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“Finding the fun was always our guiding star”: How ‘Starfield’ developers balanced realism with arcade fun when approaching space combat (exclusive)

“Finding the fun was always our guiding star”: How ‘Starfield’ developers balanced realism with arcade fun when approaching space combat (exclusive)

One of the most important decisions when making a space flight simulation game is choosing between realism and arcade action. The genre spans a wide spectrum, from hyper-realistic entries like Elite Dangerous or the upcoming Starship Simulator, through to arcade shoot-em-ups like Everspace 2, where the focus is less on realistic docking or shunting power between subsystems and more on …

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Julia Roberts has entered the Oscar hunt. This is going to be fun.

Julia Roberts has entered the Oscar hunt. This is going to be fun.

VENICE — Anyone who loves the Oscars remembers Julia Roberts’s best actress speech for “Erin Brockovich” in 2001. At nearly four minutes, it’s legendary, iconic, joyful, unhinged, humble, a little self-centered, way too long and in the Top 5 of the 21st century — or maybe ever. Who can forget her starting off with that famous laugh and immediately turning …

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Julia Roberts has entered the Oscar hunt. This is going to be fun. – The Washington Post

Julia Roberts has entered the Oscar hunt. This is going to be fun.  The Washington Post Venice Film Festival: Julia Roberts Courts Controversy With ‘After the Hunt’  The New York Times Julia Roberts’ latest movie is stirring controversy. She argues that’s a good thing  Yahoo News UK After the Hunt review — Julia Roberts will win an Oscar for this MeToo story  The Times …

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Darren Aronofsky finally has some fun

Darren Aronofsky finally has some fun

We have not been conditioned to have fun during a Darren Aronofsky movie — or, at least, not the traditional kind of fun. No one would describe watching the handful of addicts in “Requiem for a Dream” descend to a new circle of unimaginable, dopesick Hell as a “romp.” Even a film like “Black Swan,” which lives at the center …

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Honor’s slim Magic V5 foldable is fun to use, minus the huge camera bump

Honor’s slim Magic V5 foldable is fun to use, minus the huge camera bump

There is a spec war going on among companies to claim the crown of thinnest foldable. Phone manufacturers are playing with fractions of millimeters to boast about their phone’s thickness.
Honor is winning this race on a theoretical basis with its 8.8 mm (when folded) thick Magic V5 foldable. I’m saying theoretical because there is a huge, camera-bump-sized caveat to this. Image Credits:Ivan Mehta The device’s thin frame looks and …

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George Clooney in a Fun but Soft Hollywood Drama

George Clooney in a Fun but Soft Hollywood Drama

In “Jay Kelly,” George Clooney plays a movie star very much like George Clooney. By that, I don’t simply mean that the outlines of Clooney’s career and that of the character sync up just so (though they do). As the movie is conceived, Jay Kelly, a popular and prestigious Hollywood actor for more than three decades, with an array of …

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Apple’s September 9 event logo has a fun interactive easter egg

Apple’s September 9 event logo has a fun interactive easter egg

Apple is holding its iPhone 17 launch event, dubbed ‘Awe dropping,’ on Tuesday, September 9. And the event logo on Apple’s website comes with a fun easter egg. iPhone 17 event logo is interactive on Apple.com The logo for the just announced iPhone 17 event includes what looks like an infared version of the Apple logo. Like with most Apple …

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80 Hilarious, Relatable And Fun Memes To Help Fight Boredom

80 Hilarious, Relatable And Fun Memes To Help Fight Boredom

We live in an age when we want things to be relatable. Whether it’s celebrities, cultures, movies and TV shows, music, even humor – if we can’t relate to it, we’re probably less likely to say that we find it interesting. And while we have that thing in common, our tastes and preferences can vary vastly. That’s why Bored Panda …

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The most fun way to look through old photos

The most fun way to look through old photos

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 95, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, new gadget season is starting, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) I also have for you Pixel’s next foldable, new Samsung earbuds, a chill indie game, and more. (As always, …

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