Nightdive Studios drops new System Shock remake demo

What just happened? Fortunately for diehard System Shock fans, the tides have seemingly turned as Nightdive recently published a new demo for the remaster. The alpha demo reportedly remains “true to the classic experience, keeping all the things you loved while giving today's gamers the modern look and feel expected from a AAA title.”

A subset of System Shock fans were a bit concerned to learn last week that Tencent was taking over development of System Shock 3 for OtherSide Entertainment. Franchise owner Nightdive Studios chimed in on the matter


Xbox Series X will be Microsoft's most compatible console to date

Editor's take: Notably, Ronald’s usage of terms like “a hand curated list of titles” suggests that not all of the games in the Xbox back catalog will take full advantage of Microsoft’s new hardware and techniques. Here’s to hoping that your favorites make the cut!

Microsoft from day one set about to design the new Xbox Series X to be its most compatible console ever. Part of that design philosophy relates to backward compatibility and a belief that games should play their best on the

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Mixer to air a weekly Fortnite tournament hosted by Ninja

Why it matters: Mixer is trying to leverage its relationship with popular Fortnite streamer Ninja to put on a weekly tournament. The series will include many well-known streamers, all competing for $400,000 in prize money. Since many physical sports leagues are temporarily suspended, this is probably the best tournament while quarantined.

Tyler "Ninja" Blevins made a huge splash last fall when he signed an exclusivity deal to stream on Mixer. He subsequently went on to amass a million subscribers in less than


An 8GB Raspberry Pi 4 model arrives alongside a new 64-bit OS

What just happened? Are you a big fan of single-board computers? Then here’s some good news: the Raspberry Pi foundation has just released a new, $75 Raspberry Pi 4 model that comes with 8GB of RAM. And to make the most of this memory increase, a 64-bit version of its operating system is being released in early beta form.

Back in June last year, the foundation released the latest version of its incredibly popular Raspberry Pi board—the Raspberry Pi 4

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Boeing resumes 737 Max production following temporary suspension earlier this year

In context: Boeing landed in a deep crisis following two fatal crashes of its 737 Max in October 2018 and March 2019. Soon after airlines began grounding the plane, the company said that it would temporarily suspend production of the aircraft in January 2020 and fired its CEO a week after making this announcement.

Boeing and its best-selling 737 Max have had the worst couple of years in recent memory after technical glitches , rooting back to the plane's

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Bug in Minecraft Dungeons could wipe your PC data

Facepalm: Plenty of new games ship with bugs, but this one’s a lot more severe than the usual glitches: It could potentially wipe a drive of data. The problem is with Minecraft Dungeons, and it could erase your computer’s data when uninstalling the game. Thankfully, there’s a simple fix.

The dungeon-crawling Minecraft spin-off arrived on May 26 to fair-to-good reviews , with many describing it as a family-friendly Diablo. But developer Mojang Studios has


Bad weather delays SpaceX's crewed launch

What just happened? We might be able to control a lot of things, but the weather isn’t one of them. Yesterday, SpaceX’s plan to carry two astronauts on board the Crew Dragon capsule to the International Space Station was canceled just 17 minutes before launch. It wasn’t technical or crew problems that stopped the take-off, but severe weather over the Florida launch site.

The teams from SpaceX and NASA decided the risk to equipment posed by thunderstorms over the Falcon Rocket 9’s


Intel Core i5-10400 vs. AMD Ryzen 5 3600


Intel's new Core i5-10400 is a locked 6-core, 12-thread processor that operates at between 2.9 GHz and 4.3 GHz depending on the workload. At around $180, this chip seems to be going head to head against AMD's formidable Ryzen 5 3600. Can the i5 hold its own?

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Scared of 5G? A $346 USB stick uses "quantum technology" to protect you from its effects

WTF?! While most people welcome the arrival of 5G, there are those who believe the next-gen networks can cause serious health issues. But if you’re worried about your immune system being weakened, brain getting fried, or testicles shrinking, there’s a $346 USB stick that uses “ground-breaking quantum technology” to keep your body safe. According to a new report, however, it’s identical to any cheap USB drive, though it does have a nice sticker
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Xiaomi RedmiBook is Ryzen 4000 powered starting at $559

In brief: AMD's new Ryzen Mobile 4000 mobile CPUs have gained a reputation for offering impressive performance and great efficiency when compared to Intel equivalents. They're also slowly finding their way into more laptops models by a number of manufacturers, now including Xiaomi.

Xiaomi has launched three new RedmiBook laptops powered by AMD Ryzen 4000-series processors, joining an expanding club that includes Asus , Lenovo , MSI , and others who have used the new CPUs in a variety of designs, from

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