Per Moriarty, the new game is codenamed Jawbreaker and will feature a somewhat older, experienced Lara Croft (CD is apparently looking for a 30-something 5’6” athletic British woman to provide Lara’s voice and presumably do motion capture). Apparently, the game will have a grounded tone with some fantasy elements and interestingly, it seems Lara’s occupation may have been tweaked, with the titular raiding of tombs deemphasized in favor of “protecting” artifacts....

But surely a lot of those bugs will be fixed for launch, right? Well, hopefully, but the developers of Tower of Fantasy are warning that bugs and “shortcomings” will still be present at launch… “We would like to say that we are well aware that Tower of Fantasy still has many shortcomings. We will work hard to improve them, but some bugs and issues may be unavoidable after the official launch....

The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has cut down its orders to suppliers according to reports in the Taiwanese press. TSMC, which is facing an industry slowdown as its customers struggle with demand slowdown, cut down capital expenditures for 2022 earlier this year, and the firm cited a lack of demand forecasting as the primary reason behind the drawdown. Now, the firm is also rumored to have significantly reduced its 3-nanometer output estimates for this year, in the latest bit of speculation surrounding the advanced chip manufacturing technology scheduled to enter production in the current quarter....

In the midst of the latest media controversy surrounding SpaceX’s chief Mr. Elon Musk, a blogger from Ukraine has revealed that she and others have been regularly paying for Starlink internet. Starlink shipped its user dishes to Ukraine immediately in the aftermath of the devastating Russian invasion, and since then, usage in the war-torn country has spiked as both civilian and military users continue to rely on the service for their communications needs....

Another day, another Unreal Engine 5 showcase, but we’re pretty sure that fans will appreciate this Half-Life 2 recreation within Epic’s new game engine. Created by ‘TeaserPlay’, this fan concept video uses Unreal Engine 5’s Nanite, Lumen, and Ray Tracing. In addition, Metahuman was used for both G-Man and Gordon Freeman. The showcase also packs some gameplay, and the video is pretty impressive overall. Half-Life fans will likely recognize some environments from the original Half-Life 2, which ‘TeaserPlay’ recreated in the video....

The game by Abyss Studio, which has been announced with an in-engine trailer, will be set in the dark and mysterious world of Nornidia whose order has been broken during the Fire Thief event, which caused the Old Tide to disappear and the devouring Black Tide to appear. It’s in this age of chaos that players will have to uncover the mysteries of this world, delve deeper into the underworld fog, and save the world....

Biostar Readies Custom Radeon RX 6750 XT & RX 6650 XT Graphics Cards For Launch Next Week The most significant concern for Biostar’s newest AMD RX 6750 XT release is that we know the AMD model has a higher TDP than prior models (it sits at 250W power consumption). It also will have a Navi 22-based graphics processor, utilizing 2560 Stream Processors, and Biostar will ship its version with 12GB of GDDR6 memory and a base clock at 18 GBps....

Elon Musk has so far largely escaped any lasting consequences for his characteristic impulsiveness. After all, who can forget the CEO of Tesla’s botched efforts back in 2018 to take the EV giant private with Saudi money or his incessant flouting of constraints placed upon him by the SEC vis-à-vis his use of social media for official communication purposes? Alas, no more, as indicated by Twitter’s recent filings. — Ed Ludlow (@EdLudlow) October 13, 2022 Twitter has submitted a slew of documents as part of the requisite filings with the Delaware Court of Chancery, revealing that Elon Musk is currently under an investigation by the federal authorities in relation to his conduct during the Twitter takeover negotiations....

You Can Now Download watchOS 9.1 Beta 4 on Apple Watch if You’re a Developer The folks over at Apple released a barrage of software updates earlier this week. But that pile of software didn’t include watchOS 9.1 for some reason. If you were wondering where the update went, worry not, as it is available for download today. Downloading watchOS 9.1 beta 4 is very easy, and it is available as an over-the-air update, obviously....

Check out Wccftech’s other Most Anticipated of 2023 lists: Fighting, RPG, Multiplayer, Action, Adventure, Horror, Platform Tchia (Early 2023 - PC/PS4/PS5) Indie games sometimes offer some incredibly stunning visuals. That’s the case with Tchia, the gorgeous tropical open world adventure game in development at Awaceb. Its co-founders have been inspired by their native island of New Caledonia, borrowing from the local landscapes, cultures, music, languages, and folklore to create a fictional world....

High price that was not justified Apple has been rumored to introduce price cuts to the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus this year, suggesting from the beginning that one major reason why the iPhone 14 Plus failed was because it was too expensive. For $899, the consumer in the U.S. was just $100 away from upgrading to the iPhone 14 Pro and acquiring a boatload of upgrades, which included a cutting-edge SoC, the A16 Bionic....

— Windows Insider Program (@windowsinsider) February 10, 2022 Windows 11 Build 22000.526 (KB5010414) release notes: For more details about Windows 11 Build 22000.526 (KB5010414), head over to the official blog post. - Relevant: PowerToys v0.55 Drops with 3 New Utilities!

Build 22543 brings in new natural voices for the Narrator which will improve your overall accessibility experience. You will now be able to browse through the internet and perform other tasks using on-screen text to speech more comfortably. 2 new voices have been added named “Aria” and “Jenny.” Microsoft has also made other changes to the OS, such as redesigning the media controls visible on the Lock screen, updating the app windows resizing experience, and many others....

Optional updates can also be referred to as preview updates, as they are yet to be finalized by Microsoft based on user feedback. If there are issues, Microsoft will resolve them before the next month’s “Patch Tuesday” updates and then officially release the update across all Windows 11 devices. Moreover, KB5014668 was pretested in the Insider channel earlier on as well, but the build was 22000.776. It seems that Microsoft has now made an iteration to the same update and released it to the stable channel....

The Echo Dot + Buds Bundle Makes for an Amazing Christmas Gift for Alexa Fans If bought individually, the Echo Dot will cost you around $39.99 while the Echo Buds retail for $119.98. But, if you buy the two together, you just have to pay $69.99. That is a crazy deal! Buy Echo Buds (2nd Gen) | Wireless earbuds with active noise cancellation and Alexa + Echo Dot (3rd Gen) - Was $159....

While Apple Does Not Allow You to Upgrade the SSD on Your New Mac Studio, There is Still a Way The SSD on the Mac Studio can be easily replaced since it is not soldered to the board. Users can easily find a compatible replacement and upgrade themselves at home. However, the process is not as seamless as it sounds which we will talk about later on. The Mac Studio teardown reveals that each unit contains two internal SSD slots which can be easily swapped....

Article refers to Balan Wonderworld co-developer as “company X” (Arzest) All points are alleged atm. Source: https://t.co/25S0fnmUjs — Genki✨ (@Genki_JPN) December 7, 2022 ORIGINAL: So, we get to do this rodeo again, don’t we? Yuji Naka was recently reported to have been arrested over an accusation of insider trading… Again. This time, it’s regarding the development of yet another mobile game that was also made by a third-party studio that was parallel to the company itself, the project in question being Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier....

During combat, players will be able to summon Einherjar specializing in different fields who will help Valkyrie in combos or support her by granting elemental properties to her attacks. Einherjar can be summoned by filling the soul gauge. The Valkyrie Elysium combat system will also be made deeper by Divine Arts, special attacks with different elemental properties, the Soul Chain system, which will allow Valkyrie to reach locations that cannot be reached normally or to move in on an enemy quickly, the combo system that will let Valkyrie use the aforementioned Divine Arts, and different weapons with unique attacks....

Sometimes, PowerShell can be used for bad purposes as well. It can be utilized to perform automated malicious tasks and effectively infect devices across an entire network. In some environments, it may be advisable to disable PowerShell, particularly if you believe an individual is not using PowerShell for everyday tasks. This article explores two ways through which you can disable Windows PowerShell on your computer so that it does not become abused....

This can be bypassed by installing the YouTube app directly on your computer. Using an app instead of the web version for YouTube has its advantages. For one, you no longer need to use a browser to access the videos, just click on the YouTube app icon and start browsing. Moreover, you can use dedicated keyboard shortcuts to control the content, making things more convenient. That said, Microsoft Store does not provide a standard YouTube application at this time that you can install on your Windows computer....