Scavengers is an upcoming third-person shooter survival game that blends PvP with PvE elements. The game also features a range of characters, each featuring their own unique abilities and gear. We sat down with the CEO and Head of Production of developer Midwinter to learn more about the classes, characters, and weapons in Scavengers.
Shacknews Head of Video Greg Burke spoke with Josh Holmes (CEO and cofounder) and Mary Olson (Head of Production) of Midwinter Entertainment to talk about Scavengers. In the interview, the two talk about how each character brings something unique to their squad. There’s a character that can heal, one that can deploy a defensive shield, one that can provide a speed boost, and several others. Though the game will require players to gather and loot items, abilities will be available from the very start.
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Amazon alleges that the Trump administration interfered with the Pentagon s awarding of the JEDI contract.
Microsoft and the U.S. Justice Department requested said allegations be dismissed.
A U.S. judge just denied those requests.
A U.S. judge has denied requests by Microsoft and the U.S. Justice Department to dismiss Amazon allegations regarding the awarding of the Pentagon s $10 billion JEDI contract (via Reuters). Amazon claims that the Trump administration meddled in the assignment of the cloud-computing contract given to Microsoft.
Since then, both Microsoft and the U.S. Justice Department have asked for said allegations to be dismissed. Now, however, those dismissal requests have been rejected, paving the way for the continuation of an already lengthy legal battle.
Microsoft has announced the May 2021 Update.
It will arrive in. well, May.
There s really not much else to it.
Microsoft has today confirmed that the next Windows 10 feature update, known up until now as version 21H1, will begin rolling out in May. The update will be called the May 2021 Update and will be a very minor release featuring the ability to choose between multiple Windows Hello webcams and a couple of enterprise-focused additions.
As was the case with the last Windows 10 feature update, the May 2021 Update (version 21H1) will roll out as a cumulative style release to users running Windows 10 version 2004 and up. Version 21H1 features the following new changes:
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Brendan Lowry, Windows Central: What made the team at Midwinter Entertainment decide to focus on a winterized environment for the game?
Josh Holmes, CEO of Midwinter Entertainment: The inspiration largely comes from the fact that we love the winter. We think there s an incredible beauty to the frozen landscapes and to the cold weather, and also the idea that cold is a force that brings people together. You need to come together to stay warm. The catchphrase for our studio is even keep warm together, so there was a lot of that that really spoke to us, and the rest of our ideas evolved around that.
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If you have two or more displays and set your machine to sleep, odds are the apps will change locations.
Microsoft is aware of the issue and is fixing it.
You can grab the fix right now if you re in the Windows Insider Program.
Windows users with more than one monitor have long suffered at the hands of random app reshuffles. You set your machine to sleep, then wake it up only to see everything on the desktop entirely rearranged. All your careful organization mattered not to Windows 10 until now.
Multiple monitor setups can rejoice, as Microsoft has announced that it s aware of the issue and intends to fix it (via The Verge). In a Microsoft dev blog entitled Avoid Annoying Unexpected App Rearrangement – Your PC Can Sleep Without Nightmares, post author Michelle Xiong details that the issue is technically referred to as Rapid Hot Plug Detect (Rapid HPD), and that multi-monitor headaches caused by it can be a thing of the past if you re in the Windows