Call of Duty Warzone Season 2 arrives today, but some fans don't think one change goes far enough to help combat cheaters in the popular battle royale here's what they want to seeTech10:17, 28 Jan 2025Season 2's quality-of-life improvements could tee up a Verdansk return nicely(Image: Call of Duty)Call of Duty fans will no doubt be itching to download the Season 2 update for Warzone and Black Ops 6 when it arrives later today.The update is expected to focus on improving the core experience for Warzone, but one change, while welcomed by the community, doesn't go far enough.That's because while Activision continues to target cheaters after plenty of complaints, the team has allowed players to turn off cross-play on console so PS5 and Xbox players won't come up against PC players.Here's why that's important, and why there's a catch.By virtue of being a more open platform, it's easier to get cheats running on PC than it is on console. That, combined with the free-to-play nature of Warzone, means that players can create accounts and cheat on PC, then start again if and when they're caught.Letting console players avoid PC players entirely helps anyone playing on PS5 or Xbox have a more level playing field, but it's very much a short-term solution to a long-term problem.The top comment on the Warzone subreddit, see above, for the patch notes is "Turning off 'Crossplay' first thing. So long PC players", but as other comments note, this is only for Ranked mode.That means players not interested in playing sweaty, competitive matches are still stuck with potential cheaters (and that's to say nothing of the advantage a mouse and keyboard have over a controller)."It's for ranked only so guess you better start getting good at that mode," one player joked, while another said it's "so stupid" it's just for ranked.Activision has claimed it bans players hourly, clearing the Warzone Ranked leaderboard regularly, but community sentiment (and trust in the RICHOCHET anti-cheat team) is lower than ever.Article continues belowWith Season 2 focused on improving the core of Warzone before a rumoured return to Verdansk in Season 3, here's hoping the team gets it right.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters.RECOMMENDED

PS5 players have high hopes for PS Plus this month, with many predicting Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown or EA FC 25 could be included in the monthly games lineupTech08:00, 28 Jan 2025Could EA FC 25 be in the PS Plus lineup this month?(Image: Electronic Arts)Sony's PS Plus reveal date for the next lot of Essential games is creeping up, and fans have massive expectations for February 2025.While we're still chomping through the Extra lineup for January which includes Like A Dragon and God of War Ragnarok, Essential gives out three games for subscribers on the basic tier of PS Plus.Last month we got Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered and the Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe, but fans are even more hopeful of big-hitters for February, including the current EA FC title and more.As is tradition, Reddit users on the PS Plus subreddit have been putting together their predictions for the Essential lineup for February.There's a lot of expectation that EA will be featured somehow, with comments suggesting Star Wars: Jedi Survivor and EA FC 25 could be included in the lineup.Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is more than a year old and reportedly underperformed, but it could be ripe for a spot in the lineup. It's one of 2024's best games, too.It's been a good year for EA FC fansNaturally, some are convinced THIS is the month Hogwarts Legacy will arrive on the service, as well as Stray, but both of those get rumoured seemingly every month.Kingdom Come Deliverance is mentioned a few times and could be a solid contender given its sequel launches in February.Other big games launching next month include Monster Hunter Wilds, so there's a chance Monster Hunter World could be included as a PS4 title but given it's been part of the PS Plus Collection that's not around anymore, maybe we'll get Rise instead that one has been included in PS Plus Extra, but not Essential.Two Point Museum is creeping up, too, so there's every chance Two Point Hospital or Two Point Campus are included for anyone looking for a delightful management sim title.Article continues belowAnd, while we'd love to play Black Myth Wukong, we're not entirely sure the mega-selling action game will be on PS Plus just yet although we admire the optimism.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters.RECOMMENDED

Serpentine Announces Marina Tabassum as the Designer of the 2025 PavilionSave this picture!Serpentine Pavilion 2025 designed by Marina Tabassum, Marina Tabassum Architects (MTA). Design render, exterior view.. Image Marina Tabassum Architects (MTA), Courtesy: SerpentineSerpentine has announced the selection of Bangladeshi architect and educator Marina Tabassum and her firm, Marina Tabassum Architects, to design the 2025 Pavilion. Titled "A Capsule in Time," the proposal takes inspiration from the ephemeral nature of architecture in the Bengal Delta, incorporating a semi-transparent structure intended to evoke a sense of community and connection. The Pavilion will open to the public on June 6th, 2025, marking 25 years since the Serpentine's first commission of Zaha Hadid's inaugural structure in Hyde Park in 2000.Save this picture!Marina Tabassum Architects' work focuses on socially, environmentally, and politically engaged projects, particularly addressing the challenges faced by marginalized communities in Bangladesh. Their notable projects include the Khudi Bari, modular housing designed for adaptability in flood-prone areas. Tabassum's architectural approach emphasizes a contemporary style rooted in local climate, context, culture, and history.Save this picture!The 2025 Pavilion, supported by Goldman Sachs, incorporates four wooden capsule forms with a translucent faade, creating a play of light and shadow. A central, movable capsule element adds a kinetic dimension to the structure, inspired by traditional South Asian Shamiyana tents. The design aims to create a versatile space for diverse events and public gatherings, fostering community interaction. The pavilion's design will be accompanied by a catalogue published by Serpentine in June 2025, featuring essays and a conversation between Tabassum and Serpentine's Artistic Director. Related Article A Look at the Last 8 Editions of the Serpentine Pavilion When conceiving our design, we reflected on the transient nature of the commission which appears to us as a capsule of memory and time. The relationship between time and architecture is intriguing: between permanence and impermanence, of birth, age and ruin; architecture aspires to outlive time. Architecture is a tool to live behind legacies, fulfilling the inherent human desire for continuity beyond life. In the Bengal delta, architecture is ephemeral as dwellings change locations with the rivers shifting courses. Architecture becomes memories of the lived spaces continued through tales. The archaic volume of a half capsule, generated by geometry and wrapped in light semi-transparent material will create a play of filtered light that will pierce through the structure as if under a Shamiyana at a Bengali wedding. The Serpentine Pavilion offers a unique platform under the summer sun to unite as people rich in diversity. The stage is set, the seats are placed. We envision various events and encounters taking place in this versatile space that unifies people through conversations and connections. - Marina Tabassum, Architect, Marina Tabassum Architects (MTA) Save this picture!The previous pavilion, "Archipelagic Void," designed by Minsuk Cho of Mass Studies, was open to the public from June 7th to October 27th, 2024, in London's Kensington Gardens. Continuing the direction of previous designers, Minsuk Cho used references from his local context to design a space that encourages interaction and community gathering. Beyond design, the pavilion has represented an opportunity to explore and promote wider ideals of sustainability and labor ethics. For the 21st Pavilion, Theaster Gates collaborated with NGOs to ensure an ethical production process and eliminate forced labor in the building materials supply chain.Image gallerySee allShow lessAbout this authorCite: Maria-Cristina Florian. "Serpentine Announces Marina Tabassum as the Designer of the 2025 Pavilion" 28 Jan 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1026244/serpentine-announces-marina-tabassum-as-the-designer-of-the-2025-pavilion&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream

A Cultural, Architectural, and Territorial Tradition: Houses That Recycle and Showcase Wooden Shingles in ChileSave this picture!Abovedada House / Edward Rojas Arquitectos. Image Antonella TortiOn a slope, along the banks of a river, among trees, or on an expansive hillside, each territory serves as a living testament to its local traditions. Through its architecture, the experimentation, appreciation, and use of certain materials, construction techniques, local crafts, and site-specific tools aim to preserve stories and pass on the discoveries and learnings that have shaped many of the practices still used in construction today. In Chile, the language of wooden shingles evokes a reflection rooted in history and an understanding of relationships, timelines, and life networks. Shingles are flat, thin rectangular wooden boards commonly used in the construction of houses, churches, and buildings in southern Chile, mainly in the Region of Los Lagos and particularly in the archipelago of Chilo. For many years, they have been applied to facades, roofs, and indoors in various dimensions, shapes, finishes, and thicknesses. They are installed by layering one piece over another to prevent rain and cold from entering.Save this picture!The most commonly used wood in Chile is alerce (larch), due to its resistance to moisture, versatility, aesthetic beauty, and ease of manipulation in the form of shingles. However, due to excessive logging, this species is now endangered, and cutting down live trees has been prohibited since 1976. Today, synthetic shingles made of fiber cement or recycled materials from older constructions are being developed. Related Article What If Every Brick Had a Future? Rethinking Demolition and Material Reuse in the Circular Economy Save this picture!The Totoral House by LAGAR Arquitectos and the Abovedada House by Edward Rojas Arquitectos use recycled shingles in their cladding, which are part of the local heritage, maintaining a connection to a craft that may be on the verge of extinction and to a community shaped by wooden constructions. While alerce shingles have captivated many artists, artisans, designers, and architecture professionals, there are also shingles made from other species like lenga, present in projects such as House IV by Staudt Arquitectura or the Hats House by SAA architecture + territory, which aim to bring local construction traditions closer to their inhabitants through architecture.Save this picture!While the reflection on ecological materials includes variables such as maintenance, sustainability, resource conservation, and the potential for reuse or recycling, the craft of making shingles also stands out as part of the cultural identity of individuals and their communities. The facade restoration of the Jardn Infantil Lobito Marino in the Aysn Region, for example, demonstrates how it is possible to empower and value the carpenter's craft through teaching technical knowledge and practices in support of quality construction.Save this picture!Understanding the role of humans in habitable spaces and their active and conscious commitment to fostering more sustainable practices in the construction industry goes beyond considering which tools or technological systems can be incorporated. Given the varying climatic, geographical, and economic conditions of environments worldwide, it is worth questioning: what will be the future of materials around us, like wood, bamboo, concrete, and their derivatives? How will reuse and/or recycling practices impact the environment in the coming years, and what techniques will replace them?Next, we propose to explore the design decisions and strategies for applying wooden shingles in contemporary architecture through a selection of houses in Chile that use demolition, recycled, and reused shingles, among others, as cladding for exteriors and interiors.MM House / Benjamin Goi Arquitectos + Claro + Westendarp arquitectosSave this picture!La Puntilla House / M3 ArquitectosSave this picture!House 4 Aguas / Viento NorteSave this picture!Totoral House / LAGAR ArquitectosSave this picture!Maytue House / Juan Carlos Sabbagh ArquitectosSave this picture!Pier House / Ciudad nueva, Arquitectura y PaisajeSave this picture!Abovedada House / Edward Rojas ArquitectosSave this picture!House IV / Staudt ArquitecturaSave this picture!Casa Haus III / Staudt ArquitecturaSave this picture!Vodanovic House / Duarte Fournies ArquitectosSave this picture!Hats House / SAA arquitectura + territorioSave this picture!Maullin Lodge / AVON ArquitectosSave this picture!Casa LM / Juan Pablo LabbSave this picture!Image gallerySee allShow lessAbout this authorAgustina IiguezAuthorCite: Iiguez, Agustina. "A Cultural, Architectural, and Territorial Tradition: Houses That Recycle and Showcase Wooden Shingles in Chile" [Una tradicin cultural, arquitectnica y territorial: casas que reciclan y ponen en valor las tejuelas de madera en Chile] 28 Jan 2025. ArchDaily. (Trans. Pieiro, Antonia ) Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1026166/a-cultural-architectural-and-territorial-tradition-houses-that-recycle-and-showcase-wooden-shingles-in-chile&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream

Project Files: https://www.patreon.com/posts/120940904 . In this unreal engine 5 tutorial, I am going to implement a way to add multicolored outlines to objects. Using this method you will be able to have outlines in many different colors. We will be using custom depth stencil value to define the outline color we need and use a color look up method inside a post process material to select the color of the outline. this system is based on following tutorials. part 1: https://youtu.be/BUXI6DkEsYo .part 2: https://youtu.be/-gfZrTMeKMo .part 3: https://youtu.be/sbdDJhHMVhU . // ! https://www.patreon.com/codelikeme Patrons will have access to project files of all the stuff I do in the channel and other extra benefitsJoin this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClb6Jh9EBV7a_Nm52Ipll_Q/join Like my facebook page for more content : https://www.facebook.com/gamedevelopersclub/ Follow me on twitter : https://twitter.com/CodeLikeMe2 Follow me on reddit : https://www.reddit.com/user/codelikeme #CodeLikeMe #unrealengine #ue4 #indiegamedev

Nature, Published online: 28 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00254-5Canadas postgraduate funding gap is still yawning even after budget increases

Nature, Published online: 28 January 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00182-4Analyses of 45,000-year-old bones from Europe allow scientists to pin down when modern humans interbred with Neanderthals, shedding light on the histories of populations with no present-day descendants.

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PocketpairPocketpairs Communications Director and Publishing Manager received an influx of LinkedIn invitations for the companys new publishing brand, Pocketpair Publishing, which was announced a few days ago.John Bucky Buckley, Communications Director and Publishing Manager at Pocketpair, took to Twitter and said that his inbox was overflowing with invitations: over about 15 hours after the brands reveal, he received 1,500 LinkedIn invitations and 68 emails. We announced Pocketpair Publishing 15 hours ago My inboxes were 0 before thenI think I might have underestimated how much interest there would be, the executive wrote.When asked about the companys control during the potential work, John Buckley said, We give you money. You make game, and added that they were not going to impose strict rules on the devs: Were giving devs the financial freedom to make games they want so they DONT have to get wrapped up with stinky rule makers and bullies:These words align with Pocketpair Publishings announcement, which stated that it would provide funding, development assistance, and publishing for indie game developers and studios while employing a hands-off approach. The brands first project, scheduled for 2025, will be a horror game created in collaboration with SURGENT STUDIOS. Theres not much information on the upcoming title yet.Follow Pocketpair Publishing on X/Twitter anddont forget to join our 80 Level Talent platform and our new Discord server, follow us on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Telegram, TikTok, and Threads, where we share breakdowns, the latest news, awesome artworks, and more.Source link The post Palworld Dev Got Tons of LinkedIn Invites After Revealing New Brand appeared first on CG SHARES.