Horizon

By SciTechDaily.com May 12, 2022An artist’s conception of a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy. Credit: Image courtesy of ESA/AOES MedialabToday (May 12, 2022) at 9:00 a.m. EDT (6:00 a.m. PDT, 15:00 CEST) The European Southern Observatory (<span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>ESO</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Created in 1962, the European Southern Observatory (ESO), is a 16-nation intergovernmental…

Update (12 May 2022): The big day of the announcement is today! Make sure to check back to ScienceAlert's home page for a live blog of the press conference at roughly 08:40 am EDT, or 12:40 UTC. Read below on what we think we can expect.Original (29 April 2022): In two weeks' time, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) is going to present the world with new information about our Milky Way.It's anyone's guess what the announcement will be, but based on what we know of their recent efforts, there's reason to get excited…

Forza Horizon 5 opts for that old adage: if it's not broken, don't fix it. England-based game developer Playground Games, which has made every entry of the ever-improving Forza Horizon racing franchise since its inception more than nine years ago, doesn't mess with the formula that it delivered upon and honed over time on its predecessor. Forza Horizon 5 is a lot like Forza Horizon 4, which is not a bad thing. The series' fifth chapter — available November 5 to premium customers, and November 9 for everyone else — is an…

Horizon Forbidden West — out February 18 on PS4 and PS5 — is an expansive game. For better and worse, that's typical of modern-day role-playing titles that are meant to serve as flagship products for gaming giants. In industry parlance, these are known as AAA releases. (For 2022, Horizon Forbidden West is one of three confirmed games — alongside Gran Turismo 7 and God of War Ragnarök — Sony is set to release for its elusive next-gen console, the PlayStation 5.) A lot of what Horizon Forbidden West does feels like a…

Horizon Forbidden West is set to launch on Friday on the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, bringing a much-awaited sequel to the 2017 hit title Horizon Zero Dawn. The game will pick up about six months after the events of the original game, allowing gamers to explore the vast world and re-engage with both human enemies and deadly animal-shaped robots. While the game is coming to both PS5 and PS4 consoles, gamers on current-gen consoles (that's PS5 now) will have a much better time playing the game, including reduced…

Meta is testing new tools that will allow creators to sell virtual items and effects within Meta's social virtual reality app, Horizon Worlds. The new feature is rolling out to a select number of creators in the US and Canada where Horizon Worlds is currently available. Creators selling items will see a Commerce tab and gizmo within the app's Create mode. Additionally, Meta is testing a creator bonus programme in the US, where creators are paid for building worlds that attract the most time spent. Creators will be paid…

Epic Games Store Spring Sale 2022 is live and brings discounts on popular AAA titles like Cyberpunk 2077, Horizon Zero Dawn, Red Dead Redemption 2, and more. Hundreds of games are going on sale which will last until April 7 at 8:30pm IST / 11:00am ET. The online storefront is offering up to 75 percent discount on PC games and add-ons. There is also a special Spring Deal for Eve Online, a free-to-play space sandbox game with PvE and PvP battles.Epic Games announced the Spring Sale 2022 on Thursday. The sale began on…

Meta is working on a Web version of its Horizon Worlds social metaverse platform, an executive teased on Thursday. The new development will expand the platform and take it beyond its existing form that works only with Quest VR headsets. Although the expansion is expected to make the virtual experience bigger and more accessible to people, Meta is facing criticism for its move to take a massive 47.5 percent cut from transactions taking place in the virtual world. This would, though, be significantly lower in case of the…

Facebook parent Meta Platforms will charge creators around 47.5 percent on sales of digital assets and experiences made inside the company's virtual reality platform Horizon Worlds.The overall charge comprises of 30 percent hardware platform fee for sales made through Meta Quest Store, where it sells apps and games meant for its virtual reality headsets, and a further 17.5 percent cut as its Horizon platform fees, a Meta spokesperson told Reuters on Wednesday.On Monday, the tech giant said it would start testing tools for…