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Trump to transform spaceflight from spectacle to status quo targeting 3 launches per day
The Trump administration has unveiled a new space policy aiming to dramatically increase US space traffic, targeting nearly three rocket launches or reentries per day by 2030. A White House policy document released on Thursday directs federal agencies to expand America’s launch and reentry infrastructure, framing the push as essential to maintaining US leadership in…
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Sandustry is the first factory simulation game I’ve played that gets heaps right
Sandustry, a new spelunking factory-builder from Lantto Games and Hooded Horse, has been praised by a Rock Paper Shotgun writer for being the first game in its genre to convincingly capture the physicality and unease of industrial waste. The reviewer draws a comparison with real-world spoil heaps, such as Welsh slate tips near Aberllefenni and…
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Compulsion Games Is Now Officially An Ex-Xbox Studio
Compulsion Games, the Canadian game developer behind South of Midnight and We Happy Few, has officially parted ways with Microsoft. After Microsoft confirmed that Compulsion was one of five Xbox studios it was divesting of, Compulsion boss Guillaume Provost has now confirmed it’s a done deal. This was hinted at recently when the Steam page…
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Judge rules crucial evidence was wrongly blocked in councillor’s misconduct hearing
A judge has ruled that important evidence was wrongly excluded from a councillor’s misconduct hearing. The decision raises concerns about whether the original process was fair and whether its outcome may need to be reconsidered. The ruling focuses on the handling of evidence rather than making a final finding on the underlying misconduct allegations. It…
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Personalized pricing is “abhorrent,” but FTC limits may increase costs, critics say
The US Federal Trade Commission is considering new limits on “personalised pricing,” the practice of using customers’ personal data to set individualised prices based on how much they might be willing to pay. While the FTC lacks authority to ban the practice outright, it says businesses could be found in violation of the FTC Act…
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Sony is ditching physical discs, so here’s how I’ll play PS2 games using original hardware and handhelds instead of PS5 games in protest
A GamesRadar+ writer reacts to Sony’s move away from physical game discs by announcing they will play PlayStation 2 titles on original hardware and handheld devices rather than buying digital PS5 games, framing it as a personal protest against the shift to disc-free consoles. The piece reflects wider unease among gamers about losing physical ownership…
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Homeland security cybercops say patch TrueConf (Russia’s Zoom) if you’re using it
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered federal agencies to patch two actively exploited vulnerabilities in TrueConf, a Moscow-based video conferencing platform often described as a Russian alternative to Zoom. The move follows reports that compromised TrueConf servers were being used to distribute malware to meeting participants, raising concerns given the software’s…
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Pixel 11 gets in on the digicam trend
The latest episode of The Verge’s Vergecast podcast dives into Google’s Pixel 11 Pro, focusing on a new suite of computational photography features called Camera Looks, which lets users tweak their photo processing to move away from the smartphone industry’s typically over-sharpened, over-processed image style and towards a softer, more film-like “digicam” aesthetic. Host Jacob…
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Nintendo’s War On Switch Emulators Continues With 400 More GitHub Takedowns
Nintendo is doing what Nintendo does: issuing DMCA takedown notices to anyone who illegally offers access to any of the company’s games. That’s exactly what happened earlier this week, as Nintendo wiped out over 400 Switch emulators from GitHub. According to an August 21 TorrentFreak report, the Mario maker sent the proprietary developer platform seven…
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Lone game dev builds an explorable cyberpunk city almost entirely out of ASCII characters
A solo game developer has created an explorable cyberpunk city rendered almost entirely in ASCII characters, turning simple text symbols into a fully navigable urban environment. The project highlights how far text-based art and procedural design can be pushed by a single creator, showcasing an unconventional visual style within the cyberpunk genre that typically relies…