Games
Ace Combat Zero Is Becoming a Standalone Steam App After Backlash Over Its 140GB Ace Combat 8 Bundle
News: Bandai Namco has reversed course and confirmed Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War will become a standalone Steam app, following fan backlash over having to download all of Ace Combat 8 just to play the pre-order bonus.
Technology & Hardware
Microsoft’s Glass Data Storage Breakthrough Explained: How Project Silica Voxels Could Preserve Data for 10,000 Years
News: Microsoft’s Project Silica can write data inside ordinary glass for 10,000 years. Here’s how voxels work, what changed in the Nature paper, and why game preservation could benefit.
Movies & Shows
Meet the New James Bond: Isaac Rouse Suits Up as a Schoolboy 007 for Big Finish’s Young Bond: SilverFin
News: Big Finish and Ian Fleming Publications have released the first photos of Isaac Rouse as a teenage James Bond at Eton College, ahead of the October 29 release of the audio drama Young Bond: SilverFin.
Reviews
Gears of War: E-Day Review: The Coalition Turns Emergence Day Into the Best Gears in Years
Our Gears of War: E-Day review breaks down The Coalition’s Emergence Day prequel across story, gameplay, world, bugs, and features, plus the Unreal Engine 5 engine, post-launch seasons, and our final score.
