'Red Dead Redemption 2' is the fastest-selling game that isn't 'GTA V'
"Rockstar is fond of bragging that its games break records, and it's not about to be humble following the launch of Red Dead Redemption 2. The developer claims that its open-world Western set the record for the largest opening weekend in the "history of entert…"
https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/30/red-dead-redemption-2-opening-weekend-record/ID@Xbox won't disappear with the next console generation
" When Microsoft revealed the ID@Xbox program in 2013, Xbox CVP Phil Harrison said he hoped it would usher tens of thousands of games onto the Xbox ecosystem. Five years on, Microsoft is 10 percent of the way there -- the company has officially publish..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/30/id-xbox-interview-chris-charla-1000-indie-games/We'll never agree which games should be included with retro consoles
" Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. Comforting yet tantalizingly short-lived, nostalgia has an insidious allure that has long been weaponized by marketers to drive consumers toward purchases that they'd otherwise shun (or often regret immediately after)...."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/30/playstation-classic-which-games-should-be-included/New solar cell generates hydrogen and electricity at the same time
" In the ongoing pursuit of abundant, renewable alternatives to fossil fuels, scientists have produced hydrogen for fuel cells through artificial photosynthesis, which splits water into hydrogen and oxygen. Traditional processes have struggled to use o..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/30/new-solar-cell-generates-hydrogen-and-electricity-at-the-same-ti/EA embraces game streaming with its new 'Project Atlas' engine
" EA has announced a new cloud gaming development platform called 'Project Atlas' as it eyes a video game streaming future. In a Medium post, CTO Ken Moss said the publisher has devoted a 1,000-strong team to the service. Unlike current setups where a..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/30/ea-project-atlas-engine-game-streaming/Watch Apple's iPad and Mac event live at 10AM ET!
"Apple's hosting another event today, this time in Brooklyn, New York. The company teased the event earlier this month with a slew of artsy-looking Apple logos and the tagline "There's more in the making," and thanks to plenty of rumors, we have a goo..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/30/apple-ipad-mac-event-livestream/Twitter explains why the switch to 280 characters was a good idea
" When Twitter expanded its character limit from 140 to 280, the platform got a lot of flak. It wasn't that people hated the change -- it's more because the social network was (and still is) struggling with toxicity and deeper issues than its small cha..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/30/twitter-280-characters/PlayStation 4 sales are actually speeding up
" Sony's nothing if not consistent. The company's latest financial results released today show everything's as it should be six months after new CEO Kenichiro Yoshida took the helm. Sony recorded nearly $19.6 billion in revenue for the three months end..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/30/sony-playstation-4-sales-increasing/Ava DuVernay is making a Prince documentary for Netflix
" Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay will produce a multi-part Prince documentary with Netflix, Deadline reports. The project is being done with the full cooperation of the Prince estate, which has granted the producers access to interviews, archiv..."
https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/30/netflix-ava-duvernay-prince-documentary/今から行くポケモンGO台湾イベントのすすめ。航空券選びや新幹線の乗り方を解説
" 11月1日（木）から11月5日（月）まで、台湾の台南市でポケモンGOのイベント「Pokémon GO Safari Zone in Tainan」が開催します。
台湾サファリゾーンでは、普段はニュージーランド近辺にしか出現しない地域限定ポケモン「ジーランス」や、アンノーンなどレアなポケモンが出現する予定です。
「日本から行ってみたいけど台湾は初めてで不安だな」という方も多いはず。筆者は今年台湾に行くのがこれで3度目で、2月に台湾の嘉義市で開催された「Pokémon GO Safari Zone 嘉義ランタンフ…" https://japanese.engadget.com/2018/10/30/go/
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