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Apple is preparing its Apple Arcade service for a busy summer. The company has unveiled the list of games coming to the service in July, and there are some big indie hits coming to iPhone and iPad next month.Slay The Spire, which is an enhanced version of the roguelike deck-builder, will launch on Apple Arcade on July 7, with over 350 cards, over 200 items available at the start. Parents will also have a new Lego game to share with their kids, as Lego Duplo World will let families play through creative…

Apple has revealed the games that are coming to in July and the company has a stacked lineup in store for subscribers. A trifecta of classic indies are on the way to the service very soon in the form of ,  and The latter is particularly intriguing, as Apple says it's "a full and expanded remaster" of the original game, which was an Apple Design Award winner. Ridiculous Fishing EX, to give the new version its full name, is now in 3D. You'll use unusual fishing gear such as chainsaws and toasters to try and land fish in…

Spire Global, in partnership with ESA, has launched a second pair of satellites designed to communicate with each other securely using light-based optical inter-satellite links. These satellites will demonstrate the ability to transmit more than 1 GB of data securely within a short window of direct visibility, over distances equivalent to 5000 km, similar to the distance from Glasgow to New York. Credit: SpaceXSpire Global, in partnership with the <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt"…

PARIS — A slender taper of latticework, its filigree etched in flame against a smoke-darkened sky. Falling. When the world’s most recognizable cathedral, Notre Dame de Paris, burned on April 15, 2019, the toppling of its spire was the catastrophe’s defining moment — a dreamlike loop endlessly replayed, a stuttering stop-time interval that seemed, improbably, to last forever. “It was so hard to believe what we were seeing,” said Agnes Poirier, a journalist and author who was among the throngs watching the conflagration…

Best-selling author Jim Butcher’s most famous series is the Dresden Files, but here’s a treat for fans beyond that ongoing contemporary fantasy: The Olympian Affair, the second entry in his Cinder Spires steampunk series, is arriving in November—eight years after it began with The Aeronaut’s Windlass.Twitter Is Shifting Right | Future Techio9 is excited to share a first look at the cover, along with an excerpt, from The Olympian Affair. Here’s a summary of the plot for some context: For centuries the Cinder Spires have…

Spire Global at the New York Stock Exchange, August 17, 2021.Source: NYSEA pair of space companies received delisting warnings on Friday, according to securities filings, as both ventures' stock prices stood below $1 a share.Small satellite builder and data specialist Spire Global received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange, while spacecraft delivery company Momentus received a notice from the Nasdaq.Under the respective exchanges' compliance rules, the companies have 180 days, or about six months, to get their…

In Season of the Seraph, Bungie launched its second dungeon, Spire of the Watcher, for Destiny 2 Year 5. This season centers around secret bunkers and Golden Age technology, making this Mars dungeon a perfect setting. To access the Spire of the Watcher dungeon, head to Ikora at the Tower and pick up the Ares Desperado quest. The first objective is to complete the dungeon. Load into the dungeon from the Mars location in Savathun’s Throne World.The Spire of the Watcher's recommended Power is 1570 on Normal,…

And I could not be more excited Slay the Spire is one of my most-played games of all time, so it’s always a pleasant surprise to see the little indie game that could from 2017 in the headlines. This time, there’s a Slay the Spire board game in the works, and in all honesty, I’m not much of a board game person, but I am willing to be if it means I get to play a physical version of my favorite deckbuilding roguelike. Apparently I somehow missed the announcement that Slay the Spire was getting a board game adaptation…

Fitbit announced details for the Fitbit Inspire 3 fitness tracker (left) and the Sense 2 smartwatch (right), alongside more details on the Versa 4.Image: FitbitFitbit is leveraging its new Google support to try to put itself back on top of the fitness-minded wearable market, announcing Wednesday its latest version of the Versa and Sense smartwatch series alongside the return of the Inspire budget fitness tracker. There’s some impressive sounding features here, but many are behind a subscription paywall.The new…

PlayStation Plus free games for April have been announced. Gamers will get three titles for free next month, as part of their subscription. All the three titles are available for PlayStation 4 players, while only one among the titles will be available for free on PlayStation 5. The three PS Plus titles will be available for download starting April 5. Hood: Outlaws & Legends, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated, and Slay the Spire are the games coming to PlayStation Plus this month. Persona 5…