Devin Connors Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Microsoft’s Next Round of Layoffs Reportedly Happen in November

The next phase of the announced 18,000 layoffs will impact every division at Microsoft. ZDNet is reporting that the next phase of Microsoft’s ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorSeptember 17, 2014

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Airbus Patent Wants Virtual Reality Helmets in Every Airplane

The future is…funnily-drawn people on an airplane with astronaut helmet-looking apparatus on their heads. Airbus wants to make your cramped, miserable flying experience ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorSeptember 16, 2014

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The Custom $950 Air Jordan Sneakers Every PS4 Fanboy Wants

Ten pairs of the $950 Sony sneaks will be produced by Jonny Barry and FreakerSNEAKS. Who needs a college or house-buying fund when ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorSeptember 16, 2014

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Duck and Cover! Lockheed, DARPA Test Jet-Based Laser Turret

The Aero-adaptive Aero-optic Beam Control, or ABC, has a 360-degree view of incoming threats. How many sci-fi properties have lasers or blasters bolted ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorSeptember 16, 2014

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Report: Microsoft to Buy Minecraft Dev Mojang for $2.5 Billion – Update 3

Latest report values the Minecraft developer acquisition at $2.5 billion. Anyway, my price is two billion dollars. Give me two billion dollars, and ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorSeptember 15, 2014

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Rockstar Announces GTA V Release Dates for PS4, Xbox One, and PC

Michael, Franklin, and Trevor are finally coming to the PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Remember all that Grand Theft Auto V talk about ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorSeptember 12, 2014

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Good News! Five Million Gmail Passwords Leak – Update 3

Much of the leaked information is old, but you should check yourself before Russian hackers wreck…yourself? Update 3: Companies concerned about the leak ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorSeptember 12, 2014

Science and Tech

Six Takeaways from Apple’s iPhone 6 Reveal Event

Apple had quite the day on Tuesday, announcing a whole mess of new hardware, software, and a payment system that will (eventually) help ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorSeptember 11, 2014

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Hotline Miami-themed DLC Coming to Payday 2 on September 30th

Richard is coming to Payday, and he enjoys hurting people. Hotline Miami and Payday 2, a marriage bathed in the blood of the ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorSeptember 11, 2014

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Report: Oculus Rift Hardware will Enter Public Beta in Summer 2015

New report says the beta could start in April 2015, but will likely be pushed into the Summer season. TechRadar and VRfocus both ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorSeptember 11, 2014

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Will Ferrell Will Play Video Games with You on Twitch to Help Fight Cancer

Will Ferrell and Twitch are raising money for cancer research. In what appears to be the first major event for Twitch after being ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorSeptember 10, 2014

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The Singularity is Near with Transverse, Piranha’s New Space MMORPG

Ray Kurzweil will be all up in this Transverse business. Piranha Games, the studio behind 2013’s MechWarrior Online, is ready to talk about ...

By Devin Connors Legacy AuthorSeptember 10, 2014

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