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One of the headline features of macOS Venture and iOS 16 was a few much-needed enhancements to Apple’s Mail app. I’ve long criticized the app for some serious upgrades as stagnant and much overdue; I even argued in the past that Apple developed a Mail.app Pro and rename the current app Mail.app Lite to keep the needs of business users separate from pro users. With Apple’s fall upgrades, Scheduled Send is finally built into macOS and iOS’s Mail app, but with a caveat that IT administrators will appreciate. Continue reading to learn more about schedule email send in iOS 16 and macOS Ventura.

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#2162 Updated Medieval Dynasty: Ultimate Edition v2.0.0.1a + 4 Bonus Content DLCs

Genres/Tags: Managerial, Strategy, RPG, Open world, Survival, Medieval, First-person, 3D
Companies: Render Cube, Toplitz Productions
Languages: RUS/ENG/MULTI18
Original Size: 9.5 GB
Repack Size: from 3 GB [Selective Download]

Download Mirrors

• 1337x | [magnet] [.torrent file only]
  
• RuTor [magnet]
• Tapochek.net
• Filehoster: MultiUpload (10+ hosters, interchangeable) [Use JDownloader2]
• Filehoster: GoFile.io
• Filehoster: Qiwi.gg
• Filehoster: OneDrive (Uploaded by DyR0 t(-_-t), compatible with torrent mirrors)

Discussion and (possible) future updates on CS.RIN.RU thread

Screenshots (Click to enlarge)

Repack Features

• Based on Medieval_Dynasty_v2.0.0.1a-FLT ISO release: flt-medieval_dynasty_v2.0.0.1a.iso (9,970,851,840 bytes)
• Missing bonus files (Official Guide & Official Cook Book, 180 MB) added
• Game version: v2.0.0.1a; 4 Bonus DLCs included: Digital Supporter Pack, Map Pack, Official Guide & Official Cook Book
• 100% Lossless & MD5 Perfect: all files are identical to originals after installation
• Bonus OST in FLAC format ripped, NOTHING re-encoded
• Selective Download feature: you may skip downloading and installing of console tutorial videos, and two bonus packs: smaller one (ArtBook, World Map, Wallpapers, MP3 OST, Guide & Cookbook) and a larger one with documentary/guide videos
• Significantly smaller archive size (compressed from cumulative 9.5 to 3~7.4 GB, depending on selected components)
• Installation takes 3-10 minutes (depending on your system and selected components)
• After-install integrity check so you could make sure that everything installed properly
• HDD space after installation: up to 13.2 GB
• Language can be changed in game settings
• At least 2 GB of free RAM (inc. virtual) required for installing this repack

Game Description Europe in the early Middle Ages — Nobles and clergy rule and the trade between nations brings prosperity as well as envy, distrust, and greed. Military conflict is everywhere and entire continents are changing.

In Medieval Dynasty, you take on the role of a young man who has fled from war and wants to take his fate into his own hands. From being alone, inexperienced and poor you will develop into a master of many skills, a leader of your community and the founder of a prosperous dynasty which is meant to last and prosper for generations to come. Defending against wild animals while hunting for food, gathering resources and crafting equipment, building a house and erecting a whole bustling village while founding a family all contribute to a unique gameplay experience across many genres. Tough winters and unexpected events challenge your skills and dexterity as you strive to build your own legacy.

You can choose to follow the main chapters, solve the questlines or just roam around and explore the vast medieval world – but be careful as wolves or bears may try to take a bite from you… Begin with the simplest things for your own survival like hunting and farming as well as building yourself a home. Found a family and have a heir – entice others to live near and work for you, erect many other buildings to transform your settlement into a vibrant village and, ultimately, a thriving dynasty that will reign for generations.

A massive medieval open 3D world awaits… Be aware of harsh winters and unexpected events while honing your skills to turn from a medieval survivor into the ruler of a dynasty. Grab your axe, hammer, or hunting bow – and craft your legacy!

Medieval Dynasty is a unique combination of multiple successful genres:
Survival: The need to survive, feed and ensure survival through hunting, farming and cultivation of the land.

Simulation: Create tools and weapons, construct and extend houses, stables and all manner of buildings as you grow an empire.

Role playing: Develop your own character, interact with NPCs, take care of your family and form community alliances by helping others and trading freely.

Strategy: While pioneering in the Middle Ages you will found and expand a village, manage the inhabitants, collect resources and produce all the goods you need and use or capitalise by trading them.

Game Features

• Beautiful and realistic open world 3D landscape with state-of-the-art graphics
• Full 4 seasons with day/night cycle and realistic weather conditions
• Interactive environment with trees to fell, various fruit to pluck, stones to collect, caves to explore and many more
• 18 different buildings with various levels from hay shacks to full stone mansions
• Over 60 pieces of equipment to craft, including weapons, tools, furniture and clothing
• Realistic wildlife interaction with plenty of different animals such as wolves, wild boars, deer, rabbits and others
• All activities will impact on food, water, health and endurance status
• Detailed skill tree for individual character development
• Unique events and decisions with direct impact on gameplay
• Dynasty reputation system triggering events with the king
• Quests, trade and economy, sandbox option, social connections to NPCs and many more

Ultimate Edition

Everything a gamer’s heart desires and much more! The Medieval Dynasty Ultimate Edition includes the main game, the official 350+ page Official Guide Book and the Digital Supporter Pack. Interactive maps will help you find your way through the game. In addition, you get the original Medieval Dynasty cookbook and have the opportunity to recreate recipes from the game in real life.

Backwards Compatibility

This repack IS partially backwards compatible with my previous MD repack. You can rehash the following files to save up to 4.4 GB of traffic:

• fg-02.bin
• fg-optional-bonus-videos.bin
• fg-optional-console-tutorials.bin

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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov wrote a post this week to reveal that Apple was holding off on releasing a major Telegram update for an unknown reason. Now the update has finally been approved in the iOS App Store, and Durov confirmed that Apple complained about the new animated emoji included in the app.

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American Sign Language is the most-used form of communication for deaf people in the United States, but you don’t have to be hard-of-hearing to find value from it. So whether you want to communicate with the deaf community, become a first responder, do social work or simply pick up a new language, the Complete American Sign […]

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It's time again for another Apps of the Week roundup! This week we have some great selections for you including a different kind of weather app, a quick way to clean out your Camera roll and a whole new audio experience. And as always, we've selected a fun game for you to check out.

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　　8月13日消息，美国商务部周五发布最终规定，对设计GAAFET（全栅场效应晶体管）结构集成电路所必须的EDA软件；金刚石和氧化镓为代表的超宽禁带半导体材料；燃气涡轮发动机使用的压力增益燃烧(PGC)等四项技术实施新的出口管制。相关禁令生效日期为2022年8月15日。

　　EDA是芯片IC设计中不可或缺的重要部分，是一种广泛使用的技术的高级形式，属于芯片制造的上游产业，涵盖集成电路设计、布线、验证和仿真等所有流程。EDA被行业内称为“芯片之母”。

　　目前，全球的EDA软件主要由Cadence、Synopsys、Mentor等三家美国企业垄断。称霸EDA市场的美国三巨头，牢牢占据了全球超过70%的市场份额，能够提供完整的EDA工具，覆盖集成电路设计与制造全流程或大部分流程。

　　美国断供EDA软件，对国产芯片发展有什么影响？

　　当下，国内大多数芯片设计公司仍在采用进口的EDA工业软件来设计芯片，这也就导致了国内芯片设计领域难以实现真正意义上的国产化。一旦美国断供EDA软件，短时间内肯定会严重影响国内芯片企业的设计能力。

　　据悉，《中华人民共和国国民经济和社会发展第十四个五年规划和2035年远景目标纲要》明确将集成电路列为7大科技前沿领域攻关的第3位，EDA的攻关更是位列集成电路之首。

　　GAAFET晶体管技术是相对于FinFET晶体管更先进的技术，FinFET技术最多能做到3nm，而GAAFET可以实现2nm。氧化镓(Ga2O3）、金刚石则是被普遍关注的第四代半导体材料。

　　这四项技术是 42 个参与国在2021年12月会议上达成共识控制的项目之一。美国的出口管制涵盖了比国际协议更广泛的技术，包括用于生产半导体的额外设备、软件和技术。

　　美国商务部表示，此举涵盖的“新兴和基础技术”包括氧化镓和金刚石，因为“使用这些材料的设备显着增加了军事潜力”。

　　另外，美国商务部工业和安全部副部长Alan Estevez表示：“允许半导体和发动机等技术更快、更高效、更长时间和更恶劣条件下运行的技术进步可能会改变商业和军事领域的游戏规则。”

　　来源: 中国半导体论坛

With the new Vortex jailbreak tweak, you can customize the background of the App Library and Today widget pages to whatever you want.

#2897 Carrier Commander

Genres/Tags: Strategy, Real-time, 3D
Company: ss
Language: ENG
Original Size: 818 MB
Repack Size: 388 MB

Download Mirrors

• 1337x | [magnet] [.torrent file only]
  
• Tapochek.net
• Filehoster: MultiUpload (10+ hosters, interchangeable) [Use JDownloader2]
• Filehoster: ZippyShare
• Filehoster: BayFiles
• Filehoster: OneDrive (Uploaded by DyR0 t(-_-t), compatible with torrent mirrors)

Discussion and (possible) future updates on CS.RIN.RU thread

Screenshots (Click to enlarge)

Repack Features

• Based on Carrier.Commander-SKIDROW ISO release: sr-carriercommander.iso (857,493,504 bytes)
• 100% Lossless & MD5 Perfect: all files are identical to originals after installation
• NOTHING ripped, NOTHING re-encoded
• Significantly smaller archive size (compressed from 818 to 388 MB)
• Installation takes one minute
• After-install integrity check so you could make sure that everything installed properly
• HDD space after installation: 2.2 GB
• At least 2 GB of free RAM (inc. virtual) required for installing this repack

Game Description

Carrier Commander is a real-time strategy game which allows you choose the intensity of your gameplay. You can just manage your Aircraft Carrier Operations against incoming attacks or intensify your game play by directly engaging the enemy by controlling your own Jets, Destroyer’s, Rescue Helicopters and more. Move up through the Military Ranks and unlock Special Operation Missions as you climb the the ladder of success. The choice is yours Commander!

Game Features

• Purchase -/ Configure -/ Launch -/ Land -/ Refuel: Your F/A-18C Fighters into the skies to battle against incoming Enemy Aircraft, Ships and Submarines.
• Upgrade your AA Defenses to Fire Multiple Shells or Increase Reloading Speed but choose wisely as upgrades do not come cheap.
• Configure your Destroyer’s with various Deck Cannons, Torpedo’s, AA rockets, Short Range Sonar & Radar.
• Launch your Hawkeye Aircraft to provide Long Range Sonar and Radar for visual warnings on enemy advancements.
• Launch your 0H-58D attack helicopters to engage in close encounters with approaching enemies.
• Manage your assets properly to survive or pay the ultimate price!
• Intensify your engagement against the enemy by Flying your own F18 fighter or take control of your Destroyer’s and annihilate incoming threats.
• Launch your F18 into the skies using guns, unguided and guided rockets, bombs and destroy incoming planes, ships and submarines.
• Take Control of your destroyer to search and destroy incoming submarines, destroyer’s, battleships and enemy jets.
• The money you earn each Level is used as your starting funds for the next round of challenges. Therefore, limiting your purchasing of Fighter Jets and Upgrades greatly improves your starting funds for the next level.
• Random AI generators ensure No two games are the same when playing CARRIER COMMANDER

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#2897 Carrier Commander

Genres/Tags: Strategy, Real-time, 3D
Company: ss
Language: ENG
Original Size: 818 MB
Repack Size: 388 MB

Download Mirrors

• 1337x | [magnet] [.torrent file only]
  
• Tapochek.net
• Filehoster: MultiUpload (10+ hosters, interchangeable) [Use JDownloader2]
• Filehoster: ZippyShare
• Filehoster: BayFiles
• Filehoster: OneDrive (Uploaded by DyR0 t(-_-t), compatible with torrent mirrors)

Discussion and (possible) future updates on CS.RIN.RU thread

Screenshots (Click to enlarge)

Repack Features

• Based on Carrier.Commander-SKIDROW ISO release: sr-carriercommander.iso (857,493,504 bytes)
• 100% Lossless & MD5 Perfect: all files are identical to originals after installation
• NOTHING ripped, NOTHING re-encoded
• Significantly smaller archive size (compressed from 818 to 388 MB)
• Installation takes one minute
• After-install integrity check so you could make sure that everything installed properly
• HDD space after installation: 2.2 GB
• At least 2 GB of free RAM (inc. virtual) required for installing this repack

Game Description

Carrier Commander is a real-time strategy game which allows you choose the intensity of your gameplay. You can just manage your Aircraft Carrier Operations against incoming attacks or intensify your game play by directly engaging the enemy by controlling your own Jets, Destroyer’s, Rescue Helicopters and more. Move up through the Military Ranks and unlock Special Operation Missions as you climb the the ladder of success. The choice is yours Commander!

Game Features

• Purchase -/ Configure -/ Launch -/ Land -/ Refuel: Your F/A-18C Fighters into the skies to battle against incoming Enemy Aircraft, Ships and Submarines.
• Upgrade your AA Defenses to Fire Multiple Shells or Increase Reloading Speed but choose wisely as upgrades do not come cheap.
• Configure your Destroyer’s with various Deck Cannons, Torpedo’s, AA rockets, Short Range Sonar & Radar.
• Launch your Hawkeye Aircraft to provide Long Range Sonar and Radar for visual warnings on enemy advancements.
• Launch your 0H-58D attack helicopters to engage in close encounters with approaching enemies.
• Manage your assets properly to survive or pay the ultimate price!
• Intensify your engagement against the enemy by Flying your own F18 fighter or take control of your Destroyer’s and annihilate incoming threats.
• Launch your F18 into the skies using guns, unguided and guided rockets, bombs and destroy incoming planes, ships and submarines.
• Take Control of your destroyer to search and destroy incoming submarines, destroyer’s, battleships and enemy jets.
• The money you earn each Level is used as your starting funds for the next round of challenges. Therefore, limiting your purchasing of Fighter Jets and Upgrades greatly improves your starting funds for the next level.
• Random AI generators ensure No two games are the same when playing CARRIER COMMANDER

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With this free jailbreak tweak, you can add unsupported cards to your Wallet app.

#2896 Best Forklift Operator

Genres/Tags: Arcade, Driving, Lifestyle, First-person, Third-person, 3D
Companies: Setapp, Gamedust
Languages: ENG/GER
Original Size: 4.3 GB
Repack Size: 1.5 GB

Download Mirrors

• 1337x | [magnet] [.torrent file only]
  
• Tapochek.net
• Filehoster: MultiUpload (10+ hosters, interchangeable) [Use JDownloader2]
• Filehoster: ZippyShare
• Filehoster: BayFiles
• Filehoster: OneDrive (Uploaded by DyR0 t(-_-t), compatible with torrent mirrors)

Discussion and (possible) future updates on CS.RIN.RU thread

Screenshots (Click to enlarge)

Repack Features

• Based on Best.Forklift.Operator.REPACK-DARKSiDERS ISO release: ds-bestforkliftoperatorrepack.iso (4,631,074,816 bytes)
• 100% Lossless & MD5 Perfect: all files are identical to originals after installation
• NOTHING ripped, NOTHING re-encoded
• Significantly smaller archive size (compressed from 4.3 to 1.5 GB)
• Installation takes one minute
• After-install integrity check so you could make sure that everything installed properly
• HDD space after installation: 8.5 GB
• Language can be changed in game settings
• At least 2 GB of free RAM (inc. virtual) required for installing this repack

Game Description

Best Forklift Operator is a unique game about driving a forklift – a vehicle without which world trade and logistics would stop. You can experience the challenges of a forklift operator by playing as you like: on a gamepad, steering wheel, with a mouse and keyboard, or by running the game on VR headgear.

Take the training and show that you are ready for the challenges. Complete tasks fast and precisely, earn money and become the king of warehouses, yards, loading, and unloading. Just be careful not to damage your equipment or products, if this happens your wallet will quickly become empty!

The game features a combination of faithful simulation and entertainment that forklift fans have been waiting for for a long time. This is evidenced by the Arcade mode, where you can express yourself and make a big mess in the warehouse – and best of all, instead of punishment, you get a reward for it!

Best Forklift Operator is a game created with the community and with a lot of dedication. The changes that the project has undergone can be checked in the update list. Currently, it is a challenging, interesting game that literally everyone can enjoy. This title shows how great the potential of forklifts is. If you are looking for digital Zen, you will find it here!

Game Features

• Super Polished: The game was in Early Access for five months and during that time we made a number of improvements, added functionalities, and a new warehouse and forklifts. All in four big updates (details of which can be found in the events & announcements section).
• Career Mode: Enjoy a career mode that allows you to visit three warehouses and check warehouse yards, and use the money you earn to repair your forklift, buy new forklifts and paint them in your favorite color.
• Arcade Mode: Jump into Arcade Mode and have fun like no one ever! Thanks to the Make a Mess mode, you can spread loads without consequences and act completely opposite to a professional forklift operator.
• Steering wheels, pedals, gamepad: Play as you like: with the steering wheel; a gamepad; with a mouse and keyboard; or by immersing yourself entirely via VR headgear. In addition, in (the beta version), we also support connecting VR with a non-VR controller of your choice!
• High Replayability: Unlock special missions with payloads appearing in random places so the fun with Best Forklift Operator never ends.
• Community and Point Shop Items: Best Forklift Operator also supports Point Shop & Community Items! With animated avatars, backgrounds, emoticons, trading cards, and more!
• Steam API supported: Earn Steam Achievements and prove you’re the best in Leaderboards.
• Support for every major VR headgear: Full support for Oculus Quest 1 & 2, HTC Vive+Wands, and Valve Index+Knuckles!
• Non-VR and VR: Feeling the heat of working in a warehouse. The game allows you to play in a standard mode (flat screen and with a selected controller), or on VR goggles.

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#2896 Best Forklift Operator

Genres/Tags: Arcade, Driving, Lifestyle, First-person, Third-person, 3D
Companies: Setapp, Gamedust
Languages: ENG/GER
Original Size: 4.3 GB
Repack Size: 1.5 GB

Download Mirrors

• 1337x | [magnet] [.torrent file only]
  
• Tapochek.net
• Filehoster: MultiUpload (10+ hosters, interchangeable) [Use JDownloader2]
• Filehoster: ZippyShare
• Filehoster: BayFiles
• Filehoster: OneDrive (Uploaded by DyR0 t(-_-t), compatible with torrent mirrors)

Discussion and (possible) future updates on CS.RIN.RU thread

Screenshots (Click to enlarge)

Repack Features

• Based on Best.Forklift.Operator.REPACK-DARKSiDERS ISO release: ds-bestforkliftoperatorrepack.iso (4,631,074,816 bytes)
• 100% Lossless & MD5 Perfect: all files are identical to originals after installation
• NOTHING ripped, NOTHING re-encoded
• Significantly smaller archive size (compressed from 4.3 to 1.5 GB)
• Installation takes one minute
• After-install integrity check so you could make sure that everything installed properly
• HDD space after installation: 8.5 GB
• Language can be changed in game settings
• At least 2 GB of free RAM (inc. virtual) required for installing this repack

Game Description

Best Forklift Operator is a unique game about driving a forklift – a vehicle without which world trade and logistics would stop. You can experience the challenges of a forklift operator by playing as you like: on a gamepad, steering wheel, with a mouse and keyboard, or by running the game on VR headgear.

Take the training and show that you are ready for the challenges. Complete tasks fast and precisely, earn money and become the king of warehouses, yards, loading, and unloading. Just be careful not to damage your equipment or products, if this happens your wallet will quickly become empty!

The game features a combination of faithful simulation and entertainment that forklift fans have been waiting for for a long time. This is evidenced by the Arcade mode, where you can express yourself and make a big mess in the warehouse – and best of all, instead of punishment, you get a reward for it!

Best Forklift Operator is a game created with the community and with a lot of dedication. The changes that the project has undergone can be checked in the update list. Currently, it is a challenging, interesting game that literally everyone can enjoy. This title shows how great the potential of forklifts is. If you are looking for digital Zen, you will find it here!

Game Features

• Super Polished: The game was in Early Access for five months and during that time we made a number of improvements, added functionalities, and a new warehouse and forklifts. All in four big updates (details of which can be found in the events & announcements section).
• Career Mode: Enjoy a career mode that allows you to visit three warehouses and check warehouse yards, and use the money you earn to repair your forklift, buy new forklifts and paint them in your favorite color.
• Arcade Mode: Jump into Arcade Mode and have fun like no one ever! Thanks to the Make a Mess mode, you can spread loads without consequences and act completely opposite to a professional forklift operator.
• Steering wheels, pedals, gamepad: Play as you like: with the steering wheel; a gamepad; with a mouse and keyboard; or by immersing yourself entirely via VR headgear. In addition, in (the beta version), we also support connecting VR with a non-VR controller of your choice!
• High Replayability: Unlock special missions with payloads appearing in random places so the fun with Best Forklift Operator never ends.
• Community and Point Shop Items: Best Forklift Operator also supports Point Shop & Community Items! With animated avatars, backgrounds, emoticons, trading cards, and more!
• Steam API supported: Earn Steam Achievements and prove you’re the best in Leaderboards.
• Support for every major VR headgear: Full support for Oculus Quest 1 & 2, HTC Vive+Wands, and Valve Index+Knuckles!
• Non-VR and VR: Feeling the heat of working in a warehouse. The game allows you to play in a standard mode (flat screen and with a selected controller), or on VR goggles.

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面世五年，TikTok的飞速增长，让硅谷科技巨头紧张地竖起防御铠甲。

据英国科技媒体Verdict报道，为了追赶TikTok的步伐，脸书母公司Meta正改变其社交帝国的基因，试图全方位模仿TikTok。谷歌高管也在公开场合称，TikTok不仅挤压了谷歌长视频的市场，还正蚕食谷歌搜索和谷歌地图的地盘。

外媒报道截图

据统计机构Insider Intelligence预测，TikTok 2022 年在美国的广告收入将达到 59.6 亿美元，激增至 2021 年的 2.8 倍。

与此同时，由于美国宏观经济的不确定性，科技公司繁荣的在线广告业务放缓。根据最新财报， 谷歌母公司Alphabet 的股价已下跌了近 20%；Meta股价则缩水一半，公司市值蒸发了约5000亿美元。

TikTok还未上市，但已让Meta和Alphabet无法忽视它带来的威胁。

Meta，别再抄TikTok了

短视频、算法推荐、全屏展示。

这本属于TikTok的三大标志性特征被Meta CEO 扎克伯格原封不动抄袭到自家产品上。

作为Meta的两大社交王牌，Facebook和Instagram对TikTok的模仿从外观到算法，堪称像素级复制粘贴。

Meta旗下的两大社交王牌，Facebook和Instagram

2020年，Instagram发现TikTok攻城掠地，也依葫芦画瓢推出短视频功能Reels，同时支持特效、音乐、变速等视频剪辑插件。由于产品功能和界面都极其类似TikTok，Reels也被许多人称为“山寨版TikTok”。

Reels上线1年后，Facebook宣布Reels将以测试的形式出现在Facebook主平台上。此外，据内部备忘录显示，Facebook将模仿TikTok算法，重新构建信息流。在新的信息流中，用户将会被推荐大量来自未关注账户的内容，相应地，来自熟人的帖子会减少。

在模仿TikTok的最新尝试中，原本以图片分享为主的Instagram，逐渐加大短视频的比重，并将所有15分钟以下的视频全部归类为Reels。

这一变化激起了不少用户的愤怒。一名Instagram用户发起线上请愿，要求Instagram重新变回原来的样子。请愿信得到了超级网红、粉丝破3亿的金·卡戴珊、凯莉·詹娜姐妹的支持，超过30万人签署在信上署名，呼吁“Instagram别试图成为TikTok”。

Instagram超级网红金·卡戴珊、凯莉·詹娜发帖，呼吁“Instagram别试图成为TikTok”

遭到数十万名用户抵制，Instagram CEO莫瑟里不得已宣布将暂停功能更新，但同时也承认“世界在快速发生变化，我们需要跟上潮流”。

扎克伯格试图全线复制TikTok的逻辑令人想不通。如果用户想要浏览短视频，他们自然会去TikTok，何必来Instagram？

作为一款成熟的图片分享应用，Instagram摒弃固有优势，试图从TikTok把持的短视频领域分一杯羹，无异于以卵击石。

不过，相较于Instagram，扎克伯格更应采取更多措施来挽救Facebook岌岌可危的人气。

虽然今年Instagram仍保持着创作者营销“第一平台”的地位，但TikTok正在不断追赶。

根据 Insider Intelligence的最新数据，美国营销人员今年将在 Instagram 上花费 22.3 亿美元用于创作者营销，几乎是TikTok上7.7亿美元的三倍。

但TikTok占据的营销份额正在进一步扩大，预计今年将超过Facebook，在2024年超过第二大平台 YouTube。

谷歌加入短视频战争

谷歌母公司Alphabet也面临着来自 TikTok 的多方面威胁。

2022年第二季度财报显示，Alphabet 收益弱于预期，YouTube 的收入增长也低得令人失望。

凭借轻松、有趣、搞笑，TikTok吸引了庞大的年轻群体，分走了他们原本在YouTube中长视频上花费的时间。

客户群体收缩，加之广告主预算收紧，YouTube的广告收入越来越可能被TikTok收入囊中。

YouTube 推出类似TikTok的短视频内嵌功能，YouTube Shorts

为自救，YouTube也盯上了短视频。

2020年9月，Youtube登上短视频的末班车，推出内嵌功能YouTube Shorts，正式加入短视频阵地。随后，谷歌宣布在全球范围内逐步推出YouTube Shorts广告。

数据证明了YouTube Shorts的受欢迎程度。据谷歌最新披露，YouTube Shorts的每月观看人数超过15亿，在推出不到两年的时间里，已经达到了与竞争对手TikTok相当的规模。

YouTube Shorts外观与TikTok高度相似

令人意想不到的是，除了长短视频之争，谷歌高管还“抱怨”称，TikTok侵占了谷歌搜索和地图两大核心业务。

谷歌内部数据显示，经调查18到24岁的美国用户，近 40% 的“Z 世代”在网络搜索时，如寻找附近的餐厅，更青睐 TikTok 和 Instagram，而非谷歌的搜索引擎或地图功能。

“我们多次了解到，新的互联网用户并没有我们已经习惯的期望和心态，”谷歌高级副总裁拉巴卡•拉加万在一次公开会议上说道，“他们提出的查询完全不同。”

的确，年轻一代不再倾向于输入关键词以获取知识，而是希望以新颖的、更沉浸的方式发现内容，获得身临其境的体验。

“谷歌可能不再成为年轻人搜索的第一站。”拉加万向参会人员预警。

意识到这一趋势后，谷歌表示会将增强现实技术融入地图，以提高交互性。

Verdict总结，TikTok已成为互联网范式，无论是用户、创作者，还是科技巨头都可以从中获取很多。但这些公司应该审时度势，明智地选择是否冒着被批评的风险，加入与TikTok的战争。

大家可能听说过美国有“iMessage 用户看不起绿色气泡”这个梗。由于苹果的封锁，Android 用户没法通过 iMessage 给苹果用户发信息。因此谷歌也一直对苹果颇有微词。

哪想到，这次谷歌蹬鼻子上脸：作为在整个硅谷即时通讯 (IM) 战绩最烂的公司，谷歌居然跑到玩的最6的苹果面前叫板了……

这两天谷歌突然发起了一项策划，要求苹果彻底解决短消息的问题。在 Android 官网新开设的一个网页上，谷歌把目前跨移动操作系统用户之间发消息存在的种种问题，直接归咎到了苹果的头上：

“不只是聊天气泡的颜色，还有模糊的视频、破碎的群聊、缺少已读回执、没有‘输入中’的指示器，以及无法通过 Wi-Fi 发消息等。这些问题的存在的原因，是因为苹果拒绝在 Android 和 iPhone 用户互相发短信的时候采用现代的短信标准。”

图片来源：谷歌

更离谱的是，谷歌居然用了这样一个话题：#GetTheMessage

这个短语其实是双关，既有让苹果修好短信息功能，使用户正常“收到信息”的意思，也可以翻译为“给我听清楚了”……

最近几个月谷歌跟苹果叫板的程度已经越来越激烈了。前段时间嘻哈歌手 Drake 发了一首歌提到气泡颜色歧视梗，谷歌还站出来解释个中原因，就连《死侍》演员 Ryan Reynolds（还有一个身份是运营商 Mint Mobile 老板）也出来凑热闹了：

图源：硅星人

这唱的到底是哪一出？

谷歌：RCS 了解一下？

具体来说，谷歌通过这次营销策划，直接对苹果喊话：你应该支持 RCS！

（RCS 全称富通讯解决方案，是由行业标准建立组织 GSMA 推出的一个新的通讯协议标准，是一个和 iMessage 差不太多，基于互联网信道而非蜂窝信道的短消息系统，目的是彻底取代 SMS 和彩信这两个落后了几十年的协议。）

“苹果把 iPhone 和 Android 之间的文字信息变成 SMS 和 MMS，用的是90年代和00年代的过视技术。但苹果完全可以采用 RCS——现代的通讯行业标准。解决这些问题也不会对 iPhone 和 iPhone 之间的信息有任何影响，却可以让所有人的发消息体验都变得更好。”

图片来源：谷歌

按理说如果真有这么一个靠谱的新协议，大家应该都去支持它不是吗？

实际并非如此……

十多年前，苹果看到了 SMS 技术落后的情况，认为 iPhone 用户不应该有这样的体验，所以自己做一个基于互联网信道的短信替代品，也就是2011年正式发布的 iMessage。

它的主要优势包括速度快（不用走运营商号台）、支持多种内容格式、不收钱、已送/已读回执功能、可以看到“对方正在打字”的提示等。由于在美国短信息仍然非常流行，iPhone 的普及使得 iMessage 成为了相当一部分人，特别是年轻群体当中，最主流的 IM 服务。

谷歌看到了 iMessage 深感落后，于是也做出了很多次尝试，推出过至少6款和 iMessage/FaceTime 对标的产品——奈何都非常失败，关的关，停的停，转型的转型……

图片来源：Ron Amadeo/Ars Technica

兜兜转转了好几年，谷歌才发现原来 GSMA 早就在做 RCS 了，一看这不正是自己想要的东西嘛！于是它直接直接强势加盟，甚至自视为联盟“老大”。当然最近几年谷歌疯狂安利 RCS，也确实花了不少钱来做市场营销。

基本上，你可以把 RCS 理解为 Android 版的 iMessage。根据公开资料，截至2020年上半年，全球已经有59个国家的88家运营商支持了该技术，活跃终端数量在4亿台左右，是 iMessage 的估测用户量的三分之一左右。

与此同时，iMessage 美国市场的老大地位仍然无法撼动。由于至今仍然是苹果手机和电脑用户独享的功能，iMessage 消息是高端大气的蓝色气泡；而 Android 用户只能给 iPhone 用户发 SMS，出来的是难看的绿色气泡。

情况严重到了什么程度，以至于形成了蓝色和绿色气泡的歧视梗，知名歌手 Drake  新专辑里有一首歌 Text Go Green 专门提到这个……

谷歌坚持认为这些都是苹果的问题，是为了维护手机设备市场份额，为了把用户锁在自己软硬件生态里而故意设置的壁垒。

这也是为什么谷歌从今年开始又加大了 RCS 的推广力度——甚至已经有点魔怔了：不光要各大运营商支持，这次干脆直接找上自己最大的死对头了。

谷歌 Android 业务总负责人 Hiroshi Lockheimer 图片来源：Sarah Rice/旧金山纪事报苹果：我可服了你个老六……

实话说，苹果在短信息不兼容这件事上确实有自己的错误。作为全球最大的消费电子巨头，苹果热衷于修建围墙花园已经不是新闻了。

之前 Epic Games 起诉苹果垄断的案件里也有公开资料指出，苹果拒绝让 iMessage 支持 Android 手机的主要理由，就在于 iMessage 如果失去独家性会间接导致 Android 手机销量上涨，对公司不利。

谷歌希望跨平台发消息的体验更好，这个出发点是肯定没错。但问题是这次谷歌的 GetTheMessage 营销策划实在太尴尬了：它在 IM 这一科上，已经是全班公认的差生了，却胆敢叫板优等生苹果，而且姿势究极做作……

首先，谷歌提出的这个解决方案 RCS，情况确实是不咋地。

RCS 的确是通信行业的标准之一，但它怎么都称不上“现代”，和 SMS 相比起来，充其量算是一个没那么古老，而且也花了好多年时间才勉强达到了互联网业界 IM 产品的普遍水平，但还没有完全追上。

在功能上，公版的 RCS 仍然落后，直到今天仍然不支持端到端加密，而许多主流 IM 应用（包括 iMessage）已经具备这一特性了；在运营商支持上，由于各国的电信市场规则环境不同、运营商缺乏财务激励、部署力度和效果参差不齐等复杂原因，RCS 的终端用户体验一直不怎么样。

比如在美国，各运营商在各地的基站支持 RCS 的情况非常不稳定，甚至有的连 RCS 最核心的功能都不支持，结果就是 RCS 目前的部署情况乱成一团毛线，用户体验不一致，普及非常不理想。

图片来源：GSMA

RCS 最核心的功能叫做统一配置 (Universal Profile)，简单来说就是在全球几十家运营商之间统一互通的用户身份识别。但是统一配置也有一个巨大的硬伤，就是唯一有效识别工具就是手机号。换句话说，你只可以在安装了这一张 SIM 卡的手机上使用 RCS 通讯，别人用 RCS 给你发消息，你只能在手机上收到。

但是这年头谁还没有两三台设备同时在线呢？iMessage 识别的是电子邮件，在所有登录了同一个 Apple ID 的设备上都可以收发信息。再退一步讲就连微信都支持手机和电脑双客户端登录了，RCS 做不到这一点……

让一个在技术水平上早就比 RCS 先进了不知道多少年的苹果，倒骑驴去支持 RCS：你说谷歌这种做法不是“老六”是啥？

其次，谷歌也不是不知道 RCS 的问题。

而它现在以联盟老大+首席推广官自居，其实另有所图：谷歌推广的，和它逼着苹果去接受的，并非公版的 RCS，而是它自己衍生改良的“定制版”。

刚才提到的“公版”不具备的功能，谷歌的定制版已经支持了。比如 Pixel 手机的原生短信应用 Messages，已经支持了端到端加密，也用网页扫码登录的方式，勉强实现了多端登录。

但是现在这个定制版 RCS，也只是谷歌自己为了改善 Android 原生短信使用体验而做的。它并不是 RCS 的行业标准，谷歌没有将其开源，也没有开放 API 给其它对 RCS 感兴趣的第三方开发者。

谷歌定制版的 RCS 官方页面上并没有提供相关 API 以及使用文档。唯一得到谷歌“宠幸”，可以使用定制版 RCS 相关服务的外部厂商是三星，也是和谷歌在 Android 底层系统开发商合作相当紧密的公司，其他公司就别想了。

原知名智能穿戴公司 Pebble 创始人兼 CEO，后来去做 IM 创业的 Eric Migicovsky 还透露，谷歌不光没有 API，连开发 API 的 roadmap 都没有：

“这违背了设计整个系统的初衷。只有谷歌和三星的原生短信应用支持 RCS。如果我们的产品想要支持他的话，必须建立一个完整的 RCS 系统，可能要拥有像运营商那样的后端。如果我的理解正确，现在想要开发一个支持 RCS 的第三方聊天应用是不可能的。”

事实已经非常清晰了：作为一家在 IM 这条赛道上从来只有败绩的公司，谷歌对 RCS 的真正普及自己都不上心，又有什么资格要求胜利者苹果屈尊于你呢？

最后，谷歌对于 RCS 的疯狂安利，到头来还是充满了缺乏逻辑的主张，以及空洞无力的证据。与其说这次 GetTheMessage 策划是为用户撑腰，其实它更像是一次扭捏做作的自我羞耻表演……

唉，希望谷歌能够悬崖勒马，早点明白过来：老六根本就是你自己啊！

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#2016 Updated Banners of Ruin: Collection v1.4.55 + 4 DLC/Bonuses

Genres/Tags: Strategy, Deck-building, Turn-based, Side, 2D
Companies: MonteBearo
Languages: RUS/ENG/MULTI11
Original Size: 4.2 GB
Repack Size: from 390 MB [Selective Download]

Download Mirrors

• 1337x | [magnet] [.torrent file only]
  
• RuTor [magnet]
• Tapochek.net
• Filehoster: MultiUpload (10+ hosters, interchangeable) [Use JDownloader2]
• Filehoster: GoFile.io
• Filehoster: Qiwi.gg
• Filehoster: OneDrive (Uploaded by DyR0 t(-_-t), compatible with torrent mirrors)

Discussion and (possible) future updates on CS.RIN.RU thread

Screenshots (Click to enlarge)

Repack Features

• Based on Banners.of.Ruin.Iris-TENOKE ISO release: tenoke-banners.of.ruin.iris.iso (4,409,137,152 bytes)
• Banners.of.Ruin.Iris.Update.v1.4.55-TENOKE (58 MB) applied over
• Game version: v1.4.55; 4 DLCs/Bonuses (Iris, Moonstone, Powdermaster & Supporter Pack) are included and activated
• 100% Lossless & MD5 Perfect: all files are identical to originals after installation
• NOTHING ripped, NOTHING re-encoded
• Selective Download feature: you may skip downloading and installing of bonus content (OST, Artworks, Videos etc.)
• Significantly smaller archive size (compressed from cumulative 4.2 GB to 390 MB/3 GB)
• Installation takes 1-6 minutes (depending on your system and selected components)
• After-install integrity check so you could make sure that everything installed properly
• HDD space after installation: up to 4.1 GB
• Language can be changed in game settings
• Repack uses XTool library by Razor12911
• At least 2 GB of free RAM (inc. virtual) required for installing this repack

Game Description

The Blackfoots have been dealt a mighty blow by the fearsome House Ender – you must infiltrate their defences and cut out the rot.

Build your deck and fight your way through the city of Dawn’s Point with card based combat and up to 6 members in your party. Characters loyal to your cause have a set of unique cards and abilities that may augment your deck in powerful, exciting ways. Defeat each of the elite opponents in your path to the city’s Guard Captain and cripple the Enders at their core. You and your brethren may fall at this attempt, but there will always be others to carry the torch. House Blackfoot will remember, and they will never relent. Encounter a series of scenarios as you travel through the city which may help you, but at the expense of some moral ground.

Infiltrate the city of Dawn’s Point with an exciting new character – The Powdermaster!
This unique hero has a set of tailored abilities; from Talents only he can access, to specialised equipment and upgrades. Upgrade his armour and weapons as you battle through the streets, encountering new scenarios and enemies. Some of these will only appear when playing with the Powdermaster, whereas others are added as global content, for any future playthroughs.

Game Features

• Build your deck by looting, buying and unlocking a myriad of cards.
• Beavers and Bears? Or Wolves and Weasels? Build a party of up to 6 throughout your run to battle your foes.
• 6 Races to explore with unique racial card pools and passives to choose from.
• Ding! Level up your characters to unlock talent cards and powerful passives that can drastically impact your strategy.
• Loot! Collect weapons and armour to bolster your ranks with interesting effects and abilities.
• Which way? Navigate the streets in a dynamic card driven campaign.
• Decisions. Reveal and engage in varying encounters on your journey which can have positive and negative outcomes.
• Fight an increasingly challenging array of enemies with exciting AI behaviours.
• Another failed attempt? Earn tokens after every run to unlock new cards and passives into the game to help you achieve victory.

Powdermaster DLC introduces the following features:

• The Powdermaster must be chosen as a solo starter character, who must survive the entire duration of a campaign, but you can still recruit additional party members along the way!
• This character has a unique hero ability; mixing powder cards. When you have powder cards in your hand (Red, Pink, Yellow or Black), you can discard them to gain stacks of ‘Boom’ – a new status effect specific to the Powdermaster! Pro tip: you’ll gain more Boom for discarding powders of more than one colour.
• The Powdermaster’s Grenade deals stacks of Boom as damage – racking up some crazy numbers – and many of his Talents use this status in various interesting ways.
• New cards including 10 Powdermaster Talents, 3 new Enemies & 7 new Scenarios!

Backwards Compatibility

This repack IS HEAVILY backwards compatible with my previous BoR repack. You can rehash fg-optional-bonus-content.bin and save 2.7 GB of traffic.

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#2016 Updated Banners of Ruin: Collection v1.2.39 + DLC + Bonus Content

Genres/Tags: Strategy, Deck-building, Turn-based, Side, 2D
Companies: MonteBearo
Languages: RUS/ENG/MULTI9
Original Size: 3.6 GB
Repack Size: from 344 MB [Selective Download]

Download Mirrors

• 1337x | [magnet] [.torrent file only]
  
• RuTor [magnet]
• Tapochek.net
• Filehoster: MultiUpload (10+ hosters, interchangeable) [Use JDownloader2]
• Filehoster: ZippyShare
• Filehoster: BayFiles
• Filehoster: OneDrive (Uploaded by DyR0 t(-_-t), compatible with torrent mirrors)

Discussion and (possible) future updates on CS.RIN.RU thread

Screenshots (Click to enlarge)

Repack Features

• Based on Banners_of_Ruin_The_Powdermaster-Razor1911 ISO release: rzr-bortpowdermaster.iso (3,862,528,000 bytes)
• Game version: v1.2.39; Powdermaster DLC is included and activated
• 100% Lossless & MD5 Perfect: all files are identical to originals after installation
• NOTHING ripped, NOTHING re-encoded
• Selective Download feature: you may skip downloading and installing of bonus content (OST, Artworks, Videos etc.)
• Significantly smaller archive size (compressed from 3.6 GB to 344 MB/3 GB)
• Installation takes 1-4 minutes (depending on your system and selected components)
• After-install integrity check so you could make sure that everything installed properly
• HDD space after installation: up to 3.9 GB
• Language can be changed in game settings
• Repack uses XTool library by Razor12911
• At least 2 GB of free RAM (inc. virtual) required for installing this repack

Game Description

The Blackfoots have been dealt a mighty blow by the fearsome House Ender – you must infiltrate their defences and cut out the rot.

Build your deck and fight your way through the city of Dawn’s Point with card based combat and up to 6 members in your party. Characters loyal to your cause have a set of unique cards and abilities that may augment your deck in powerful, exciting ways. Defeat each of the elite opponents in your path to the city’s Guard Captain and cripple the Enders at their core. You and your brethren may fall at this attempt, but there will always be others to carry the torch. House Blackfoot will remember, and they will never relent. Encounter a series of scenarios as you travel through the city which may help you, but at the expense of some moral ground.

Infiltrate the city of Dawn’s Point with an exciting new character – The Powdermaster!
This unique hero has a set of tailored abilities; from Talents only he can access, to specialised equipment and upgrades. Upgrade his armour and weapons as you battle through the streets, encountering new scenarios and enemies. Some of these will only appear when playing with the Powdermaster, whereas others are added as global content, for any future playthroughs.

Game Features

• Build your deck by looting, buying and unlocking a myriad of cards.
• Beavers and Bears? Or Wolves and Weasels? Build a party of up to 6 throughout your run to battle your foes.
• 6 Races to explore with unique racial card pools and passives to choose from.
• Ding! Level up your characters to unlock talent cards and powerful passives that can drastically impact your strategy.
• Loot! Collect weapons and armour to bolster your ranks with interesting effects and abilities.
• Which way? Navigate the streets in a dynamic card driven campaign.
• Decisions. Reveal and engage in varying encounters on your journey which can have positive and negative outcomes.
• Fight an increasingly challenging array of enemies with exciting AI behaviours.
• Another failed attempt? Earn tokens after every run to unlock new cards and passives into the game to help you achieve victory.

Powdermaster DLC introduces the following features:

• The Powdermaster must be chosen as a solo starter character, who must survive the entire duration of a campaign, but you can still recruit additional party members along the way!
• This character has a unique hero ability; mixing powder cards. When you have powder cards in your hand (Red, Pink, Yellow or Black), you can discard them to gain stacks of ‘Boom’ – a new status effect specific to the Powdermaster! Pro tip: you’ll gain more Boom for discarding powders of more than one colour.
• The Powdermaster’s Grenade deals stacks of Boom as damage – racking up some crazy numbers – and many of his Talents use this status in various interesting ways.
• New cards including 10 Powdermaster Talents, 3 new Enemies & 7 new Scenarios!

Backwards Compatibility

This repack IS NOT backwards compatible with my previous BoR repack.

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Apple is rumored to be preparing to introduce a new generation of its entry-level iPad, also referred to as the 10th-generation iPad, later this year. As the fall approaches, we’ve been hearing more about this new iPad model, which is expected to bring better hardware and a new design. Read on as we detail everything we know about the new entry-level iPad.

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Surface, the Apple TV+ mystery about a woman with no memory, goes tripping in an episode filled with twists, turns, memories and hallucinations. Sophie has a secret identity. Her husband, James, has a secret file that Baden the cop needs to steal and investigate. And literally nothing is going to go as planned. Sophie treats […]

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Have you put off learning to code because it’s challenging to get started? There’s a lot to learn, but that’s nothing a good teacher can’t help with. With the 2022 All-in-One Learn to Code Certification Bundle, you can explore several popular coding languages, and that’s just the start. This training is also price-dropped during our […]

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A custom leather strap like Olpr's Petite Single Italian Leather Apple Watch band is a timeless accessory. Get one now for just $49.

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On Tuesday, Google kicked off its “Get The Message” RCS campaign online and will be continuing with digital billboards in NYC going after Apple.

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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.

Sponsored by Kolide: With Kolide, you can make your team into your biggest allies for endpoint security. Solve problems, right within Slack. Learn more here.

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A whole subset of HomeKit device categories often goes under notice. When you think about smart home devices, you will generally think about cameras, lights, speakers, or a switch. The real genius of a smart home is when things can happen without you even thinking about them. There’s a device that I recently picked up that I think might end up being one of my favorite HomeKit devices. This week, I am looking at the

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#2895 STRANGER + VR v1.0.5 + v0.9.8

Genres/Tags: Adventure, Horror, First-person, 3D
Company: Lost Frame Development
Language: ENG
Original Size: 5.8 GB
Repack Size: 2/2.2 GB

Download Mirrors

• 1337x | [magnet] [.torrent file only]
  
• Tapochek.net
• Filehoster: MultiUpload (10+ hosters, interchangeable) [Use JDownloader2]
• Filehoster: ZippyShare
• Filehoster: BayFiles
• Filehoster: OneDrive (Uploaded by DyR0 t(-_-t), compatible with torrent mirrors)

Discussion and (possible) future updates on CS.RIN.RU thread

Screenshots (Click to enlarge)

Repack Features

• Based on Steam release BuildID 9300630: 5.8 GB, thanks to Rui for files!
• 100% Lossless & MD5 Perfect: all files are identical to originals after installation
• NOTHING ripped, NOTHING re-encoded
• Selective Download feature: you may skip downloading and installing of VR build of the game
• Significantly smaller archive size (compressed from 5.8 to 2/2.2 GB)
• Installation takes 3-11 minutes (depending on your system and selected components)
• After-install integrity check so you could make sure that everything installed properly
• HDD space after installation: up to 5.8 GB
• Repack uses compression library by Razor12911
• At least 2 GB of free RAM (inc. virtual) required for installing this repack

Game Description You will be defending your house against a STRANGER. Make use of the 2 provided locks and find the 1 Perma-Lock, lock the windows when you hear/see the STRANGER out the windows. Make it to 6 am when the police arrive to find yourself uncovering the mystery that lies behind this STRANGER.

You can choose different levels of difficulty and choose from different maps and uncover the story of your player, the STRANGER. Or you can test your skills in Custom Night Gamemode where you can customize the difficulty. Hidden stories and lore-driven storylines are left to be discovered.

Game Features

• Immersive Experience: Realistic graphics and spatial audio will have you on your toes and your computer running well with the new UNREAL ENGINE 5 next-gen engine giving you peak quality with little performance risk.
• NonLinear Gameplay: The same thing will never happen twice, replay-ability and new events and an intelligent enemy will give you weeks of gameplay
• Deep Story: For lore enthusiasts and mystery enthusiasts you will have to dig deep with the given information to help unravel the mystery behind the unknown STRANGER, hidden items, rare events (easter eggs), photos/trailers/audio cryptic messages to be discovered and much more. (Join the discord community to work together: [https:]
• Much Much MORE: More stuff waiting to be discovered with over 20 hours of gameplay and much more with replayability!

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#2895 STRANGER + VR v1.0.5 + v0.9.8

Genres/Tags: Adventure, Horror, First-person, 3D
Company: Lost Frame Development
Language: ENG
Original Size: 5.8 GB
Repack Size: 2/2.2 GB

Download Mirrors

• 1337x | [magnet] [.torrent file only]
  
• Tapochek.net
• Filehoster: MultiUpload (10+ hosters, interchangeable) [Use JDownloader2]
• Filehoster: ZippyShare
• Filehoster: BayFiles
• Filehoster: OneDrive (Uploaded by DyR0 t(-_-t), compatible with torrent mirrors)

Discussion and (possible) future updates on CS.RIN.RU thread

Screenshots (Click to enlarge)

Repack Features

• Based on Steam release BuildID 9300630: 5.8 GB, thanks to Rui for files!
• 100% Lossless & MD5 Perfect: all files are identical to originals after installation
• NOTHING ripped, NOTHING re-encoded
• Selective Download feature: you may skip downloading and installing of VR build of the game
• Significantly smaller archive size (compressed from 5.8 to 2/2.2 GB)
• Installation takes 3-11 minutes (depending on your system and selected components)
• After-install integrity check so you could make sure that everything installed properly
• HDD space after installation: up to 5.8 GB
• Repack uses compression library by Razor12911
• At least 2 GB of free RAM (inc. virtual) required for installing this repack

Game Description You will be defending your house against a STRANGER. Make use of the 2 provided locks and find the 1 Perma-Lock, lock the windows when you hear/see the STRANGER out the windows. Make it to 6 am when the police arrive to find yourself uncovering the mystery that lies behind this STRANGER.

You can choose different levels of difficulty and choose from different maps and uncover the story of your player, the STRANGER. Or you can test your skills in Custom Night Gamemode where you can customize the difficulty. Hidden stories and lore-driven storylines are left to be discovered.

Game Features

• Immersive Experience: Realistic graphics and spatial audio will have you on your toes and your computer running well with the new UNREAL ENGINE 5 next-gen engine giving you peak quality with little performance risk.
• NonLinear Gameplay: The same thing will never happen twice, replay-ability and new events and an intelligent enemy will give you weeks of gameplay
• Deep Story: For lore enthusiasts and mystery enthusiasts you will have to dig deep with the given information to help unravel the mystery behind the unknown STRANGER, hidden items, rare events (easter eggs), photos/trailers/audio cryptic messages to be discovered and much more. (Join the discord community to work together: [https:]
• Much Much MORE: More stuff waiting to be discovered with over 20 hours of gameplay and much more with replayability!

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Play pinball in a galaxy far, far away as an update to Zen Pinball Party adds two new tables based on Star Wars. Enjoy characters and music from some of the bast of the Skywalker saga. The pinball game launched on Apple Arcade in 2021, and already lets players have a go at tables with […]

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Apple has shared a new ad showcasing Apple One, what the company calls "the best of Apple".

Loot, the Apple TV+ sitcom about a rich woman discovering the meaning of life through charity work, finally hits the wall I’ve been waiting for after weeks of politesse and a too-overwhelming fear of the vulgar side of comedy. In this week’s season finale, Molly and the crew head to Corsica for a billionaire energy […]

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The Late Show With Stephen Colbert created a parody Thursday night of the psychological thriller Severance on Apple TV+. The segment’s a must-see for fans of the show, or for fans of nouveu-comedy classic The Office, which figures into the mashup heavily. I just called Severance a psychological thriller. In his lead-in to the video, […]

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See how to create notes on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac that don't upload to iCloud and are available only on the device where you create them.

Although Facebook Messenger does support end-to-end encrypted chatting, it's not enabled by default, but Meta says it'll make the feature default for all users globally starting in 2023.

Apple is launching a new advertising campaign focused on its Apple One bundle of subscription services. In a new video, the company touts that Apple One offers you the “best of Apple” in an “all in one” package.

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On August 12, 1981, IBM releases the IBM Personal Computer. The first PC ignites a long-running tech rivalry between Apple and IBM.

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Apple and Facebook have a long-running public feud, based primarily on the latter’s collection and use of personal information. A new report from The Wall Street Journal today goes in-depth on this battle, with the interesting tidbit that Apple once proposed a deal with Facebook to get a cut of its revenue.

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Apple TV+ series Trying, the James Corden of sitcoms, invents some new fake problems for its characters to solve this week. Tyler bumps his head, Princess steals a solution to an outcast’s problem, Nikki and Karen don’t feel like moms, Jason is disappointed in his son’s taste, and there may be a new wrinkle in the […]

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