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Ash Parrish

Ash Parrish

Former Video Games Reporter

Former Video Games Reporter

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    Ash Parrish
    Ash Parrish
    Here’s further proof the Duolingo Owl is evil.

    If you aren’t up to date on the latest chapter of the Jujutsu Kaisen manga and you’re an avid follower of Duolingo social media you’re uhh... probably having a bad time today.
    Apparently, one of that damnable owl’s posts on X (formerly Twitter) spoils the aftermath of a major event in the manga, mere days after the chapter’s release. I can appreciate wanting to appeal to the Youth, but ruining a big manga moment is a surefire way not to do that.

    Ash Parrish
    Ash Parrish
    Look how they massacred my boy.

    Somewhere, someone’s in front of an i-device thinking aloud: “I wanna play Baldur’s Gate 3.”

    App Store developer Initial Link appears and answers, “We have Baldur’s Gate 3 at home,” and shows them Nevermore: Idle Immortal RPG... an idle RPG gacha game complete with a harrowing App Store icon that features a yassified Astarion!

    From what I can tell this game has absolutely nothing to do with Baldur’s Gate, fortunately people of the Apple persuasion need not despair as Baldur’s Gate 3 just released on Mac last week.

    Screenshot of an App Store icon for Nevermore: Idle Immortal RPG
    Screenshot of the app store game Nevermore: Idle Immortal RPG
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    Yassified Astarion is unfortunately real and he can hurt you.
    Initial Link
    Ash Parrish
    Ash Parrish
    Shift+Ctrl=Win.

    Xbox has announced it’s bringing the popular Shift series of Xbox controllers to Xbox Design Labs. Now, when you make your own controller through Design Labs you can choose from one of the three Shift colors — Aqua, Lunar, and Stellar — and a fourth, all new Shift color, Cosmic. Adding one of the Shift colors to a Design Lab controller will cost an additional $10

    Screenshot of an Xbox controller sporting the Cosmic Shift colorway
    An Xbox controller sporting the golden Lunar Shift colorway.
    An Xbox controller sporting the Aqua Shift colorway.
    An Xbox controller sporting the Stellar Shift colorway.
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    Cosmic Shift
    Xbox / Microsoft
    Unity finally addressed developers’ biggest questions about its new pricing model

    Unity executive Marc Whitten participated in a fireside chat that addressed the company’s new pricing program, the backlash it caused, and what it’s doing to win back developer trust.

    Ash Parrish
    Ash Parrish
    Ash Parrish
    Roll for initiative.

    The phenomenal cast of Baldur’s Gate 3 is now live on Twitch playing a Dungeons and Dragons one shot as their characters. I don’t typically watch D&D actual plays, (sorry Critical Role fans) but I will be present and seated for this because I love all my murder hobo companions and I can’t get enough of them.

    Sean Hollister
    Sean Hollister
    Ash breaks down why Unity devs are mad.

    We’ve literally just now gotten word that Unity has changed its disastrous new pricing model after developers’ protests, which you can read about from Ash Parrish here.

    Also, here’s her very first appearance on The Verge’s video channels (Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube), explaining why it’s all such a big deal. Give her a warm welcome!