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But will the new guy also give shiny trinkets and baubles to Trump?

To the absolute heartbreak of diehard Apple fans the world over, the company announced that Tim Cook will step down as CEO on September 1, 2026. His replacement will be John Ternus, who currently serves as the senior vice president of hardware engineering at Apple. Cook will remain at Apple, possibly lurking in the shadows, as he will take on an advisory position as executive chairman of Apple's board of directors....

Will also support devices with native Apple silicon.

CD Projekt Red announced today that Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition is getting a Mac release for the first time. This release will be available to those running on Apple silicon, which includes the new iMac, Mac Mini, and MacBook Pro powered by the M4 family of chips.

This official Mac release will offer the full suite of graphical options to Mac players. It will somehow offer a path tracing option in addition to...

Can't wait to see the "Our Aunt Just Died of Dysentery" number.

A movie based on Oregon Trail is currently being worked on by Apple. According to reporting from The Hollywood Reporter, the film will be a mix of action and comedy with a few Barbie-esque musical numbers thrown in for good measure.

Oregon Trail will be directed by Will Speck and produced by Josh Gordon. Benj Pasek and Justin Paul will provide the original soundtrack and the film will be produced...

Will arrive on devices with the M1 chip or newer.

Capcom announced that both Resident Evil 7 biohazard and Resident Evil 2 (the remake) are coming to Apple hardware starting on July 2nd. Resident Evil 7 will hit the App Store first on July 2, 2024 for the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and all iPads and Mac devices with the M1 chip or newer.

The remake of Resident Evil 2 does not yet have a release date. Capcom is currently developing this title for iPhone, iPad,...

Plus a new pencil that is only for professionals.

Apple held a brief online event today where they announced some new hardware. Among the new announcements today is a new M4 powered iPad Pro, non-M4 powered iPad Air, an Apple Pencil Pro, a new Magic Keyboard, and some AI stuff for Final Cut.

If you want to watch the 40-minute long presentation in its entirety, you can do so via the embedded YouTube video below. An overview of the new announcements can also be seen below,...

Newer Apple devices can now play Hideo Kojima's latest.

Apple users with an iPhone 15 Pro, certain iPad models, and certain Mac devices can now purchase and play Death Stranding Director's Cut. From now through Tuesday, February 20 you will be able to save 50% off of the typical price of Death Stranding. The normal price is $39.99 on the App Store, so that 50% off will get you Death Stranding for just about $20.

Those with an iPhone 15 Pro model with the A17 Pro chip...

Even with this decision, the legal fight is still far from over.

The United States Supreme Court has refused to hear any appeals in the ever ongoing legal battle between Apple and Epic Games. These legal disputes largely focus on various policies with the iOS App Store that Epic Games disagrees with.

Apple initially appealed a lower court's ruling that said Apple needed to make some changes to their policies on iOS. Specifically, the ruling said that Apple couldn't block...

That amount doesn't include additional DLC and microtransactions.

The App Store page for the iPhone 15 Pro release of Resident Evil 4 Remake was quietly updated with pricing information. The pricing details were neatly tucked away under an "In-App Purchases" section on the App Store page and includes the price of the full game unlock since there will be a small portion of the game available "for free" to entice players.

Those In-App Purchases list the...

Also Valve, Epic, Apple, and any other platform that distributes Unity games.

If you thought Unity lost their damn minds earlier this week, hold onto your butts because it got worse. Unity now says that platform holders such as Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo will be the ones who have to pick up the tab and pay that new runtime fee on behalf of developers.

This information comes from an updated FAQ that Unity shared on their website. The FAQ says that the Unity runtime fee...

Full feature versions are coming to Apple's upcoming hardware.

Capcom says that both Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil Village are coming to the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max later this year. According to Capcom, this will be the first time these titles are available on smartphones.

Capcom claims that both games will "deliver stunning graphics with fidelity that parallels the latest consoles." As for that claim, well, we'll let you be the judge of that...

Nailing the execution of things that already exist.

Apple officially announced the Vision Pro today. This $3,499 (USD) mixed-reality headset has been discussed and rumored for what feels like ages now, but was finally revealed during the company's annual WWDC keynote event.

Tim Cook, Apple's current CEO, revealed the headset at the tail end of the keynote address. Cook touts the Vision Pro as "revolutionary" and "the most advanced personal electronics device...

Epic has lost a challenge made to a 2021 ruling that favored Apple.

A new report by Bloomberg sheds light on the latest defeat Epic Games has suffered in court in their legal battle against Apple. On Monday morning, Apple won an appeals court ruling that upholds its App Store's policies against an antitrust challenges brought about by Epic Games.

This ruling was made by the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and upholds an earlier decision made in 2021 by a lower-court...

Four different models announced, but not a single small formfactor.

Apple, by way of today's "Far Out" event earlier today, announced the latest generation of their smartphones: The iPhone 14. Though there is no "small" model in the 14-series, there are four different models that you will be able to choose from: iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max.

Prices for these new phones will start at $799 (USD) for the basic iPhone...

If you have a device that uses a browser, you can play Fortnite on it.

Microsoft announced that they partnered with Epic Games to bring Fortnite to all browser-enabled devices for free. This is being done through the Xbox Cloud Gaming service, which is still currently in a beta phase in 26 countries.

What this means for you is that you can now play Fortnite basically anywhere and on any device. This includes playing Fortnite once again on iOS devices.

All...

Tim Sweeney is throwing himself a little pity party.

Over on the wonderful social media platform known as Twitter, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeny revealed that Apple has rejected their request to add Fortnite back on to the App Store. Specifically, Apple has refused the request to reinstate Epic's developer account that was terminated back in August 2020 right as the legal fight was heating up.

Sweeney shared a letter that was sent to him by Apple. This letter rejects Epic's...