You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games here Contents hide The First Descendant Season 2 Episode 2 is right around the corner. Leading up to its launch, the director has shared a little spoiler for the chapter, and the developers have also confirmed a big fix for skins. Even more details for the upcoming act will be revealed, and TFD fans should be aware of The First Descendant Season 2 Episode 2 livestream start time so they can watch the preview live.When does The First Descendant Season 2 Episode 2 livestream start?The start time for The First Descendant Season 2 Episode 2 livestream is 5PM PT and 8PM ET on March 5th, as well as 1AM GMT on March 6th. Fans will be able to watch the developer preview live on YouTube.Theres no mention of how long the preview will last, but they typically range from 60 to 90-minutes. As for when S2E2 comes out, it is set to launch on March 13th, and it will see the debut of the highly-anticipated Serena.We also know that the following additions will be made with S2E2 thanks to the March 2025 roadmap:Main Story (S2 Ep2)Vib Abyss Skin & ColotoysNew Field: Sigma SectorSeason 2-2 Inversion ReinforcementNew Monster + Named BossNew Fellow: RetrieverDescendant Growth: Arche Tuning (Node)New ModuleNew Descendant: SerenaNew Ult Weapon X4New External ComponentsVoid Intercept Battle Abyss: TormentorS2 Ep2 Battle PassPhoto ModePaint Improvements & Eyebrow And Beard Dye AdditionCustomization PresetUltimate Transfer1st Reactor Opt Condition IntegrationLimited Weapon Trade Addition: ExcavaNew SkinWhy TFD fans should watch the S2E2 livestreamThe First Descendant fans should watch the Season 2 Episode 2 livestream because they are always eventful previews featuring the developers with a translator.In this preview, we will finally learn and see the abilities for the highly-anticipated Serena. Right now, all we know is that she has the element of fire, and that she has wings that will allow her to fly over the battlefield.In addition, we will also see more of the new Fellow, and we will also see the upcoming new skins for the first time, too. We dont know any new skins set to arrive in S2E2 right now, but there should be cosmetics for Serena, and hopefully there will be something close to as enticing as the hot spring costumes.We should also see photo mode in action, and the livestreams always end with the developers participating in a live Q&A. This is a good chance for you to get a question answered by the developers as they respond to questions directly from the live comments.For more The First Descendant, we have a guide to thebest skills and loadout for Viessa, along with thebest skills, gear, and mods for the hugely popular Bunny. We also have a guide forFreynaalong with fundamentaltips for beginners.The First DescendantPlatform(s):PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series XGenre(s):Action, Adventure, RPG5VideoGamerRelated TopicsThe First Descendant Subscribe to our newsletters!By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy and may receive occasional deal communications; you can unsubscribe anytime.Share

You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games hereBlizzards next Diablo 4 season has been delayed ever-so-slightly, once again causing a spike in players complaining about a lack of content. With new events and seasons coming to the game at regular intervals, head of Diablo Rod Fergusson wants to forget about players who rush through content and focus on players who only gave a few hours a day to play.Diablo 4 wont focus on blasters anymoreSpeaking to journalist Stephen Stephen Totilo at Game File (paywalled), the Fergusson explained that Diablo 4 players who rush through content are no longer the target. However, the series lead explained that there is a lot of personal pressure to feed so-called blasters who complain online.Theres a lot of pressure to feed the blasters, Fergusson told the journalist. The content creator whos an influencer or is a tastemaker will be out there saying, Theres nothing to do.Fergusson explained that this demand from players is the reason why the game is currently tuned very fast, a complaint that has been echoed by fans of slower ARPGs like Diablo 2. With this in mind, players who speed through content have been the focus on the game since launch, but slower players are being left behind.You start to worry a little bit, because, youre like, We have 12 weeks, 10 weeks. People need stuff to do, and if you can go through it this quickly You start to go: Okay, what can we be doing and how do I think about how fast this is?Then, literally this morning, my X thing goes off and I look at the notifications and its a person saying, Hey, I just wanted to tell you I love the current season. I only get to play three hours every weekend. Im actually making progress. It feels great. And Im like, Yeah, cant forget about those guys.Blizzards work on Diablo 4 is far from done. While the game wont be receiving annual expansions, more expansions are being planned and the game will continue to receive new seasons. With changes in release schedules to create less buggy updates, players should hopefully continue to be satisfied.For more Diablo coverage, read about creator David Breviks thoughts on why modern ARPGs fail to be as satisfying as classics. Additionally, listen to our podcast interview with the creator right here on VideoGamer.Diablo 4Platform(s):PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/XGenre(s):Action, Action RPG, RPGSubscribe to our newsletters!By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy and may receive occasional deal communications; you can unsubscribe anytime.Share

Why it matters: Donald Trump wants to kill off the Chips Act, the 2022 bipartisan law that is handing out $52.7 billion in subsidies to help bring semiconductor manufacturing back to the US. The President wants to use the money to pay the national debt instead. In his first address to the joint session of Congress since he returned as President, Trump blasted the Chips Act."Your Chips Act is a horrible, horrible thing. We give hundreds of billions of dollars and it doesn't mean a thing. They take our money and they don't spend it," Trump said."You should get rid of the Chips Act and whatever is left over, Mr. Speaker, you should use it to reduce debt."According to the Treasury Department, the US federal debt is over $36.2 trillion, 123% of the country's 2024 national income.Trump suggested that manufacturing companies would be incentivized to build facilities in the US to avoid the new tariffs he has introduced. "We don't have to give them money," Trump said.Yesterday, chip giant TSMC announced that it was increasing its investment in US chip manufacturing by an extra $100 billion, bringing the total to $165 billion. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Trump's tariffs have made the US a more attractive proposition when overseas firms are looking for locations to build manufacturing facilities. // Related StoriesTSMC's $6.6 billion grant awarded under the US Chips Act was finalized last November. Lutnick said the government was not planning on giving TSMC any new subsidies, despite it being eligible for a 25% manufacturing investment tax credit. The company said last month that it has already received $1.5 billion of the award.So far, the Chips act has announced approximately $32.5 billion in grant awards and up to $5.5 billion in loans to 32 companies across 48 projects in 23 states. In addition to TSMC, the biggest beneficiaries have been Intel ($8.5 billion), Samsung ($6.4 billion), Micron ($6.1 billion), and GlobalFoundries ($1.5 billion).Some in government have expressed concerns about Trump's plans, including New York Governor Kathy Hochul, who said the Chips act "is the reason Micron is bringing $100 billion and 50,000 jobs to Central New York. Trump just said he wants to get rid of it."Representative Greg Stanton said Trump's words were a "direct attack on Arizona's semiconductor industry and tens of thousands of Arizona workers."Reuters reported this week that approximately one-third of staff in the US Commerce Department office overseeing the allocation of Chips act money were laid off.The Chips (Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors) and Science Act was enacted in August 2022 with the aim of boosting domestic semiconductor manufacturing, research, and development. It was a response to the global chip crisis that hit during the pandemic, as well as China's persistent threat to Taiwan, which produces about 90% of the world's most advanced semiconductorsThe $52.7 billion the act is funding to support the semiconductor industry comes in the form of $39 billion in manufacturing incentives, including grants and loans, and $13.2 billion for research and development.

More LayoffsPlayStation reportedly enacts fresh wave of layoffs, with staff who worked on cancelled live-service games and Last of Us remaster support studio affectedThe full scale of the cuts isn't clear as of writing.Image credit: VG247/Naughty Dog News by Mark Warren Senior Staff Writer Published on March 5, 2025 PlayStation is reportedly laying off more staff as part of restructuring of its US operations, with developers who worked on Bend Studio's cancelled live-service game and at the Visual Arts studio which provided support on the likes of Naughty Dog's The Last of Us remasters allegedly among those affected.This is according to a report from Kotaku, which claims that Visual Arts staff based in San Diego were informed earlier this week that their last day at Sony would be March 7, and cites a LinkedIn post from former Visual Arts project manager and current Riot Games senior lead producer Abby LeMaster.To see this content please enable targeting cookies. "It was tough waking up to messages that many friends and former coworkers from PSVA were laid off this morning," LeMaster wrote. "The layoffs today hit hard. PSVA let go of developers with decades of subject matter expertise; talent that will be extraordinarily difficult to recoup. This industry can be unpredictable, but the skill, experience, and passion of the people I worked with at PSVA are undeniable."She's since shared posts from Visual Arts developers stating that they're looking for new roles, with senior animator Kaitlyn Prestia, senior technical director Juan (Junior) Quiroz, senior material artist Lewis Labram, and animation supervisor Chris Clyde among these. The Kotaku report cites a source as having said that the cuts, which also include the likes of some staff who contributed to recently cancelled projects such as a live-service game which was in development at Days Gone developer Bend Studio, are "more widespread".To see this content please enable targeting cookies.VG247 has reached out to PlayStation/Sony for comment.PlayStation Studios Visual Arts recently worked with Naughty Dog on its Last of Us Parts I & II remasters, and typically provided support to the console maker's first-party studios. "I don't often post, in fact, I think this is my first post. So with sadness in my heart, I was part of the PSVA layoffs today," Labram's post about being let go reads. "I think the worst bit about this was this was the best job I have had to date, the dream team and the sick projects were outstandingly fun and I enjoyed every day."Just last month, PlayStation appeared to have let go of an unspecified number of staff from its software division, not long after announcing plans to fully integrate long-time subsidiary SN Systems.

Capcom has officially kicked off Event Quests in Monster Hunter Wilds, just days after the games global launch broke records for the publisher. The co-op action RPG has sold more than 8 million copies in three days, and set new player records on Steam - so you know there are millions of players waiting to jump in.Event Quests are Monster Hunters version of the limited-time events popular in many online and live service games. They have a limited availability window and offer special rewards to those who complete them.To see this content please enable targeting cookies. As with past Monster Hunter games, the Event Quests in Wilds are available to a wide range of Hunter ranks, meaning early and late-game players can all take part. Each week, two or three quests will be made available, and you can only play each once for their rewards.On top of the main rewards you get for hunting the monster itself, Event Quests also offer extra rewards, and sometimes even unique gear - which is what makes them exciting.Capcom outlined the Event Quests schedule for the weeks of March 3, March 10, and March 17. The Event Quests for each week go live on Tuesdays, and will be available until the next batch replaces them the following week.Heres the schedule:Week of March 3Kut-Ku Gone Cuckoo - 4 Stars (HR 9 or higher) - Hunt the Yian Kut-Ku to obtain materials for the Mimiphyta headgear.Stalking Supper - 4 Stars (HR 9 or higher) - Hunt the Quematrice to obtain Kunafa Cheese that you can use as an additional ingredient when cooking.Week of March 10Tongue-Tied - 5 Stars (HR 21 or higher) - Hunt the Tempered Chatacabra to obtain Hard Armor Spheres and Advanced Armor Spheres to upgrade armor.Kut-Ku Gone Cuckoo - 4 Stars (HR 9 or higher) - Hunt the Yian Kut-Ku to obtain materials for the Mimiphyta headgear.Week of March 17Ballet in the Rain - 5 Stars (HR 21 or higher) - Hunt the Tempered Lala Barina to obtain Glowing Orb - Swords to use as weapon decorations.Sand-Scarred Soul - 4 Stars (HR 9 or higher) - Hunt the Doshaguma to obtain Glowing Orb - Armors to use as armor decorations.Like a Fire Hidden by Sand - 4 Stars (HR 9 or higher) - Hunt the Rathian to obtain the Expedition Headgear , a piece of equipment based on the emblem of the expedition.For everything else we know about Capcoms latest, our Monster Hunter Wilds guide is bursting at the seems with answers to many of your questions and plenty of helpful information. Hit up the link and find what youre looking for.

Heres a blast from the past: Digg, one of the webs early news aggregators, is now back under the ownership of original founder Kevin Rose. Notably, hes joined as co-owner by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian (both pictured above).Digg and Reddit were once fierce rivals in the online social news aggregation space, launching within a year of each other some two decades ago. The two platforms enjoyed similar trajectories in the intervening years, going through various owners and spin-offs. But Reddits endurance has been most notable, as the company finally went public last year in a bumper IPO and its user-growth has continued upwards in the following months. Digg, for its part, hasnt stood the test of time quite so well. The company was split into parts in 2012 and sold to incubator Betaworks, with LinkedIn and the Washington Post acquiring some of the assets. Digg later raised a strategic round of funding from USA Today owner Gannett, before landing in the hands of digital advertising company BuySellAds which acquired a majority stake in 2018. A fresh visionDigg never soared to the same heights as Reddit, which is why Rose and Ohanian have now joined forces to revive the platform with a fresh vision to restore the spirit of discovery and genuine community that made the early web a fun and exciting place to be, according to a press release issued today.DiggImage Credits:DiggRose says that he has been approached at various times through the years with a view toward buying Digg, noting that it never felt like the right time. So why now? Its a combination of reasons, according to Rose, who says that the existing social media landscape has become toxic, messy, and riddled with misinformation with AI well-placed to address that. Just recently weve hit an inflection point where AI can become a helpful co-pilot to users and moderators, not replacing human conversation, but rather augmenting it, allowing users to dig deeper, while at the same time removing a lot of the repetitive burden for community moderators, Rose said.Ohanian, for his part, has dipped in and out of Reddit through the years, originally leaving in 2009 before returning as chairman in 2014 and then stepping down from the board altogether in 2020. And just this week, Ohanian joined Frank McCourts bid to buy TikToks U.S. business. Online communities thrive when theres a balance between technology and human judgment, Ohanian said. Were bringing Digg back to ensure that balance exists. Kevin and I are here to build something better than what social platforms are offering today. AI should handle the grunt work in the background while humans focus on what they do best: building real connections.Both Rose and Ohanian have invested in other companies through the years, as individuals and through institutional funds. This experience has now intersected, with True Ventures, which counts Rose as a partner; and Ohanian-founded Seven Seven Six investing in Digg. While Rose will serve as Digg chairperson and advisor, and Ohanian will sit on the board, the new incarnation will be led by CEO Justin Mezzell, a longtime collaborator of Kevin Rose and seasoned product design leader, according to the press release..A new version of the Digg platform is touted for launch soon, with invites being rolled out in the coming weeks.

Malaysia has become a hotspot for chip manufacturing due to increasing tensions between the U.S. and China, especially around the development of semiconductors used for AI applications. Predictably, tech firms around the world have been looking to diversify their source of chips, and ARM Holdings is now hoping to make the most of this opportunity.The SoftBank-backed chipmaker said on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with the Malaysian government to bolster the countrys chip design ecosystem. As part of the deal, Reuters reports that Malaysia will pay ARM $250 million over 10 years to buy its chip designs and technology for local manufacturers. Specifically, the country will buy IP, including seven of ARMs chip design blueprints, Reuters cited Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli as saying.ARM said the partnership will also see the company training 10,000 engineers in Malaysia on its technology.ARM declined to comment on the $250 investment from the Malaysian government. A representative of the Malaysian government did not respond to a request for comment ahead of publication.The move is the latest of Malaysias ongoing efforts to become a hub for chip manufacturing within the next decade. Earlier this year, Malaysia said it planned to manufacture its own GPUs to meet demand for AI and data centers.The Malaysian government said last May that it would set aside at least $5.3 billion in financial support and train 60,000 engineers for its National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS), under which the country will seek to enhance its current infrastructure, develop an advanced chip supply chain, and attract top global clients.Malaysia has been involved in the chip industry for over 50 years, and currently provides about 13% of global chip testing, assembly, and packing services, according to a report by TrendForce that cited the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA).In 1972, Intel established its first production facility outside the U.S. in Penang, Malaysia, investing $16 million in an assembly site. The U.S. chip giant in December 2021 said it would invest more than $7 billion to establish a chip assembly and testing factory in the country, and its also building its largest 3D chip packaging facility in Malaysia. GlobalFoundries, the U.S. chip company, also opened a new hub facility in Penang, Malaysia, in 2023, and Neways, a Dutch chip equipment maker, plans to build a new plant in Malaysia.In addition, a number of tech giants, including Google, Microsoft and Nvidia have announced billions of dollars in investments in Malaysia since 2023, primarily for data centers, AI development projects and cloud services.

Spains Concntrico 11 festival has named the winners of a trio of international contests for landmark architectural interventions in the city of LogrooThis year the festival held three separate open calls. The first dubbed Objects in the City sought proposals for temporary urban installations in Logroo and Bucharest.The second contest named Third Landscape sought proposals to transform marginal spaces within the urban environment while the third open call dubbed Picnic in the Vineyard sought ideas for a communal dining experience.The Objects in the City winners were Reciclar la Ecologa by Abad featuring Iker Abad Aguirre and Jon Abad Aguirre of Spain and Me Apunto! by Studio An-An featuring Zixuan Luo and Bella Wu of the USA.The two winning concepts will be constructed in small scale squares such as Plaza de la Inmaculada, Plaza Virgen de la Esperanza, or Plaza de Santa Ana in Logroo as well as in Calea Victoriei in Bucharest as part of the Romanian Design Week.The Third Landscape competition was won La Batalla del Jardinero Planetario by Borneo featuring Antonio De Paola, Flavio Mancuso and Antonio Seghini of Germany. The Picnic in the Vineyard contest was meanwhile won by Earth Cooking by JMBAD featuring Joseph Melka and Balthazar Auguste-Dormeuil of France.The winning teams will each receive a 2,500 top prize and see their concepts constructed out of Garnica plywood in time for the upcoming edition of the annual festival, which runs from 19 to 24 June 2025Logroo, in northern Spain, is a historic city overlooking the River Ebro and is the capital of the Rioja wine-producing province. The Logroo International Festival of Architecture and Design also known as Concntrico has delivered more than 70 pop-up installations and pavilions across the centre of the historic city since it was founded in 2015.In November, Concntrico revealed the four teams shortlisted in an international contest for a permanent new urban climate island installation in Felipe VI Park in Logroo.The winning 80,000 installation will be constructed around a lake in the city centre Felipe VI Park on a stretch of terracing featuring a hexagonal square.

Published March 5, 2025 6:00am EST close Luxury glass trailer unfolds into a ground-level spacious home in just 15 minutes The Expandable Touchdown is designed to feel like a panoramic designer mobile home. Forget what you think you know about RVs.This is the Expandable Touchdown, a revolutionary mobile living space from a Dutch company that's redefining travel. It designed the Touchdown to feel like a panoramic designer mobile home.With its patented retractable chassis that lowers it to the ground and an electric expansion system, the Touchdown promises an off-grid living experience that's far from roughing it.STAY PROTECTED & INFORMED! GET SECURITY ALERTS & EXPERT TECH TIPS SIGN UP FOR KURTS THE CYBERGUY REPORT NOW Expandable Touchdown trailer (Expandable)What makes the Touchdown different? It's all about spaceThe key to the Touchdown's appeal lies in its transformative design.Expandable's philosophy is to create "a space that can turn into a trailer, instead of a trailer that can turn into a space," emphasizing spaciousness and a seamless connection between travel and relaxation. The Touchdown achieves this with a patented external retractable wheel system, eliminating awkward steps and providing a natural, accessible entrance. Expandable Touchdown trailer control panel (Expandable)Using a lockable slide-out control panel, you can hydraulically lift the trailer, retract the wheels to the back via a set of rails and lower the unit to ground level. This innovative system gives you the look and ground-level entry of a permanent building without sacrificing any interior space to wheel wells. And if you need even more room, the Touchdown utilizes an electric expansion system to further increase the floor plan. With these features, the Touchdown strikes a balance between optimal use of interior space and a friendly, inviting entrance close to ground level. Expandable Touchdown trailer (Expandable)What can you expect inside?The Expandable Mansion offers highly customizable floor plans, with layouts beyond a single open space to include multiroom designs. The intention is for the inside to be a blank canvas, ready to be transformed into your dream mobile home. You can expect full utilities, including comprehensive water, sewage and power solutions for comfortable, off-grid living, alongside high-end appliances to help with cooking, cleaning and relaxation. Entertainment is at your fingertips with full multimedia systems, and you can set the perfect mood with ambient LED lighting.Buyers can choose to line each lengthy sidewall with floor-to-ceiling automotive-grade glass, with or without optional electric sliding doors to open the space up whenever desired. With these options, the Expandable Mansion aims to have occupants forget they're in a trailer and not a luxury apartment. Interior of Expandable Touchdown trailer (Expandable)The birth of ExpandableExpandable started in 2016, initially focusing on event trailers, the kind you see at motorsport races or trade shows. They carved out a niche by offering a middle ground between basic, mass-produced trailers and expensive, fully customized builds. They soon realized the potential for something more, especially as demand grew for livable mobile spaces. That's how the Expandable Touchdown concept was born.WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)? Expandable Touchdown trailer (Expandable)How much will all of this cost you?OK, let's get down to brass tacks. The Expandable Touchdown isn't cheap. A very basic, empty 38-foot Touchdown business trailer (with solid sidewalls, no power, lighting or climate control) starts at $346,000. Adding full-length glass, air conditioning, diesel heating and basic LED lighting can easily push the price over $500,000. And we can only imagine how much a fully decked-out Expandable Touchdown with a smart home floor plan and premium finishes would cost. And that's before you even consider the larger 53-foot model. To give you an idea of the various models:Touchdown Basic: Starting at approximately $275,000, this model includes automatic leveling, a retractable axle bogie and a low step-in heightTouchdown Advanced: From around $355,000, you get premium glass, cool white LED lines, air conditioning and a doorstepTouchdown Premium: At roughly $425,000, this top-tier model features a roof terrace with stairs, powerful air conditioning, exterior RGB LED strips and premium color optionsGET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE Expandable Touchdown trailer (Expandable)Is it worth it?That's the million-dollar question. The Expandable Touchdown is clearly aimed at a very specific, high-end market. Individuals or companies seeking a unique, customizable and attention-grabbing mobile space for events, luxury travel or specialized applications may find the Touchdown's innovative features justify the investment. Ultimately, it comes down to whether the Touchdown is worth its premium for the innovative retractable system, expansive glass walls with panoramic views and customizable options.Kurts key takeawaysThe Expandable Touchdown is pretty cool, no doubt about it. While the price tag puts it out of reach for most of us, it showcases what's possible when innovative design meets a desire for comfort and space. Whether it's used for events, mobile medical care or travel, the Touchdown is sure to turn heads and spark conversations wherever it goes. It will be interesting to see how the market responds.Would you trade your current home for an Expandable Touchdown, price aside? 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