Sunday
Jun102018

‘Fallout 76’ is an online survival game set for November 14th release

Bethesda just announced more details about its latest entry into the Fallout franchise. Fallout 76 is going to be an online-based, open-world, survival game where every person you encounter in the game is an actual person. The game is scheduled to come out on November 14th and instead of pulling hundreds or thousands of players, it’s going to pull in dozens—which makes sense since this is a post-apocalyptic game after all.

Serving as a prequel to the entire series, Fallout 76 takes place in West Virginia and follows survivors of the nuclear apocalypse as they exit bunker, Vault 76. You’ll be tasked to rebuild your town—and the entire country—after Reclamation Day in year 2076. You will be able to take over nuclear launch facilities to launch missiles against rival gangs or unknown territories. There are six distinct West Virginia regions in the game and a CAMP (Construction Assembly Mobile Platform) system is in place to make it easier to build shelters while on the go.

Source: Engadget

Sunday
Jun102018

Facebook promises to scale back on ‘you are now connected’ Messenger reminders

With digital health and phone addiction a hot button item right now, things like constant notifications popping up are seen as ways to prolong use of apps and services. Facebook is seen as a bit of an offender in this respect. With two separate apps—for Messenger and the main Facebook app—we get tons of notifications from them, and some, as some users have complained, are “useless.” An example is the “You are now connected on Messenger” alert. It seems Facebook is hearing the complaints of users and are saying they’re going to cut back on these unnecessary reminders with the help of machine learning.

"We've found that many people have appreciated getting a notification when a friend joins Messenger." A representative said to TechCrunch. "That said, we are working to make these notifications even more useful by employing machine learning to send fewer of them over time to people who enjoy getting them less."

Saturday
Jun092018

Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 6/3-6/9

Saturday
Jun092018

Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse focuses on the making of Miles Morales

Spider-Man fans need to see the animation in the upcoming Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse movie which is coming in December 2018. Focusing on an world with multiple Spider-Men, Miles Morales is a teenager that receives similar powers as Peter Parker which varies somewhat from the comics version.

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the creative minds behind The Lego Movie and 21 Jump Street, bring their unique talents to a fresh vision of a different Spider-Man Universe, with a groundbreaking visual style that’s the first of its kind. Spider-Man™: Into the Spider-Verse introduces Brooklyn teen Miles Morales, and the limitless possibilities of the Spider-Verse, where more than one can wear the mask.