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Ubisoft is canceling game projects, shutting down studios and cutting its guidance as the Assassin’s Creed maker restructures its business into five units. From a report: The French gaming firm expects earnings before interest and tax to be a loss of $1.2 billion the fiscal year 2025-2026 as a result of the restructuring, driven by a one-off writedown of about $761 million, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.
Ubisoft also expects net bookings of around $1.76 billion for the year, with a $386 million gross margin reduction compared to previous guidance, it said. Six games, including a remake of Prince of Persia The Sands of Time, have been discontinued and seven other unidentified games are delayed, the company said. The measures are part of a broader plan to streamline operations, including closing studios in Stockholm and Halifax, Canada. Ubisoft said it will have cut at least $117 million in fixed costs compared to the latest financial year by March, a year ahead of target, and has set a goal to slash an additional $234 million over the next two years.
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We’re going back to Westeros, baby! Not that we ever really left, given that we’re merely between seasons of that other Game of Thrones spin-off, and with several more allegedly in development. It seems the only place the Game of Thrones universe is completely stalled is on the page—but I digress.
Where the original series saw a kingdom in decline and House of the Dragon takes us back to the Targaryen Dynasty at its height, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms occurs roughly in-between, shifting the focus from the realm’s power players to more tangential (at least for now) smallfolk: Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey), a lowborn hedge knight, and his faithful squire Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell), who may have a greater destiny. It’s that relationship to power that sets the show apart from the rest of the wider franchise, and that’s also what ties together these 10 “streamalikes,” whether they’re solidly in the fantasy genre or works of historical fiction.
This popular two-season South Korean import can go toe-to-toe with Knight when it comes to juicy drama and medieval-style action. It’s set in the fictional Daeho, a country reminiscent of Korea during the Joseon era. Lee Jae-wook stars as Jang Uk, a noble of questionable parentage who had his natural mage powers taken at birth. Nak-su (Jung So-min), meanwhile, is an assassin who is killed by a rival family. Fortunately, she’s able to survive (via alchemy) by transferring her soul into the body of a weak, blind woman. When Uk and Nak-su (in her new body) meet up and he discovers her real identity, they strike a deal: She’ll publicly act as his squire while also teaching him everything she knows about fighting and magic, provided he helps her get revenge. Stream Alchemy of Souls on Netflix.
An obvious choice, given that it’s a Game of Thrones spin-off, since (vague spoiler for the new show!) House of the Dragon also focuses in on the Targaryen family—members of which are always up to something. Where Thrones caught up with the dragon riders in their downward spiral and Knight is set a bit before that, House of the Dragon goes back further to show us the royal dynasty at its height, before all that incest and indolence sent them completely ’round the bend. Stream House of the Dragon on HBO Max.
This one’s on the lighter side, at least compared to anything going on in Westeros, but we still get a couple of ill-matched buddies, one with a larger destiny, adventuring through a medieval type landscape. Colin Morgan plays the title warlock, who arrives in Camelot to find that magic has been outlawed—which doesn’t stop a dragon with the voice of John Hurt from explaining to him that he needs to protect the king’s only son (Bradley James), a boy who will grow up to unite the land. (The kid’s name is Arthur, in case that weren’t obvious.) Stream Merlin on Prime Video and Tubi.
Set at the tail-end of Japan’s Warring States period, this adaptation of the James Clavell novel finds ambitious English maritime pilot John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis) shipwrecked on the island and in the power of leading warlord Lord Yoshii Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada)—each of them with something to offer the other. Blackthorne is made Toranaga’s Hatamoto, a flag-bearer and most trusted retainer. Reluctantly serving as translator between the two is Toda Mariko (Anna Sawai), highly loyal to Toranaga, but with a complicated past. The main characters all have real-life analogues, and much of the plot mirrors world history, so there’s a verisimilitude to everything in this (mostly) Japanese-language drama that stands up to anything in George R.R. Martin ever dreamed up. Stream Shōgun on Hulu.
An effective bit of fantasy storytelling, The Wheel of Time follows a group of young people taken from a secluded village by Moiraine Damodred (Rosamund Pike), a powerful magic user who believes that one of them is the reborn Dragon—a being who will either heal the world, or destroy it The show’s sweep is more epic than A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, but it smartly places its focuses on the unworldly villagers, who are experiencing the wider world’s dangers at the same time as the audience. The show was cancelled following a third season that just found it getting into its groove, taking us through roughly the first four books of Robert Jordan’s lengthy fantasy series, so I suppose could always jump into it with plans to finish the story on the page—rather the reverse of Game of Thrones, which gave us the ending George R.R. Martin has yet to get down on paper. Stream The Wheel of Time. on Prime Video.
In this handsome anime series, it’s England in 1013 CE, and conqueror Sweyn Forkbeard lies near death, his status setting off battles of succession between his sons Harald and Canute (true story!). Amidst this turmoil, the show follows Thorfinn Karlsefni, a dramatized version of the real-life Icelandic explorer who ultimately travelled to Greenland and then on to Vinland (roughly modern-day Newfoundland and Labrador). Initially a vengeful mercenary in the service of a Viking warlord, Thorfinn maneuvers the complex politics of his world before coming to understand the horrors of the bloodshed that he’s seen and been responsible for. It’s one of the most impressively realized anime series’ of the past decade. Stream Vinland Saga on Prime Video, Hulu, and Netflix.
Kicking off with a slightly overcomplicated timey-wimey narrative structure in which we follow multiple threads at various points in time, The Witcher ultimately settles into a groove as a show about a big guy who fights creatures in a Tolkien-esque kingdom. Played first by Henry Cavill and more recently, by Liam Hemsworth, the title Witcher is Geralt of Rivia, a genetically engineered (sort of) magical monster hunter who refuses to kill a young woman accused of monstrosity by a jerk of a mage—a decision that puts him on a path that involves protecting and mentoring Ciri (Freya Allan), a crown princess who lots of people want to kill. Stream The Witcher on Netflix.
There are relatively few knights and no fantasy elements in this historical drama (adapted from the Ken Follett novel), but Pillars shares with A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms a roughly medieval setting (literally medieval in this case) and a story involving individuals with tangential relationships with power navigating extremely fraught times. Set amid England’s Anarchy, during which designated heir Matilda battled Stephen of Blois over the throne, the series involves appropriately named mason Tom Builder (Rufus Sewell), tasked with constructing a cathedral in the town of Knightsbridge after he and his family have lost nearly everything. Ian McShane, Matthew Macfadyen, Eddie Redmayne, and Hayley Atwell lead the stacked cast. Rent The Pillars of the Earth from Prime Video.
Once again we’re talking about people on the fringes of power during dodgy times (or maybe they’re all dodgy). Roland Emmerich is one of the primary names behind this short-lived series, which gives you a sense of the vibe: It’s big, loud, and frequently obvious—but also an awful lot of fun. Think of it as a soap opera set during the opening days of the Roman Colosseum under Emperor Vespasian (Anthony Hopkins): While the emperor’s sons struggle for dominance, Tenax (Iwan Rheon), the proprietor of Rome’s largest betting tavern, forms an unlikely alliance with Cala (Sara Martins), a black Numidian who came to Rome in pursuit of her children, who were taken into slavery by Roman soldiers. There’s nothing (nothing) she won’t do to secure their safety. Stream Those About to Die on Peacock.
You want prequels? Here’s a prequel. While quite different in tone and execution, both Martin’s Westeros and J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth represent efforts to shape unique fantasy worlds form the raw clay of Western European history and mythology. There are a lot of threads to follow in this story set a few thousand years before The Lord of the Rings, but our main character is almost certainly the young(-er) Galadriel (Morfydd Clark). When the helpful but mysterious Annatar offers to aid the elves in forging the title’s rings of power, Galadriel is the only one who clocks that something isn’t quite right. As with The Hobbit and LOTR, it’s the less overtly powerful folk who are the most impacted by the machinations of Middle Earth’s elite. Stream The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power on Prime Video.
Two high-profile upcoming Ubisoft games have been starting to look more and more like vaporware with each passing year. One of them is Beyond Good & Evil 2, which we were assured is still in development last year. The other is the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake, which is now officially canceled, along with five other games on Ubisoft’s release slate.
The news came in a media briefing attended virtually by VGC, in which the French company also announced delays to seven other games as part of a major restructuring. As reported by VGC, the only canceled game currently named by Ubisoft is the remake of its 2003 classic, which was first announced in 2020 and has by all accounts been in various stages of development hell ever since. Three of the others were original new IPs and one was a mobile game.
Ubisoft isn’t putting names to the more than half dozen delayed games either, but VGC’s report says one was supposed to come out in the first quarter of this year, and will now release before April 2027. While it’s yet to be officially announced, a remake of Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag has been heavily rumored for several months and is likely one of the games that has slipped.
Ubisoft also outlined its new organizational model, which will see the company split into five “creative houses” that function as independent business units. One of these is the previously announced, Tencent-backed Vantage Studios, which will oversee a number of the company’s flagship franchises, including Rainbow Six, Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry.
In its Wednesday briefing, Ubisoft also confirmed recent reports that it’s closing its Stockholm and (recently unionized) Halifax studios, with others, including Star Wars Outlaws developer Massive Entertainment due to be restructured as a result of the new model. Ubisoft declined to tell VGC exactly how many layoffs could occur in the wake of the large-scale reorganization of the company.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/the-prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time-remake-among-six-games-canceled-by-ubisoft-175801132.html?src=rss

PyTorch 2.10 is out today as the latest feature update to this widely-used deep learning library. The new PyTorch release continues improving support for Intel GPUs as well as for the AMD ROCm compute stack along with still driving more enhancements for NVIDIA CUDA…
Slimbook Executive pairs Intel Core Ultra 7 performance with a 1.2 kg chassis, Linux support, and a 99Wh battery for mobile professionals.

The legendary Chunkachu returns in a super-squishy form
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Version
3.0.0 of the pandas data
analysis and manipulation library for Python has been
released. Notable changes include a dedicated
string type (str), new “copy-on-write” behavior, and much more. This release also removes
a number of features that were deprecated in prior versions of pandas;
developers are advised to upgrade to pandas 2.3 and ensure code is
working without warnings before moving to 3.0. See the release
notes for the full changelog.
After a teaser campaign that included a world exclusive with Ars, Volvo has officially unveiled its next electric vehicle, the EX60. We already knew it would have up to 400 miles of range, according to the US EPA test cycle, and be capable of charging at rates of up to 400 kW. And we learned last week that the EX60 is packed full of powerful computer hardware from Nvidia and Qualcomm, enabling both advanced driver assistance systems and a new AI personal assistant. Today, we got full tech specs for the three different EX60 powertrain variants, as well as a pair of rugged EX60 Cross Country models.
The entry-level version of Volvo’s next midsize crossover is the EX60 P6. This is a single-motor variant, with 369 hp (275 kW), 354 lb-ft (480 Nm) on tap at the rear wheels. The 80 kWh (usable, 83 kWH gross) battery pack can charge at up to 320 kW and can take as little as 18 minutes to DC charge from 10 to 80 percent. The EX60 will also be the first Volvo model on sale in the US with a built-in NACS port. Range for the P6 version is 310 miles (490 km) when fitted with 20-inch wheels; subtract 10 miles (16 km) for the 21-inch wheels and 20 miles (32 km) for the 22-inch wheels. 0–60 mph (0–98 km/h) takes 5.7 seconds, and like all modern Volvos, the EX60 is speed-limited to 112 mph (180 km/h).
(Again, all range estimates are based on the US EPA test cycle; if you see different numbers online at non-US publications, those are using Europe’s WLTP test.)
Volvo hasn’t exactly had a great run of EVs lately. The rollout of its flagship EX90 was stymied out of the gate by a bevy of software glitches. The EX30, meanwhile, was too expensive when it launched — the promised $35,000 model was incompatible with the currently chaotic global tariff situation.
Now, it’s time for a new generation of EV from Volvo, one that’s radically different at its core with a gigacast frame, a much higher-density battery and enough digital and literal horsepower to impress the most jaded of automotive enthusiasts. Mix in high-performance chipsets from both NVIDIA and Qualcomm, plus Google’s Gemini AI onboard, and on paper, it has a lot to offer. After getting an early look at the thing at its unveiling in Sweden, I feel like this EV is ready and able to face off against BMW’s new iX3 and Mercedes-Benz’s upcoming GLC.
Let’s start with the basics: The EX60 slots in the Volvo product lineup right alongside the existing XC60, Volvo’s most popular model in the U.S. It’s a two-row, mid-size SUV that seats five, the sort of thing perfect for those with small families or big dogs. It’ll be available in three different basic configurations, starting with the single-motor, rear-drive, 369-horsepower, 310-mile EX60 P6. Next up is the AWD dual-motor, 503-hp, 320-mile P10, and finally the top-shelf, 670-hp, 400-mile P12.
670 horsepower in an SUV of this size seems frankly excessive to me, but then it does have a lot of weight to move around — 5,137 pounds to be exact. That’s thanks in large part to the P12’s 112-kilowatt-hour net battery pack which is about 50 percent bigger than the one inside a Tesla Model Y. The P6 is a relatively svelte 4,663 pounds thanks to its smaller 80-kWh net battery pack, while the P10 has 91 kWh.

Beyond the powertrain divisions, the Volvo EX60 will also be available in a variety of different trims with varying amounts of equipment, including the Volvo Cross Country edition with air suspension and a 20mm boost of ride height. Prices are said to start “around $60k” for an EX60 P10 Plus with a 21-speaker Bose system, but a 28-speaker Bowers & Wilkins system with Dolby Atmos will be available for those who really need all the channels.
Of course, Atmos support is no good without a good source, and to that end, the EX60 will be the first Volvo with Apple Music built in. That’ll be part of the company’s Android Automotive-based infotainment system, running on a curved 15-inch OLED screen and powered by a Qualcomm 8255 chipset. It’s paired with a low, wide gauge cluster set far back on the dashboard behind the steering wheel.
This will also be Volvo’s first car with integrated Gemini, and indeed one of the first cars on the road with Google’s smart agent. You can, of course, do typical Gemini things like ask about the weather or the nuances of René Descartes’s concepts on dualism. Beyond that, Volvo CTO Anders Bell said that it will eventually gain access to the car’s outward-looking cameras, meaning you’ll be able to ask for more details on whatever it is you can see looming on the horizon.

Volvo calls the car’s software-defined architecture and the hardware that powers it HuginCore, named for Huginn, the raven of Norse mythology and represents Odin’s mind and senses. Qualcomm powers the infotainment side of the avian experience, but when it comes to active safety, the EX60 relies on an NVIDIA Drive AGX Orin chipset. Unlike the EX90, the EX60 will not use a LiDAR sensor.
Volvo CTO Bell downplayed the absence of the sensor. “We realized we can now achieve many more meaningful and safe automated functions without LiDAR than we could have years ago,” he said. Per Bell, LiDAR was never really in the plan for the EX60 anyway, a decision looking all the brighter given the recent bankruptcy of Volvo’s former LiDAR partner Luminar.
The car’s cameras and radar sensors all tuck nicely into the new exterior of the EX60, which certainly doesn’t look miles off from the EX90 or indeed the current, gas-powered XC60. But the pronounced flares on the front fenders are a nice touch of personality on an otherwise understated SUV.
At the core of the EX60 is a new platform Volvo calls SPA3, with a chassis made using gigacasting. This refers to the force required to inject molten aluminum into massive castings, allowing more of the car to be made from fewer components. Volvo says the carbon footprint of the EX60 is lower even than that of the much smaller EX30.
The battery packs use the on-trend cell-to-pack construction method, which means all the cells are lumped together into a single unit. Typically, this boosts density at the cost of repairability, a tradeoff most manufacturers seem willing to make in pursuit of higher range and lower costs. However, Bell said that the company has actually made pack maintenance easier by optimizing the layout of the ancillary equipment.

“The absolute vast majority, 90 percent of anything that ever needs to be repaired on a battery pack is electronics,” he said. In the EX60, Volvo positioned the battery electronics beneath the rear seat to make them even easier to access. “We save a lot of weight, save a lot of cost.”
The EX60 will be Volvo’s first car to use the Tesla-style NACS charging standard, and the largest two packs will support charging speeds up to 370 kW. That drops to 320 kW on the 80-kWh net P6.
In practical terms, though, they’re all roughly the same. Each model charges from 10 to 80 percent in less than 20 minutes, adding between 160 and 173 miles of range in 10 minutes. That’s not quite the 200 miles BMW’s iX3 can manage in the same time, but it is close.
The iX3 will probably be the EX60’s fiercest competition when Volvo opens up orders later this spring. The EX60’s $60,000 price for a midrange P10 Plus puts it right in line with the $60,000 that BMW says to expect for its iX3. Mercedes hasn’t set American pricing for its GLC yet, but that, too, will be on a lot of shoppers’ lists to compare.
I’ve already been impressed by how both the iX3 and the GLC drive. Sadly, Volvo wouldn’t let me behind the wheel of its EX60 just yet, but hopefully I can report back with impressions soon to start to see how all these stack up on the road.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/volvo-ex60-suv-preview-400-mile-range-670-hp-and-google-gemini-onboard-173000033.html?src=rss
Heads up, workers of the world: Microsoft 365 is currently down. Microsoft’s flagship work suite, which includes tools like Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook, is currently experiencing issues impacting users. It’s not yet clear exactly why these problems are occurring, but according to Downdetector (owned by Lifehacker parent company Ziff Davis) thousands of users are reporting issues.
There are any number of causes that could trigger a widespread outage like this, and in all likelihood, Microsoft will have the issue isolated and fixed soon—especially considering how many companies and users rely on Microsoft 365 to function. But it does follow a number of high-profile outages this week. Just this morning, Yahoo! and AOL were both down. Last week, X experienced an outage, as did Verizon—quite famously, I might add.
While we wait for a fix, there’s not much you can do on your end. If your Microsoft apps are acting up, you can try to work with any of the offline tools you have access to. If you have other means of communication other than Teams, run with that. There’s nothing short of Microsoft issuing a patch on their end that will bring back online functionality here.
The Irish government is planning to bolster its police’s ability to intercept communications, including encrypted messages, and provide a legal basis for spyware use. From a report: The Communications (Interception and Lawful Access) Bill is being framed as a replacement for the current legislation that governs digital communication interception. The Department of Justice, Home Affairs, and Migration said in an announcement this week the existing Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act 1993 “predates the telecoms revolution of the last 20 years.”
As well as updating laws passed more than two decades ago, the government was keen to emphasize that a key ambition for the bill is to empower law enforcement to intercept of all forms of communications. The Bill will bring communications from IoT devices, email services, and electronic messaging platforms into scope, “whether encrypted or not.”
In a similar way to how certain other governments want to compel encrypted messaging services to unscramble packets of interest, Ireland’s announcement also failed to explain exactly how it plans to do this. However, it promised to implement a robust legal framework, alongside all necessary privacy and security safeguards, if these proposals do ultimately become law. It also vowed to establish structures to ensure “the maximum possible degree of technical cooperation between state agencies and communication service providers.”/i
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The Assassin’s Creed maker faces even more layoffs and big game delays
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Elon Musk is reportedly looking to finally take SpaceX public after years of resistance, according to sources who spoke to The Wall Street Journal. The company has long said it wouldn’t choose an IPO until it had established a presence on Mars. That isn’t happening anytime soon.
So why now? Company insiders have suggested it’s because Musk wants to build AI data centers in space. Google recently announced it was looking into putting a data center in space, with test launches scheduled for 2027. Musk reportedly wants to beat his rival to the punch, but SpaceX would need the billions of dollars in capital that an IPO would deliver. Putting a giant center in space isn’t cheap.
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Sources say that Musk wants to complete the IPO by July. SpaceX is reportedly expected to select banks to lead the stock offering in the near future.
This is also being seen as an attempt to boost xAI, which trails behind rivals like OpenAI and Google in the AI race. If SpaceX were to be successful in putting data centers in space, it’s likely that xAI would get a sweetheart deal given that Musk runs both companies. Then they could pass money to one another in perpetuity, which seems to be the AI way.
Other companies have also begun considering jettisoning data centers into the great beyond. Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos recently suggested that shifting data centers to orbit makes sense. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been looking into partnering or purchasing a rocket maker called Stoke Space for a similar reason.
Of course, putting data centers in space is an extraordinary undertaking. There are serious issues that must be overcome, from latency to heat dissipation and radiation. Components must be launched and the structure must be built in space. WSJ reports that SpaceX made a breakthrough of some sort last year, but the company hasn’t announced specifics.
If we need giant data centers to generate Garfield memes or whatever, I’d rather them in space. Microsoft’s latest AI data center in Wisconsin takes up 325 acres. Meta recently announced a data center that would be nearly the size of Manhattan. These structures hoover up energy and water, strain local resources, create pollution and offer just a few long-term local jobs.
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Netflix’s February slate is heavy on returning original series, not least of which is the second half of Bridgerton season four. The last four episodes of the period romance drop on Feb. 26. In the third installment of thriller The Night Agent (Feb. 19), FBI agent Peter Sutherland, played by Gabriel Basso, investigates a dark money network alongside a journalist while trying not to get killed by assassins. The Lincoln Lawyer (Feb. 5) and Love Is Blind (Feb. 11) are back as well.
For Olympics fans, there’s docuseries Glitter & Gold: Ice Dancing (Feb. 1), which goes behind the scenes with the couples competing in ice dancing in the 2026 Winter Games. Also on the sports lineup is season 8 of Formula 1: Drive to Survive (date TBD). Other documentary releases include Queen of Chess (Feb. 6), which tells the story of chess legend Judit Polgár, and Being Gordon Ramsay (Feb. 18).
Taylor Tomlinson has a new comedy special—Prodigal Daughter (Feb. 24)—as do Sommore (Chandelier Fly, Feb. 17) and Mo Gilligan (In The Moment, Feb. 3).
Finally, catch the new adult animated series Strip Law (Feb. 20), featuring performances from Adam Scott, Janelle James, and Stephen Root. The 10-episode show sees a Vegas lawyer team up with a local magician to “bring some flash and pizzazz to the stupidest cases the city can throw at them.”
Here’s everything else coming to Netflix in February, and everything that’s leaving.
BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai—Netflix Series
Formula 1: Drive to Survive: Season 8—Netflix Documentary
In the Mud: Season 2—Netflix Series
Star Search—Netflix Live Event
Glitter & Gold: Ice Dancing—Netflix Documentary
The American President
The Bucket List
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Ex Machina
Flipped
Focus
The Glass House
Heartland: Season 18
Hell or High Water
Homefront
How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Independence Day
Lee Daniels’ The Butler
Letters to Juliet
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
The Mirror Has Two Faces
Mississippi Grind
Mrs. Doubtfire
Night at the Museum
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Rumor Has It…
Vertical Limit
The Way Home: Season 3
You’ve Got Mail
Zero Dark Thirty
Mo Gilligan: In The Moment—Netflix Comedy Special
Night Court: Seasons 1-3
Is It Cake? Valentines—Netflix Series
Cash Queens—Netflix Series
The Lincoln Lawyer: Season 4—Netflix Series
Samuel: Season 1
Search Party: Seasons 1-5
Unfamiliar—Netflix Series
Overboard (2018)
Queen of Chess—Netflix Documentary
Salvador—Netflix Series
Yoh! Bestie—Netflix Film
Matter of Time—Netflix Documentary
The Creature Cases: Chapter 7—Netflix Family
Free Fire
How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
Motorvalley—Netflix Series
This is I—Netflix Film
Kohrra: Season 2—Netflix Series
Lead Children—Netflix Series
Love Is Blind: Season 10—Netflix Series
State of Fear—Netflix Film
What I Like About You: Seasons 1-4
The Black Phone
How To Get To Heaven From Belfast—Netflix Series
Million-Follower Detective—Netflix Series
A Father’s Miracle—Netflix Film
The Art of Sarah—Netflix Series
Bunny
Museum of Innocence—Netflix Series
Suburgatory: Seasons 1-3
Tyler Perry’s Joe’s College Road Trip—Netflix Film
The Hunting Party: Season 1
Stargate SG-1: Seasons 1-10
Sommore: Chandelier Fly—Netflix Comedy Special
Star Search—Netflix Live Event
Being Gordon Ramsay—Netflix Documentary
Life After Beth
The Iron Claw
The Night Agent: Season 3—Netflix Series
The Swedish Connection—Netflix Film
Wakefield
The Addams Family
The Addams Family 2
The Expendables
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 3
The Expendables 4
Firebreak—Netflix Film
Laggies
Mike & Molly: Seasons 1-6
The Orphans—Netflix Film
Pavane—Netflix Film
Strip Law—Netflix Series
Taylor Tomlinson: Prodigal Daughter—Netflix Comedy Special
Bridgerton: Season 4 Part 2—Netflix Series
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Seasons 7-8
Crap Happens—Netflix Series
Trap House
28 Days Later
Charlie’s Angels
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Dr. Dolittle
Dr. Dolittle 2
Forever My Girl
Groundhog Day
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Kath and Kim: Seasons 1-4
Licorice Pizza
Memoirs of a Geisha
Parasite
Radio
RV
The Patriot
The Terminator
What Lies Beneath
Election
Mean Girls
Bride Wars
Spencer
Everybody’s Fine
Warrior: Seasons 1-3
Zodiac
Don’t Say a Word
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Operation Finale
Shakespeare in Love
Cocaine Cowboys 2
Red
The Island
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Seasons 3-4
Bones & All
Bottoms

Lynx has unveiled the Lynx-R2, a significant upgrade over its original R1 mixed reality standalone which aims to capture the enterprise and prosumers market.
The France-based startup considers R2 is a significant step forward, featuring new aspheric pancake lenses from Hypervision which are said to deliver 126° horizontal field-of-view (FOV)—notably larger than R1’s 90°, or Quest 3’s 110° horizontal FOV.
Paired with dual 2.3K LCD displays delivering more than 24 pixels per degree (PPD) at the center, R2 is said to deliver “crisp text and image rendering for industrial and medical use cases.”

While the new standalone headset features the same flip-up design as its predecessor, R2 is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2, offering substantial gains in GPU and AI performance over R1, which was introduced in 2021 with the older Snapdragon XR2 Gen 1.
Other features including 6DOF head tracking, hand-tracking, controller and ring tracking, plus a full-color four-sensor Sony camera array that also includes depth sensing for advanced computer vision.
Originally planned to ship with Android XR, Lynx-R2 is actually set to launch with Lynx OS following Google’s decision to withdraw support. Lynx OS is however based on Android 14, meaning it can sideload APKs in addition to supporting OpenXR 1.1.

Additionally, Lynx says it will release “all the electronic schematics of the headset motherboard and the mechanical design blueprints,” which is said to allow academics
and hobbyists to freely mod the device.
This will also include raw sensor access so developers can enable their own computer vision applications, as well as full offline functionality for sectors such as defense, healthcare, and industry, Lynx says.
“With the R1, we proved that a small, independent team could build a world-class mixed reality device,” said Stan Larroque, founder and CEO of Lynx Mixed Reality. “With the R2, we are proving that an open ecosystem is not just a philosophy, but provides a superior way to approach these devices. We have listened to 3rd party developers and enterprise users. They didn’t just want more pixels; they wanted a wider field of view, faster processing, and total ownership of their sensors. The R2 delivers just that. I believe the Lynx-R2 is a great VR headset, and will provide the best MR experience.”
There’s no official launch date yet. Lynx says R2 will be available for order “starting this summer” via the official Lynx portal as well as authorized enterprise resellers.
In the meantime, we’re still learning about specs, but this is what Lynx has indicated so far:
| Display |
2.3K per eye LCD
|
| Lens Type |
Hypervision Aspheric Pancake
|
| Pixels Per Degree (PPD) |
>24 PPD (center)
|
| Field-of-View | 126° horizontal, 133° diagonal |
| Refresh Rate | Not specified |
| IPD Adjustment | Yes |
| Eye Relief Adjustment | Yes |
| Glasses Support | Yes |
| Processor (SoC) |
Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2
|
| Cooling System |
Active (dual silent fans)
|
| Operating System |
Lynx OS (Android 14–based)
|
| OpenXR Support |
Yes (OpenXR 1.1)
|
| Passthrough Type |
Full-color video passthrough (Sony RGB)
|
| Passthrough Resolution | 3K × 3K per eye |
| Tracking Cameras |
4 (hand, ring, controller & head tracking)
|
| Depth Camera | Yes |
| IR LEDs | Yes |
| Supported Engines |
Unity, Unreal, StereoKit
|
| Battery Placement | Rear-mounted |
| Battery Access |
User-replaceable
|
| Strap Type | Rigid |
| Weight | Not specified |
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