few months before the release of This War of Mine, the developers at 11 Bit Studios were discussing potential endings to their video game story of civilians trying to survive in a war-torn city. Wojciech Setlak, one of the writers, suggested they have a neighbouring country intervene, sending in troops to gain control of part of the weakened nation.A month later, in the real world, militia flying Russian flags – known to the locals as “little green men†– appeared in eastern Ukraine. “It was uncanny,†says Setlak. “We had anticipated something that actually happened.†Continue reading...
by Nicole Puglise on (#238V8)
Makers of party game livestream a backhoe digging a gigantic hole somewhere in the US, saying ‘as long as money keeps coming in, we’ll keep digging’Cards Against Humanity, described as “a party game for horrible peopleâ€, marked Black Friday by digging a giant hole funded by donations.“As long as money keeps coming in, we’ll keep digging,†read HolidayHole.com, a website dedicated to the hole set up by Cards Against Humanity. Viewers could watch a live feed of a backhoe digging on YouTube. Continue reading...
by Letters on (#238QD)
I am delighted to learn that the UK government is to encourage the production of electric cars (Report, 26 November). But there is only a very brief mention of the need for the adequate provision of charge points. My wife and I took delivery of our first electric car, a Nissan Leaf, six months ago. It is our only car. We live in a rural area. We can manage round trips of up to 100 miles easily, relying solely on our domestic charge point for topping up at night.For longer trips, however, we need to know that there are properly functioning charge points available to enable quick recharges to get us safely home without the anxiety of possibly being stranded on the way back. Unfortunately we regularly find charge points out of order, even in major centres such as Newcastle. On a recent trip to Durham, right on the far edge of our range, we found that the only rapid charge point at an out-of-town park-and-ride centre had been out of order for a long time. If the use of electric cars is to be seriously encouraged, the provision of a good network of readily accessible and reliable charge points has to be given absolute priority.
by Damien Gayle on (#237FN)
Party says digital economy bill due for third reading in Commons is type of clampdown one would expect from Russia or ChinaThe Liberal Democrats will oppose proposals to force adult websites to impose strict age regulation and empower a regulator to block websites that show a range of sexual acts, calling it the kind of measure one would expect of China or Russia.The digital economy bill, which will introduce new policies for Britain’s electronic communications infrastructure and services, is due for a report stage vote and third reading in the Commons on Monday afternoon.
by Samuel Gibbs on (#23752)
San Francisco Municipal Transport Agency attacked by hackers who locked up computers and data with 100 bitcoin demandHackers have managed to infect and take over more than 2,000 computers used to operate San Francisco’s public transport system, forcing the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) to open the gates and allow passengers to ride for nothing.
by Matt Kamen, Will Freeman on (#236R3)
The latest Pokémon games are the best yet, Sony’s new console is powerful, if not essential, and a 2D platformer brings simple unashamed fun3DS, Nintendo, cert: 7, out now
by Guardian Staff on (#236R5)
The place to talk about games and other things that matterIt’s Monday. Continue reading...
by Gareth Hutchens on (#236KV)
House standing committee says papers taken by Australian federal police during raid on MP’s office must be handed backDocuments seized by Australian federal police during a raid on Parliament House three months ago as part of their investigation of allegedly leaked NBN documents are subject to parliamentary privilege and should be handed back.The house standing committee of privileges and members’ interests has made that recommendation in its report published on Monday. Continue reading...
by Nicky Woolf in San Francisco on (#234DJ)
The IRS has issued a summons for data on millions of users of the bitcoin exchange Coinbase, but some are dismayed by sweeping nature of the requestA US government request to trawl through the personal data of millions of users of the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase signals the start of an effort to pull digital currencies like bitcoin into the mainstream, experts have said.The “John Doe†summons, a broad order for data on all Coinbase users in 2013, 2014 and 2015, was filed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in a federal court in California on 17 November.
by John Naughton on (#233KQ)
The internet was once a land of promise, with few fears about crime or privacy. Thirty years on, scammers, thieves and spies have created a place of chaosHere are some stories about the world we now inhabit…• In February this year, Bangladesh Bank was hit by the biggest bank robbery in history when thieves got away with $101m. The heist was accomplished not by tunnels or explosives, but by acquiring the access codes for the Swift global messaging system, which is what banks use to securely pass payment orders to one another. The criminals used Swift to instruct the US Federal Reserve to transfer money to their accounts. Then they cunningly erased their digital fingerprints by modifying the bank’s software. Continue reading...
by Alex Hern on (#22Y0D)
Mark Zuckerberg’s social media site doesn’t have to become a censor to help tackle false stories. It can do a lot by helping its own users with contextIn the wake of the US presidential election, almost everyone agrees that misinformation is a problem. Even Mark Zuckerberg has finally said that Facebook will take it seriously. “Our goal is to connect people with the stories they find most meaningful, and we know people want accurate information,†he wrote this week.
by Sam White on (#22XAF)
Sequel takes place in a vibrant open world filled with wacky hactivists, which makes for a lively gaming experienceAs a proof of concept for a cyber-drama take on Assassin’s Creed, complete with all-encompassing hacking abilities, the original Watch Dogs really worked. Where it faltered was ... almost everywhere else. The chief complaint being that its protagonist, Aiden Pearce, was a bland and unlikeable guy, someone that you never sympathised with despite his dark, guilt-ridden Max Payne-esque past. Indirectly responsible for the death of his niece and the comatose state of his sister, Aiden’s resolution was to go out for revenge. A lot of people had trouble getting on board with that.In Watch Dogs 2, developer Ubisoft Montreal not only takes the foundations of the original to build a good, fun game around its core ideas, it also births a great lead character, Marcus Holloway. He’s the most likeable Ubisoft lead since Ezio Auditore of Assassin’s Creed II, Brotherhood and Revelations. This sequel also leaves the drab, rain-slicked streets of grey Chicago behind. In its place, we get a glorious rendition of San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area; the overpriced suburbs of Palo Alto and the warm city offshoots of Oakland – it’s all beautifully replicated in one of Ubisoft’s most colourful and vibrant open worlds. Continue reading...
by Guardian Staff on (#22X0N)
The place to talk about games and other things that matterIt’s Friday. Continue reading...
by Samuel Gibbs on (#22WRK)
Not many phablets have bigger screens than 5.9in but Chinese smartphone makes big work with excellent battery life, camera and improved softwareHuawei’s Mate 9 is a phablet that tries to squeeze a monster screen into a not-quite-so monster body and mostly succeeds.
by Presented by Matt Shore and produced by Jason Phip on (#22TS2)
Recently described as the ‘tech gateway to the Middle East’, we explore the inner workings of Beirut, the world’s unlikeliest of tech hubsThree tech entrepreneurs from Beirut – Salma Jawhar, founder of Play My Way, and Ali El Ali and Georges Choueiry, co-founders of BidAffairs.com – join presenter Matt Shore to discuss the Lebanese capital’s burgeoning technology sector.
by Alex Hern on (#22SVH)
Pokémon trainers won’t be able to see the new creature on the map as it is hiding in plain sight, mimicking any other monster in the gamePokémon Go has finally given players a big reason to come back to the game: the introduction of the first new Pokemon since it launched back in July.Pokémon trainers can now catch Ditto, an amorphous blob that can transform into any other Pokemon using its signature move “mimicâ€. But there’s a catch. Continue reading...
by Nick Gillett on (#22SR5)
War, what is it good for? Gaming, it seems. We survey three depictions of conflict. Plus Playstation 4 Pro is here