Valve Removes Active Shooter School Massacre Game From Steam, Bans 'Abusive' Developer

Valve Removes Active Shooter School Massacre Game From Steam, Bans 'Abusive' Developer
Following a whirlwind of controversy over content versus free speech, Valve has decided to yank the game Active Shooter from Steam, but it didn’t stop there. Valve also banned the developer Revived Games and publisher Acid from its popular digital distribution platform, which are actually one and the same in Ata Berdiyev, who Valve described

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Google Assistant users can preview YouTube’s 'Impulse' for free

With its paid Premium streaming service, YouTube has a steep climb to even compete against entrenched services like Netflix. First it has to get our attention, so for one of its most-anticipated series, Impulse, it came up with an interesting promoti…

Source: Engadget – Google Assistant users can preview YouTube’s ‘Impulse’ for free

ASUS H370 Mining Master Cryptocurrency Motherboard Boasts 20 Quick-Connect GPU Ports

ASUS H370 Mining Master Cryptocurrency Motherboard Boasts 20 Quick-Connect GPU Ports
Cryptocurrency mining appears to be evening out somewhat with regards to demand on hardware, which has thankfully resulted in GPU prices heading closer towards normalcy. However, for those that are still committed to build kickass rigs to mine for cryptocurrencies, ASUS is launching the new H370 Mining Master motherboard, which is based (obviously)

Source: Hot Hardware – ASUS H370 Mining Master Cryptocurrency Motherboard Boasts 20 Quick-Connect GPU Ports

Number of Electric Vehicles on Roads Reaches Three Million: IEA

The number of electric vehicles on roads worldwide rose to a record high of 3.1 million in 2017, but more research, policies and incentives are needed to drive further uptake, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said. From a report: The number of electric cars, including battery-electric, plug-in hybrid electric and fuel cell electric passenger light-duty vehicles, increased by 57 percent compared with 2016, the IEA said in a report. China accounted for 40 percent of the global total last year. Research and development, policy support, charging infrastructure investment and production improvements are resulting in lower battery costs and higher electric vehicle (EV) uptake.

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Clever Cosplayer Hacks Nerf Blaster to Cast Floating Holographic Spells

Benedict Cumberbatch aside, the best part of Marvel’s Doctor Strange movie was the animated spells the magical characters could generate out of thin air. Given our world lacks real magic, a Japanese cosplayer has found a way to simulate the same effect using a modded Nerf blaster and a spinning LED wand.

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Source: Gizmodo – Clever Cosplayer Hacks Nerf Blaster to Cast Floating Holographic Spells

Teased Again by Bethesda on Fallout 76

Fallout 76 is being teased by Bethesda this morning. Little is being said, but it looks to be a huge DLC for Fallout 4 to us, which we are sure many people will welcome. More details at E3. Thanks @cageymaru.



See more during this year’s Bethesda E3 Showcase happening on June 10th at 6:30pm PT in Los Angeles, CA or live on YouTube.com/BethesdaSoftworks or Twitch.TV/Bethesda.

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Solving Problems that Don't Need to be Solved

California is rolling out a digital license plate to take the place of metal license plates on cars. Don’t worry though, when it gets stolen, it has a tracking device in it to send out a search party to go find it. And of course that tracking device would never be used by the state to monitor your location. These $700 license plates, will surely be heralded for saving postage however. California still requires two plates on your car, so to bask in all the savings and convenience, you will need to fork out $1400 for both plates, but the savings does not stop there. There is also a $7 monthly service fee. I don’t know, but something tells me this is more about tracking vehicles, than about savings and convenience. And of course every little fender bender is apt to leave your car without a plate that can be read as well, but surely you would not be ticketed for no plate while waiting for your new one to show up. But the plates can show advertising while the car is parked, so there’s that. Thanks @cageymaru.

A company named Reviver Auto makes and sells these R Plate Pro tags. It has yet to be determined who his brother-in-law in the California government is.



Under the pilot program rules, the state can allow up to one-half of 1 percent of the state’s 35 million vehicles — or about 175,000 vehicles — to use the plates during the test period.

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Hue's Latest Update Makes the App Finally Worth Using

iOS / Android: Philips has released a major update to its Hue app that actually makes it worth using. And I’m not being over the top when I say that; prior to today, the Hue app was a mess. It took forever to load; the user interface was challenging, to put it nicely; and it made me set off on a hunt for the best…

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Source: LifeHacker – Hue’s Latest Update Makes the App Finally Worth Using