Jay Peters
The game based on Akira Toriyama’s Sand Land comes out in April.
You can play it starting April 26th, according to a new trailer. The animated Sand Land series is launching soon, too — it’s set to debut this spring on Hulu.
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Detroit’s big auto show is moving back to January.
The next North American International Auto Show will kick off on January 10th, 2025, according to the Detroit Free Press.
The show has traditionally happened in January, but a planned 2020 June event was canceled due to covid, and in 2022 and 2023, the show took place in September.
Detroit auto show to return to its January roots, organizers say
[Detroit Free Press]
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Al Gore and James Bell are retiring from Apple’s board of directors as Dr. Wanda Austin joins.
Gore has been on the board since 2003 while Bell has been a member since 2015. Both are leaving because “the board has a longstanding policy that directors generally may not stand for reelection after reaching age 75,” according to Apple’s press release.
Austin, the former president and CEO of The Aerospace Corporation, will join the company’s board.
Tim Cook:
Wanda has spent decades advancing technology on behalf of humanity, and we’re thrilled to welcome her to Apple’s board of directors. She’s an extraordinary leader, and her invaluable experience and expertise will support our mission of leaving the world better than we found it.
1/2Al Gore. Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures,
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Felix the Cat and Sparkster are back.
Konami and Limited Run Games are partnering on physical rereleases of two Felix the Cat games and three Rocket Knight games for PS4, PS5, and Nintendo Switch. I was obsessed with Rocket Knight Adventures as a kid, so I’m happy to see it available in physical formats on modern consoles.
Image: Konami and Limited Run Games
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Samsung is showing off earbuds cases with screens.
The concept at CES shown in this video looks to mix an earbuds case with a round OLED screen and a smartwatch-like interface. I’m not totally sold on earbuds cases with screens, but this seems pretty clever.
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Google supports Oregon’s Right to Repair bill.
The company “reaffirm”-ed its support for the bill, SB 542, and released a white paper about its “approach to repair,” as spelled out in a blog post. Google couldn’t resist a swipe at Apple, which has been criticized for its parts pairing practices:
We also do not require burdensome parts pairing or registration, meaning that a properly installed screen or battery will work no matter who is doing the repair. This accessibility is table-stakes, as far as we are concerned.
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HBO has cast its Dina for The Last of Us.
Isabela Merced will be playing the role, Warner Bros. Discovery confirmed, joining new cast members Kaitlyn Dever as Abby and Young Mazino as Jesse. The show’s second season is set to debut in 2025.
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Yipes! Fruit Stripe gum has been discontinued.
I haven’t had the colorful gum in, uh, decades, but I remember loving it when I was a kid. The flavor only lasted a few chews, but baby Jay didn’t know better. He was also apparently influenced by this now-terrifying commercial.
A Ferrara Candy spokesperson confirmed the “sunset” of the gum brand to Food & Wine.
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That’s a lot of Macs, Phil.
Apple Fellow Phil Schiller regularly rotates through five different Macs, he said in a post on Threads. I can’t say I’m that surprised, given who it is and the company he works for, but that’s still a lot of computers!
He also uses his iPad Pro “a ton” for things like reviewing photos and playing games. He’s also a Right Dock fan, which, as a Left Dock user, I can respect.
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A studio made by CD Projekt Red veterans adds another from the pack.
Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz, who worked on games like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Cyberpunk 2077, is now the creative director at Rebel Wolves. Its first game, a dark fantasy RPG, is in “the alpha stage of development,” according to a press release, and Rebel Wolves “plans to share more about the game later this year.”
The studio appeared on the scene in February 2022, and at the time, it said it was aiming to release its first game in 2025.
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