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The "Shadow of the Colossus" creator Fumito Ueda has revealed his new game "gen ATLAS". It will be released for PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC.

Capcom announced a remake of "Resident Evil Code: Veronica" at the Summer Game Fest. "Resident Evil Veronica" is set to be released in 2027.

Creative Assembly and Sega have announced the survival horror sequel "Alien: Isolation 2". It will be released for PC, PS5, Switch 2, and Xbox.

GoPro warns of its own demise, yet the camera market grows, and an eight-year-old outshines pro food photographers with a smartphone.

Microsoft delivers open source. But the corporation is giving nothing away – it's just relocating the toll to the cloud, says Moritz Förster.

What do you do with a CD-ROM game that already seemed old-fashioned in 1993? Rebuild it, says "The 7th Guest Remake". And yet remain old-fashioned.

James Cameron's technology company Lightstorm Vision has acquired Stereotec, a German provider of stereoscopic recording technology.

For UHS-II and SD Express as well as new 4 TB cards, different card readers were previously needed. Genesys and Realtek are now ready with combined readers.

ING has launched e-commerce with the Wero payment service. In addition, Wero will be usable in countries with other national systems in the future.

Air has been escaping from the ISS for seven years, but the leak was reportedly sealed months ago. Now there are repair works again.

Microsoft's new PostgreSQL service Azure HorizonDB is available as a public preview. It scales up to 128 TByte and 3072 vCores and includes vector search.

Due to data protection violations, the FTC imposed conditions on Twitter. X now demands an end, claiming a "world-class data protection program."

Valve is extending the Verified program to Steam Machine and Steam Frame, confirming the market launch for summer 2026. A price is still missing.

Researchers at the University of Oulu demonstrate spontaneous problem-solving in bumblebees, a first for invertebrates.

Supported by most of the population, BfDI recently called for more government transparency. Federal government, on the other hand, sees little need for action.

Server SSDs with Phison's fastest controller X3 are expected to be available from mid-2027. First models are already on display at Computex.

Scientists want to collect robot training data via crowdsourcing. In principle, anyone can contribute via a smartphone with the Cobalt app.

Digital healthcare promises relief – the reality in the consultation room often looks different. An experience report.

Researchers at Yale University create the fuel methanol from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide, inspired by photosynthesis.

The Meta-AI app apparently already contains highly developed code for facial recognition via smart glasses. However, the function is not activated.

Bavarian studio Paraglacial wants to follow up on “Dark Messiah” with “Fatekeeper.” The early version costs only 8 euros but is primarily a tech demo.

A former IBM security expert has sued IBM and AT&T for failing to disclose cyberattacks they were obligated to report.

A married man is insulted on Facebook, third parties "like" it. The husband sues for an injunction. But likes have a "diffuse character".