OLED burn-in: why permanent marks can still appear
Uneven wear, brightness and static elements explain the issue; extreme tests do not represent the varied use of most viewers.
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We Are Aliens spotlights Konatsu in new trailer before release
The preview follows Tsubasa’s relationship with Ten Yamasaki’s character ahead of the film’s September 25 theatrical debut in Japan.
Why some pages do not appear in the Wayback Machine
Finding a domain on the calendar does not mean every URL, image and feature was preserved at the same moment.
Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave details four heroes in new trailer
The preview brings together the paths of Cai, Dietrich, Theodora and Leda, plus its time-travel structure, ahead of the September 17 Switch 2 release.
OpenRCT2 case study: how an open engine modernized RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
The community reimplemented the engine, removed limitations, and added multiplayer while keeping an important boundary: assets from the original game are still required.
Netflix and Sega announce live-action Crazy Taxi film
Dan Gregor and Doug Mand will write the adaptation, produced by figures tied to the Sonic films; its cast, director, and release date remain unannounced.
Why subtitles do not exactly match dubbed dialogue
Subtitles, closed captions, and dubbing come from the same work but follow different constraints for reading, duration, synchronization, and accessibility.
Marvel’s Wolverine launches September 15 on PS5
Insomniac’s game trades an open world for a linear single-player campaign with aggressive combat, an original story, and accessibility features.
Why videos lose quality every time they are uploaded again
Downloading a platform copy, editing it, and posting it again starts another compression pass. Resolution may stay the same while detail, color, and motion deteriorate.
Warcraft III gets its first new campaign in more than 20 years
Forsaken Kingdom is available now for Reforged, following the Forsaken’s origins while combining real-time strategy with a more open RPG structure.
AO3 case study: how fans built an archive outside platform logic
Ad-free and donation-funded, Archive of Our Own combines open-source software, volunteer labor, and a taxonomy designed to preserve fanworks.
Crystal Lake gets full trailer with Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees
The Friday the 13th prequel premieres October 15 on Peacock, using Pamela’s grief to return to the origins of the horror at the camp.
Shader compilation: why PC games stutter the first time
Average FPS can remain high while creation of a new pipeline delays one frame. Caching, precaching and advance delivery reduce the problem.
Waymo stops ride and calls police after firearm alert in robotaxi
Two teenagers were detained after officers found a loaded rifle in the vehicle; the company did not explain how it identified the possible violation.
How passkeys replace passwords without sending a secret to the site
Each service receives a public key; the private key remains under the authenticator or credential manager’s control and signs challenges after local unlocking.