Spider-Man Remastered PCs launch time in India and other markets is here: Where to download

Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered is launching on PC and Insomniac Games has announced the launch dates and timings for the same. You will be able to download the spidey game from Steam and Epic Games Store. You may want to download the game for it has garnered rave reviews and it is a Spiderman game after all. So, for all Marvel and Spiderman fans out there who are thrilled to play as the web-slinger, here we have the release details:

Spider-Man Remastered PC Launch Timings and Availability

Los Angeles (PDT): 8 AM, August 12 New York (EDT): 11 AM, August 12 London (BST): 4 PM, August 12 Berlin (CEST): 5 PM, August 12 Dubai (GST): 7 PM, August 12 India (IST): 8:30 PM, August 12 Tokyo (JST): 12 AM, August 13 Sydney (AEST): 1 AM, August 13 Auckland (NZST): 3 AM, August 13

So, Indian PC users can download the Spider-Man Remastered port from August 12 at 8:30 PM.

You can check out the Spider-Man PC system requirements here. 

#SpiderManPC launches this week! Check our global map to see when the game is available in your territory!  Steam: https://t.co/Uuy4K6BwvX Epic Games Store: https://t.co/WG57Xxf4dP pic.twitter.com/QKrvOOZVeD

— Insomniac Games (@insomniacgames) August 9, 2022

And if you are wondering how good or bad the game is, here’s what the critics and Twitterati are saying:

Spider-Man PC reviews on Twitter

Spider-Man Remastered's PC port is a swinging success: https://t.co/THbvGAkNsw pic.twitter.com/dZ10mWztpb

— Kotaku (@Kotaku) August 10, 2022

 

I've been playing Spider-Man: Remastered on PC over the past week. Hard to detail the performance because Nixxes has been putting out lots of patches to address issues on a variety of hardware. It seems to run pretty smoothly on Steam Deck tho https://t.co/xxhbGjHwul pic.twitter.com/smtRpF2Y9z

— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) August 10, 2022

 

Spider-Man PC's photo mode is fun. Much like the PS4 and PS5 versions. #SpiderManPC #VirtualPhotography #PhotoMode #SpiderMan pic.twitter.com/Urgm42anB7

— 0xSkeptic (@RishiAlwani) August 11, 2022

 

See how Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered PC stacks up to the PS5 version when using an RTX 3090! WATCH: https://t.co/ANuJBYrcr4 pic.twitter.com/HDCRfgwR38

— GameXplain (@GameXplain) August 10, 2022

 

spider-man remastered for PC looks great. the few bugs i saw will likely be ok in time for release. that said, playing a game in which spider-man helps the NYPD set up a surveillance state, and it's presented as a GOOD thing ... hard in 2018, harder now. https://t.co/BXszwOqVXK

— Maddy Myers (@MIDImyers) August 10, 2022

 

Spider-Man Remastered Pre-Orders the Global #1 Top Seller on Steam right now with PC Reviews Dropping today The game has also placed Top 5 every week in the Weekly Top Sellers since pre-orders started Have a feeling there's a new PlayStation Studios PC Record launch incoming pic.twitter.com/V2ohHg2klb

— Benji-Sales (@BenjiSales) August 10, 2022

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Facebook could be making money via white supremacist groups

San Francisco, Aug 11 (IANS) Facebook is making money via white supremacist groups, serving ads on searches for dangerous groups like "Ku Klux Klan" despite a ban on such content on the platform.

A report by the Tech Transparency Project revealed that more than 80 white supremacist groups have a presence on Facebook, including some that Facebook itself has labelled as "dangerous organisations".

"What's more, when our test user searched for the names of white supremacist groups on Facebook, the search results were often monetised with ads -- meaning Facebook is profiting off them," the non-profit organisation said in a statement late on Wednesday.

The study found that ads appeared on 40 per cent of the queries for the white supremacist groups.

"That's a chilling result, given reports that the gunman who killed 10 people in the recent, racially motivated mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, did research to pick a target neighbourhood with a high ratio of Black residents," the study noted.

The investigation also found that despite years of warnings that Facebook's algorithmic tools are pushing users toward extremism, the platform continues to auto-generate Pages for white supremacist organisations and direct users who visit white supremacist Pages to other extremist content.

On top of that, Facebook is largely failing in its effort to redirect users searching for hate terms to websites promoting tolerance, the report mentioned.

The analysis found that more than a third (37 per cent) of the 226 white supremacist groups had a presence on Facebook.

These organisations are associated with a total of 119 Facebook Pages and 20 Facebook Groups.

"Facebook often monetised searches for these groups, even when their names were clearly associated with white supremacy, like 'American Defense Skinheads'," said the report.

Facebook also monetised searches for groups on its own "dangerous organisations" list, it added.

Searches for some white supremacist groups, including those with "Ku Klux Klan" in their names, showed advertisements for Black churches, raising concerns that Facebook is highlighting potential targets for extremists.

"Facebook's algorithmic recommendations often directed users visiting white supremacist Pages to other extremist or hateful content," the report said.

A Meta spokesperson said that 270 groups designated by the company as white supremacist organisations are banned from Facebook.

"We will continue to work with outside experts and organisations in an effort to stay ahead of violent, hateful, and terrorism-related content and remove such content from our platforms," the social network said.

In 2020, over 1,000 advertisers boycotted Facebook over its handling of hate speech and misinformation.

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Spotify revamps its homescreen with different sections for music and podcasts

Music streaming giant Spotify has introduced a new design for the home screen of its mobile app that includes feeds for both Music and Podcasts and Shows. The company said the feature is currently rolling out to Android users and will soon be available on iOS. "By creating these feeds, Spotify will help listeners to easily scroll through the type of content they're looking for at that moment," the platform said in a blogpost. "The updated interface will make the experience more personalised while allowing users to dig even deeper into their recommendations," it added. In the Music feed, listeners will have quick access to suggestions based on their music taste, making discovering new favourites easier than ever. There will also be album and playlist recommendations as well as buttons that make it easy to share, like, and instantly play music. In the Podcast and Shows feed, listeners will be able to head straight to new episodes of their favourite shows. They will also find personalised podcast recommendations. What's more, listeners will be able to read episode descriptions, save to Your Episodes or start playing podcasts without leaving the page, so the experience all starts from one place. This month, the platform introduced new individual buttons for Shuffle and Play. The company said that this new change will allow Premium users to choose the mode they prefer at the top of playlists and albums and listen to them the way they want to.

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Space Invaders: How Video Gamers Are Resisting a Crypto Onslaught

Blockchain technology is considered to allow video gamers to grab back some of the money they spend on games and make for higher-stakes enjoyment. However, cryptocurrency has crashed recently and around 90-95 percent of games had been affected by it. Gaming companies like Ubisoft and Minecraft have either ditched the NFT marketplace or announced to never try blockchai...

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BGMI ban: Gaming companies urge Modi for uniform and fair treatment

New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) After the government ordered Google and Apple to ban popular battle royale game Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), some gaming companies have written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting for a 'fair treatment' to help foster the gaming ecosystem in the country.

The gaming platforms have urged the government to provide "a uniform and fair treatment of all entities operating in India", according to sources.

"While capital and infrastructure are critical to the survival and development of the industry, the leading global video gaming companies with their experience and next-generation technology are needed for establishing a robust gaming ecosystem in India," read the letter.

"There is a greater need for a clear set of standards and framework to ensure fairness and uniformity to all stakeholders. The industry wishes to pro-actively engage with the government in forming a robust set of video games-centric policies based on global best practices," the letter noted.

TechCrunch was first to report about the letter.

Late last month, the government ordered Google and Apple to block the BGMI gaming app from their respective online stores under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

The game developer Krafton had announced recently that BGMI surpassed 100 million registered users in India.

The letter requested Modi's urgent intervention in the matter, seeking his "counsel and guidance on working towards a more comprehensive dialogue and discussion in the future".

The ban on BGMI, which is the Indian version of PUBG, has resulted in a top e-sports event being postponed amid reports claiming a "China connection" behind the ban.

Esports Premier League (ESPL) Season 2 was postponed owing to the ban last week.

The esports event was set to see gamers from across the country with a prize pool of Rs 1 crore.

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Googles learn-to-read app for kids now available as website

San Francisco, Aug 10 (IANS) Tech giant Google has introduced a new website -- Read Along -- to help kids learn to read independently with the help of an animated reading assistant named "Diya".

Read Along has been an Android app so far, which was first released as Bolo in India in 2019 and released globally as Read Along the following year.

"To make it accessible to more users, we have launched the public beta of the website version," Tasnim Khan Software Engineer, Read Along, said in a blog post.

"The website contains the same magic: Diya's help and hundreds of well-illustrated stories across several languages," Khan added.

With the web version, parents can let their children use Read Along on bigger screens by logging into a browser from smartphones, laptops or PCs at readalong.google.com.

Just like the Android app, all the speech recognition happens in the browser, so children's voice data remains private and we do not send it to any servers.

The company said that as kids read stories aloud, Diya listens and gives both correctional and encouraging feedback to help kids develop their reading skills.

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Apple MR headset could cost 2K and sell about 15 mn units

Tech giant Apple is planning to ship approximately 1.5 million units of its upcoming augmented reality and virtual reality headset (AR/VR) headset in 2023, which is expected to cost more than $2,000. In a research note, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reiterated that the tech giant plans to announce its long-rumoured mixed-reality headset during an event in January 2023. The company's first AR/VR headset is expected to cost upwards of $2,000, making it a niche product. As a result, Kuo says shipments of the device are unlikely to exceed 1.5 million units in 2023, reports MacRumors. In May, Apple presented its AR/VR headset to Apple board members, indicating that the device is nearing its final stages before launch. Despite having worked on the headset for several years, recent problems during development related to overheating and performance have delayed the launch of the product. The headset is expected to be powered by a chip with on-par performance as the M1 Pro in the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro. It will feature more than a dozen cameras for tracking hand movements, two ultra-high-resolution 8K displays and advanced eye-tracking technology. Apple is already reportedly working on the second-generation version of its AR/VR headset. According to Kuo, the new model of the headset will launch in the first half of 2025, alongside a cheaper and more affordable model.

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