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This illustration picture shows a person logging into Epic Games’ Fortnite on their smartphone in Los Angeles on August 14, 2020. (Photo by Chris DELMAS / AFP) SAN FRANCISCO — Epic Games and Apple dueled on Thursday in legal filings ahead of a trial over whether to break the iPhone maker’s tight grip on the App Store. Epic, the maker of the massively popular Fortnite game, accused Apple of trapping people in its mobile device world and collecting “outsized commission” at the App Store that serves as the only source of digital content. Apple countered that it has no monopoly when it comes to digital games and that the suit is part of an effort by Epic to portray “Apple as the ‘bad guy’ so that it can revive flagging interest in Fortnite.” Apple pulled Fortnite from its App Store in August of last year after Epic released an update that dodges revenue sharing with the iPhone maker, and the companies are now locked in a legal battle. A trial in the case is set to begin May 3 in ... » Learn More about Fortnite maker and Apple duel in filings as App Store trial nears

Improvements to areas with fewer key “Pokémon Go” locations would make the game better suited to rural play. Image: Niantic/The Pokémon Company via AFP Relaxnews Real-world exploration and virtual collection game “Pokémon Go” is being adjusted to provide a better experience for players in less populated areas. “For some time, we’ve been implementing various game-design changes, such as providing more items in areas with fewer PokéStops, introducing different shop bundles, and tailoring raid levels to fit the communities where the raids appear,” development studio Niantic said in a recent blog post. Towns and cities tend to have a higher density of PokéStops — key virtual locations laid over real-world landmarks — making it more convenient to play “Pokémon Go” in those places. Visiting players receive various items by interacting with PokéStops through the “Pokémon Go” mobile app, and while Niantic isn’t increasing the number of those PokéStops, it is increasing the amount of ... » Learn More about ‘Pokémon Go’ considering countryside players with PokéStop tweaks

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) has just announced that the ROG Swift 360Hz PG259QN gaming monitor will be available in Sept 2020 for US$699 (S$960). The ROG Swift 360Hz is the world’s fastest esports gaming monitor and delivers winning performance for fast-paced action and battle royale games. It features a Full HD (1920 x 1080) Fast IPS panel with up to a 360Hz refresh rate, 1 ms gray-to-gray (GTG) response time and NVIDIA G-SYNC processor for silky-smooth gameplay. To celebrate the product launch, ROG is collaborating with Bugha, the 2019 Fortnite World Cup champion, for The Choice of Champions campaign. Gamers can join the campaign by submitting Fortnite challenges they want to see Bugha complete using the ROG Swift 360Hz, such as not using sniper weapons or not building any structures. ROG and Bugha will then pick three of the submitted challenges to take on and will post his attempts to complete them on his YouTube channel. Challenges can be submitted by posting ... » Learn More about The world’s fastest gaming monitor – ASUS ROG Swift 360Hz launches in September

SINGAPORE - In a win for video gamers in the Republic, home-grown gaming hardware firm Razer announced that it will be committing $10 million to e-sports and gaming activities here in the next 12 months. In a Facebook post on Monday (Sept 9), the firm's co-founder and chief executive Tan Min-Liang said that the money will go towards supporting local e-sports teams and as investments in gaming or e-sports companies in Singapore or those founded by Singaporeans. He added that the sum includes funding for Team Singapore, which Razer is supporting in the SEA Games in the Philippines. The event, due to start on Nov 30, will for the first time, feature video games as a medalled sport. Razer is the official e-sports partner for the SEA Games this year. Said Mr Tan: "We are one of the largest e-sports brands in the world, and personally as a Singaporean, I'm looking forward to giving back and doing more for my country." The sum is the largest amount that Razer has ever committed to ... » Learn More about Razer to set aside $10 million in the next year for local e-sports and gaming scene

As the father of an avid video game player, I’ve long been fascinated by the economics of the virtual world he inhabits. Perhaps the biggest development in recent years has been the trend of companies giving away top-notch games that previously might have sold for US$60 (RM248), and then persuading players to spend big bucks on upgrades to enhance their enjoyment or provide a competitive edge. One of the most common techniques is offering in-game “loot boxes” that players can purchase – with real money – to obtain virtual weapons, unique digital outfits, or “skins”, and other goodies. However, you find out the randomised contents of the typical loot box only after you spend an average of US$3 (RM12) paying for it. You’re in effect rolling the dice that you’ll get something cool. Sheldon A. Evans, an assistant law professor at St. John’s University in New York, likens this to pumping quarters into a slot machine. As such, he’s calling for loot boxes to be regulated “as a ... » Learn More about Are ‘loot boxes’ in video games a form of gambling?

Apple Inc's chief executive Tim Cook (Reuters photo) SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc's chief executive Tim Cook portrayed self-driving cars as an ideal match for the technology giant during an interview released on Monday by The New York Times. Talk of an autonomous vehicle bearing the Apple brand has long been among rumours swirling around the iPhone maker, which has remained tight-lipped about its plans for the market. "An autonomous car is a robot and so there are a lots of things you can do with autonomy; we will see what Apple does," Cook said during a "Sway'' podcast with Kara Swisher. "We love to integrate hardware, software and services, and find the intersection points of those because we think that's where the magic occurs." Cook hinted that an option could be for Apple to build an autonomous-driving technology platform used by automakers. He expressed admiration for electric-car maker Tesla Inc, which is among companies developing autonomous driving capabilities in ... » Learn More about Apple chief talks of self-driving cars

NEW YORK: Apple chief Tim Cook portrayed self-driving cars as an ideal match for the technology giant during an interview released on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) by The New York Times. Talk of an autonomous vehicle bearing the Apple brand has long been among rumors swirling around the iPhone maker, which has remained tight-lipped about its plans for the “An autonomous car is a robot and so there are a lots of things you can do with autonomy; we will see what Apple does,” Cook said during a Sway podcast with Kara Swisher. “We love to integrate hardware, software and services, and find the intersection points of those because we think that’s where the magic occurs.” Cook hinted that an option could be for Apple to build an autonomous-driving technology platform used by auto makers. He expressed admiration for electric car maker Tesla, which is among companies developing autonomous driving capabilities in vehicles. “Tesla has done an unbelievable job of not only establishing ... » Learn More about Apple to invest in self-driving cars

You still have a few days left to enjoy the tail end of Bangkok Design Week which is running from 26 January to 3 February in select areas around Bangkok. Taking inspiration from the city’s rich history as a gathering point for creative minds from all over the world, Bangkok Design Week is held under the theme of “Fusing Forward”, taking a multidisciplinary approach to showcasing the city’s ethnic and cultural diversities. Activities around Bangkok’s riverside communities, including Charoenkrung and Klong San as well as Rama I and Sukhumvit Road, will take the form of showcases and exhibitions, talks and workshops, and events and markets. For more information visit www.bangkokriver.com. Those into horticulture should head north at the beginning of the month for the popular Chiang Mai Flower Festival on 1-4 February. A tradition for over 40 years, the event celebrates the region’s wealth of flowers as well as supports the local economy through a vibrant display of both ... » Learn More about Event Round-Up – February 2019

Image: screengrab via YouTube/Harry Styles LOS ANGELES — Fox and iHeartMedia have announced the nominees for the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards. Following 2020’s canceled live TV broadcast, this year’s event will air live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on May 27. The ceremony celebrates the most-played artists and songs across iHeartRadio platforms and will feature a new category, “TikTok Bop of the Year,” to reflect the growing importance of the digital space in music. Nominees include “Blinding Lights” by the Weeknd, “Say So” by Doja Cat and “WAP” by Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion, among others. “Blinding Lights” is also up for the ceremony’s top prize, for which the Weeknd will compete against Post Malone (“Circles”), Dua Lipa (“Don’t Start Now”), DaBaby and Roddy Ricch (“ROCKSTAR”) and Harry Styles (“Watermelon Sugar”). “The iHeartRadio Music Awards is a true awards show recognizing the artists and songs fans have listened to and loved all year long,” said ... » Learn More about Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, The Weeknd lead nominees for 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards

CALIFORNIA: A feud between tech giants heated up Thursday (Friday in Manila) as Apple’s chief executive implied Facebook’s business model promotes disinformation and violence, while the social network reportedly prepares an antitrust lawsuit against Apple. The suit accuses Apple of abusing control of its App Store by requiring outside app developers, such as Facebook, to abide by rules not applied to its own apps, tech publication The Information reported. “As we have said repeatedly, we believe Apple is behaving anti-competitively by using their control of the App Store to benefit their bottom line at the expense of app developers and small businesses,” Facebook told Agence France Presse, declining to confirm or deny the report. Apple did not reply to a request for comment, but chief executive Tim Cook seemed to take aim at Facebook when he blasted “disinformation and conspiracy theories juiced by algorithms” during a virtual data privacy conference in Brussels on Thursday, ... » Learn More about FB, Apple exchange accusations