You can now add your avatar as a secondary Instagram profile pic, though people will have to know they can tap your standard pic to be able to see it. It’s a little thing, but indicative of Meta’s broader efforts to encourage people to use its avatars in its apps and in the metaverse.
Alan Wen (a friend of The Verge) spoke to some developers about bringing their PSVR games to PSVR2 for GamesIndustry.biz, and after reading what they have to say, I’m even more excited for my preorder for the headset to ship in February. The launch lineup looks great, and it includes some VR classics, like Rez Infinite and Tetris Effect, that have been enhanced for the new hardware.
[GamesIndustry.biz]
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum video game was already pushed from its September 1st release date, but now developer Nacon says it won’t come out until the first half of its next fiscal year, which takes place between April and September, as spotted by Eurogamer. Here’s hoping the extra time is worth it; I wasn’t thrilled by a hands-off preview I saw last year.
[Eurogamer.net]
Ahead of the release of the Dead Space remake on Friday, can now buy an Isaac Clark avatar and a set of quests you can complete for V-Bucks for $11.99. I’m very tempted.
The Justice Department may file an antitrust lawsuit against the search giant as early as Tuesday over the company’s grip on online advertising, Bloomberg reports. Google had reportedly offered to shuffle its ads business to avoid a lawsuit, but it seems that wasn’t enough. The antitrust suit would mark the DOJ’s second against Google, following another from 2020.
The Unicode Consortium is splitting its president role into formal CEO and CTO positions. I doubt the shift will change things in the way you or I might notice, though if you want to submit proposals for new emoji, like I did with the yawning face and the waffle, you’ll have to wait until April 2024. Jennifer Daniel, chair of the Emoji Subcommittee, recently wrote about why that is.
[blog.unicode.org]
