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Jaco Leupold (1674–1727) was a German scientist, instrument maker, physicist and mathematician wrote Theatrum arithmetico-geometricum, the best illustrated work on calculation and measurement published during the eighteenth century.The encyclopedia describes and illustrates the calculating devices and machines of Kircher (Schott), Grillet, Leibnitz, Poleni, along with Napier’s rods and several calculation tables.Leupold designed his own version of a calculating machine, but no prototype was ever built due to his untimely death....

Unity CEO John Riccitiello has sparked controversy regarding his comments on monetization. In an interview with PocketGamer.biz, Riccitiello claims that developers who don’t consider monetization early on in development are “pure, brilliant people,” but also the “biggest fucking idiots.” This claim was a response to a question asking what Riccitiello thinks about implementing monetization earlier in development. Interviewer Khai Trung Le raises the point that some developers have pushed back against the movement....

After a longer wait than some expected, John Wick Hex has received an official release date of October 8 for both PC and Mac. Developer Bithell games announced the project earlier this year and given its proximity to the release of the third film in the series, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, most expected the game to release around the same time. The film has come and gone from theaters and has since released for purchase, but now we will have the opportunity to see how well we fill the shoes of Mr....

From 26-28 October our friends at GamesIndustry.biz are putting on a free event for students that will connect them with developers from the likes of Ubisoft, PlayStation, Microsoft and EA, with keynote speakers including all-stars such as Chella Ramanan, Sam Barlow and Louise O’Connor speaking on topics such as game design, programming, voice acting and much, much more besides. Oh, and it’ll also feature a small roundtable with myself where you can ask whatever you wish about the world of games journalism....

Irresistible was produced by Stewart, along with Plan B, Brad Pitt’s production banner. Focus Features will distribute the film in the U.S., Universal Pictures International will distribute abroad. Stewart retired from The Daily Show, in 2015.He made his feature film directorial debut with Rosewater in 2014, which told the real life story of Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari, played by Gael Garcia Bernal, who was accused of being a spy and brutally interrogated by Iranian forces....

As 2022 rounds out, several sales trackers announce the last available information before the year ends. Oricon, the Japanese company that tracks manga sales throughout the year, has released the information for the final week of 2022 it will commit to recording. It turns out that Jujutsu Kaisen continues to sell like hotcakes. Between the dates of Dec. 19 to Dec. 25, Jujutsu Kaisen sold a staggering 1,148,984 copies. A large number of those sales were likely from the Japanese release of volume 21, which was released at the beginning of the month....

Frontier Developments has been talking about two of Jurassic World Evolution 2‘s story-based modes in the latest of their dev diary videos. First up, Campaign mode will take place after the events of the movie Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. The dinosaurs have escaped the confines of the islands and are now roaming free across the US. It’ll be down to you, alongside movie characters like Claire Dearing and Owen Grady, to capture and contain these dinosaurs....

In a move that I wished more companies would participate in, the guys behind Just Cause 2 are thanking their fans for a successful launch with some free DLC. Here’s the quote from the press release: The vehicle itself is very much a reflection of the game - crazy and over the top. As a ‘thank you’ from the Just Cause 2 team for all the grapple carnage of the last two weeks, players can now ram, smash and crash their way across Panau in a smooth, pimped-out ice cream van - the Chevalier Ice Breaker - available now for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC absolutely FREE....

It has been over 20 years since Kao, the boxing glove wearing kangaroo from the land down under, first made his debut. But he is now back again and will be hopping into our lives for a rebooted hurrah on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC (via Steam) on Friday 27th May. And what will his reboot be called? Well, Kao the Kangaroo, of course....

Kerbal Space Program 2 was announced at Gamescom yesterday, with a teaser trailer and a developer video diary from new developer Star Theory Games. The first game tasked players with space flight, and to make it more than three feet off the earth without instant combustion was an unprecedented achievement. Now, Kerbal Space Program 2 will take the Kerbals into the unknown: an interstellar space program. New ships and vessels will be developed to travel to new locales, and a colony builder feature will let players begin bases and construct vehicles in orbit....

Nintendo announced a new Kirby game for the Nintendo Switch, coming out in 2018. Details are scarce on the game at this moment in time, but Kirby will be a return to the side-scrolling platformer for the lovable pink fluff ball. The brief trailer suggests that the new Kirby on the Nintendo Switch will support co-operative play for up to four players. In addition to Kirby’s ability to swallow enemies and steal their powers, he now has the ability to turn the enemies into allies....

According to a recent leak, Pokémon GO’s March Community Day event will take place on the 15th and will feature the first generation psychic-type, Abra. This means that from 11am until 2pm in your local time zone, Abra will appear more frequently in the wild with increased chances of being shiny, and if you evolve an Abra into Alakazam on that day, it will learn an exclusive move. Abra will likely be a popular choice amongst the Pokémon GO community....

This Legends of Tomorrow review contains spoilers. Legends of Tomorrow Season 5 Episode 2 Well that was incredible. I stopped being defensive about how much I love Legends of Tomorrow sometime towards the end of the second season. A little before the show stopped being defensive about how much fun it was, now that I think about it. And once that happened, it settled into a nice rhythm of having stupid amounts of fun on screen (and off, probably – a big part of the appeal), moving whatever ridiculous plot the season set up along, and getting us into its characters’ heads and making us love them....

UPDATE: LEGO Dimensions, a new toys-to-life game set to rival Skylanders and Disney Infinity, will release on September 29 on PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii U, Warner Bros has announced. Developed by TT Games, Dimensions promises to merge physical LEGO brick building with console gameplay in a manner only imaginable in the world of LEGO games. Fan-favourite universes, including DC Comics, The Lord of the Rings, The LEGO Movie, The Wizard of Oz, LEGO Ninjago, Back to the Future, and many more still to be announced, will fuse together in one title....

Sega Europe has published the English version of a recent sit-down interview video between Lost Judgment‘s general director Toshihiro Nagoshi and Takuya Kimura who plays lead character Takayuki Yagmi. Those keeping track will recognise the interview as the same as the one published to developer Ryu Ga Gotoku’s Japanese YouTube channel last month, but this new version includes a full English translation, so we can pick up a few extra details on this second go around....

Xbox is currently running a deal where if you buy three months of Xbox Live Gold, you get a bonus £5 gift card to use on whatever you’d like on the Xbox Store, including FIFA Ultimate Team. That brings us onto the meat of the issue. Xbox has gotten Chelsea and future Premier League winner Willian, as well Manchester United star and England’s goal-scoring hope (behind Harry Kane) Marcus Rashford involved....

Fans looking forward to the launch of Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection will need to wait a little longer as the release date has been pushed back to February 25, 2020. Kazuhiro Tsuchiya, Mega Man Series Producer, released a short video explaining the delay, focusing on the fact that the team is hard at work to deliver the best experience possible. The announcement is great to hear, especially when too many other video games today are often rushed to market in a state that is completely unacceptable....

Metal Gear Solid is one of gaming’s most iconic franchises, and the long-running series has seen its fair share of ups and downs. From humble beginnings with Metal Gear on the MSX to the big-budget cinematics of The Phantom Pain, Metal Gear Solid has evolved just as much as gaming itself over the 30 years it’s been around. Not every Metal Gear game was created equal, however, and some are definitely better than the others....

Team 17 has released a new trailer for The Escapists 2 showcasing, three of the ten prisons that’ll feature in the game later this month. Each of the three prisons all share a unique trait, in that they’re actually different types of prison transport vehicles. Players will have to respond to them accordingly, utilising the stealth skills of inmates if they plan to escape. The three prison transport vehicles have completely different characteristics, though, even though they fulfil the same function of shifting inmates about....

Stuck on today’s crossword clue? You’re probably not alone. Most crossword puzzles are usually quite straightforward and easy, but when they get hard, it can cause quite the conundrum. Don’t worry, though. We’re not gonna leave you hanging, and you won’t have to agonize over the answer for the rest of the day. We’re to help you out with some guiding clues and hints to help you reach the correct answer and you can get on with your life after that....