Games
GenCon 2019 round up with our man on the scene
This week we spoke with Jaime Lawrence, Brand Manager at Good Games, who was there on the ground at GenCon 2019.
Seamus Byrne
Founder and Head of Content at Byteside. Brings two decades of experience covering tech, digital culture, and their impacts on society.
Assorted brain food
No themes are leaping out this week. It’s a mixed bag of interesting that, thankfully, has more nourishing discussions than bad news this week. Not that there’s no bad links… I’m still looking for input on the tech parenting newsletter / podcast concept, so if you can spare
Should I do a tech parenting newsletter too?
Games don’t cause gun violence. It’s old news. It’s not a statement worthy of rebuttal. In one of the many debates of this topic over the years - back when the games industry was arguing to get R18+ ratings for games in Australia - one expert pointed
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New Realities
Apple launches AR[T]: AR experiences in global cities by amazing artists
Starting August 10, incredible Augmented Reality (AR) experiences will be offered in six major cities around the world in a collaboration between Apple and
Technology
Gogoro gets Yamaha and others on board to use its swappable EV battery platform
I first covered Gogoro nearly four years ago for CNET while in Taiwan for Computex. The Taiwanese electric scooter company was designing beautiful scooters
Games
WoW Classic landrush to reserve cool names opens on August 12
Going back to where it all began can bring with it a lot of very specific vibes someone is looking for to get their nostagia trip just right. So it'll be
Technology
Attention to detail makes the TwelveSouth StayGo USB-C Hub stand out
USB-C hubs are finally starting to pick up some steam, and as the range of options grows we're seeing some well thought out (but not overcooked) versions hit
Culture
All-Time Classic 'Journey' Now Available on iOS
No build up. No hype. Just a wonderful sneaky release that means you can get it in your iPhones and iPads immediately. The best kind of surprise!
Culture
Amazon made our Simon Pegg / Nick Frost reunion dreams come true
Amazon has picked up a new TV series by Simon Pegg & Nick Frost. Do you need to hear anything else or are you already on your feet air punching with joy?
Manifestos and memes side-by-side
8Chan is getting some news coverage right now. Not for good reasons. It’s now been associated with three recent white-supremacist terrorist attacks, manifestos and memes living side-by-side. It emerged in the wake of Gamergate five years ago, when 4chan started to crack down on moderation. And 4chan was already
Esports
Fortnite World Cup: the lessons, the aftermath
Seamus rounds up his thoughts from being there, as well as the mainstream media interest that blew up around the event. Plus why the haters need to calm the
Games
Fortnite World Cup Feels
The hallmark of every kid succeeding at the Fortnite World Cup is supportive parents who saw their talent for a videogame was worthy.