Author: Jack Slater
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Owlchemy Labs Scooped Up By Google
In your latest sign that VR software development is totally unsustainable as a standalone business, Owlchemy Labs has been bought by Google: Today, we’re thrilled to welcome Owlchemy Labs to Google. They’ve created award-winning games like Job Simulator and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality which have really thoughtful interactive experiences that are responsive, intuitive, and…
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IO Interactive Dropped From Square-Enix
Square-Enix put out the amazing Hitman (2016) last year, I love that game and it’s disappointing to hear that Square-Enix is dropping IO and probably will end up keeping IO’s creations: To maximize player satisfaction as well as market potential going forward, we are focusing our resources and energies on key franchises and studios. As a…
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More Details About Comey
The WSJ’s Shane Harris and Carol E. Lee: Mr. Comey started receiving daily instead of weekly updates on the investigation, beginning at least three weeks ago, according to people with knowledge of the matter and the progress of the Federal Bureau of Investigation probe. Mr. Comey was concerned by information showing possible evidence of collusion,…
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Who Do You Meet With After Firing The FBI Director Investigating Your Collusion With Russia?
David E. Sanger and Neil MacFarquhar for the Times: Only hours after dismissing James B. Comey as director of the F.B.I., amid an investigation into the Trump campaign’s contacts with Russian officials, the president met with Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, at the White House. The Russian ambassador to the United States, Sergey I.…
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A Brief History of the President’s Lies
David Leonhardt in the opinion pages: The president of the United States is lying again. He is lying about the reason he fired James Comey, the F.B.I. director. Trump claimed that he was doing so because Comey bungled the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s email, which meant that Comey was “not able to effectively lead the…