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Jay PetersMay 1

The Epic Games Store has launched in Japan on the iPhone.

But it won’t have apps from other developers at launch. Right now, only Epic’s own Fortnite and Rocket League Sideswipe are available due to the Core Technology Commission.

Epic is also pushing for Apple to reduce the number of scare screens when installing the store. Currently, there are 9.

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Epic Games Store Launches on iPhones in Japan Despite Apple’s Non-Compliance

[Epic Games Newsroom]

Jay PetersMay 1

A.V. Club has shut down Paste Games / Endless Mode.

Endless Mode wasn’t even a year old. In a post, former editor-in-chief Garrett Martin thanked those involved, and there’s been a big outpouring of support for Martin and Paste Games on Bluesky.

In a statement to Kotaku, an A.V. Club spokesperson said that the publication eliminated three roles and that “We will continue to have some games coverage, but we cannot sustain a full-time staff covering it with our smaller team.”

Update: Added statement.

Aurzen’s tiny trifold projector is almost 40 percent off right now

Brandon WidderMay 1

Terrence O'BrienMay 1

No, I don’t think it’s absurd to spend $1,000 on a guitar pedal with automated faders.

Chase Bliss is one of the most innovative companies in the pedal scene. Its newest, Big Time, is a collab with Electronic Audio Experiments. It’s a hybrid analog / digital delay in its high-end Automatone series. But it’s also a looper, a sequencer, a modulation pedal… You know what, just watch the walk-through.

Some of Xteink’s credit card-sized e-readers are losing their best feature

Andrew LiszewskiMay 1

Pentagon strikes classified AI deals with OpenAI, Google, and Nvidia — but not Anthropic

Emma RothMay 1

My $5,000 smart bed needs to shut the hell up

It told my spouse to drink alcohol nightly and wants us to battle for sleep supremacy.

Victoria SongMay 1

Terrence O'BrienMay 1

Oh, hey, it’s Bandcamp Friday again.

You know the deal: Every dollar goes to the artist, and it’s a great excuse to overindulge in some new music. I’m picking up the new Lip Critic record. 2024’s Hex Dealer was great, and they absolutely tore shit up at the Maker Park Radio anniversary party that summer. What are you snagging?