Microsoft halts OS updates for the HoloLens 1

The first-gen HoloLens is considered a prototype device, and it looks like it’s going to be left behind. Microsoft announced in support documentation that this version will be entering a Long Term Servicing state and will not get any operating system updates. “Future updates will focus on issue and security fixes, while maintaining feature parity with the Windows 10 October 2018 release for HoloLens (also known as RSS).” This means that the features introduced in Windows 10 May 2019 Update onwards will not be coming to the device. Those updates will only be available on the HoloLens 2.

Source: MSPowerUser

‘Super Hexagon’ creator will release ‘Dicey Dungeons’ on August 13th

If you’re familiar with twitch-reflex challenge Super Hexagon, the indie designer behind the game Terry Cavanagh has a new game coming out you might want to check out. Dicey Dungeons is a new game about beating the odds. You’re a six-sided warrior, witch, thief, robot, jester, or inventor, and you need to make it to the end of a dungeon run to outdo Lady Luck herself. Your attacks and abilities require certain dice rolls to activate. PCGamer calls it a cross between Yahtzee and Tharsis. You have several rerolls, splits, and tweaks that you can apply to mitigate the randomness of the game. It’ll be out on August 13 on Steam and itch.

Netflix signs multi-year deal with the team behind ‘Big Mouth’

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The newest deal Netflix has signed is with Big Mouth creators, Brutus Pink. The two companies signed a multi-year animation deal that will have the new production house creating animated movies and shows for Netflix. Brutus Pink, which comes from creators Nick Kroll, Jennifer Flackett, Andrew Goldberg, and Mark Levin, will also be making three additional seasons of Big Mouth beyond the third season lined up for the fall. What the other projects will be isn’t clear right now.

Source: Engadget

Bethesda promises you won’t need internet access to play the ‘Doom’ re-releases

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Some Doom players weren’t particularly happy when Bethesda re-released the first three Doom games. That’s because the re-released version required users to have a BethesdaNet account, which meant you needed to be online. And this frustrated players who have been playing these games before home internet access really took off. The developer assures its players that it’s listening, though. Bethesda is now working on making accounts optional for players. The company reasoned that the requirement to reward the members of Bethesda’s Doom Slayers Club for playing the original titles. But if you don’t want to sign up, it seems you’ll be able to play the game soon without it.

Source: Engadget