Entries by Nicole Batac (11989)

Saturday
Aug062022

Valve works on Joy-Con support for Steam

On top of adding support for Nintendo's classic controllers, Valve is testing out a way to support Joy-Cons. It's part of the newest Steam beta, where Joy-Cons can be supported either individually or as a matched pair like you would with Switch games. You can opt into the Steam beta to try it out. These are the instructions you can follow on Steam's website.

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Friday
Aug052022

Disney moves 'She-Hulk' episode releases to Thursday

When She-Hulk: Attorney at Law debuts on Disney+, it will come out on a new day. Disney has shifted the release to Thursdays, considering its upcoming heavily packed schedule. That includes September's new Star Wars series, Andor. So, beginning August 18, She-Hulk will drop at midnight on Thursdays.

Tatiana Maslany stars as Jennifer Walters, Bruce Banner's cousin, who finds herself with Hulk powers of her own. This action comedy will focus on how she balances this new super ability with her career and love life.

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Friday
Aug052022

Amazon to purchase Roomba maker iRobot in US$1.7 billion deal

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Amazon has just signed an agreement with iRobot, the company behind Roomba robot vacuum cleaners, to buy the company for US$1.7 billion (around CA$2.2 billion). It'll be an all-cash transaction for US$61 (approx. CA$79) per share. Colin Angle, iRobot's CEO, will remain in his position.

As CNET noted, Amazon has been a market leader in smart home devices, but a vacuum cleaner hasn't been introduced in its wheelhouse yet. The company didn't detail how it plans to integrate iRobot with the rest of the company.

Thursday
Aug042022

'Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered' gets verified for Steam Deck

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Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered is coming to the PC next week. Alongside that, the game gets verified for Steam Deck. Developer Insomniac Games announced this development on its Twitter account. When a game gets verified for Steam Deck, it should play great on the handheld gaming machine without significant tweaks.

Insomniac has also confirmed Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales will be coming to the PC sometime this fall. We're assuming the title could be verified then, too.

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