Replaced, an action platformer developed by @sadcatstudios, offers the most beautiful pixel art I’ve seen in years! The story is captivating, combat is rhythmic, fair, and fun, and every chapter offers new environments to explore. Two critiques: - The platforming is at times a bit unforgiving for a narrative-focused game. - An XBOX achievement is tied to completing the game on Hard mode. That’s outdated to me. I finished my playthrough in about 11.5 hours and found nearly every collectible. I highly recommend this game, and it’s available on Game Pass. I hope this studio is already working on the next one! A few more screenshots below.

Is the Googlebook dead on arrival? There’s a world where Gemini Intelligence and Android integration are so compelling that Google picks up market share in the premium laptop space, but I don’t think that’s likely. Here’s why: 1. If the laptop is limited to Gemini integration, that means users who have an affinity for Claude or ChatGPT OR who like to change their workflows as SOTA models are released will not want to be locked in.

There’s growing resentment toward AI being pushed to the front of the user experience. See discussions about Microsoft Copilot. Will consumers want a computer that is fundamentally marketed as an “AI laptop”? That didn’t work for Copilot PCs.