Final Fantasy 14 is getting an official tabletop RPG
> The hit massively multiplayer online game Final Fantasy 14 is to be officially adapted into a tabletop role-playing game.... #videogames #finalfantasy #gaming
https://www.polygon.com/23883894/final-fantasy-14-ttrpg-announce
Terraria devs donate $200K to open-source engines in wake of Unity changes
> Unity might be facing the ire that comes with a near-universal condemnation of a new policy change, but at least things are looking up for two open-source game engines.... #gamedev #videogames #gaming
https://www.polygon.com/23884422/terraria-open-source-game-engine-unity-controversy
Netflix’s new virtual game controller iOS app hints at TV gaming
> Netflix has launched a mysterious new gaming controller app for iOS on the App Store, as reported by TechCrunch. The free app, simply called “Netflix Game Controller,” can be downloaded now and says you can “connect to your TV to play” but doesn’t yet have a listed compatible… #netflix #videogames #gaming
https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/8/23824509/netflix-game-controller-tv-gaming-ios-app
Hackers had access to UK voter data for over a year before anyone noticed
> A cyberattack that began in August 2021 exposed the personal data of people in the United Kingdom who registered to vote between 2014 and 2022. The attack wasn’t detected until October… #tech
https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/8/23824516/uk-voter-data-exposed-cyberattack-election-commission
Microsoft shortens its Xbox Game Pass trials just before Starfield’s release
> Microsoft has shortened its $1 Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass trials to just 14 days instead of a month, just weeks before the release of Starfield. After running for years, the $1 trial for new Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers stopped in March before returning last month after Microsoft adjusted its Xbox… #videogames #xbox #gamepass #microsoft #gaming
The BBC on Mastodon: experimenting with distributed and decentralised social media
> As the social media landscape ebbs and flows, the team at BBC Research & Development are researching social technologies and exploring possibilities for the BBC. One part of our work is to establish a BBC presence in the distributed collection of social networks known as the Fediverse, a collection of social media applications... #bbc #social #mastodon #fediverse
https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2023-07-mastodon-distributed-decentralised-fediverse-activitypub
Splitting the Web
> There’s an increasing chasm dividing the modern web. On one side, the commercial, monopolies-riddled, media-adored web. A web which has only one objective: making us click. It measures clicks optimise clicks, generates clicks. It gathers as much information as it could about us and spams every second of our life with ads,... #tech #blog #internet
BBC launches an “experimental” Mastodon server
> The BBC has launched its own “experimental” Mastodon server, marking one of the first major news outlets to establish an instance on the Twitter alternative. You can access the server at social.bbc, which encompasses posts from a handful of BBC accounts, including BBC Radio 4, BBC Taster, BBC Research & Development, and a... #bbc #tech #technews #fediverse
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/31/23814556/bbc-experimental-mastodon-server-twitter
Judge rules White House pressured social networks to “suppress free speech”
> A federal judge yesterday ordered the Biden administration to halt a wide range of communications with social media companies, siding with Missouri and Louisiana in a lawsuit that alleges Biden and his administration violated the First Amendment by colluding with social networks "to suppress disfavored speakers, viewpoints,... #politics #socialmedia #news #technews #tech
This London Bookstore Lets You Try the Recipes Before You Buy
> Finding a good recipe isn’t as simple as it should be. Photos can’t always be trusted and estimated cooking times can be a bit too optimistic for the everyda... #cooking #cookbook #greatbigstories
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