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There is no greater advertisement for the virtues of patience than No Mans Sky. The game was an underwhelming fart when it first released back in 2016. Now its one of the best titles around, thanks to continuing support by developer Hello Games. The company just dropped a surprise Halloween-themed update and its pretty darned cool. The latest release is called The Cursed and its filled to the brim with creepy stuff to experience. Theres a whole new twilight universe where players will fight to keep a grip on reality while haunted by visions and voices from another dimension. Time can shift unexpectedly and players could encounter spectral anomalies. Theres also no FTL in this twisted realm, forcing players to strategically use the ancient portal network. This kind of reality-bending nonsense seems plucked straight out of the Gamecube classic Eternal Darkness or, more recently, the horror fishing sim Dredge. Im very much here for it. To navigate this cursed space, theres a new ship to pilot. The Boundary Herald Starship is a legitimate flying saucer, made from a Giger-esque coil of tubes, pipeworks and engines. Its a real beauty and the developers first attempt at designing a retro-style spaceship. The update also includes bioluminescent pets and a new exosuit. Hello Games This is a limited-time event, as players will only have around three weeks to explore this twilight universe. However, the glow-in-the-dark pets, updated exosuit and, thankfully, the flying saucer are here to stay. This is just the latest gameplay update for No Mans Sky. So far, there have been over 35 major named updates and many more medium-sized patches and the like. In recent months, the developers added the ability to fish and integrated new weather systems.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/no-mans-sky-just-got-a-creepy-lovecraftian-update-in-time-for-halloween-130020444.html?src=rss
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Chipmaking giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) halted semiconductor shipments to a client that may have illegally sent the chips on to Huawei, according to Bloomberg. That follows reports that TSMC had informed the US government that its chips appeared in one of Huawei's AI accelerators. There's no confirmation on whether the company was acting on Huawei's behalf or where it's based. TSMC cut off shipments to the entity in mid-October after it noticed that the same chips had appeared in Huawei products. It notified the US and Taiwanese governments of this latest development and is further probing the matter, Bloomberg's sources said. They asked not to be identified given the sensitive nature of the matter. Yesterday, Bloomberg and The Financial Times reported that Canadian research firm TechInsights had spotted TSMC chips in a Huawei AI accelerator, a clear violation of US sanctions. That brought into question how Huawei had obtained those chips, with a third-party company being a strong possibility. In 2020, the US Commerce Department implemented trade restrictions against Huawei that barred the company from obtaining chips made by foreign firms. Earlier this year, the US government further tightened restrictions by revoking its licenses with Intel and Qualcomm to produce chips for its devices. In a previous statement provided to the Commerce Department, TSMC denied any working relationship with Huawei since mid-September of 2020. TSMC also told Bloomberg that it hasnt produced any chips for Huawei due to the amended restrictions. For its part, Huawei said in a statement yesterday that it hasn't used any chips sourced from TSMC since the 2020 restrictions were enacted. Rather than using TSMC, Huawei was supposedly obtaining chips from a local partner, China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) including a 7-nanometer processor for Huawei smartphones. However, US officials doubted that SMIC could build such chips at sufficient scale to meet market demand. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/tsmc-has-reportedly-cut-off-a-company-that-sent-its-chips-to-huawei-124900342.html?src=rss
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The Apple Vision Pro has experienced a few new perks since its February release, and the latest comes via Vimeo. The video platform has launched an app for Apple's Vision Pro that allows users to view, create and share spatial videos. "The launch of our Apple Vision Pro app marks a significant milestone in our ongoing mission to push the boundaries of video experiences," said Vimeo CEO Philip Moyer. "This kind of spatial content is the future of storytelling, and were proud to be at the forefront of this revolution." Content can be sent privately or shared publicly from the iOS and visionOS apps or Vimeo's website. Users can also capture spatial videos with Vimeo on the iPhone 16 series, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. Apple is also planning to introduce a Final Cut Pro update by the end of 2024 that lets users edit spatial videos on their Macs. We had very mixed feelings when Apple released the Vision Pro. We gave it a 74 in our original review as its immersive video and and micro-OLED screens were very impressive, but its weight and lack of native apps, among other issues, led to us calling it, "a beta product aimed at developers." Two months and a few updates later and we were more impressed thanks to features like Spatial Personas, which makes it feel like avatars are right in your home. Plus, it offers some 3D films for Apple TV+ subscribers and more games. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ar-vr/vimeo-brings-spatial-videos-to-the-apple-vision-pro-123046749.html?src=rss
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