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Hands-on: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is so good uuuuuulgh

Aug22
by on August 22, 2018 at 4:31 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


It took me a little bit to convince my bosses to let me go to Gamescom. I begged them, tried using our new gadget site as excuse, made the whole thing as cheap as possible for them. I told them I would be checking out like twenty games and write previews for all of them. It was all an elaborate ruse – I just wanted to go so I could play Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. There aren’t a lot of games I really nerd out over anymore. Sure I’m excited for the new Red Dead and I will probably put…

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Massive Pixel 3 XL leak shows off working phone and camera samples

Aug22
by on August 22, 2018 at 4:09 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider, Plugged


We’re used to major leaks happening in the weeks leading up to a smartphone release, but its rare to see one as substantial as the Pixel 3 XL leak that just hit the web today. Russian site Rozetked was able to acquire what appears to be a production Pixel 3 XL via an anonymous source over a month before its expected announcement in October – let alone its actual sale date. Assuming this isn’t some fantastic fake, Rozetked shows off the device in full working condition and uncommonly non-blurrycam quality, confirming several other leaks so far. Let’s recap: There’s a…

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FIFA 19 continues the tradition of being slightly better than the previous one

Aug22
by on August 22, 2018 at 4:09 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Unless you’ve been living under a non-internet-connected rock, you’ll have heard of the FIFA games. And, if you’ve heard of the series, you’ll probably be aware that FIFA 19 will be on its way soon. The football series is one of the world’s most popular games – having sold over 150 million copies by 2016 – and, come the 28th September, the new title will be out. And we got to play it. Oh joy! I’m not surprised with your reaction. Much like other annual sports titles (NBA 2K or Madden), you probably already know already if you’re going to buy FIFA 19 or not. True.…

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Thailand’s central bank will issue its own digital currency — but there’s a catch

Aug22
by on August 22, 2018 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork, Insider


Details have emerged of a new digital currency to be issued by the central bank of Thailand – it’s built on an open source blockchain eerily reminiscent of the popular banking ledger developed by Ripple Labs. It was first teased in June by Bank of Thailand (BOT) governor Veerathai Santiprabhob, who cited a need to meet demand for faster transactions across banking networks. Dubbed Project Inthanon, its mission is to create “a new way of conducting interbank settlement using wholesale central bank digital currency.” Well, now we know specifics. It’s called Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and it’s being built on…

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