The development of Microsoft’s Perfect Dark reboot is apparently not going so well according to a new report from Video Games Chronicle. The Initiative, the new “AAAA” Microsoft studio working on the new Perfect Dark game is reportedly being affected by high turnover, with almost half of the core development…
Well, here’s one Google cancelation that shouldn’t upset anyone: Google’s coming Privacy Sandbox will no longer be based on FLoC, its controversial replacement for web browser cookies. “We started the Privacy Sandbox initiative to improve web privacy for users, while also giving publishers, creators and other developers the tools they…
This week, Apple released updates for iPhone, iPad, and its other hardware platforms. But it also quietly delayed a key iPad and Mac feature that it promised in June to deliver this year. That feature, called Universal Control, would allow users to control a Mac and/or an iPad at the…
After a 13-month delay, it’s finally here! Halo Infinite is available across Xbox One and Series X|S, PC, Xbox Game Pass, and Xbox Cloud Gaming. “The Banished have defeated UNSC forces and seized the mysterious Zeta Halo, putting the survival of humankind at risk,” Microsoft’s Will Tuttle writes in the…
Google has agreed to create its upcoming Privacy Sandbox “with regulatory oversight and input” from the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA had previously announced that it was investigating the Privacy Sandbox, which Google designed to keep its advertising empire intact amidst calls for privacy protections, for antitrust…
Well, that was inevitable. Valve announced today that it is delaying the Steam Deck past the holidays because of component shortages. “The launch of Steam Deck will be delayed by two months,” the firm revealed today. “We’re sorry about this—we did our best to work around the global supply chain…
To celebrate Xbox’s 20th anniversary next month, Microsoft will kick off three months of back-to-back Xbox Game Pass game launches. “This has been a remarkable year for Team Xbox and for you, our fans,” Microsoft’s Matt Booty explains. “We welcomed Bethesda to the family, announced a new slate of games…
Despite being delayed for an entire year, Halo Infinite will be missing key functionality when it launches in the fourth quarter of 2021. “Unfortunately, as we focused the team for shutdown and really focused on a quality experience for launch, we made a really tough decision to delay shipping campaign…
This evening, Google announced a new and more detailed timeline for implementing its Privacy Sandbox, which includes FLoC and Fledge. “The Privacy Sandbox proposals are in various stages of development,” the Privacy Sandbox website notes. “This timeline reflects when we expect new technologies will be ready to support key use…
The US Department of Defense said today that it was canceling Microsoft’s award of the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract, which was valued at $10 billion over five years. It will now undergo a new procurement process. “With the shifting technology environment, it has become clear that the JEDI…