Jay Peters
This classic PlayStation video didn’t age well.
Been thinking about it today for some reason.
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Mario Kart World just got two more Knockout Tour routes.
I’ve been playing a lot of Mario Kart World recently, so for me, the new routes in the 1.7.0 update are arriving at the perfect time.
Next up: hopefully more alternate outfits for Donkey Kong, who somehow only has one? And maybe an improved Grand Prix mode?
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Jay Peters
Spark on Mac.
Google is rolling out its frighteningly good AI agent to the Gemini macOS app, meaning Spark can access and work with files on your computer.
The company is adding a few other new features to Spark, too, including the ability to connect Tasks and Keep to the agent, use integrations with apps like Canva and Instacart, and track topics in real time.
Jay Peters
Xbox will reportedly still publish Hideo Kojima’s OD.
Xbox is expected to make some tough cuts soon, and it already dropped a new franchise from IO Interactive, but OD will continue to be part of Xbox’s publishing lineup, according to IGN.
Jay Peters
The Supreme Court is taking up Epic v. Apple.
The Court will hear Apple’s arguments about a lower court decision upholding a ruling that Apple “willfully” violated a 2021 injunction forcing the company to let developers point to alternative payment methods, Bloomberg reports.
Jay Peters
The native Discord app for Meta Quest VR headsets is now available.
With the VR app, you can still chat with friends on Discord using other platforms. Check the app out on the Meta Store.
Meta and Discord announced last year that the app was in the works.
Image: Meta
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Reddit is going to force you to log in to use old Reddit.
The logged-out experience on old Reddit is “a significant source of abusive scraping and automated traffic on the platform,” a Reddit admin (employee) says. The company will start requiring anyone who wants to use it to log in “over the next month.”
The admin adds that Reddit “can’t promise” that old Reddit “will be around forever,” though CEO Steve Huffman said last year that the company will figure out how to keep it online “as long as people are using it.”
Logging in to use Old Reddit
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Jay Peters
Looking for a Steam Controller stand?
Mechanism’s Steam Controller Dock might fit the bill. It has a dedicated place to lock in the controller’s puck, which means you can rest and charge the controller upright while you aren’t using it.
You can preorder the Dock now for $39. It’s set to ship on July 6th.
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Image: Mechanism
Jay Peters
Xbox: “We’re not reducing our overall investment in games.”
That’s what the company told Bloomberg for its story about exiting a partnership with IO Interactive. “We expect to invest about the same in content as we did last year,” Xbox says. “What’s changing is where we’re investing and the kinds of projects we’re backing.”
Earlier today, my colleague Tom Warren reported that Xbox is weighing canceling its Blade game and could close at least five studios.
