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It's Monday, August 27, 2018.

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Other the weekend we took a more in-depth look at Magic Leap’s mixed reality headset and NVIDIA’s RTX claims.

This was the first satellite tournament in EA’s Madden NFL 19 Classic.

Mass shooting takes place at 'Madden 19' tournament in Florida

Multiple people have been killed and others injured at a mass shooting during a Madden Championship Series tournament at the GLHF Game Bar in Jacksonville, Florida. According to police, a man who participated in the event brought a gun into the venue and opened fire, killing two people and injuring nine others before taking his own life. A Twitch livestream of the tournament captured audio of the shooting shortly before the feed was cut off.

In a statement, EA said “The tragic situation that occurred Sunday in Jacksonville was a senseless act of violence that we strongly condemn. Our most heartfelt sympathies go out to the families of the victims whose lives were taken today and those who were injured.”

So far, only ‘Battlefield V’ and ‘Shadow of the Tomb Raider’ are on deck for ray-tracing.

NVIDIA’s RTX speed claims fall short without game support

The new GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, 2080 and 2070 cards are quicker than ever, but the increase is not nearly as dramatic as NVIDIA’s "six times" claim. While the company is emphasizing giga rays and RTX-OPS, games will need to be designed specifically to take advantage of ray-tracing. Until testing and reviews make the picture clearer, you might want to wait and see how it all shakes out.

Is it revolutionary, or a warning?

Magic Leap wants to create art, not just technology

Now that we have a better sense of what Magic Leap's $2,295 hardware is capable of, we can take a step back and consider what the company is actually trying to accomplish. As Magic Leap content officer Rio Caraeff told Engadget after a recent demo, “We wanted to focus on essentially a full-stack approach” including hardware, software and development environments for a new medium.

Add the cartridge-free Epson EcoTank printer to your school supply list and never buy an ink cartridge again!

Using existing Superchargers and an ‘extension cord.’

Tesla's Semi is traveling cross-country 'alone'

Elon Musk said one of the company’s trucks just reached Arkansas, visiting trucking behemoth J.B. Hunt.

Yes, you can move like Bruno Mars.

AI-altered video makes it look like anyone can dance

UC Berkeley researchers have developed a deep learning system that translates dance moves from a source video to less-than-experienced subjects.

But wait, there's more...

1. Mercedes teases production electric SUV ahead of September 4th reveal

2. YouTube's non-skippable ads are coming to more video creators

3. Initial 'Fortnite' Android installer could've let hackers install malware

4. US carrier promo offers free iCloud storage to iPhone upgraders

5. Facebook test feature shows what you have in common with strangers

6. After Math: Gaming the system with Oddjob and Facebook

7. The original 'H1Z1' Just Survive game shuts down October 24th

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It's Saturday, August 25, 2018.

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Welcome to your weekend! Before looking back at some highlights from the last few days, we’ll explain how Elon Musk plans to move on from his shocking Tesla tweet, give you a preview of IFA 2018 and drop in more news from Gamescom.

420.

Elon Musk confirms he will not make Tesla a privately owned company

Remember a couple of weeks ago when Elon Musk, out of the blue, tweeted that he had "funding secured" and would consider taking his car company private at a price of $420 per share? Well, you can forget it, because late Friday night the billionaire announced that Tesla will remain a publicly traded company for now.
Musk wrote: “We've shown that we can make great sustainable energy products, and we now need to show that we can be sustainably profitable. With all the progress we've made on Model 3, we're positioned to do this, and that's what the team and I are going to be putting all of our efforts toward.”

And what not to expect.

What to expect at IFA 2018

Of all the annual meetings of tech-obsessed minds, IFA is perhaps the most unpredictable. You know everyone and their mother is going to CES to set the tone for the year, and MWC is all things mobile. At IFA, though, you never quite know what surprises lurk behind the floor-to-ceiling displays of kitchen appliances that dominate the halls of the sprawling Messe Berlin conference center.

Complex optics, infrared eyeball tracking and NVIDIA graphics.

Magic Leap teardown reveals the complexities of mixed reality

The Magic Leap One Creator Edition isn't quite a consumer-facing device -- instead, it comes bundled with several 'preview experiences' meant to inspire folks who want to make their own apps for the device's mixed reality OS. Now that the community's had a bit of time with the headset, iFixit has torn one apart, giving us an inside look at the device that's been a big mystery.

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We always knew it was true.

It's official: Playing as Oddjob in 'GoldenEye' was cheating

Speaking to Mel Magazine, GoldenEye lead environment artist Karl Hilton and gameplay programmer Mark Edmonds revealed that yes, playing as Oddjob gave you a significant advantage.

The concept here is 'Our World, My Story.'

How 'Anthem' balances story and shared-world action

Despite its extensive showing at E3, we know very little about Bioware’s blockbuster RPG Anthem. At Gamescom 2018, director Jon Warner revealed some additional details about how the Fort Tarsis story hub works, and what players can expect when jumping in and out of each other’s missions.