Ninja Theory announces new horror game 'Project: Mara'

In brief: Hellblade developer Ninja Theory has put out a teaser for a new horror game currently in-development at the Xbox Game Studio.

A few seconds into the teaser and the seemingly unknown character reflecting off the walls probably reveals one of the many illusions in the mental health-focused game, Project: Mara.

Developer Ninja Theory has already explored the topic in its highly-praised Hellblade: Senuas Sacrifice and has a sequel in the works for the next-gen Xbox and PC. Project: Mara, however,

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Huawei postpones its developer conference over coronavirus fears

What just happened? Huawei has postponed its annual developer conference in China as a precaution against the coronavirus. The event was due to take place in Shenzhen, 600 miles south of Wuhan—the center of the outbreak—on February 11th and 12th, but the company has postponed it until March 27th-28th.

“Based on the prevention and control of the pneumonia epidemic situation of the new coronavirus infection, we attach great importance to the health and safety of all the

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Microsoft releases preview SDK for the Surface Duo, envisions Windows 10X on foldables

Why it matters: With dual-screen devices set to bring the next evolution in mobile computing, developer adoption and support remains a key factor in driving the industry forward. Towards that end, Microsoft has announced the preview SDKs for its dual-screen Surface Duo and laid out ideas for optimizing app experiences on foldable devices.

The tech community has received a few updates from Microsoft regarding the company's upcoming foldables: The Windows 10X-powered Surface Neo and the smaller Android-powered Surface Duo .

The company

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Kids are secretly 'talking' to each other in class using AirPods and apps

In a nutshell: As technology becomes more advanced, children are finding more ways to take advantage of it. The latest trick involves using some of Apple’s AirPods and a text-to-speech app to “talk” in class without the teacher realizing.

Those of a certain age may recall when throwing rolled up pieces of paper containing written messages was the best way of surreptitiously communicating in classrooms. In today’s digital age, things are a lot more high-tech.

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Installing or updating Office 365 will quietly set Chrome default search to Bing

In brief: Chrome users will soon have flashbacks to the days of the Ask Toolbar, as Microsoft is adapting the Office 365 installer to automatically install the Bing extension and change the default search engine for people using the company's productivity suite.

The Redmond giant isn't just busy moving as many customers as possible to the latest version of Windows 10. According to a new report

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Wasteland Remastered is hitting the market on February 25

In brief: If you like classic RPGs and post-apocalyptic worlds, or if you're simply looking for something to tide you over before Wasteland 3 launches this year, we have some good news for you now. Wasteland Remastered, a revamped version of the 1988 classic, is officially arriving on PC and Xbox One next month.

The core gameplay is remaining unchanged -- Wasteland Remastered's characters, mechanics, and story will be the same as they were over 30 years ago. If

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In a nutshell: There are plenty of areas where Twitter needs fixing, but the latest feature being added isn’t what you’d call a high priority. The platform is rolling out support for users to add Facebook/iMessage-like reactions to direct messages.

Research engineer Jane Manchun Wong, who is prolific when it comes to revealing social media features before their launch, discovered that Twitter was testing DM reactions last year, and now it’s coming to all users on the web, iOS, and Android


European court: Nintendo doesn't have to offer refunds for digital pre-orders

In context: Nintendo has been on a hot streak in the legal arena lately. Just yesterday, the company managed to convince a federal court to overturn a previous ruling that would have forced it to pay out roughly $10 million as part of a prior patent dispute judgement. Now, a European court has ruled in the video game giant's favor as well.

For roughly two years, according to Norwegian gaming site PressFire, Nintendo has been locked in a legal dispute ( Google Translated version here ) with Norwegian

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Netflix confirms rumors of a Witcher anime written by series co-producer Beau DeMayo

My quick two cents: I happen to be a big fan of The Witcher games. I also enjoyed the first season of the live-action series and thought Netflix did a good job with it. Now that an anime has been confirmed, I'm beginning to get nervous that the franchise will get run into the ground.

On Wednesday, Netflix tweeted that it has a new anime film in the works based on The Witcher franchise. The announcement was short on details, only saying that it is being produced by

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Microsoft's Project xCloud preview is coming to Canada on January 29

In brief: Microsoft's foray into the cloud gaming market, Project xCloud, is making steady progress. The platform, which will let users access a wide variety of Xbox and PC games from the comfort of their laptop, tablet, smartphone, or PC, is set to arrive sometime this year. In the meantime, though, the program's invite-only preview is expanding to additional markets.

The preview, which kicked off in October, will soon be available to Canada-based players, Microsoft announced

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