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HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED

Hands-on with Milestone’s licensed loop-de-loop-’em-up

CRUSADER KINKS PART I

Spreading the love throughout Paradox’s medieval soap opera, Crusader Kings III

ALPHA STRIKE

MINECRAFT archivists finally uncover the rarest known build of the game

TERRA NIL

An eco-friendly antidote to planet-stripping sims

SLICE AND DICE

Gut goblins galore in DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: DARK ALLIANCE

SHOCK & AWE

COMPANY OF HEROES 3 is coming to wake up the RTS genre.

TREASURED MEMORIES

Celebrating PC gaming’s long love affair with D&D’s FORGOTTEN REALMS.

MARVEL'S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

Banter, ’80s bangers, and not a microtransaction in sight

THE ANACRUSIS

A sci-fi spin on Left 4 Dead, from former Valve and Riot developers

VIDEODAMES

The grandma gamers of the GRAND DAMES

THE MAKING OF ALL THINGS MUST PASS

A day-by-day account of the recording of George Harrison’s epic first solo album as it sees a 50th anniversary remix and deluxe edition release.

See No Evil, Hear No Evil

STEWART HARMONY G2 ACOUSTICALLY TRANSPARENT SCREEN

Vizio V21d-J8 Soundbar

Sound Bargain

What is My Stereo's Gender?

Readers will recall, distressingly, that I have tried their patience on just about every topic that marginally relates to audio. LP grooves, CD bumps, flat response, boomy bass, warm recordings, cold binary bits—I have waxed philosophically on all of them. Which bring us to today’s audio topic: gender.

The Big Short

EPV SCREENS DARKSTAR UST 2 EFINITY PROJECTION SCREEN

Roku Streambar Pro

A Sound Streaming Solution

Qwest for Fire

Qwest TV steps outside the streaming mainstream to offer up a wider swath of multicultural live concert and documentary selections.

KEF MUSIC LOUNGE THEATER: A THX CERTIFIED OASIS

The speaker maker’s appointment-only New Jersey demonstration theater combines comfort with state-of-the-art gear and acoustic treatments

A Guide To Projection Screens

Screens can be a near-equal partner with your projector in achieving theater-quality (or better!) images. Here are the key things you need to consider when shopping for a projection screen.

Two Decades With Kaleidescape

The luxury video business is hard. Don’t believe me? Consider companies like Pioneer, Hitachi, Fujitsu, Mitsubishi, Runco, Escient, and ReQuest. And those are just a few brands that have either exited that market or no longer exist.

UBER'S RECOVERY ACCELERATES, BUT WORRIES ABOUT LOSSES LINGER

Uber’s ride-hailing service is regaining the momentum that it lost during the pandemic, but it’s coming at a cost that’s raising more doubts about the company’s ability to make money.

SURGICAL ROBOT FIRM TO INVEST $500M IN GEORGIA, HIRING 1,200

A California company that makes surgical robots will invest $500 million in an Atlanta-area expansion, hiring 1,200 new workers by 2024.

REBOUNDING GLOBAL ECONOMY HELPS FILL ORDER BOOK AT SIEMENS

Germany’s Siemens AG raised its outlook for the year Thursday, joining other major European industrial companies in signaling that the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is gathering pace despite parts shortages and concerns over the spread of the delta variant.

KIDS AND CARS: TODAY'S TEENS IN NO RUSH TO START DRIVING

Michael Andretti has a 21-year-old son with zero interest in obtaining a driver’s license. Rideshare apps get him where he wants to go.

NINTENDO SEES DWINDLING IMPACT FROM PANDEMIC MEGAHIT GAME

Nintendo’s April-June profit declined 13% from the same period the previous year when the hit game “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” dramatically boosted sales.

TYSON FOODS, MICROSOFT TO REQUIRE VACCINATION FOR US WORKERS

Tyson Foods will require all of its U.S. employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, becoming one of the first major employers of front-line workers to do so amid a resurgence of the virus.

GM POSTS $2.8B PROFIT, BUT CAUTIOUS TONE SINKS SHARE PRICE

General Motors posted a healthy $2.8 billion second-quarter profit this week, but its cautious outlook for the rest of the year spooked investors.

QATAR AIRWAYS GROUNDS 13 AIRBUS A350S AS FUSELAGE DEGRADING

Qatar Airways said Thursday it grounded 13 Airbus A350s over what it described as fuselages “degrading at an accelerated rate” in the long-range aircraft, further escalating a monthslong dispute with the European airplane maker over the issue.

ROBOTIC POLICE DOGS: USEFUL HOUNDS OR DEHUMANIZING MACHINES?

If you’re homeless and looking for temporary shelter in Hawaii’s capital, expect a visit from a robotic police dog that will scan your eye to make sure you don’t have a fever.

CHINA'S TENCENT LIMITS GAMING FOR MINORS AFTER MEDIA OUTCRY

China’s biggest gaming company, Tencent Holdings, said it will limit gaming time for minors and ban children under age 12 from making in-game purchases after a state media article called games “spiritual opium.”