QuakeCon, the annual fan convention celebrating id Software and Bethesda Softworks’ video game franchises, will return this August. Like last year’s event, QuakeCon 2022 will be digital-only, which means no in-person convention and no BYOC (bring your own computer) LAN party.

The Oppo Reno8 series will use a combination of Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 and high-end Dimensity chips paired with the MariSilicon X ISP, claims Digital Chat Station.

Wednesday’s announcement by Hasbro, the parent company of Dungeons & Dragons creator Wizards of the Coast was that it will acquire D&D Beyond. This acquisition is one of the most popular digital toolsets licensed under the trademark and an online shopfront. Wizards said on its official website it has “no plans to stop supporting D&D Beyond,” and all purchases made by consumers will be honored going forward.

Destiny 2 developer Bungie announced Tuesday that it will move toward a “digital-first” studio culture, meaning many employees won’t have to physically work at the studio’s Bellevue, Washington headquarters. In a year where some companies — like Activision Blizzard and Riot Games — are mandating a return-to-office without mask or vaccine requirements, Bungie is transitioning many positions to this “fully remote” structure in seven approved states.

If you’re a latchkey kid at heart who pines for the old Thundercats, Wheeled Warriors, or Masters of the Universe, you might want to keep an eye on MythForce. The roguelite RPG, inspired by the syndicated cartoons that were a staple of 1980s UHF television, launches on Windows PC in early access on April 20, exclusively from the Epic Games Store.

The newest iQOO smartphone is here with the iQOO Neo6. The phone brings Qualcomm’s best chipset – the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 alongside a 120Hz AMOLED display and a 4,700 mAh battery with 80W charging.

In Grand Theft Auto Online, Rockstar has built an elaborate theme park around the fantasy of being an unchained rich criminal. Players can pull off daring heists in heavily guarded casinos and on private islands rich with cocaine and gold; they can buy expensive sports cars and race them on Hot Wheels-style tracks; they can also hang out with Dr. Dre. It’s a picture of avarice, wealth, and stability that feels downright surreal in 2022.

No Man’s Sky adventurers can get into the grim and gritty side of space travel with Wednesday’s free update, Outlaws. Outlaws focuses on the criminal underworld of No Man’s Sky, which has so far been window dressing for the space exploration game. While players can already hunt down rogue pirates, shoot up ships for loot, and sail with cargo, Outlaws gives us the tools we need to forge our own galactic crime syndicates.

The anime JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure has a wonderful atmosphere. The over-the-top outfits and contorted poses of its characters are matched only by the sharp angular lines of its distinct visual style. The series was first published in Shonen Jump in 1987, but it continues to find new legs through internet trends. Now, a new trend on TikTok uses character lines from the start screen of the PlayStation 3 game, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven, as users pose and show off their eyes. Some of these clips have captured roughly 34 million views.

Motorola has begun seeding a stable Android 12 update to its Moto G200 in Europe. The firmware bears the S1RX32. 50-13 build number and has rolled out to the XT2175-1-DS model of the phone. The update comes in at just over 1GB in size and brings the March security patch. You can update your phone via OTA or through a PC.

Hideo Kojima’s notoriously long set pieces can be no match for speedrunners’ game-breaking antics. On Tuesday, speedrunner Apel at last figured out how to skip the long ladder climb in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. As Metal Gear fans well and truly know, this is one hell of a climb otherwise, so Apel’s discovery is a public service.

Vicarious Visions, the makers of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2, has been fully merged into Blizzard Entertainment, the studio said on Tuesday. It said that the entire Blizzard Entertainment development team is still based in Albany, New York.

A new report from Jeff Pu suggests that Apple’s AR headset will be further delayed and will likely only launch at the beginning of the next year. That’s not really a huge delay as the most recent rumors pointed at a late-2022 release, but it’s still not great.

Last year Google stopped offering unlimited photo backup, which saved photos at a reduced quality, after discontinuing the original quality storage that was available to Pixel buyers. Now there’s a way to get it back, however, instead of being exclusive to Pixel owners, it will only be available to T-Mobile subscribers in the US.

Retro Mode is a new feature on navigation app Waze that lets you set vibes based on past decades. There’s a 70s mode that transforms your car avatar to a flower van and adds a DJ as you navigator while the mood is set to a lava lamp. The 80s theme has a racer sports car as your avatar and an aerobics instructor as the navigator as well as a boombox as your mood emoticon. The 90s mode brings a two-door SUV as you car avatar, a pop-star navigator and a desktop PC as your mood.