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Meta’s Hyperscape is ready to turn your real living room into a VR hangout
Meta’s impressive, photorealistic digital replicas of real places built using its “Hyperscape” capture tech, which uses the cameras on a Quest 3 or Quest 3S VR headset to scan a room, have so far been solitary spaces. If you wanted to visit a virtual version of a room in your house (or of Gordon Ramsay’s […]
Golden Joystick Awards 2025 winners announced, with Clair Obscur getting GOTY
The 43rd annual Golden Joysticks were held on Nov. 20. Here's the full list of winners, a preview of The Game Awards to come.
Wicked: For Good is a soaring second act that brings it all full circle
When Jon M. Chu first announced that his big-screen Wicked adaptation would be split into two parts, there was concern about whether the original musical's second act could be fashioned into a fully fleshed-out movie. Compared to the stage show's lengthy first act, where all the musical's most recognizable songs are front-loaded, the second act […]
Sources: Google is offering voluntary buyouts to employees in its UK offices, following similar offers in several US divisions this year (Hugh Langley/Business Insider)
Hugh Langley / Business Insider:
Sources: Google is offering voluntary buyouts to employees in its UK offices, following similar offers in several US divisions this year — - Google is offering UK-based staff a voluntary exit package. — The company confirmed it was offering the package to “support our important work ahead.”
With Marvel Rivals' Gambit, NetEase is still taking inspiration from Blizzard
Gambit's kit in Marvel Rivals season five borrows heavily from Wuyang in Overwatch, even when it doesn't fit the way NetEase's game plays