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Now, researchers at Northwestern University and George Washington University have created a temporary pacemaker that dissolves in place and is reabsorbed by the body when it’s no longer needed, making surgery to remove it unnecessarily. Their findings were published in Nature Biotechnology last month. Fred Kusumoto, MD, president of the Heart Rhythm Society, calls the pacemaker “an exciting and innovative advance." Kusumoto was not involved in the study. Disappearing Act The new dissolvable pacemaker is a small, flat, patch-like device that is placed on the surface of the heart and sutured in place....

With a variety of products spanning across the entertainment world, The Pokemon Company has also recently shifted its marketing efforts to cope with the travel bans & quarantines put in place by the pandemic. And in order to supplement Japan’s internal tourism efforts, new planes covered in Pokemon-themed designs have once again started taking flight within the country’s local regions and prefectures. RELATED: International Space Station To Stream New Years Event Featuring Pokemon...

In a Tweet put out by the Bungie Support team, a new patch is set to release later today at 10am PST, which may prompt players to logout and then back in to start the download. This Tweet aligns fairly well with what the main Bungie Twitter account put out yesterday, indicating that the developer was preparing news to update players on the ongoing work to correct recent issues that caused the Trials of Osiris and Iron Banner to be postponed....

The study, which was conducted in both Ireland and Germany, tracked its subjects for 12 months post-treatment. It was the first tinnitus study to access long-term outcomes of a medical device. The research’s findings showed that 86% of participants who reached the desired compliance level by using the device experienced symptom improvement. Of those participants, 66% reported the relief lasted for up to one year. The device, now branded as Lenire,­ was developed by Neuromod Devices....

Optimization changes were made to Escape From Tarkov in an attempt to counter the occasional light freezing and stuttering that players had been encountering recently, and it seems that those problems have been addressed. Various bugs were addressed as well, although the majority of these were visual or aesthetic problems that didn’t really affect gameplay. RELATED: Escape From Tarkov Interchange Map is Getting a Rework In order to implement version 0....

In a video uploaded to the YouTube channel NoClip, the show’s host, Danny, has been able to show off an hour of footage from what would have been a new Half-Life game. Called “Ravenholm,” this was the work of Arkane Studios, the team behind Dishonored, the reboot of Prey, and Deathloop, and it would have been set in the titular spooky town. The documentary does make it clear that the gameplay being shown was from very early development, so there are numerous placeholders, as well as unoptimized framerates, but it’s an exciting look into what could have been....

According to a recent report from DSO Gaming, user BadassBaboon has been working on a texture pack for Grand Theft Auto 5 for some time now, which gives the overall graphics something of a boost. Named “GTA V: Definitive Edition,” this mod implements 2K and 4K visuals to impressive effect. The modder even uploaded footage of the mod when compared to the vanilla version of the game to YouTube a couple of days ago....

Not only that, but Shero had luck working in his favor as the Devils won the 2019 NHL Draft lottery. And with the first-overall pick, he selected highly-touted prospect Jack Hughes. In the meantime, franchise player Taylor Hall was entering the final year of his contract, and coming off season-ending knee surgery, it was hoped he’d regain the form that won him the Hart Trophy in 2018. MORE: New Jersey Devils finding new identity under Alain Nasreddine...

Bandai Namco and Nintendo have had a strong relationship both as publishers and developers for years, with Bandai Namco assisting development for Super Smash Bros. for 3DS, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. As a result, each game featured many references to Bandai Namco’s IP, even resulting in Pac-Man and Tekken’s Kazuya appearing as playable characters. Bandai Namco’s Singapore studio was even the original developer for Metroid Prime 4 before being taken off the game in early 2019, with development being shifted to Retro Studios....

While the video (depicted below) focuses heavily on the in-game world of Toy Story, it begins with an encounter with the Titan from Hercules before Sora, Donald, and Goofy find themselves in Andy’s room. With Buzz Lightyear and Woody in tow, Sora heads toward Galaxy Toys where he finds rideable mechs. This Kingdom Hearts 3 gameplay does an intriguing job of showcasing locations, but it also features some of Sora’s unique abilities....

While it wasn’t for public eyes, a new piece of The Last of Us 2 gameplay was shown at the Gamestop GME Conference in Austin this week. It was the first time that new footage of the game has been shown since E3 2018, but unfortunately the Gamestop employees, managers, and colleagues that attended were not able to comment on what they saw. RELATED: Last of Us 2 is Larger Than Thought Possible...

Of the three images, two are in black-and-white and one is full color. The medium-resolution color image shows the planet’s north pole region, its curvature and signature red hue. The high-resolution black-and-white images show the surface of the Red Planet marked with craters, while sand dunes and ridges are also visible thanks to the sun casting a shadow from the left, out of frame. The largest crater shown in the images is thought to be around 620 meters across, according to the space agency....

No additional information is available for the new Mass Effect game beyond that it is in development and that it is being directed by Mike Gamble. Gamble previously worked on Mass Effect 2, 3, their DLCs, and most recently, the controversial Anthem, as a producer. The new Mass Effect game is reportedly “in very early development,” so fans shouldn’t expect to see anything concrete on it anytime soon, and it will most likely be targeting next-generation platforms....

The order—which includes withdrawing all occupancy restrictions and ending a color-coded county-by-county system—comes after the state met the governor’s goal of 60 percent of eligible residents becoming vaccinated against the virus. “I am incredibly proud of New Mexico,” Lujan Grisham said in a press release. “We stepped up. We looked out for one another. We sacrificed, and we saved lives. And now we’re all ready for a safe and fun summer....

The India Palace, in downtown Santa Fe, was defaced with racist graffiti which included the phrases “White power,” “Trump 2020,” and racial slurs written across the restaurant’s walls and doors. The owners have estimated that $100,000 worth of damage was caused, with the kitchen now out of use, equipment destroyed, and computers stolen, according to the Santa Fe Reporter. The Singh family has owned the India Palace restaurant since 2013 and had only recently reopened following a closure due to COVID-19 lockdowns....

Clockwork Labs is based in San Francisco, California and BitCraft will be their first foray into the genre. BitCraft is categorized as a massively-multiplayer community sandbox game. At the moment there is no definitive timeline for the release of the game. RELATED: New World Player Finds the End of the Game World BitCraft’s announcement trailer shows interesting dark anthropomorphic characters interacting with a wild world. These characters are seen interacting with others, fishing, chopping down trees, and building an ever-expanding settlement....

Titled Assassin’s Creed Utopia, this mobile game will allow players to build their own ideal colonial city, a utopia if you will. It seems like less of a singular narrative, and more of a world-building experience, where the player takes control of a newly formed colony — essentially before any of the events in Assassin’s Creed 3. The game will also incorporate some of the futuristic elements of the Assassin’s Creed franchise, namely sinister corporation Abstergo’s involvement with a technology called ‘Utopia’....

In a viral Reddit post published on r/AmITheA**hole, Redditor u/almost30xoxo (otherwise referred to as the original poster, or OP) described the hellacious series of events that has plagued her family over the last eight months and revealed the final straw that spurred the decision to cut her own mother off completely. Titled, “[Am I the a**hole] for denying my mom access to her grandson because she refuses to help me?...

Published on Reddit’s r/AmITheA**hole forum, a woman under the anonymous username u/Available-Hearing515 shared her story in order to receive feedback from the “AITA” followers. The original poster (OP) began her story by explaining that three years ago, she gave birth to her daughter. Unfortunately, her child passed away 19 hours after being born. She described the experience as “traumatizing” and that she still struggles with it today. Due to the pain, she and her partner split up as they “couldn’t stand to be together anymore....

Players are still eager for PS5 news, but what they’ve got has been a bit of a mixed bag. The processing power of the new system is great, and the digital version seems like a neat idea, as players can pay less if they intend to do digital shopping only. To help raise the hype level even further, Sony brought in Travis Scott. RELATED: PlayStation 5 Missing Big Audio Feature at Launch...