Author - Jerry Paxton

Nuclear Submarine Announcement Trailer

NUCLEAR SUB – A realistic, nuclear submarine simulator from UBOAT’s publisher announced on Steam! Dive into the unique story of the nuclear submarine crew. The government sends its best armed and best tactically prepared undersea crew to face hostile units in the far depths of the cold North. It seems that everything is already in place that would be needed for success, an excellent crew, and a great ship, the only thing missing is a person who has the tactical sense to handle naval battles.

You need to control the morale of the sailors, manage weapons and food supplies, and constantly check the technical condition of the submarine, especially its nuclear reactor. Will you prove yourself in this role?

Manage basic resources such as indoor oxygen levels and the correct functioning of the nuclear reactor. Monitor the availability of electricity and check if navigation and mechanical systems are working properly. The better the condition of the ship you provide, the happier the sailors will be and the more efficiently they will perform their tasks. Remember to keep morale high, but also don’t forget the realistically represented hierarchy on the submarine directly contributes to maintaining order among the crew.

When going into deep waters with a nuclear submarine, you must remember to control its propulsion. A nuclear reactor requires constant attention and checking of its technical condition. If a malfunction occurs, close off the relevant parts of the ship to cut off damaged or flooded sections.

Explore the oceans of the open world, looking out for enemy units. Complete missions assigned by your superiors and assign tasks to your subordinates. Destroy enemy ships and raise the morale of your crew. A wide range of Cold War missile selections will allow you to win any battle of the many planned scenarios, and an advanced ship damage system will make the gameplay even more realistic.

Dungeons 4 Closed Beta Test Announced

Publisher Kalypso Media and developer Realmforge Studios are thrilled to announce the official closed beta for Dungeons 4, the highly anticipated next installment to the popular dungeon builder series.

The closed beta will run on the Microsoft Store and Steam from January 24 to February 7, with applications now live for aspiring vindictive villains. A select number of lucky players will join the Absolute Evil, where they will have an exclusive first look at what it takes to destroy the overworld and be rid of those pesky do-gooders. Including a complete single-player campaign, fans of the franchise can get their hands on the game’s newest features, including larger maps and even more corrupt creatures. Feeling despicable? Sign up here. The closed Discord Community Hub will be unlocked for selected participants. Applications close on January 15.

In Dungeons 4, the Absolute Evil’s quest is not yet complete and with Thalya the dark elf sorcerer still by his side, it’s time to continue spreading chaos and destruction – this time with Dwarves. In this impending new addition to the popular dungeon management series, players can control even more despicable creatures in even larger dungeons. Raise a devious army of orcs, succubae, zombies, and other cruel creatures, all ready to cast corruption across the overworld. Then set your Snots to work on creating your very own sprawling underground dungeon network – just be prepared to compete with the invading dwarves who have arrived to claim their share of space and supplies. Take on the 20-mission long, fully narrated campaign, or use two-player co-op multiplayer to double the destruction and manage your dungeon with a fellow evil friend. Did we mention the Dwarves?

Do-gooders and benevolent creatures beware, Dungeons 4 will emerge from the darkness in 2023. The forces of evil will not be stopped and it’s time to continue your diabolical quest for destruction.

Riot Games Unveils League of Legends Season 2023

Today, Riot Games kicked off the start of Season 2023 in the world’s most popular MOBA with a video that previewed what’s to come in League of Legends and LoL Esports. The event acts as the official beginning of the League of Legends Ranked and tournament season for both everyday and professional players, respectively, and also serves as a moment to update players on upcoming content for the year. The League of Legends team discussed the Ahri ASU (Art and Sustainability Update), the Aurelion Sol CGU (Comprehensive Gameplay Update), the Mid-Year Ranked Reset, the 2023 Champion roadmap, and more. In addition, LoL Esports previously announced a brand new competitive event, Season Kickoff, to celebrate the start of Season 2023, which will begin January 10.

Season 2023 Begins!

The ranked season has officially begun! Make your mark on the new year and your Ranked climb with the Season 2023 Missions and earn the following rewards:

  •   2 Hextech chests and keys
  •   6 icons
    •   Precision Icon
    •   Domination Icon
    •   Sorcery Icon
    •   Resolve Icon
    •   Inspiration Icon
    •   Rune Book Icon
  •   3000 Blue Essence
  •   8 Champion shards
    •   Yasuo
    •   Zed
    •   Sejuani
    •   Pantheon
    •   Wukong
    •   Aatrox
    •   Yorick
    •   Katarina
  •   Season 2023 Kickoff Icon and Season 2023 Icon
  •   Mark Maker Ward skin

Champions in 2023

  •   Ahri’s ASU is almost here! Look forward to updates on her base, skins, VFX, splashes, and all nine tails.
  •   Players can also look forward to more mid-scope updates to freshen up older champions’ gameplay fantasies and to modernize the roster overall.
  •   Aurelion Sol mains can expect a completely updated ability kit for the Star Forger in his upcoming CGU. For more context on the Aurelion Sol CGU, click here.
  •   League’s Champions team continues to invest in their goals of making a more diverse champion pool that’s inclusive of all cultures, genders, and in-game skill levels for every role. In 2023, players can expect new champions Milio, a male enchanter from Ixtal, and Naafiri, a female midlane Darkin assassin.

Skins in 2023

  •   In 2023, Kalista, Aurelion Sol, Ivern, and Kled will be getting skins!
  •   Skin thematics coming in 2023 include the new Faerie Court skinline and the fan-favorite Cats vs. Dogs skinline.
  •   For the first event of the new year, Lunar Gods and Mythmakers descend upon the Rift. Look forward to the following skins in patch 13.1 and 13.2:
    •   Lunar Empress Ashe
    •   Lunar Guardian Kha’Zix
    •   Lunar Empress Qiyana
    •   Lunar Guardian Malphite
    •   Lunar Emperor Thresh
    •   Mythmaker Galio
    •   Mythmaker Garen
    •   Mythmaker Irelia (Legendary)
    •   Mythmaker Sivir
    •   Mythmaker Zyra
    •   Prestige Mythmaker Sivir
    •   Prestige Porcelain Lissandra

Ranked in 2023

Starting this year, the two Ranked Splits will have a Ranked Reset in between, with rewards to match, in an effort to bring League up to modern-day expectations and to address pain points around the stress of avoiding decay or demotion in the middle of the year.

  •   Ranked Reset: When Split 2 of the Ranked season starts, the reset will not be as heavy as the one in January given that the game won’t change dramatically enough to warrant making players re-earn their rank to the same extent. The Mid-Year Reset will also be even less significant if a player hasn’t played many games since January.
  •   Rewards: Players can now earn full ranked rewards each Ranked Split, including icons & emotes, Ranked borders, and a Ranked skin. This means there will be two skins for Ranked this year, as well as some extra rewards for the climb.
  •   In addition to this, players will no longer have to reach the Gold rank requirement to earn a Ranked skin and can instead, earn it based on a rank-dependent number of Ranked games played.
  •   Chromas will still be granted based on your final rank at the end of the Split.

Season Kickoff Event

From January 10-11, the LCS, LEC, LCK, LPL, LJL, CBLOL, LLA, PCS, and VCS will host a special two-day broadcasted event previewing the 2023 season and highlighting the players to watch this year, giving fans a first look at Season 2023 on the Rift, and a peek at what’s in store for LoL Esports in 2023.

All pro teams in each of the nine leagues will send players to compete in the Kickoff event. It’s up to each region to determine how teams are drafted, so you might see different methods in the LCS versus the PCS. The games will be best-of-3’s on Summoner’s Rift with no champion bans or repeats. Each of the pro teams represented on the winning team will be able to create an emote with our designers to be added into League of Legends

The Kickoff event will replace the League of Legends All-Star Event. While All-Stars has provided players and fans with countless special moments over the years, the current calendar can be challenging for many All-Star players. Replacing All-Stars with the Season Kickoff event provides a much-deserved break for pro players and an exciting new platform for fans that will supplement the end-of-year local competitions and celebrations that regions typically hold during this period.

Social Impact Challenge

To celebrate all the changes coming to the jungle, League of Legends is holding a special social impact challenge for players around the world. For every 100 Season 2023 in-game missions players complete by January 24th, Riot Games will contribute $1 to the Riot Games Social Impact Fund, a donor advised fund account sponsored by ImpactAssets, to support environmental conservation efforts, up to $1M total.

For more information on League of Legends and LoL Esports, visit leagueoflegends.com and lolesports.com

ORIGIN PC Unveils RTX 4070 Ti GPUs on Custom PCs

ORIGIN PC, a leader in custom high-performance systems, announced today the availability of NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Ti graphics cards for their desktop systems. Choose from a lineup of ORIGIN PC’s premium systems like a super-tower GENESIS system that brings high performance and unlimited possibilities. Otherwise, customize an award-winning MILLENNIUM to meet any and every need with a sleek, minimalistic design. Complementing high-performance graphics, ORIGIN PC systems offer endless choices in regards to personalization such as custom hardware and high-definition UV printing.

Featuring 12GB of GDDR6X memory and designed with Ada Lovelace Architecture, you can make the most out of dedicated Ray Tracing Cores, dedicated Tensor Cores, and NVIDIA DLSS 3. You can expect to see impressive performance leaps with the upgrade of NVIDIA’s latest graphics card and also take advantage of other features like NVIDIA Broadcast, NVIDIA G-SYNC®, or NVIDIA GPU Boost™.

Bring 4K resolution at 240Hz or 8K at resolution at 60Hz to your gameplay and creation. The ultimate experience is even more accessible than before – customize your own ORIGIN PC system now with the latest NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Ti as well as other high-end hardware from the likes of CORSAIR and more.

Availability

ORIGIN PCs are available immediately with NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Ti graphics cards

Web Pages

Customers interested in customizing and ordering an ORIGIN PC gaming desktop with the NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Ti can visit: https://www.originpc.com/gaming/desktops/

Customers interested in customizing and ordering an ORIGIN PC workstation desktop with the NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Ti can visit: https://www.originpc.com/workstation/desktops/

Kingston Comes to CES 2023 With New Hardware Lineup

Kingston Technology Company, Inc., a world leader in memory products and technology solutions, today announced it will return to Las Vegas to showcase the latest offerings and upcoming products in 2023. No matter the industry, use case or customer, Kingston® continues to provide industry leading, award-winning, high-performance products.

As work-from-home continues to grow, so does the need for proper measures to secure sensitive data. This week, Kingston IronKey™ launched its first USB Type-C® Vault Privacy 50C (IKVP50C) drive. Now, on any system users can protect their data against BadUSB and Brute Force attacks with the FIPS 197 Certified & XTS-AES 256-bit hardware-encrypted Vault Privacy 50 series. The Multi-Password Option with Complex or Passphrase modes lets users choose a numeric PIN, sentence with space characters, or list of words so their password is easy to remember but harder for others to guess. The award-winning line of hardware-encrypted storage offers a myriad of other features designed to protect you and your data. Whether it’s with the VP50 series, FIPS 140-3 Level 3 (Pending) Certified KP200 with alphanumeric keypad, or the VP80ES, Kingston’s first innovative OS-independent external SSD with intuitive color touch screen – don’t let your data be a soft target.

Since the last time Kingston was present at CES, it launched its Kingston FURY gaming line providing memory and storage for those in need of cutting-edge performance. From high-speed Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5 up to 7200MT/s, Impact SODIMM for small form factor systems, or the Renegade SSD with heat sink, the line offers PC enthusiasts, gamers, and content creators the power and style they’re looking for.

“It’s great to get back to in-person tradeshows but we’re especially glad to be amongst colleagues and friends at CES, ‘the global stage for innovation’ to share not just what we’ve been up to the past few years but also what’s coming from Kingston in 2023,” said Craig Tilmont, senior director of marketing, Kingston. “We’re committed to delivering technology solutions that suit consumers’ everyday needs and we look forward to talking about them this week.”

Kingston continues its collaboration with Intel® showcasing the gaming power achieved when the latest systems technology from Intel NUC and high-performance Kingston FURY memory and storage come together.

Kingston will demo and display:
• Bandwidth test with Kingston FURY Impact DDR5 5600MT/s SODIMMs in Intel Raptor Canyon NUC
• Game demo with Kingston Fury Renegade and Impact DDR4 in Intel Serpent Canyon NUC
• Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5 with White Heat Spreader
• Kingston Server Premier DDR5 4800MT/s Registered DIMMs
• Kingston IronKey hardware-encrypted USB Flash Drives
• 4TB NV2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Illustrated Official Launch Trailer

Illustrated, the revelatory, relaxing puzzle game created with famous artists from around the world by developer BorderLeap, collaborates with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam to feature puzzles showcasing art from throughout Vincent Van Gogh’s life. Experience one of the most important artists in human history in a brand new way starting Friday, Jan. 13 exclusively on Apple Arcade for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV.

Watch the Launch Trailer Here

Van Gogh’s paintings are paired with the inspiration and story behind each masterpiece. These words serve not only as a clue themselves to solve the interior of the puzzle, but also as a way to learn about the famed Impressionist painter’s work and life.

“Van Gogh’s Early Years” gallery explores his first works, chronologically cataloging his growth as a young artist. Next, play through the “Van Gogh in Paris” gallery to see and learn about his colorful works as he began to further develop his signature art style. More galleries will be released in the game throughout 2023, which is also the 50th anniversary of the Van Gogh Museum.

The Van Gogh Museum galleries in Illustrated go along with hundreds of puzzles based on the artwork and stories of more than 20 contemporary artists beginning Friday, Jan. 13 exclusively on Apple Arcade for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV.

Canon Unveils IVY 2 Mini Photo Printer

Some say a picture is worth a thousand words, and a small and portable photo printer is a fun, easy – and straight-up cool – way to bring your unique and unforgettable moments to life. To help creators share and save memories with family and friends, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is excited to announce the new version of the IVY Mini Photo Printer – the IVY 2. The IVY 2 is an upgrade from its predecessor; delivering higher quality pictures, a faster charging battery and better connectivity, enabling DIY creators to “Print, Peel, Stick and Go” with even more personal, customized creative expression.

IVY creators quickly and easily print photos of family, friends, pets or any other source of inspiration from their compatible smartphone1 onto sticky photo paper and add them to a scrapbook, a laptop, or virtually anywhere you can think of, all with a compact printer that fits easily in a small purse, or even your pocket. Plus, a new, expanded 100-sheet photo sticker paper pack (purchased separately) frees up everyday IVY users to continually update their self-expression without the continued worry of running out of sheets.

“Our Canon customers continually motivate us to focus on enhancing daily experiences and preserving important memories, whether they are using Canon products for the first time or they have been with us since the beginning,” said Isao “Sammy” Kobayashi, senior vice president and general manager of Canon U.S.A., Inc. “As a Canon leader, the IVY product line is personal for me, as we are frequently finding our product’s user-base is new to the brand, and so I am very excited for our team to bring you our new IVY 2 Mini Photo Printer with enhanced picture quality and improved user experience.”

For the kid at home, as well as the “older kid” at school, taking pictures from their compatible smartphone or tablet1, and who enjoys decorating and sharing stickers with friends, this second generation of the IVY Mini Photo Printer is a perfect tool. You can “print, peel, stick, go” – peeling off the back of the printed photo and sticking the picture to personal belongings, your journal, or adding it to a scrapbook with favorite photos. Parents can make great use of the IVY 2 too, printing pictures to add to a photo album, their fridge, and other creative spaces.

The IVY 2 can easily fit in your pocket or bag, making it convenient to carry place to place. The printer is available in two colors – pure white and blush pink. It takes just a few minutes to set up, and the multi-color LED will clearly tell you the printer status. Using a compatible USB cable, the printer can fully charge in as little as 45 minutes2. The IVY 2 easily connects to your compatible smartphone with Bluetooth®, and utilizes ZINK Zero Ink™ Technology from ZINK™, an amazing way to print in full color without the need for ink cartridges. ZINK paper is available in pre-cut circle sticker form (purchased separately), for those whose lives can’t be confined to straight edges.

To set and send print jobs, users download the free Canon Mini Printer App¹, which offers the option to print individual smudge-free 2×3 prints or stickers. From selfies to sunsets, this feature offers the freedom of expression for a wide variety of consumers. The app includes creative filters, such as photo frames and stickers, image collage templates, as well as additional photo-editing tools including added text, fun frames and the option to draw.

Price and Availability

The Canon IVY 2 Mini Photo Printer will be available this October, with a pre-order available now, through select major retailers and Canon USA’s site here. The estimated retail price is $129.99*, which includes the printer and a starter pack of 10 sheets of 2×3 photo paper. The Canon ZINK Photo Paper Pack will also be available for the first time with 100 sheets later this year.

For more information, please visit usa.canon.com.

Canon Partners with M. Night Shyamalan for Immersive CES Experience

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, pushed innovation to new heights in 2022. At CES 2023, the company will demonstrate how its technology is working to help dissolve limits between real and virtual worlds through a first-of-its-kind immersive movie experience that will place attendees inside of the story. With the launch of the theme ‘Limitless Is More,’ and Canon’s latest imaging innovations, CES attendees will be able to fully immerse themselves into M. Night Shyamalan’s upcoming Universal Pictures thriller, Knock at the Cabin (in theaters February 3). Canon will prove how its solutions can remove the limits humanity faces to create more meaningful communication, more powerful collaboration, more exciting perspectives, and more boundless imagination across four unique technologies.

“Canon is creating groundbreaking solutions that help people connect in more ways than we ever could have imagined, redefining how they work and live at a time when many of them are embracing a hybrid lifestyle,’’ said Kazuto Ogawa, President and CEO, Canon U.S.A., Inc. “Canon’s ultimate role is to bring people closer together by revealing endless opportunities for creators. Under our theme of ‘Limitless Is More,’ we will show CES 2023 attendees what we are creating as a company focused on innovation and a world without limits.”

The corporate philosophy of Kyosei, the principle defined as “all people, regardless of race, religion, or culture, harmoniously living and working together into the future for the good of society,” is threaded through all of Canon’s technologies, services and people. With Kyosei as the driving force, Canon’s immersive experience and featured technologies at CES 2023 will show attendees how the company looks to contribute to society and have a positive impact.

Limitless Communication: Kokomo

Kokomo is a first of its kind immersive virtual reality software^, designed to change human communication by combining virtual reality with an immersive calling experience. The innovative software is designed to provide users with a way to meet friends and family virtually “in-person” by using a compatible VR headset and a compatible smart phone. The Kokomo solution will allow users to see and hear one another in real time with their live appearance and expression, in a photo-real environment.

The Kokomo solution is being designed so that people can feel together and experience social interaction from their home, hotel, dorm room or across other distances if there is a compatible headset, the software and an internet connection. The Kokomo solution will work to fully mirror true physical appearance – even facial expressions – inside what is effectively a 3D video call. At the Canon booth, visitors will be able to put on a VR headset and step into a 1:1 Kokomo conversation with one of four characters from Knock at the Cabin.

Limitless Perspectives: Free Viewpoint

The revolutionary Free Viewpoint Video System for arenas, stadiums, and studios comprises more than 100 Canon Cinema EOS-based 4k cameras and lenses. The data captured from the cameras is sent to a server system that creates point-cloud based 3D models that quickly reproduce various viewpoints or desired camera angles, like that from a drone, swooping in and around players, or a small POV camera, looking at actors in a commercial or music video shoot. The result is an immersive and customizable viewing experience from perspectives that may not be possible with traditional camera systems.

In the USA, the system has been installed at two NBA arenas including Rocket Mortgage Field House in Cleveland (Cavaliers), as well as Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York (Nets). The video can be broadcast out live and also compiled into replay clips. The system also allows for extensive flexibility with virtual advertising and other opportunities for monetization.

CES attendees will be able to view an action scene from Knock at the Cabin from multiple perspectives as captured by the Free Viewpoint Video System, supervised by M. Night Shyamalan and shot at Canon’s Volumetric Video Studio in Kawasaki, Japan. Viewing the scene from multiple viewpoints allows for different perspectives to be uncovered as attendees watch through the “eyes” of the various characters. Booth visitors will experience a new meaning to the term “best seats in the house.”

Limitless Imagination: MREAL

MREAL, a mixed reality experience, utilizes Canon imaging technology to integrate real and virtual worlds, showing end-users what this type of integration can do for industry, education, medicine, entertainment, and more. MREAL is unlike anything Canon has ever developed, a premium visualizer/simulator that helps account for limits of scale, perception, analysis, and participation, and provides superb, almost life like image clarity and color accuracy.

The MREAL technology is currently in the market research phase in the USA, but an example of the technology can be seen in the Canon CES booth. Visitors to the booth will be able to experience a break-in scene from the movie Knock at the Cabin as if they are a character in the movie. A gamified experience gives CES attendees the ability to immerse themselves in the movie’s action. Users can interact with virtual furniture and other objects in order to barricade themselves inside the cabin and successfully keep intruders out.

Limitless Collaboration: AMLOS (Activate My Line of Sight)

The AMLOS (Activate My Line of Sight) solution* was developed by Canon U.S.A. to help amplify how people see and interact in hybrid meeting environments. The AMLOS solution is a software-and-camera product suite designed to provide an amazing level of engagement for collaboration across multiple meeting locations. The advanced software-and-camera product suite features sophisticated PTZ (pan, tilt, and zoom) camera functionality guided by hand gesture controls for certain actions for in-person participants. Remote users are given the flexibility to customize their viewing experience and to see objects or areas of the in-person space. This allows both in-person and remote participants to engage in meetings or collaborative discussions, with an intuitive experience with hand gesture controls for certain actions for in-person participants, and a user interface that can be customized by a remote participant to help promote collaboration.

Using AMLOS, CES attendees will connect with a stranger on the actual set of Knock at the Cabin located in Philadelphia. They will work together to investigate the aftermath of events from the movie while creating their own stories on what could have happened in the cabin. Canon worked with M. Night Shyamalan to develop clues that will be placed throughout the space for participants to discover, varying from handwritten notes to broken furniture and more, adding to the mystery of the movie’s events.

Learn more at the in-person Canon press conference held on January 4th from 1-2 p.m. PST at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Room D & C. Please also visit Canon from January 5th-8th (Hall 3, #16359) at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Follow Canon throughout the show on Instagram and Facebook at @CanonUSA and LinkedIn at @CanonUSA. Use #CanonCES2023 to join the conversation. Visit our website at www.usa.canon.com to view the recording of our Press Conference which will be hosted on our Home Page after January 4.

About Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean markets. With approximately $30.6 billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), as of 2021 has ranked in the top-five overall in U.S. patents granted for 36 consecutive years† and was one of Fortune Magazine’s World’s Most Admired Companies in 2022. Canon U.S.A. was featured in Newsweek’s Most Loved Workplaces list for 2021, ranking among the top 100 companies for employee happiness and satisfaction at work. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company’s RSS news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/rss and follow us on Twitter @CanonUSA.

About Knock at the Cabin

While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her parents are taken hostage by four strangers who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. With limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost. The film stars Dave Bautista (Dune), Jonathan Groff (Hamilton), Ben Aldridge (Pennyworth), Nikki Amuka-Bird (Persuasion), newcomer Kristen Cui, Abby Quinn (Little Women) and Rupert Grint (Servant).

Sharp Develops Prototype Smartphone-Connectable Head-Mounted VR Display

Sharp Corporation (hereinafter “Sharp”) has developed a head-mounted display prototype for VR (virtual reality) that connects to smartphones, realizing an ultra-light weight of approximately 175 grams and high-definition images.

The prototype with ultra-light weight of approximately 175 grams is made possible by employing Sharp’s proprietary cutting-edge devices, such as an ultra-lightweight VR display and a bright, ultra-thin eyepiece. The light weight also owes much to Sharp’s expertise in component miniaturization, accrued over the years in the development of smartphones. The unit can be used for long hours with less fatigue, and folds up into a compact size, making it easy to carry around. The display delivers 4K (2K per eye) high definition and smooth reproduction at a refresh rate of 120 Hz. The resulting realistic images create a truly immersive experience.

 

The prototype incorporates Sharp’s unique RGB color camera module, which uses a polymer lens to allow ultrafast autofocusing. The prototype also has an image display function that takes in images of the surrounding real world and displays them in color. It also has a pop-up image function that displays the surrounding real world in a separate window on a section of the VR space. Image focusing is achieved by changing the thickness of the polymer lens, which means that focusing is much faster than on a conventional camera. Even when the position of the focus moves, the angle of view (the range that can be seen) remains the same, reducing motion sickness. In addition, the headset features two B/W cameras to support a hand-tracking function that recognizes the user’s hand movements and converts them to operation in the visible field. This function enables intuitive operation without the need for controllers.

Starting with this development, Sharp will accelerate the creation of new experiences that fuse the real and virtual worlds.

The prototype is on exhibit at CES 2023, one of the largest tech events in the world, held January 5 to 8 (Thursday to Sunday; Location of Sharp booth: Petrus Ballroom, Wynn Las Vegas Hotel at 3131 Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89109, U.S.A.).

Main Features

  1.  Ultra-light body weighing only approximately 175 grams thanks to Sharp’s state-of-the-art devices and proprietary miniaturization expertise derived from smartphone development
  2.  Display delivers 4K (2K per eye) high definition and smooth reproduction at a refresh rate of 120 Hz
  3.  RGB camera module using a polymer lens enables fast autofocusing and comfortable viewing with reduced motion sickness

CCP Games Unveils EVE Online Roadmap for 2023

Today, CCP Games shared a 12-month development roadmap for spacefaring MMO EVE Online, commemorating the MMO’s landmark 20th anniversary throughout 2023 with two new expansions and the launch of Microsoft Excel integration planned in May. CCP Games also announced a Lunar New Year event celebration, launching on January 19 alongside the rollout of simplified Chinese support, outside of Mainland China on EVE Online’s Tranquility server.

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Watch CCP Games discuss their 2023 plans in the stream recording here and learn more in the blog post here.

“2022 was huge for EVE, but 2023 is going to be monumental,” said CCP Games’ Creative Director, Bergur Finnbogason. “As we now enter this majestic third decade of EVE, our roadmap only scratches the surface of what we have in the works. We will continue to evolve the future of war with two expansions arriving later this year, bringing a wealth of new events, content, and features for players and our incredible community to look forward to.”

Pilots can look forward to two robust content expansions in 2023. Building upon the dynamic narrative introduced in the Uprising expansion, upcoming content updates offer fresh storylines, new features, and invigorating events around New Eden. Starting with the Direct Enlistment feature launching in Q1 2023, players can seamlessly join Factional Warfare events without leaving their corporations or alliance mates. Additional updates to the EVE Evolved initiative and Factional Warfare system will be available in the coming months.

In partnership with Microsoft, EVE Online players with an Omega subscription can import data directly from EVE’s API into Microsoft Excel using a native Excel Plugin when the feature launches in May. Revealed at EVE Fanfest 2022, Excel feature compatibility enables players to access and calculate everything from profit margins to battle strategy, making day-to-day EVE operations easier to execute. Eager pilots can apply to participate in the closed beta at the end of January.

EVE Online can be downloaded for free by visiting www.eveonline.com. For all the latest information about the game, please visit EVE News.