A comparison of users' personal data collected by Threads, Twitter, Bluesky, Mastodon, Spill, and Hive Social, based on information from Apple's App Store
Here's what personal data is collected by Meta's Threads, as well as by Twitter, Bluesky, Mastodon, Spill, and Hive Social.
The NLRB rules that 21 QA employees at Activision Blizzard's Raven Software unit are allowed to have a union election; they have until May 20 to submit ballots
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The NLRB rules that 21 QA employees at Activision Blizzard's Raven Software unit are allowed to have a union election; they have until May 20 to submit ballots
The employees have until May 20th to submit their ballots — Twenty-one Raven Software QA employees have until May 20th …
Microsoft backtracks on price hike for Xbox Live Gold subscriptions announced Friday and says free-to-play games will also no longer require a Gold subscription
Free-to-play games will also no longer require a Gold subscription — Microsoft has reversed its controversial Xbox Live price increase. Source: Xbox Wire .
Microsoft backtracks on price hike for Xbox Live Gold subscriptions announced Friday and says free-to-play games will also no longer require a Gold subscription
Free-to-play games will also no longer require a Gold subscription — Microsoft has reversed its controversial Xbox Live price increase. Source: Xbox Wire .
Q&A with Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser on COVID-19's impact, Animal Crossing, plans for 2021, Switch Online, and more
The president of Nintendo of America on the last year and looking ahead to 2021 — It's hard to imagine a company weathering 2020 much better than Nintendo.
PlayStation 5 review: DualSense controller is amazing, performance is fast and smooth, has a more streamlined UI, but it's big and has no “quick resume” feature
Making console gaming exciting again Shawn Knight / TechSpot : PlayStation 5 review roundup: Sony's titan gears up for battle Tristan Rayner / Android Authority : Xbox Series X/S r...
PlayStation 5 review: DualSense controller is amazing, performance is fast and smooth, has a more streamlined UI, but it's big and has no “quick resume” feature
Making console gaming exciting again Tristan Rayner / Android Authority : Xbox Series X/S reviews showcase hot new consoles, plus more tech news today Luke Reilly / IGN : PlayStati...
PlayStation 5 review: DualSense controller is amazing, performance is fast and smooth, has a more streamlined UI, but it's big and has no “quick resume” feature
The real star of Sony's new console is its controller — A new console generation is usually something you can see.
Xbox Series X review: good performance and impressive backward compatibility, 120Hz mode for smoother gameplay, and quick resume, but no AAA games at launch
playing games on Xbox Game Pass, digging through a large library of classic Xbox games, and having a quiet, efficient box to get you in and out of so many games at a rapid-fire pac...
As the COVID-19 outbreak discourages moviegoers and theatrical releases get delayed, the ascendancy of streaming services may be accelerating
Cinemas, already contending with streaming services, are now facing the prospect of no audiences and no new films because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Universal Pictures to offer $19.99 online rentals for some new movies, currently in theaters, and do the same for an upcoming DreamWorks film on its release day
In light of the movie theaters being brought to a standstill, Universal Pictures is changing the game.
Niantic has temporarily updated various Pokémon Go mechanics to limit the need for extended travel during gameplay due to “the current global health situation”
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Niantic has temporarily updated various Pokémon Go mechanics to limit the need for extended travel during gameplay due to “the current global health situation”
Monster collecting will be slightly easier now — As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the world …
Organizers announce that this year's Game Developers Conference has been postponed from March to summer amid COVID-19 concerns
Sony, EA, Activision Blizzard, Unity, and Epic Games have all withdrawn due to COVID-19 concerns — This year's Game Developers Conference has been postponed …
Organizers announce that this year's Game Developers Conference has been postponed from March to summer amid COVID-19 concerns
Sony, EA, Activision Blizzard, Unity, and Epic Games have all withdrawn due to COVID-19 concerns — This year's Game Developers Conference has been postponed …
Epic says its PC game store, which serves as Fortnite's launcher, has 108M users and generated $251M in 3rd-party game sales since its debut in December 2018
they work Jacob Siegal / BGR : Epic Games Store giving away free games every week through 2020 Tweets: @polygon : Epic Games Store to continue giving away games weekly in 2020 http...
Google acquires Montreal-based game development house Typhoon Studios as part of its plan to create exclusive content for Stadia
Google's Stadia cloud gaming division has acquired Typhoon Studio, a Montreal-based triple-A game development house. — The move is part of Stadia's plan …