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Jay Peters

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    You can be The Last of Us’ composer. Really.

    By playing as the actual composer, Gustavo Santaolalla, in The Last of Us Part II Remastered’s guitar freeplay mode. The banjo is an option, too.

    The game comes out on January 19th.

    Jay Peters
    Jay Peters
    Android might get lock screen widgets once again.

    Android expert Mishaal Rahman found some evidence that lock screen widgets could make a return, perhaps with Android 15. Check out his report in Android Authority for the details.

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    Jay Peters
    The Rabbit R1 is “capable” of running Doom.

    That’s according to Rabbit founder and CEO Jesse Lyu. With more than 20,000 of the Rabbit devices pre-sold already, I’m guessing somebody who bought one will get Doom up and running shortly after the devices ship.

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    Jay Peters
    Grounded II.

    Naughty Dog is releasing a documentary for The Last of Us Part II, but hasn’t shared a specific release date. You’ll be able to watch the full thing (officially titled Grounded II: Making The Last of Us Part II) on YouTube and in The Last of Us Part II Remastered via a post-launch update.

    While you wait, you can watch the documentary for the first game right now.

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    Jay Peters
    It’s like Persona, but real life, but virtual.

    A metaverse high school is opening in Japan, as reported by Automaton. Students will get the same qualifications they would at a real-world high school, but they’ll attend in VR and show up as an avatar. You can learn more about in a press release and on the official website.

    An example image of life at Japan’s metaverse high school featuring four avatars.
    This is an actual example photo of life at Japan’s metaverse high school.
    Image: Aominext and Yushi International High School
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    Jay Peters
    Google Play will allow more games involving real-world money.

    This year, Google is going to let developers offer games and apps on Play that aren’t “covered by an existing licensing framework,” according to a new blog post. Google has already been piloting this in India and Mexico with Rummy and daily fantasy sports apps.