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How would you feel if you won a $ 2.3 million jackpot playing online blackjack and then the company operating the game refused to pay because it claimed the win was the result of a software malfunction? Well, this is exactly what happened to Brit Andrew Green in 2018. Naturally, he couldn’t accept the explanation, […]
Pac-Man 99, a new battle royale game based on the iconic franchise, is coming to Nintendo Switch later today. The game will be free for all Nintendo Online subscribers and features optional, paid DLC. The new release was a surprise announcement late Tuesday night. Like other battle royale games, Pac-Man 99 features 99 players trying […]
GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. Hosted Online April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Forget about the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII. It’s time for the Fortnite-ification of Final Fantasy VII! […]
If you want the absolute pinnacle of graphics performance, the RX 6900 XT and RTX 3090 have it, and nothing else comes close. They each have more memory and more raw GPU performance than anything either company has made before. As powerful as they are, though, they have big differences in features and price, which […]
In 2018, one genre of video games dominated the public discourse and eventually found its way into the heart of pop culture: The Battle Royale. The basic concept is simple — dozens of players are placed on a map and fight it out until only one remains standing. It’s led to countless different games offering […]
Hmm, we’re sensing a trend here… Kerry Callen Update, 1/1/21: It’s New Year’s Day, and Ars staff is still enjoying some necessary downtime to prepare for a new year (and a slew of CES emails, we’re sure). While that happens, we’re resurfacing some vintage Ars stories like this 2014 examination of a classic comic book […]
Corellium, a security research firm sued by Apple, has won a major legal victory against the iPhone maker. In a ruling that has wide-reaching implications for iPhone security research and copyright law, a federal judge in Florida threw out Apple’s claims that Corellium had violated copyright law with its software, which helps security researchers find […]
Director Robert Rodriguez revisits the fictional world of his 2005 flick, The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl, in new Netflix film We Can Be Heroes, debuting on Christmas Day It’s been 15 years since the premiere of The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3D, Director Robert Rodriguez’s fantasy adventure kids’ film that was hyped as […]
You can’t solo security COVID-19 game security report: Learn the latest attack trends in gaming Access here It was only five years ago that Epic Games’ Josh Adam and Bill Bramer were onstage at Apple’s WWDC demoing Fortnite and talking about how incredible the iOS platform is for developers. Unless you’ve been hiding under a […]
Enlarge / Acer’s Swift 1 looks a little more professional than Gateway’s GWTN141-2—but looks aren’t everything, as our testing conclusively demonstrates. Jim Salter We’ve been on the lookout for good but seriously cheap laptops for a while now. Acer’s $ 650 Swift 3 is an excellent choice for budget laptops in the under-$ 700 range, but […]
Actress Bella Thorne has been embroiled in a controversy over selling $ 200 (£149.70) nude photos on OnlyFans that were not as described. Her actions on the subscription content platform resulted in OnlyFans placing a cap on the prices creators can charge. The former Disney actress issued an apology to content creators, who say their […]
As the Nexus War kicks off in the latest chapter of Fortnite, Epic Games is offering its biggest tie-in yet, incorporating Marvel heroes and villains such as Iron Man, Wolverine, Storm, and Doctor Doom into the Battle Royale. But as much as half of the company’s player base may not be able to join the […]
An emergency room doctor in Illinois was accused in April of profiting from naming coronavirus as the cause of a patient’s death, a rumor spreading online. An internist in New York treated a vomiting patient in May who drank a bleach mixture as part of a fake virus cure found on YouTube. And in June […]
Enlarge Aurich Lawson / Getty Images Yesterday, Epic used Fortnite to essentially wage open war against Apple’s and Google’s mobile app marketplaces. First it added a discounted “Epic Direct Payment” option alongside the standard iOS App Store and Google Play payment options in Fortnite, in direct violation of those stores’ policies. Then, when Fortnite was […]