COMPUTING & GAMES from The Verge - Gaming Posts for 11/28/2017

Excerpts: Resident Evil's Nintendo Switch debut brings horror to your bedroom I've always been a fan of survival horror games, and there's only really one way to play them: late at night, alone, in a dark living room. But with today's release of two Resident Evil games for the Nintendo Switch, the equation changes a little. These two games, Resident Evil Revelations and Revelations 2, have actually been on handheld systems before; the former was developed for the 3DS, and the latter got a heavily compromised port for the PS Vita. The Switch versions, however, are far better than previous iterations — and it just so happens that portable Resident Evil makes for a perfect spooky bedtime story. Resident Evil Revelations was seen as a return to the series's horror roots upon its release in 2012. It uses a similar... Continue reading… Read on » PUBG is getting a mobile version in China Playerunknown's Battlegrounds is coming to mobile — but only in China. Tech giant Tencent has announced that it's working with PUBG developer Bluehole on a smartphone version of the game that will be available to players in mainland China, though there are currently no details on when the game will be released. Tencent says that the mobile version will remain largely the same as its PC counterpart in terms of gameplay and structure, but adapted for a smaller screen and touch controls. The news follows an announcement that Tencent will also be publishing the official PC version of the game in the country. Both versions will be adapted so that they confirm with Chinese regulations for media content. In a statement to Reuters, Tencent said... Continue reading… Read on » It's hard to write a good apology, but this tool can help In the wake of the sexual misconduct accusations against yet another man in power — this time, Sen. Al Franken — Elizabeth Sampat and a friend commiserated about how hard the last few months have been with the onslaught of revelations about sexual harassment and assault. As one man on Facebook tried to defend Franken's actions, the two women found themselves commiserating over more than just the celebrity backlash. They were tired of how men in their lives reacted, too. Sampat, a game designer and activist, asked herself how she would respond if someone she loved had humiliated an unconscious woman for a photo, as Franken did. How would she explain to them what they had done wrong, and how would she want them to react? Those questions... Continue reading… Read on »

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