Swedish game company Embracer Group has just made a blockbuster deal to acquire Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal and Square Enix Montréal for what seems like a bargain $300 million price, the company confirmed in a press release. The deal includes a “catalogue of IPs including Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Thief, Legacy of Kain and more than 50 back-catalogue games from Square Enix…
At the moment, Google Assistant’s health integrations are limited to asking about sleep. Moving forward, you’ll be able to see steps, calories burned, and other activity metrics from Fitbit or Google Fit on the Nest Hub.
A new Google Support article details the…
Google is rolling out a fresh update to Android Auto, bumping the app update to version 7.6 for all Android users.
While the specific version number tends to vary by device, Android Auto 7.6 is the latest notable update to the service, arriving roughly a month after the…
Analysts seem generally happy with the AAPL outlook despite the company’s stark earnings call warning, but one has warned that iPhone prices may rise outside the US. While this could happen across the complete range of Apple products, it’s likely to be especially problematic for the iPhone 14.
Apple reported record earnings for Q2, but warned that revenue for the current quarter would incur a…
The Spanish prime minister’s iPhone was infected by NSO’s Pegasus spyware, says the government. Defense Minister Margarita Robles’ phone was also hit. This is just the latest in a slew of high-profile Pegasus attacks revealed within the last few weeks.
While it is…
Just because it’s Monday doesn’t mean you can’t start the week with a bang. And I’m at a loss of a better way than by feasting your eyes on the latest lethal animal from Australia: the Ungoverned Vendetta tracked electric skateboard.
At least, I think “electric…
Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup needs a $3,900 home device to use it as backup power
May 2, 2022
Ford has confirmed the price of its “Home Integration System,” which enables the F-150 Lightning electric pickup to power your home in case of an outage.
It will cost $3,895 before installation which is actually quite a good price…
When Ford unveiled the F-150 Lightning, one of the features that created the most buzz was its support for bi-directional charging: Ford intelligent Backup…
Embracer agrees to buy Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal, Square Enix Montréal, and their IP
May 2, 2022
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Embracer Group announced today that it has entered an agreement with Square Enix to acquire Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal, and Square Enix Montréal. Embracer…
Following the iOS app in March, Google Translate for Android now has a homescreen widget that follows the latest Material You design language.
Update 5/1: In announcing on Thursday, Google only showed off one Translate widget when there are actually two. Translate Quick…
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Amazon today announced which games will be added to its Prime Gaming channel on Luna, as well as the games that will be free for Prime subscribers. It’s a fairly stacked month all around, with Ghostrunner, Curse of Monkey Island, and Dead Space 2 on the list.
As usual, Prime Gaming…
