Sad Cat Studios announced on X that it is delaying its highly anticipated cyberpunk action game Replaced to next year.The studio says in its online statement that its expectations for the Xbox and PC exclusive are high since they first announced the game at E3 in 2021. It wants to make sure it meets those expectations and doesnt want to rush the production process.Our initial release was optimistic, and we apologize for that, the statement reads. Developing Replaced is quite a unique challenge, and were proud to be creating something that special. We need more time to ensure we meet the high standards weve set for ourselves and to meet the expectations of our fans.If there are no more delays and Sad Cat feels the game meets its expectations, Replaced will now be released in 2025.This marks the third time that Replaceds release date has been moved by Sad Cat Studios. The first delay moved the game from 2022 to 2023 when Russias invasion of Ukraine forced the studio to relocate developers from its offices in Belarus and Ukraine for their safety, according to Eurogamer.Last year, Sad Cat Studios announced on X its second release date shift to this year. The statement echoed similar concerns about making sure they released a game that met fans expectations instead of a sub-par game.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/the-pixelated-cyberpunk-platformer-replaced-has-been-pushed-back-to-2025-220802916.html?src=rss

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John Podesta, the White Houses senior adviser for international climate policy, touted the benefits on Tuesday for Republican states and districts of incentives offered by the Biden administrations signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).Podesta said in a speech in Washington, D.C., that he was confident that the law, which provides billions of dollars in tax credits to help consumers buy electric vehicles and companies produce renewable energy, could continue to succeed if Republicans take control of the White House and Congress in the November elections.U.S. House Republicans have attempted to repeal part or all of the law 42 times, Podesta said, despite the majority of its jobs being created in congressional districts represented by Republicans.Understandably, people are asking if that investment can really stick regardless of who is in power here in Washington. My answer to the question of whether the Inflation Reduction Act has staying power is yes,' Podesta said at an event hosted by think-tank Third Way.He said despite no Republicans voting for the IRA when it passed in 2022, districts and states led by those lawmakers accounted for 58% of new jobs created due to investments from the law, according to advocacy group Climate Power.Podesta mentioned several states, such as Oklahoma and South Carolina, where Republican politicians have publicly celebrated in-state investments that emerged as a result of IRA tax incentives. He referred to a letter by House Republicans who have urged party leadership to protect IRA provisions.The letter to House Speaker Michael Johnson this month by 18 Republican representatives urged him against revoking all of the IRA if the party wins control of the House and Senate.A full repeal would create a worst-case scenario where we would have spent billions of taxpayer dollars and received next to nothing in return, the letter said.Podesta told the event that more than 90% of IRA funding available this fiscal year has been awarded and that he has been meeting with cabinet secretaries to ensure the money is distributed by year-end.He said the Treasury Department aims to complete its final guidance for the IRAs hydrogen tax credit, as well as guidance for existing nuclear power plants, by the end of the year.Valerie Volcovici, Reuters

Boston non-profit Aurelia Institute has created a pavilion showcasing its self-assembling geodesic dome, designed to allow space professionals and the general public to "lead good lives" in zero gravity.A continuation of Aurelia Institute co-founder Ariel Ekblaw's PhD thesis at MIT, TESSERAE (Tesselated Electromagnetic Space Structure for the Exploration of Reconfigurable Adopative Environments) aims to enrich the quality of life for space farers by providing larger living spaces and interior design elements, such as an inflatable couch.Non-profit Aurelia Institute has created a pavilion of its TESSERAE conceptThe concept centres around two major elements, a self-assembling, modular structure made from magnetized panels that would drift together in space to form a geodesic dome, and a series of interior elements informed by chief design officer Sana Sharmathat would make living in space more hospitable.TESSERAE is designed to float in low Earth orbit (LEO), a "cocoon" around the planet with a maximum altitude of 1,200 miles that is currently inhabited by the International Space Station (ISS) and "many proposed future platforms" according to NASA.The pavilion showcases the interior of its proposed geodesic spacecraft. Photograph by Jimmy Day"We're not necessarily trying to help people who are going to Mars," said Ekblaw. "We are much more interested in increasing the volume that's available for people to lead good lives in low Earth orbit that are commuting from Earth to space.""We really do want to push back a little bit on this idea of space exploration for abandoning Earth," she continued. "I really love Earth. The goal is to have space in service of Earth."Proposed for flight in the 2030s, TESSERAE's final structure will be composed of electromagnetic hexagonal panels that are flat-packed and released from "a glorified Pez dispenser", according to Ekblaw.In space, they would self-assemble to form a floating, geodesic dome, informed by American architect and technologist Buckminster Fueller's well-known creation, which could then go on to attach to others through passageways.The structure would be created by modular, magnetic panels that self-assemble in space. The photograph is by NASA/ISSA small-scale version of the technology was flown on the ISS in 2022, and recently, Aurelia Institute displayed a full-scale 20-foot by 24-foot (6 by 7 metres) mock-up of its approximate shape and size in Boston, with plans to show it at various institutions.According to the team, the shape creates more open room than found in pre-existing spacecraft, which are currently "constrained" by the size of a rocket."One of our goals was really to say, 'How do we design big space structures that will be floating in orbit that can be much, much bigger than your biggest rocket?'" said Ekblaw."Right now, the rocket is a constraint for how big of a thing you can squeeze in there."Interior elements were designed to make life in zero gravity more comfortableThis extra space might act as a communal area for researchers after working abroad on the ISS or as a more comfortable space for the general public visiting space, according to the team."If you see images of the inside of the ISS, it looks like a science lab," said Ekblaw. "There are wires everywhere. People look at that and they don't see themselves in that future."An inflatable couch can be nestled into so people can "stay put" in space"What would it take to design very intentionally, a different type of space in space? A different type of habitat that's way more welcoming and engaging to a broader swath of humanity, [not just] crazy talented astronauts, but open community?" Ekblaw asked."Democratizing access to space means we have to design for that."For the interior of TESSERAE, the team created a series of fixtures and furniture designed for a zero-gravity lifestyle, including a hand-knotted net for pulling oneself across open space, and an inflatable couch that extends up the length of a wall that one can "nestle" into to "stay put".The pieces were designed based on feedback from over 20 astronauts, cosmonauts and spaceflight participants about "what life in space was like outside the parameters of their mission".Read: BIG creates 3D-printed data storage device to be sent to the Moon"The most fascinating thing we learned was the emphasis on collaboration, care and comfort," said Sharma. "How people in a stressful environment come together and take care of each other in orbit.""Right now, because the ISS is a lab, a lot of that's improvised. So the first dining table on the ISS was built by the astronauts themselves because they wanted a place to come together."The team, including designers Max Pommier and Che-Wei Wang, also worked with plant life, creating a watering system to grow leafy greens and creating algae-filled "stained glass windows" that encircle a view of space.The team created an irrigation system for leafy greens"The idea is that the sunlight streams through these algae pools," said Sharma. "The algae then produces oxygen for the crew to breathe. It's basically a supplemental life support system."Aurelia Institute is working on developing further interior panels and fundraising to display the pavilion elsewhere, with the ultimate goal of working with NASA or another commercial space company.TESSERAE was designed to create a community area for space professionals and the general public"We really want to democratize access to space, just to make sure that that economic benefit is shared by a lot of people," said Ekblaw."It's kind of a combination of pragmatic let's make sure there's equity in the future of space exploration, and then also philosophical let's make sure that people have a chance to really appreciate space themselves."Other recent projects designed for space include a storage device to be sent to the Moon by BIG and a Lego brick made from space dust created by European Space Agency.The photography is courtesy the Aurelia Institute unless otherwise stated.The post Aurelia Institute designs geodesic spacecraft for "leading good lives" in orbit appeared first on Dezeen.

You wouldn't think of woodworkers as being involved in purse making. But at Warsaw-based handbag manufacturer Kosaty Studio, they use these things: Once the fabric patterns are cut, the pieces are laid over the equivalent of a last in shoemaking, then adhered into place. And to avoid issues of draft angle, these bag lasts are designed to be made from interlocking shapes, so you can remove them once the bag is together:The bags are then stitched together. "It gives the bags the perfect shape," the company writes of the lasts. "This is a unique and indispensable tool for the creation of almost every one of our bags."