Sharon Ross 
Transformers: War for Cybertron – Siege, out now, is the first part of a Netflix-exclusive trilogy of Transformers cartoons. The show goes belly-deep into Transformers lore. Sure, everybody knows Optimus Prime and Megatron and Bumblebee and the tape player guy with the cool voice, but Siege transports us to a planet full of robo randos … Read more
Netflix and Ubisoft’s first project together is an animated adaptation of the gaming publisher’s Splinter Cell series, the company announced today. The streamer has ordered two seasons from the get-go, for a total of 16 episodes, according to Variety. John Wick writer Derek Kolstad is set to oversee the project. Details about the show remain … Read more
Stardew Valley is a smash indie success, and now the game will be available with a physical collector’s edition for Switch and PC. Right now, the edition is available for preorder on Fangamer. Stardew Valley is a game where players take over their grandfather’s farm in the titular town of Stardew Valley, and spend their … Read more
An amendment proposed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) that would ban the US military from recruiting on Twitch is now a potential amendment to the House Committee on Appropriations bill, which is part of the process in how the Pentagon’s annual budget is set. “Children should not be targeted in general for many marketing purposes … Read more
Pokémon Go Fest 2020 took place this past weekend, but the online event didn’t go off without a hitch. Some players experienced technical difficulties on Saturday, July 25, so developer Niantic is offering a brief makeup period. On Sunday, Aug. 16, Go Fest activities will return to the mobile game, letting players experience what they … Read more
A Wall Street Journal report in April offered an in-depth look at this practice. The investigation found that while Amazon has policies that bar employees from looking at data from individual sellers, the rules are easy to circumvent and not always enforced. One source told the WSJ that “managers sometimes would ask an Amazon business … Read more
The new football video games that 2K Sports is making will feature real NFL players in addition to NFL teams, courtesy of a new licensing agreement between the publisher and the NFL Players Association, the companies announced Thursday. The deal gives 2K Sports the rights to use the names, numbers, images, and likenesses of more … Read more
This includes the idea that data and attention are the “new digital currency” — not just dollars. What we ‘spend’ on free services like Gmail and Instagram is our time and personal information, which data-driven firms commoditize as ad revenue. And the ‘rates’ we’re being charged — the endless infringements on our privacy — are … Read more
Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ second wave of summer content introduces weekly fireworks, which are set to go off on Sunday nights. Players can enjoy the usual light show, or they can upload custom patterns to explode in the sky. And while some fans are busy putting together elaborate pixel art for their fireworks, others instead … Read more
On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee held its last hearing as part of its year-long investigation into anti-competitive behavior in the tech industry. As part of that probe, lawmakers obtained around 1.3 million documents from Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google ahead of their final hearing featuring the chief executives of each of the companies. Dozens … Read more