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Bloom & Rage Lets The Life Is Strange Dev Grow Up

Don’t Nod has spent a lot of the past decade writing about teenagers and young adults. After creating the Life Is Strange franchise in 2015, much of the studio’s most well-known portfolio has been made up of adventure games capturing the raw, unbridled emotion of being in your developing years, but with a supernatural twist. [...]read moreBloom & Rage Lets The Life Is Strange Dev Grow Up

Why Lost Records Isn’t A New Life Is Strange

The Life Is Strange series started as French developer Don’t Nod’s baby back when the first game’s episodic rollout began in 2015. After two games, publisher Square Enix has placed the franchise in the hands of Deck Nine Games, which worked on the prequel Before the Storm and the most recent game in the series, [...]read moreWhy Lost Records Isn’t A New Life Is Strange

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has been renewed for a fourth season

Paramount Plus announced today that Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will be back for a fourth season following the premiere of its third sometime in 2025, and Star Wars: Lower Deck’s upcoming fifth season will be the series’ finale. In a statement about Strange New Worlds’ renewal, executive producer Alex Kurtzman and showrunners Akiva Goldsman [...]read moreStar Trek: Strange New Worlds has been renewed for a fourth season

Life Is Strange Studio A Toxic Workplace, Say Former Employees

Life is Strange: True Colors and Before the Storm studio Deck Nine Games is the subject of a massive IGN report whereby current and former employees allege the studio was a toxic place to work, that there was studio-supported crunch, and there were leaders who only made things worse. The Top 10 Most-Played Games On [...]read moreLife Is Strange Studio A Toxic Workplace, Say Former Employees

As deal rumors fly, Alphabet and HubSpot would be a strange pairing

Reuters reported on Thursday that Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is exploring the possibility of buying Boston-based HubSpot, a CRM and marketing automation company with a market cap of over $33 billion – a number that has been climbing on those reports. If such a deal were to happen, the cost would likely be pretty substantial, [...]read moreAs deal rumors fly, Alphabet and HubSpot would be a strange pairing

Life Is Strange Studio Cuts 20% Of Staff

Life is Strange: True Colors developer Deck Nine Games announced that it would be laying off staff. The studio mentioned the games industry’s worsening market conditions as the reason for the cuts. “Today we made the difficult decision to lay off 20% of our staff. These people are amazing, talented, and awesome developers,” Deck Nine [...]read moreLife Is Strange Studio Cuts 20% Of Staff

The smart kitchen is a great idea — and a strange reality

The idea of a smart kitchen conjures up lots of images. You might think about a fridge with a giant screen telling you what’s inside and what you can cook with it. You might picture a robot in an apron milling around the kitchen, flipping pancakes with expert precision. You might just say, “Who cares?” [...]read moreThe smart kitchen is a great idea — and a strange reality