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Meet the divers trying to figure out how deep humans can go

The others were amazed. Some were perturbed. “Everybody has to make this decision for themself,” Stone told me. “The Pearse Resurgence is not a place to experiment. When you go in there, you should be using gear and techniques that you know are going to work at that depth. You don’t want to be doing physiological experiments at 300 meters’ depth. That’s what killed all of the other divers who went beyond 200 meters’ depth. So my advice to Harry and anybody else who wants to play this game is the same as what I gave…

Dave The Diver’s Trajectory Means Everyone Will Be Playing It By End Of July, Maybe

It's inevitable that we all will play Dave the Diver by the end of this month. Well, maybe that's a bit of hyperbole, but the adventure RPG has certainly made a huge splash on Steam since launching last month.Circana video game analyst Mat Piscatella had some fun on Twitter pointing out the meteoric rise in Steam peak concurrent users for David the Diver. The game had a peak of over 78,000 players today at the time of publication, per Steam.At DAVE THE DIVER's current Steam peak concurrent player growth…

Best things at Casa Bonita, from cliff divers to mariachi

This story is one in a series featuring trips down memory lane with longtime Casa Bonita fans and former employees who shared their fondest tales with The Denver Post. The restaurant and entertainment venue in Lakewood is expected to reopen in May. “South Park” character Kyle Broflovski once described Casa Bonita as “the Disneyland of Mexican restaurants.” And after spending months talking to longtime fans and former employees, it’s clear that the pink palace truly is the most magical place in Colorado. That ethos is due…

What was the best thing about Casa Bonita? Sopapillas? Cliff divers?

Casa Bonita is a beloved fixture of the Front Range community, but if I’ve learned one thing over the last couple of months connecting with longtime fans and former employees, it’s that the restaurant’s charm is due to the sum of its parts. Whether it’s watching cliff diving, snapping a picture in front of the iconic fountain or, yes, even eating the food, every local has a favorite attraction that kept them coming back over the decades. As we anxiously await an official opening date in May, we need your help ranking all…

In Conception fire, divers trapped below deck sought way out

Following the horrific Conception boat fire in 2019, authorities offered a small solace: The 33 divers and one crew member had died of smoke inhalation and may have perished in their sleep without suffering. That theory was called into question when some of the dead were found to have been wearing their shoes, leading investigators to speculate they had tried to escape before the ship was engulfed in flames.Now, more than three years after one of the country’s deadliest maritime accidents, a sobering piece of evidence has…

Apple Watch Ultra just got a major upgrade for divers

Apple has today released the Oceanic+ app exclusively for the Apple Watch Ultra wearable.The new app turns the Apple Watch Ultra into a dive computer for people who want to spend their time underwater — Apple says that recreational drivers can be used up to 40 meters or 130ft deep. New depth gauge and water temperature sensors, only found on the Apple Watch Ultra, are both used by the new app.Apple Watch Diving EditionThe new Oceanic+ Apple Watch app has a companion app available for the iPhone as well, with Apple saying…

Divers discover Space Shuttle part 36 years after disaster

NASA has confirmed the discovery of a section of the Challenger space shuttle that exploded shortly after launch in 1986 with the tragic loss of all seven crew members. The fragment was found during a dive off the Florida coast by a History Channel documentary crew searching for the wreckage of a World War II-era aircraft. Video taken at the scene shows what appears to be some of Challenger’s 8-inch-square thermal protection tiles lying on the seabed, partially covered by sand. The part is reportedly about 15 square…

Divers discovered an ancient Greek shipwreck that’s full of sunken treasure, and it’s fascinating

The European Institute for Underwater Archaeology (IEASM) announced the discovery of an ancient Greek shipwreck. The shipwreck is full of treasures that date back to the Ptolemaic era. It was discovered in the Bay of Abou Qir, near Alexandria. Ancient Greek shipwreck discovered in Bay of Abou Qir The Egyptian-French archaeological mission of the European Institute of Underwater Archeology (IEASM), working in Alexandria, discovered the wreck of a warship from the Ptolemaic period, and the remains of a…

Ground Divers looks like a fun twist on arcade-style digging – Destructoid

Arc System Works takes us on a subterranean journey Some games getting shown off this June are still a ways off, but a few do arrive with a surprisingly soon release date. Today, Arc System Works unveiled one of those with Ground Divers, an intriguing puzzle action game that’s hitting Switch on June 30. This new game was shown during today’s IGN Expo, highlighting a bunch of different upcoming projects. Ground Divers is a bit more in the classic arcade vein, but with some cool modern updates. The game sees you…