Pokemon GO players have pointed out how the regional Pokemon Relicanth could have been promoted during the game's Deep Depths event. Pokemon GO introduced the event earlier in March with special bonuses, timed research tasks, and rewards.

I'm currently trying out template functions and just tried saving out the compiled script data to bytecode and then loading it in and I'm noticing an issue. When loading in the bytecode I'm getting a crash when angelscript is attempting to load the usedFunctions, it's attempting to load one of my global templated functions, but fails due to the parameter types being different.The exported function signatures of this function have already resolved types for the templated parameters (f

Note: By audio middleware, I mean products like Fmod, Wwise or OpenAL. And by game engines I mean publicly available options like Unity, Unreal Engine and Godot, as well as in-house AAA game engines the likes of DICEs Frostbite, Rockstars RAGE, id Softwares id Tech, or Capcoms RE Engine.The only experience that I have with audio is through DAWs and VST plugins. The game engine that Im trying to create has absolutely no support for audio right now, but Im interested in learni

Slender: The Arrival VR by developer Blue Isle Studios is the unholy union of a horror phenomenon and an innovative gaming peripheral. Together, they deliver a holistic horror experience to players looking for a game that can shake them to their core.On May 13, Slender: The Arrival VR will utilize the platform-defining features and capabilities of PS VR2 to summon the horror icon in its most terrifying incarnation yet and Im excited to share what makes this upcoming release the best way to experience our title!Play VideoImmersed in virtual terrorIts been over a decade since the release of the original Slender: The Arrival, and the 10th Anniversary Update significantly enhanced the graphics and elevated the overall gameplay experience. Every shadow, every model, and every hair-raising encounter with the mysterious Slender Man was rendered in stunning detail using the latest Unreal Engine 5 technologies. Slender: The Arrival VR remains true to the original game while adapting elements to the full-scale immersion VR.The PS VR2 is a groundbreaking peripheral, and it allowed us to enhance the strengths of Slender: The Arrival further. Atmospheric, gameplay, and audiovisual stimulation combine to transport the player to another dimension.A key part of the Slender: The Arrival VR experience is the feedback received when The Slender Man is in your area. The detailed haptic feedback in the PSVR2 Sense controllers wont be the only way you feel Slender Mans presence, as the PS VR2 headset vibration feedback makes it seem like he dwells within the players own mind.Oh, and the vibration function isnt reserved for Slenderman. There are other enemies to fear in Slender: The Arrival VR.With all these new additions and more, The Slender Mans presence is more eerie and intimidating than ever before. Knowing that he is nearby is scary enough in flatscreen, but in VR, he can appear anywhere in your field of vision. Sound queues are also more realistic and immediate, adding to the immersion and tangible sense of gnawing dread.A Slender reimaginingSlender: The Arrival VR features all of the new additions included in the 10th Anniversary update, from the enhanced visuals to the brand-new storyline and characters.The team has also implemented a range of VR accessibility options so that all players who want to step into the world of Slender: The Arrival VR can do so comfortably. Theres a bespoke interactive menu for VR and multiple comfort settings, including standing/seating modes, snap and continuous movement, and sensitivity sliders.The Slender Man is a paranormal icon that has long terrified the curious-minded worldwide. It stands tall (really tall, actually) alongside long-established horror mainstays. Similarly, the original Slender: The Arrival remains the official, proven, and definitive adaptation of The Slender Man to the gaming world.By expanding and deepening its gameplay with the PS VR2 headset, weve provided players with a unique and engaging experience that creates a more intimate connection with the world they explore something arguably most important and frightening in the survival-horror genre that they will get to experience on May 13.

Hi everyone, Im Julius Fondem, Community Manager here at Remedy Entertainment. Today Im very excited, jazzed even, to talk to you about a brand-new feature in our upcoming game FBC: Firebreak Altered Augments.If youre not familiar with FBC: Firebreak, its a cooperative first-person shooter for three players set within a mysterious federal agency under assault by extradimensional forces, in the iconic Control universe. Battle through hordes of otherworldly monsters with up to two friends, customize your gear and level up as you fight back against this ever-growing threat.This being our first multiplayer, were very excited to bring it to you, the community, and to that end, weve designed FBC: Firebreak to be as easy as possible to get into. This is a game best played together with your friends, having a great time laughing while chaotic and wacky things happen! This isnt a new hobby that you need to log onto every day for rewards. None of that FOMO stuff here. Just get together with your friends over the weekend for a good time.Play VideoAs a Firebreaker, you are a badass combat engineer who descends deep into The Oldest House to solve paranatural crises, and to achieve this, you are given an assortment of normal and, well, not so normal tools by The Federal Bureau of Control. These come in the form of three bespoke Crisis Kits, each containing a unique Tool like the Crank-Operated Fluidic Ejector, an improvised device like the BOOMbox, and an Altered Augment.Altered Augments are Altered Items that the Federal Bureau of Control has contained and harnessed for approved use by the Firebreak Initiative. So basically, the Federal Bureau of Control is in deep trouble and decided to make weapons out of paranatural objects they barely understand and gave them to their brave first responders. Surely, nothing can go wrong.Each Altered Augment possesses unique abilities and is the pinnacle of each Crisis Kits repertoire. Let me introduce you to our Altered Augments!The Garden Gnome (AI9) is a regular looking garden gnome that is all but normal. You can attach the Garden Gnome to the Electro-Kinetic Charge Impactor which allows you to fire it towards your enemies. Once it lands, it will summon a lightning storm around it, damaging and stunning all creatures in its area and draining all energy from surrounding batteries. However, be careful! The Garden Gnome walks around and doesnt discern friend from foe. Unless you want to play a teeny tiny prank on your crewmates. In that case, no need to be careful.The Piggy Bank (AI16) attaches to the end of the Wrench, and when you swing your Wrench around, it deals massive damage in a large arc in front of you and shatters, releasing a paranatural coin tornado that damages all creatures in it, but dont worry, the Piggy Bank reassembles itself back together after the tornado makes its way back to you! Just be sure to not hit your friends with the tornado as getting hit by a multitude of coins in the face is considered rude in some cultures.The Teapot (AI44) attaches to the top of the Crank-Operated Fluidic Ejector (COFE) giving it the ability to shoot boiling water at enemies. When the Teapot is attached to the COFE, the tool deals the burning condition and cannot overheat. Do note that this also means that the COFE now damages teammates and cannot clear any other conditions from them except the cold condition. Lastly, the Teapot does not actually come with any real tea. Sorry, tea lovers.Weve been hard at work on FBC: Firebreak with our 50-person strong development team and cant wait to show you more of the game and get it in your hands! FBC: Firebreak is slated for release in Summer 2025 for PlayStation 5, with day one availability for PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium members, and weve got plenty more to share with you before then.

The max level cap in Assassins Creed Shadows is so high you might not even need to worry about it.In general, your level determines the equipment you can use, the in addition to the rating of your base stats, like health. The weapons and armor you find plus the enemies you run into will scale in level alongside Naoe and Yasuke. Thankfully, at least the two share experience points and level progress, so you only need to keep track of one experience meter!Heres what the max level cap is in Assassins Creed Shadows, and a rundown on what we learned during our playtime regarding leveling up.What is the max level in Assassins Creed Shadows?The max level cap in Assassins Creed Shadows appears to be 60, based on how Forge upgrades work at your Hideout.You can upgrade rooms at your Hideout. As described in the game, when your Forge is upgraded to its highest rank, it allows you to upgrade weapons and armor to level 60, indicating thats the highest level in the game. This number tracks contextually with how much of the game weve played so far, as of this writing, and is aligned with other players whove reported a similar max level.Getting to level 60 is no small feat, though. After 62 hours, weve finished the main story, completed a bunch of optional activities (like Lost Pages and Kuji-kiri), and still only reached level 50. As a result, it stands to reason itd take you a considerable amount of time to reach level 50. At this point, the regions have scaled to level 46, and equipment at level 51 and level 52 has started to appear.By level 50, it takes around 18,000 experience points to level up. Naoes flat stats are 945 Health and 492 Attack Damage, while Yasukes are 2,211 Health and 985 Attack Damage. Moreover, equipped with a gear set and weapons around this level, Naoe reaches 3,947 Health and 1,969 Attack Damage, while Yasuke gets 9,104 Health and 3,784 Attack Damage.So far, weve earned 294 mastery points, but this is also the result of a focus on clearing castles. Each castle features a number of Samurai Daisho; youll get one mastery points for every Samurai Daisho you assassinate. Because of that, the numbers may vary depending on how much time you spend clearing castles.Completing castles is great for leveling up, though, since they generally give you a lot of experience (and, as a bonus, reward you with rare gear). But the biggest source of experience in the game is hunting all of the targets in one single board of your Objectives menu. Doing so involves completing a final quest. In the end, you may earn around 10,000 experience points.But if you want some quick missions to complete and earn a little bit of experience, you should consider taking advantage of Contracts and Anomalies not just for experience, but for bonus materials and mon as well.Just starting Assassins Creed Shadows? Beyond our full Assassins Creed Shadows walkthrough, here are explainers on how long to beat the game and when you unlock Yasuke, plus if you should play canon, immersive, or guided exploration modes.

Youll need to find Imai Sokyu during the Searching Sakai quest in Assassins Creed Shadow. Its one of the main story missions where youre trying to discover the identity of a the Golden Teppo.Imai Sokyu has a direct connection to Oda Nobunaga and might be the help you need to proceed with your plans. However, you need to find him in the city of Sakai, which is easier said than done.In this Assassins Creed Shadows guide, you will learn where to find Imai Sokyu and complete the Searching Sakai quest, getting Naoe closer to her main goal.How to find Imai Sokyu in Searching SakaiWhen you arrive in Sakai, you spend some time talking to a few gunsmiths looking for any information regarding a woman who has a golden teppo. On the eastern part of town, youll find two men talking who you can eavesdrop on their conversation.Next, you must talk to them. Your objective is to obtain the contracts they have, which will give you a chance to talk to Imai Sokyu.When you talk to them, none of the dialogue options will prevent you from acquiring the contracts. The worst case scenario here results in them figuring out youre not affiliated with the Imai and summarily running from or attacking you. Just be a good assassin and kill them to obtain the papers.Now, you should send scouts to give you an idea of where Imai Sokyu is located in Sakai, but they will only tell you that he is located somewhere within the Money Changer District. The question is where Imai Sokyu is exactly.Where to find Imai Sokyu in Searching SakaiIf you want to find Imai Sokyu, you need to find his house. First, at the crossroad right in the middle of Sakai, go south on the street with a ramp right in the corner.Before you reach a bridge, turn northeast and find the houses with white clothes in front of them. There are a lot of them on this street, but youre looking for the second one coming from the bridge:From there, just open the door to complete the quest. Unfortunately, you wont be talking to Imai Sokyu this time, but rather his son, Imai Sokun.For the next part of Assassins Creed Shadows main story, youll need to complete the Perfect Gift and Dress for Success quests.For more Assassins Creed Shadows guides, see our running lists of Lost Pages, Kuji-kiri, and armor locations. Or see our full Assassins Creed Shadows walkthrough, and our guides on how to get all companions and romance options.

It is time to be more vocal about the professions pain points and shed light on the testingcraft.In the fast-moving IT world, it is vital not to lose your compass when drifting into the ocean of opportunities. The hype around automation and related tools sometimes pushes us to rethink the role of testers in digital product development. The biases around testing form the perception of testing professionals in tech companies which is sometimes reduced to regression tests maintainer or bug detector. The same stereotypes likely affect the self-perception of testers and create the feeling of being undervalued and as a result, underpaid.However, in agile teams, the Testers job is not just applying various testing techniques but much more: analysis of user stories, reviewing prototypes, scripting test cases, monitoring of the systems behaviour, researching user feedback, maintenance of tools for testing and test management, and soon.At the same time, the existing biases might simplify the testers role. I observe testers are actively sharing their concerns within the professional community. However, fewer talks are circulating outside this bubble, and it needs to be changed. From my experience, a few pain points affect a modern Tester: a cult of automation, praising tools over testing strategy and inappropriate professional labelling.Cult of automationWhat is your experience with automation?that was the question from the hiring manager. If this question is asked as the first one, it feels that the company is looking for a tester who will automate the tons of tests that no one hasnt touched before. However, there are a few issues to be aware of before any team rushes into automation.For now, you better dont disturb Woody, because he is too busy with automation Firstly, there is unrealistic thinking that automation of repetitive (regression) tests is a remedy for all the quality pain points. Lets imagine that we have automated the majority of current repetitive tests. Cool! Lets exhale deeply. Yet if you think that now you have more time for meditation, thats far from the reality. What about the tests that will be added as new features are introduced? What about the tests that will be changed on the way as soon as some feature gets updated? What about the tests that cannot be automated? Your team will need a person who will orchestrate all of these things. Or even a few people if the scale of the product is impressive.Secondly, sometimes the companies dont even realise how expensive automation efforts are. One thing is to write the scripts in some tool: if the tool is like Cypress or Playwright, there are many hours of coding work behind the scenes. Another thing is maintaining automated tests and keeping them in line with all the products updates (it means another bunch of hours to repair the previously written testing code). Hopefully, this will be changed with the advancement of AI-driven tools. However, not every company has grabbed AI tools to apply in their testing efforts. Some prefer rolling down the hill and continue applying the tools their teams have been using for years (hello old buddy Cypress).Thirdly, once you have a new batch of features that should be tested for tomorrow (yesterday), automation will hardly be your priority. Very often automation doesnt look as fancy as it sounds. You will test new features by applying exploratory techniques in the first round because automating the tests is time-consuming. Even if you dont have any burning deadlines for testing new features, you still need to use exploratory testing before automating tests in any specific tool. And it requires a bunch of time and effort from QA Engineers, on top of automation.It would be better if the mentality of hiring companies and their representatives shifted into a more holistic view towards testing roles. A similar change is required in the tech community: the teams should embrace the constraints of automation and analyze the current state and resources carefully before starting any automation project. Because automating tests is always aproject!Praising tools over testingstrategyFrom the recent job interviews, Ive learnt that people like to talk about the tools and frameworks they use. Perhaps, we tend to think this is already an achievement if one learns how to apply this or that tool. But what about the actual testing strategy? Is there any strategy that the team follows when using these tools? Do we apply some techniques randomly or on demand from the client (a request about a special type of testing, like a security one,etc.)?Tools and frameworks are helpful when we know how to utilize them within testing strategies. Its another (sad) story if we dont have a testing strategy for our product. We can use some trendy tools as nice-haves. Yet, do we know where we are moving when applying this or that tool? What are our teams actual needs regarding testing?So, an overall testing strategy that includes a set of techniques and tools is an essential asset for every team. It is something that testing should be based on in the team. Like a grammar book for language learners, the testing strategy will reflect the system of testing methods and tools. But who should be responsible forit?To make it more efficient, Wayne Roseberry suggests assigning a test owner: The test owner describes the test approach in the test strategy. The team will execute on that approach as agreed by the team. For me, it is a brilliant idea to have a person who initiates the discussion and keeps an eye on the testing strategy in theteam.And the best profile that will match this task is, of course, Tester! However, if your team does not have one, then this role should be delegated to a team member who is familiar with testing fundamentals and strategic planning. It is not an easy pair of shoes to wear,though.Agile Testing QuadrantsmysampleSometimes it is smart to stop and think about the current situation. You may write or draw your testing strategy down. To check where you are, it is handy to apply Agile Testing Quadrants, originally introduced by Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory. By discussing them with your team, youll see if you are moving in the right direction and fill the gaps in your unique testing strategy.Inappropriate labellingAs humans, we love to use labels when naming others around us. It is easier then to explain the world around us but it may also narrow our perspective on some subjects. I believe that testing is undervalued today due to prejudices caused by the wrong labelling.Adding the adjective manual or automated to the job title might simplify the role. For instance, manual QA might be stereotypically perceived as a low-qualified professional who does manual checks at the end of the development process, a kind of factory worker. An automation specialist might be perceived as a tester and developer, two in one, and it is not clear if this person only codes the repetitive tests or does something else.However, the manual or automated labels might be the shortcuts to the wrong perception of the software testers role which is a way wider than just quality checks of developed digital products. So lets get to the root of theproblem.Michael Bolton captures it brilliantly. He notes: The false and unhelpful idea that testing can be automated prompts the division of testing into manual testing and automated testing. I do agree. We cannot automate manual testing away as some voices from the tech community suggest. Testing is a human-driven activity bydefault.Rudolf Groetz makes a great comparison with a hammer and a screwdriver to illustrate the irrelevance of the debate around manual versus automated testing: Let me just say it upfront: the whole debate about Manual Testing vs Automated Tests doesnt make sense. Comparing these is like comparing a hammer to a screwdrivertheyre tools for different jobs.Jeff Nyman argues that the division between manual and automated testing is a consequence of the weak community reaction to corporate trends: Testers have abdicated the discussion to othersmostly developerson the ambit of testing.Indeed, we do not hear often about manual and automated developers. Or do we?Overall, I agree it is the testers responsibility to use proper terminology. The idea of dividing testing into manual (human-driven) and automated is pointless, although it is trendy among the tech community. Sometimes, you might run into a profile labelled Automation Specialist or Manual Tester. So, maybe we, testers, need to start with ourselves and be the change wed like to see regarding ourcraft.To sum up, as testing professionals, we could be more vocal, share our thoughts and move a discussion in the tech community in the proper directiontowards a more holistic approach (without dividing testing into manual or automated). The testers should not only advocate the quality of the products in the companies but also share knowledge about their profession that is underestimated and misunderstood in some cases. For the teams, it is smart to apply automation where it is applicable and relevant, think creatively about the overall testing strategy and be cautious about the labels. And hug your Tester if you are lucky to have one in the team! The testers are rarespecies.You may check my LinkedIn page if you feel like connecting with me or are curious about my background. As a QA Engineer with over 7 years of commercial experience in the industry, Im ready to communicate with teams looking for guidance and help in enhancing product quality and testing. At this very moment, Im looking for a new role as a QA Analyst, QA Engineer or QALead.Illustrations: by me (Apple Pencil, iPad, and no AI)Resources:Iryna Suprun, No Time To Test and No Time To Automate: https://iryna-suprun.medium.com/no-time-to-test-and-no-time-to-automate-306e0b4cedc6Michael Bolton, Alternatives to Manual Testing: Experiential, Interactive, Exploratory: https://developsense.com/blog/2021/08/alternatives-to-manual-testing-experiential-attended-exploratoryRudolf Groetz, Manual Testing vs Automated Testing? Thats Missing the Point: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/manual-testing-vs-automated-thats-missing-point-rudolf-groetz-i7zyf/Jeff Nyman, A History of Automated Testing: https://testerstories.com/2023/01/a-history-of-automated-testing/Test smart: how to deal with biases around testing? was originally published in UX Collective on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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Max's April slate includes anticipated new seasons of several original series. First up is the fourth installment of Max Original comedy Hacks starring Jean Smart as an aging comedian and Hannah Einbinder as her young writer trying to get their late night show up and running. Two episodes will premiere on April 10, with additional episodes dropping weekly until the season finale on May 29. Next is the sophomore season of HBO Original post-apocalyptic drama The Last of Us (April 13), based on the video game franchise of the same name. This season picks up five years after the events of the season onePedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey will return as Joel and Ellie, with Kaitlyn Dever appearing as Abby. New episodes of the Primetime Emmy-winning show will be released weekly, also streaming in American Sign Language (ASL). On the film side, Max will be streaming A24's Y2K (April 4), a disaster comedy set on New Year's Eve 1999, and Babygirl (April 25), the thriller starring Nicole Kidman as a CEO having an affair with her intern (played by Harris Dickinson). Max subscribers will also get a variety of live sports, including NHL and NBA regular season and playoff games as well as early season MLB matchups. Here's everything else coming to Max in April.Whats coming to Max in April 2025Available April 1A Kind of Murder (2016)A Stolen Life (1946)Aftersun (2022)All I See Is You (2017)Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)April in Paris (1952)Bad Santa (2003)Bad Santa 2 (2016)Black Death (2010)Brittany Murphy: An ID Mystery (ID)Chopped After Hours, Seasons 1-3 (Food Network)Chopped Junior, Food Network, Seasons 6 & 7 (Food Network)Chopped Next Gen, Season 1 (Food Network)Deception (1946)Doubling Down with the Derricos, Seasons 1-3 (TLC)Drinking Buddies (2013)Edge of the City (1957)Expedition Unknown, Season 1 (Discovery)Friday (1995)Friday After Next (2002)Gold Rush: Parkers Trail, Season 2 (Discovery)House Hunters Ho Ho Home, Season 1 (HGTV)House Hunters Renovation, Season 10 (HGTV)I'll See You in My Dreams (1952)In This Our Life (1942)It's Love I'm After (1937)Jezebel (1938)Jimmy the Gent (1934)Juarez (1939)June Bride (1948)Kid Galahad (1937)Land of the Lost (2009)Little Men (2016)Logan (2017)Lucky Me (1954)Lullaby of Broadway (1951)Marked Woman (1937)Moonshiners: American Spirit (Discovery)Moonshiners: Master Distiller, Season 3 (Discovery)Moonshiners: Whiskey Business, Season 1 (Discovery)Mr. Nobody (2011)Mr. Nobody: Extended Director's Cut (2011)Mr. Skeffington (1944)My Big Fat Fabulous Life, Seasons 6 - 9 (TLC)My Dream is Yours (1949)My Golden Days (2016)Naked and Afraid, Season 14 (Discovery)Next Friday (2000)Nobody Walks (2012)Now, Voyager (1942)Old Acquaintance (1943)On Moonlight Bay (1951)Panama Hattie (1942)Parachute Jumper (1933)Payment on Demand (1951)Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)Romance on the High Seas (1948)Satan Met a Lady (1936)Severance (2007)Sixteen Candles (1984)Special Agent (1935)Stampede (1949)Station West (1948)Storm Warning (1951)Suspicion (1941)Tea for Two (1950)That Certain Woman (1937)The Biggest Little Farm (2019)The Double (2014)The Old Maid (1939)The Prince (2014)The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)The Star (1952)The Terminator (1984)The Tree of Life (2011)The West Point Story (1950)The Wild North (1952)The Working Man (1933)Three on a Match (1932)Winter Meeting (1948)Young Man with a Horn (1950)Available April 2Bateau Mouche: Sinking Justice, Season 1 (discovery+)Ride of Your Life with Courtney Hansen, Season 2 (discovery+)Available April 3Fix My Frankenhouse, Season 2 (HGTV)HOP, Season 1C (Max Original)Available April 4Y2K (A24)Available April 5HGTV Smart Home 2025 (HGTV)Available April 6Iyanu, Season 1A (Cartoon Network)Lazarus, Season 1 (Adult Swim)Available April 72073 (2024)Barney's World, Season 1CAvailable April 890 Day Diaries, Season 6 (TLC)Available April 9All Access PD: Grand Rapids, Season 1 (ID)Available April 10Gremlins: The Wild Batch, Season 2B (Max Original)Hacks, Season 4 (Max Original)Available April 13The Last of Us, Season 2 (HBO Original)Available April 15Rock The Block, Season 6 (HGTV)Available April 16100 Day Dream Home, Season 6 (HGTV)Fist Fight (2017)Available April 17Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Block Party (Max Original)Ghost Adventures, Season 29 (Discovery)Available April 18Lu & The Bally Bunch, Season 1B (Cartoon Network)Available April 19Bugs Bunny Builders, Season 2D (Cartoon Network)Impractical Jokers, Season 11B (truTV)Outback Opal Hunters, Season 7 (Discovery)Sal Vulcano: TerrifiedAvailable April 20The Rehearsal, Season 2 (HBO Original)Available April 21Yellowstone Wardens, Season 6 (Animal Planet)Available April 22Love It or List It, Season 20 (HGTV)Planet Earth III, Season 3 (discovery +)Available April 24Life of the Party (2018)Available April 25Babygirl (A24)Available April 2824 in 24: Last Chef Standing, Season 2 (Food Network)Evil Lives Here: The Killer Speaks, Season 2 (ID)Filthy Fortunes, Season 1 (Discovery)Available April 29Contraband: Seized at the Border, Season 6 (Discovery)Available April 30Castle Impossible, Season 1 (HGTV)Polyfamily, Season 1 (TLC)Twitter: Breaking the Bird, Season 1 (CNN)