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Oculus, one of the companies that has helped pioneer virtual reality over the last handful of years, is being consolidated underneath a new name. As part of a rebranding effort to combine multiple departments, Facebook has decided to group it with other AR/VR ventures under the name Facebook Reality Labs.

The news comes on the heels of the renaming of Oculus’ annual event, Oculus Connect, which will now take place on September 16 under the its new title, Facebook Connect. This event is rumored to feature the reveal for the next Oculus Quest iteration, and it’s unclear now if new products in Facebook’s VR line will continue to bear the Oculus branding.

In a post on Tech@Facebook, the move was described as a means to make clearer which VR projects were owned by Facebook. The social media company purchased Oculus in 2014 and has allowed it to operate under that name since.

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Star Wars Battlefront 2 is getting a new patch tomorrow, August 26, and it’s a small one. The update takes aim at some nasty issues that have been affecting the game’s Imperial Heroes, specifically Darth Maul, Darth Vader, and General Grievous.

Darth Vader’s damage reduction traits could be built up over time, which was allowing him to survive more than the developers intended. General Grevious’s Claw Rush currently hits more times than it should, so that’s getting nerfed. And Darth Maul should be able to block after performing his Spin Attack now. The patch will go live at 12 PM PT / 3 AM ET on August 26.

Battlefront 2’s final major update came back in May 2020, and it brought the Supremacy and Instant Action modes to a number of new maps, including Hoth and Tatooine. It also added Rise of Skywalker-themed costumes for major heroes, including Kylo Ren and Darth Maul.

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The Kate McKinnon-led series about Carole Baskin and the “Tiger King” Joe Exotic has received a multi-platform series order, according to Deadline. The NBCUniversal show, whose working title is Joe Exotic, will be rolling out across three different NBCU platforms: NBC (a broadcast network), Peacock (a streaming service), and USA (a basic cable network).

No air date or other casting choices–aside from McKinnon–have yet been announced. The limited series, originally announced back in November, revisits the now familiar story popularized by the Netflix series Tiger King, in which an animal breeder and a big-cat enthusiast have a quickly escalating rivalry. There is another high-profile adaptation in the works, with Nicolas Cage as Joe Exotic. All these adaptations, including the Netflix one earlier this year, have been inspired by the second season of Wondery’s true-crime podcast Over My Dead Body.

The NBC version will be written by Etan Frankel (Friday Night Lights, Get Shorty), who will also executive produce along with McKinnon and also Wondery’s Herman Lopez, Marshall Lewy, and Aaron Hart.

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Discoverability on digital storefronts is one of the biggest concerns on launch day for game developers, especially if the game you are launching isn’t the sort that will take up a massive banner on a homepage. But for Descenders, which launched today on PS4, even searching the exact name didn’t help.

Mike Rose, from publisher No More Robots, demonstrated this in a short video today showing how difficult it was to find Descenders on the PlayStation Store. Not only was the game not featured in any of the store’s highlighted sub-categories for new releases or featured titles, but Rose had to scroll through numerous other titles to find Descenders even with a direct word search. Many of the games listed above Descenders didn’t even match the search, making the issue even more frustrating.

This isn’t the first time Rose, or No More Robots by extension, have highlighted issues with discoverability on PSN. When the publisher released Nowhere Prophet on PS4, it noted that it would likely not pursue the venture again with future games after its abysmal sales compared to every other platform.

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Google has announced a new round of games joining its Stadia Pro subscription service in September, including Hitman, Metro: Last Light Redux, and more.

There are six games being added to the service in total. Starting on September 1, you can download Embr, Gunsport, Hello Neighbor, Hitman, Metro: Last Light Redux, and Super Bomberman R Online with an active Stadia Pro subscription. Each game is also available to purchase individually.

While a handful of games are joining Stadia Pro, there are a few that are leaving the service. On August 31, Get Packed, Grid, and Kona will no longer be free to download. If you download these games before the end of the month, you can keep them for as long as you’re a Stadia Pro subscriber. Of course, each title can be purchased individually after they leave the vault.

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If you’re looking for a laptop that can handle your workday, entertainment, and gaming, then Newegg has a great deal on a laptop this week. The Asus ZenBook 15 ultra-slim laptop is $1,320–down from $1,500–with promo code 93XPR67. Boasting a 4K 15.6-inch display, the ZenBook 15 is great for design work and entertainment. It won’t be able to max out your gaming to 4K resolutions, but it’ll still work well with DLSS and lower resolutions. This deal is valid until August 31 and comes with free shipping. The laptop will arrive next week or as early as tomorrow if you increase your shipping speed.

In addition to the ultra-slim profile, the ZenBook sports a touchscreen trackpad that you can use to launch apps and multitask. The Asus ZenBook 15 also features some pretty mighty specs that make it capable of performing heavy production tasks, such as video and photo editing. It boasts an i7-10510U processor, a GTX 1650 graphics card, and 16GB of RAM as well as a 1TB PCIe SSD.

Asus ZenBook 15.6-inch 4K laptop

$1,320 (was $1,500) with promo code 93XPR67

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Of course, these specs aren’t strong enough to take full advantage of that 4K display while gaming. Thankfully, it’s more than capable of performing well at lower resolutions or when a game supports DLSS, which makes lower resolutions look like higher resolutions–it’s a pretty impressive technology, though it’s worth noting that it won’t look as good as a true 4K image should. DLSS is used to improve your game’s performance, so you still have a nice-looking image while also keeping that higher frame rate.

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