Microsoft adds RPG makers InXile and Obsidian to Xbox developer stable

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Microsoft adds RPG makers InXile and Obsidian to Xbox developer stableMicrosoft is continuing to invest in a broad spectrum of developers for its Xbox gaming ecosystem with the acquisition of Obsidian and InXile, makers of complex RPGs primarily aimed at PC users. The two studios will join four others snatched up in June, significantly bolstering […]

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Facebook Portal needs more. At least it just added YouTube

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Facebook Portal needs more. At least it just added YouTubeTo offset the creepiness of having Facebook’s camera and microphone in your house, its new Portal video chat gadget needs best-in-class software.  Its hardware is remarkably well done, plus Messenger and the photo frame feature work great. But its third-party app platform was pretty skimpy when […]

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Facebook simulates itself up a better, more gradual product launch

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Facebook simulates itself up a better, more gradual product launchWhen you’re launching a new social media product, like an image-sharing app or niche network, common wisdom is to make it available to everyone as soon as it’s ready. But simulations carried out by Facebook — and let’s be honest, a few actual launches — suggest […]

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Alibaba sets new Singles’ Day record with $31B in sales, but growth is slowing

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Alibaba sets new Singles’ Day record with $31B in sales, but growth is slowingAlibaba scored another blockbuster Singles’ Day after customers around the world shopped in stores and online on the tenth edition of its November 11 shopping festival. That puts this year’s gross merchandise volume – a measure for the dollar value of total […]

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How issues of microtransit, congestion and parking are closing in on cities

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How issues of microtransit, congestion and parking are closing in on citiesEarlier this week in a new experimental newsletter I’ve been helping Danny Crichton on, we briefly discussed transit pundit Jarrett Walker’s article in The Atlantic arguing against the view that ridesharing and microtransit will be the future of mass transit. Instead, his thesis is […]

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HalenHardy Adds to their Line of Spill Kits

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HalenHardy Adds to their Line of Spill KitsWinner of a 2018 ISHN Reader’s Choice Award, HalenHardys’ SmooshKit continues to build on its success with the addition of a new Basic SmooshKit.https://www.nationaldriller.com/rss/articlesPowered by WPeMatico

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