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Diablo Immortal plays like, well, Diablo on your phone

Diablo Immortal didn’t make a great first impression. It was announced at Blizzcon in 2018 when most fans were expecting the next mainline Diablo title, not a free-to-play spinoff for smartphones. Since then, Blizzard has been very quiet about Immortal (though Diablo IV was eventually announced). That’s starting to change. Ahead of a technical alpha… Read more

heise + | Sony A7S III in the test: system camera with extreme viewfinder and video focus

With the A7S III, Sony presents its first completely successful case. The Spiegellose also plays in a league of its own in terms of image quality and video. Of Sophia Zimmermann Johannes Börnsen Sony A7S III in the test: system camera with extreme viewfinder and video focus Handling: Improved housing, revised menu Large battery, large… Read more

Game Development: Unity 2020.2 updates tools for better workflows

Unity, the company behind the game engine of the same name, has released version 2020. 2. In addition to innovations for the graphic rendering, the development team behind the game engine is also updating its tools and revising the artist, team and editor workflows. The release also focuses on increasing performance. Unity 2020 .2 is… Read more

Fortnite is also playable on Paleolithic PCs with Performance Mode

A new graphical setting called Performance Mode allows you to increase the performance of Fortnite on low-end or old-date hardware until 150%. It loses itself in graphics quality, but in this way Epic opens the game to a new audience. by Manolo De Agostini published 15 December 2020 , at 10: 21 in the Videogames… Read more

FDA approves genetically engineered pigs

The Food and Drug Administration has approved genetically engineered pigs for use in food and medical products. The pigs, developed by medical company Revivicor, could be used in the production of drugs, to provide organs and tissues for transplants, and to produce meat that’s safe to eat for people with meat allergies. “Today’s first-ever approval… Read more

Review: Astell and Kern KANN Alpha Tackles any headphones without fear

The Astell & Kann family You can safely call Kern the outsiders among music players. In a positive way, that is. They emphasize a high-quality display, like all players of the brand. More unique is the very powerful headphone amplifier. This allows them to handle even very demanding headphones. And that is really special. The… Read more

Review: Arcam Solo Uno small amplifier with punch

Arcam’s name was’ Solo ‘always for all-rounders who combined a slim shape with a lot of functionality, such as a Blu-ray player. The more competitively priced Solo Uno does it differently. Done with disc turners, this Arcam amp is smaller than ever and fully committed to streaming. The Arcam Solo Uno really seems to disappear… Read more

Multitest gaming headsets: Teufel, HyperX, Corsair, Razer and Epos Sennheiser

There are many different groups of interest and have an interest in audio. Those who focus on music experience in stereo, for example. And another party that mainly experiences audio as part of films and series. A group to which little attention is paid at HIFI.NL is the gaming community. However, the audio / video… Read more