revving

In a public square in Dalston, east London, out the back of the kind of bog-standard white van more used to transporting fitted kitchens or cleaning supplies, a crowd of ravers are in a jubilant mood, all sweat-sheen and wide smiles. Inside the van DJs spin tunes characteristic of this itinerant party, dubbed HomeBass: garage, jungle, drum’n’bass. It begins to rain but they remain in place, arms upraised, waiting for the first drop from rising jungle star Nia Archives.What began with the van pulling up to forest raves…

Image: Sony Bend/Sony Computer EntertainmentIf you play video games and own a PlayStation (or a PC), you may remember Days Gone, a 2019 game from Sony Bend where you played a biker fighting hordes of zombies in Oregon. Even with a mixed reception at launch, the game went on to sell several million copies in its lifetime, but not enough for Sony to approve a sequel. Lest you think the adventures of Deacon St. John are at a premature end, it may soon be coming to a theater near you, if Sony’s got anything to say about…

The Large Hadron Collider detectors started recording high-energy collisions at the unprecedented energy of 13.6 TeV.The Large Hadron Collider is once again delivering proton collisions to experiments, this time at an unprecedented energy of 13.6 TeV, marking the start of the accelerator’s third run of data taking for physics.A burst of applause erupted in the <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>CERN</div><div…

So long, suckers Following last month’s surprisingly under-the-radar teaser, Dragami Games has confirmed that it is currently working on a remake of the hyper-silly, hyper-violent hack ‘n’ slash hit Lollipop Chainsaw. The remake is scheduled to launch next year, though specific platforms are yet to be revealed. Speaking in an article on Japanese website Automaton, Dragami Games’ CEO Yoshimi Yasuda spoke of not his own fondness for the series, but his awareness of its dedicated cult following. As such, Yasuda thought…

Ford is developing a new technology that would allow vehicle owners to rev their engines remotely, perhaps by using a key fob, according to a patent application spotted by 7th Mustang and other Ford enthusiast sites. The patent was filed on November 3rd, 2020, and published on May 5th, 2022, according to Ford Authority. According to the application, the technology would allow vehicle owners to rev their engines using an “input device operated by the user” and without having to push down on the accelerator. The…