Links to Interesting News Stories
News stories I’ve read recently and found interesting:
- Facebook Has Admitted Its Error, But Its ‘Fact Checkers’ Are Still Complicit In Censorship — Mark Zuckerberg wants to turn over a new leaf on the social media censorship — but some in the media don’t seem happy about giving up the power to silence people. — The Federalist
- On Mark Zuckerberg’s Speech Announcement — The Meta chief’s surprising public address on free speech hints at a coming battle between the U.S. and the rest of the world — Racket News
- Exodus, the new game being led by BioWare veteran James Ohlen, finally reveals some gameplay, and boy it sure looks like Mass Effect — Today we got our first look at some actual Exodus gameplay, and I hate to say it but I’m back to feeling rather ambivalent about the whole thing, which to my eye looks like nothing so much as an alt-universe Mass Effect. — PC Gamer
- Diablo 1 and 2 devs secure $4.5 million for a new ARPG: ‘We’re going back to what made those early Diablo games feel so awesome but taking them in some cool, fresh directions’ — According to a press release announcing the studio’s seed funding success, Moon Beast is “exploring an alternate trajectory for action RPGs,” and based on its founders’ histories I suspect they have a pretty strong sense of where the genre has room to grow. — PC Gamer