Upcoming PlayStation VR horror game lets friend mess with your gameplay

Virtual reality games tend to be a solo activity. But an upcoming PlayStation VR game wants to change that. Developer Firesprite is introducing a new concept with The Persistence. This sci-fi horror title comes with a mobile companion app to let friends nearby see your game map. They can either choose to make your life easier and steer you towards items you need or cause so much trouble. And at times the app will reward them with points for taking using approaches. At the same time the player in VR might get the option to upload a virus to a terminal in the game to wipe a spectator’s upgrade points. 

In this game, you play as a member of a spaceship that gets into an “incident” where many of the crew members turn into mutants. You then have to try to survive and save the ship. Adding a bit of difficulty and taking away any form of memorization, when you die, you come back with a new name and backstory. We can't say yet how the game will translate in real life but the wait isn't that long. Firesprite aims to release The Persistence around May of this year.

Source: Polygon

'A Series of Unfortunate Events' gets a second season on Netflix

It doesn't come as a surprise that Netflix's adapation of A Series of Unfortunate Events is getting a second season. Daniel Handler, creator of the 13-part young adult series, has said earlier this year that he and other writers of the show were already working on the second season. Now, Netflix confirms the comeback of the show in an announcement trailer that shows coded messages used by the secret organization VFD in the show. Highlighted letters in the trailer are meant to direct viewers to vastlyfrighteningdecision.com, which displays a message from Lemony Snicket, the show's narrator (and Handler's pen name for the books), and how displeased he is with your continuining patronage of the show. Despite what he says, though, we are looking forward to the "miserable" show to come back.

Source: The Verge

LG Canada earmarks April 7 for launch of LG G6

LG's newest flagship is coming to Canada on April 7th. The LG G6, which features a bold new display format with a cinematic viewing experience, exceptional screen to body ratio, wide angle camera and more. Designed in response to consumer feedback and user opinions, the G6 offers a back-to-basics approach to premium smartphones.

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Microsoft Teams is a chat-based workspace in Office 365

Microsoft's answer to Slack, which is Microsoft Teams, was announced earlier today. Microsoft Teams—the chat-based workspace in Office 365—is now generally available in 181 markets and in 19 languages. Since announcing the preview in November, more than 50,000 organizations have started using Microsoft Teams

Kirk Koenigsbauer, corporate vice president of Microsoft Office, shared what’s new in Microsoft Teams and talked about how customers are using Office 365 to collaborate and deliver great results.

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