December 1 - December 3, 2020
Keiichiro Toyama (Silent Hill, Gravity Rush, Siren Director) Kazunobu Sato & Junya Okura leave Japan Studio to form Bokeh Game Studio
allgamesdelta.net

Veteran PlayStation developers leave Sony to form Bokeh Game Studio
vg247.com

Silent Hill and Gravity Rush Creator Keiichiro Toyama Has Left Sony
kotaku.com
U.S. states plan to sue Facebook next week: sources
reuters.com
Microsoft just acquired smash.gg
allgamesdelta.net

Genshin Impact Wins Apple And Google Play's Best Game Of 2020
kotaku.com
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Apple picks Genshin Impact as its iPhone Game of the Year
gamasutra.com

iPhone zero-click Wi-Fi exploit is one of the most breathtaking hacks ever
arstechnica.com

The Massive Radio Telescope From GoldenEye Just Collapsed
kotaku.com

The Arecibo Observatory radio telescope in Puerto Rico has collapsed
space.com

Nintendo Thief Jailed For 2017 Hack And "Possessing Images Of Child Abuse"
kotaku.com
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Salesforce to acquire Slack in $27.7 billion deal
gamasutra.com

Arecibo Observatory Telescope Collapses, Ending An Era Of World-Class Research
npr.org

EETimes - Micro Magic RISC-V Core Claims to Beat Apple M1 and Arm Cortex-A9 -
eetimes.com

Salesforce Deal to Buy Slack Expected to Be Announced Tuesday After Market Close
nbcnewyork.com
AlphaFold: a solution to a 50-year-old grand challenge in biology
deepmind.com
Spotify taps big-name musicians to help test Instagram-like stories
engadget.com

First Look Inside Super Nintendo World, Which Opens In Japan Next February
kotaku.com

Square Enix Will Allow Developers to Work From Home Permanently
80.lv

Dave Prowse: Darth Vader actor dies aged 85
bbc.com

Ξric Ruleman 🍄💸 on Twitter
twitter.com
November 23 - November 28, 2020
Former Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh Dies at 46 From Injuries Connected to House Fire
wsj.com

European Parliament vote takes another big step toward ‘right to repair’ rules
theverge.com

Xbox head Phil Spencer says console tribalism is "one of the worst things about our industry"
theverge.com
Facebook’s Latest Error Shakes Advertisers’ Confidence
wsj.com

MacBook Pro 16-inch M1X chip just leaked — and it's game over for Intel
tomsguide.com

Linus Torvalds would like to use an M1 Mac for Linux, but… | ZDNet
zdnet.com

Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert
bbc.com

macOS has checked app signatures online for over 2 years
eclecticlight.co

PS5 Is The Biggest Console Launch Ever
80.lv

Apple security chief maintains innocence after bribery charges
arstechnica.com

Salesforce is in talks to buy Slack, deal could be announced next week
cnbc.com
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Former Ubisoft, EA, and BioWare devs set up shop as indie dev Yellow Brick Games
gamasutra.com

Morgan Hill Times | Apple’s head of security indicted in Santa Clara County CCW case
morganhilltimes.com

Undersheriff, Apple security chief, businessman indicted in bribery schemes
paloaltoonline.com

HBO Approved The Last of Us Series
80.lv

Apple doubles down on upcoming iOS 14 privacy features, slams Facebook for collecting ‘as much data as possible’ - 9to5Mac
9to5mac.com

Apple's security chief charged with bribery
bbc.com

Dragon Age creator Mike Laidlaw & former Ubisoft vets form new studio Yellow Brick Games - VideoGamer.com
videogamer.com
November 16 - November 22, 2020

FTC commissioner met with Apple regarding Facebook’s iOS 14 complaints - MyHealthyApple
myhealthyapple.com
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Flash Animations Live Forever at the Internet Archive - Internet Archive Blogs
blog.archive.org
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Nintendo issues new Animal Crossing guidelines to keep politics out of the game
gamasutra.com
App Store introduces ‘Subscription Offer Codes.’ Why does it matter?
denzhadanov.com

Facebook Joined The Blender Development Fund
80.lv
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Nvidia sidesteps the App Store to bring GeForce Now game streaming to iOS
gamasutra.com
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Stadia plans to bypass App Store with web app iOS launch
gamasutra.com
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Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin is departing the company
gamasutra.com

The Last of Us series greenlit by HBO
vg247.com

Classic Flash games are now preserved and playable at the Internet Archive
rockpapershotgun.com

Gabe Newell has blasted Gnome Chompski into space
rockpapershotgun.com

Apple Boards Taron Egerton-Starring ‘Tetris’ From ‘Stan & Ollie’ Director Jon S. Baird, ‘Rocketman’ Producer Matthew Vaughn
deadline.com

Wait, Demon's Souls On PS5 Could Have Had An "Easy" Mode?
kotaku.com
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Epic CEO: App Store changes offer 'no relief to customers' from 'Apple Tax' inflation
gamasutra.com
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Apple Agrees To Pay $113 Million To Settle 'Batterygate' Case Over iPhone Slowdowns
text.npr.org

Apple Drops App Store Fees to 15% for All Developers Making Under $1 Million From App Store
macrumors.com

Apple apps on Big Sur bypass firewalls and VPNs — this is terrible
thenextweb.com
Zuckerberg defends not suspending ex-Trump aide Bannon from Facebook: recording
reuters.com
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Firefox 83 introduces HTTPS-Only Mode – Mozilla Security Blog
blog.mozilla.org
Apple hits back at European activist complaints against tracking tool
reuters.com

The 2020 Mac Mini Unleashed: Putting Apple Silicon M1 To The Test
anandtech.com

Apple MacBook Pro with M1 review: flexing Arm
theverge.com

Watch live: Tech CEOs Zuckerberg, Dorsey testify before Senate
thehill.com

Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage on June 1st, 2021
theverge.com

Apple Silicon M1 MacBook Pro Earns 7508 Multi-Core Score in Cinebench Benchmark
macrumors.com

World Of Warcraft: Shadowlands cinematic trailer tours the five new afterlife zones
rockpapershotgun.com

Strava raises $110 million, touts growth rate of 2 million new users per month in 2020 – TechCrunch
techcrunch.com

Standing up for developers: youtube-dl is back - The GitHub Blog
github.blog

Apple Responds to macOS Privacy Concerns, Explains Why Apps Were Slow to Launch
iphoneincanada.ca

Apple Addresses Privacy Concerns Surrounding App Authentication in macOS
macrumors.com

Apple Silicon M1 Emulating x86 is Still Faster Than Every Other Mac in Single Core Benchmark
macrumors.com
November 9 - November 15, 2020

Apple Users Got Owned – Purism
puri.sm
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Does Apple really log every app you run? A technical look – Jacopo Jannone - blog
blog.jacopo.io

macOS Big Sur launch appears to cause temporary slowdown in even non-Big Sur Macs
arstechnica.com

Louie Mantia, Jr. on Twitter
twitter.com

The Oculus Go Wasn’t Designed for Black Hair
debugger.medium.com

Police Respond to Hostage Situation at Ubisoft Montreal
cbr.com

Apple apps on macOS Big Sur bypass firewall and VPN connections • Oct 20, 2020 • Apple Terminal
appleterm.com
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Jeffrey Paul: Your Computer Isn't Yours
sneak.berlin
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Report: A possible hostage situation is underway at Ubisoft Montreal
gamasutra.com

Apple confirms widespread outages affecting downloads, more - 9to5Mac
9to5mac.com

Google Photos hooked users with free unlimited storage. Now that's changing | NewsChannel 3-12
keyt.com

Panic on Twitter
twitter.com

Michaël Villar on Twitter
twitter.com

Jeff Johnson on Twitter
twitter.com

Judge dismisses Apple’s “theft” claims in Epic Games lawsuit
arstechnica.com

macOS Big Sur is here
apple.com

Guido van Rossum on Twitter
twitter.com

Apple's M1 Mac chip is a problem for Intel -- but probably not its biggest right now
cnet.com

Apple Announces The Apple Silicon M1: Ditching x86 - What to Expect, Based on A14
anandtech.com

Zoom lied to users about end-to-end encryption for years, FTC says
arstechnica.com
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Class action lawsuit accuses EA of quietly changing game difficulty to push loot boxes
gamasutra.com
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Judge says Apple isn't entitled to extra monetary damages over Fortnite lawsuit
gamasutra.com

Twitch Apologizes, But DMCA Fiasco Continues With Punishments For In-Game Sounds, Deleted Clips
kotaku.com

Microsoft isn't looking to acquire a Japanese studio, apparently
vg247.com

RIP Google Music, one of the company’s last examples of generosity – TechCrunch
techcrunch.com
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MacBookAir10,1 - Geekbench Browser
browser.geekbench.com
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MacBookAir10,1 - Geekbench Browser
browser.geekbench.com

Apple Silicon M1 Chip in MacBook Air Outperforms High-End 16-Inch MacBook Pro
macrumors.com
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Bye-Bye, Ajit Pai: FCC Boss Will Soon Lose Top Spot
vice.com

Updating Google Photos’ storage policy to build for the future
blog.google

Ubisoft apologise for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla ableist language
rockpapershotgun.com

Apple unleashes M1
apple.com

Apple M1 Chip
apple.com

Apple announces MacBook Air with Apple’s Arm-based M1 processor
theverge.com

Take-Two confirms it is buying F1 and Dirt publisher, Codemasters - VG247
vg247.com

Apple's New 13-Inch MacBook Pro with M1 Promises to Destroy Its PC Rivals
gizmodo.com

Apple Announces The Apple Silicon M1: Ditching x86 - What to Expect, Based on A14
anandtech.com

Introducing the next generation of Mac
apple.com

Xbox reportedly looking to buy a Japanese studio as it attempts to finally take on PlayStation in its own backyard - VG247
vg247.com

The Witcher season 2 production paused after positive Covid tests
rockpapershotgun.com

Early PS5 reviews point to no support for VRR, despite spec-sheet listing - VG247
vg247.com

You can't install PS5 games on external storage [Update] - VG247
vg247.com
November 2 - November 8, 2020
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Taking screenshots isn't allowed by the app or your organization after upgrading to Android 11 - Pixel Phone Community
support.google.com

Google's Latest App Lets Banks Lock Your Android Device | Beebom
beebom.com

“Overpaid Executive Tax” in SF hits firms that pay CEOs 100X more than workers
arstechnica.com

Apple defends Xbox streaming block on iPhones
bbc.com

The Long Rumored Mass Effect Remastered Trilogy Releases Next Spring
kotaku.com

DREAMLAND | Official Trailer [HD] | Paramount Movies
youtube.com

Songbird | Official Trailer [HD] | Coming Soon
youtube.com

Take-Two have begun talks to buy Dirt developers Codemasters
rockpapershotgun.com

PS5 won't support SSD expandable storage at launch
vg247.com

Sega Is Selling Its Arcade Business
kotaku.com

Blood of Zeus (TV Series 2020– ) - IMDb
imdb.com
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GitHub Source Code Leak
resynth1943.net

Nintendo Switch Emulator Adds Online Support, Quickly Regrets It
kotaku.com
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Kim Dotcom Can Be Extradited To The United States, Subject to Judicial Review * TorrentFreak
torrentfreak.com

The next BlizzCon will be entirely free to watch online - VG247
vg247.com

Apple Adds New AR-Enhanced ‘People Detection’ Accessibility Feature To iOS 14.2 Developer Beta
forbes.com

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is a PS5 exclusive and is not coming to PS4 - VG247
vg247.com

Gabe Newell is shooting a real Gnome Chompski into space for charity
rockpapershotgun.com

Apple announces "One More Thing" event for November 10th
theverge.com

Apple TV and Your Favorite Streaming Apps Available on Xbox Series X|S at Launch - Xbox Wire
news.xbox.com

South Park creators have a new political satire series with some of the best AI-generated deepfakes on the internet yet
theregister.com
October 26 - October 31, 2020

How tweet it is: Twitter backs down, unlocks Post’s account
nypost.com

Sean Connery: James Bond actor dies aged 90
bbc.com

Disney Is Creating A Film Based On True Life Story Of 'The Greek Freak' - Greek City Times
greekcitytimes.com
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CD Projekt: Cyberpunk crunch 'not that bad', 'mostly' hits QA, engineers, programmers
gamasutra.com

Billy Mitchell’s Donkey Kong high-score case will move forward to trial
arstechnica.com

Jack Dorsey: Twitter has no influence over elections
axios.com

Apple Q4 2020 results: Record Mac revenue, iPhone down
sixcolors.com

Tim Cook on Apple’s 2020
sixcolors.com

Cyberpunk 2077 delay causes Path of Exile dev to push back upcoming endgame expansion - VG247
vg247.com

Cyberpunk 2077 Delay Was Kept From Most Of The Team, Studio Says (Update)
kotaku.com

Resident Evil 3 Cloud Version Graphic Found Through Switch Game Streaming Service
kotaku.com

Jon Stewart Returns to Spotlight With a Series for Apple TV+
nytimes.com
Apple supplier Luxshare unnerves Foxconn as U.S.-China feud speeds supply chain shift
reuters.com

Inside Foxconn’s empty buildings, empty factories, and empty promises in Wisconsin
theverge.com

AMD announces Radeon RX 6000 Series graphics cards
vg247.com

Control Is Now Available To Stream On The Switch
kotaku.com

Everything Nintendo Showed In Today's Mini Direct
kotaku.com

Halo Leed Leaves 343 Industries
80.lv

Ex-Blizzard dev Chris Metzen is now making tabletop games
rockpapershotgun.com

Hackers reportedly jailbreak the Oculus Quest 2, bypassing its forced Facebook login
eurogamer.net

BBC finds Facebook failed to remove child porn. Facebook reports BBC to authorities
wired.co.uk

Apple Building Search Engine To Take On Google, Report Claims
forbes.com
Lawmakers Want to Protect Local Newspapers From Google, Facebook
wsj.com

PS5 pre-sold as many units within 12 hours in the US as PS4 did during 12 weeks of pre-orders
vg247.com

MagSafe Charger Only Charges at Full 15W Speeds With Apple's 20W Power Adapter
macrumors.com

Alex Abdo on Twitter
twitter.com

Netflix shows off Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness images featuring Claire and Leon
vg247.com

Netflix is doing an Assassin’s Creed TV show, and it should be a direct sequel to the movie
rockpapershotgun.com

Cyberpunk 2077 on Twitter
twitter.com

THE MIDNIGHT SKY (2020) NETFLIX FIRST LOOK IMAGES - Felicity Jones & George Clooney
youtube.com

Asking Microsoft to resign from the RIAA over youtube-dl takedown demand
sfconservancy.org

U.S. Navy Tells Its Twitch Streamers To Respond Like Whiny Cowards When Asked About War Crimes
kotaku.com
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Facebook quietly debuts cloud-streaming service for Facebook Gaming
gamasutra.com
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Epic hits back at Apple, saying it 'has no rights to the fruits of Epic's labor'
gamasutra.com

Water exists on the moon, scientists confirm
theguardian.com

Facebook Continues Its Bullshit With Oculus Accounts
kotaku.com

Loot box lawsuit claims Electronic Arts ran an 'unlicensed, illegal gaming system'
pcgamer.com
October 20 - October 25, 2020

Who needs a PS5? The Last of Us on PS4 gets ridiculous load time patch - VG247
vg247.com
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GitLab blocked Iranians’ access.
ahmadhaghighi.com

Kashmir Hill on Twitter
twitter.com

Among Us has been overrun by a politically-charged spam attack
rockpapershotgun.com

Deleting Facebook also deletes your Oculus purchases
eurogamer.net

Delete Facebook And You'll Lose All Oculus Games For Good
gamespot.com

Clues emerge about Nasa's 'exciting' Moon announcement
independent.co.uk
github/dmca
github.com

Ubisoft are paying £1 million for one trailer
rockpapershotgun.com

Those Silent Hill PS5 reboot rumours are reportedly "credible" - VG247
vg247.com

iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPad Air are here
apple.com

SongShift on Twitter
twitter.com
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Google distances itself from Stadia creative director's comments
gamasutra.com

News of the World - Official Trailer
youtube.com

Kojima Confirms New Project in the Works
80.lv

President Trump’s Twitter accessed by security expert who guessed password “maga2020!” – TechCrunch
techcrunch.com
Russia gives whistleblower Edward Snowden permanent residency rights
reuters.com

Gabe Newell Applies for New Zealand Residency
80.lv

All of Mojang's games, including Minecraft Java, will now require a Microsoft account - VG247
vg247.com

30 Years Later, The Original Fire Emblem Is Getting Localized For Switch
kotaku.com

PS5 will let you stream to YouTube and Twitch directly from the console on day one - VG247
vg247.com

Nathan Drake Looks at Nathan Drake in New Pictures From Uncharted
io9.gizmodo.com

Drake meets Drake as Nolan North hangs out with Tom Holland on Uncharted film set - VG247
vg247.com

EA faces loot box lawsuit in Canada for games including FIFA - VG247
vg247.com

Nasa to make major announcement about the moon
independent.co.uk

Airbnb Taps Jony Ive for Design Help
theinformation.com
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Ubisoft Connect announced as a 'refreshed' replacement for Uplay and Ubisoft Club
gamasutra.com

Darkest Dungeon 2 launching early access version in 2021
rockpapershotgun.com
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Devolver Digital acquires Serious Sam dev Croteam
gamasutra.com

Former StarCraft 2 devs form new studio “to boldly advance the RTS genre”
rockpapershotgun.com

Toys of Terror | Official Trailer | Warner Bros. Entertainment
youtube.com

Photoshop Introduces Neural Filters
80.lv

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Streams On Twitch With Hasan Piker And Pokimane, Draws Over 430,000 Viewers
kotaku.com
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The Video Game History Foundation is working to save our source code
gamasutra.com
Got any signal up here? Nokia to build mobile network on the moon
reuters.com

Large 2,000-year-old cat discovered in Peru's Nazca lines
bbc.com

Justice Department charges Google with illegally maintaining search monopoly
thehill.com

NZ's newest billionaire: Covid-stranded American gaming CEO Gabe Newell applies for NZ residency
tvnz.co.nz