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- Roblox is back online after an outage that lasted three days
- Leaked images show ASUS may be releasing a Surface Pro competitor that docks to an external GPU
- New Trailers: The Wheel of Time, The Witcher, Lightyear, House of Gucci, and more
| Roblox is back online after an outage that lasted three days Posted: 31 Oct 2021 07:59 PM PDT  After an outage that began Thursday evening, Roblox finally came back online late Sunday . The company said in a tweet at about 4PM ET Sunday that it was "incrementally bringing regions back online." A company spokesperson said in a statement emailed to The Verge that the outage "involved growth in the number of servers in our datacenters and was not due to any peak in external traffic or any particular experience." Roblox CEO David Baszucki wrote In a blog post that the company would "publish a post-mortem soon," and take steps to try to avoid the issues that caused the outage in the future. "To the best of our knowledge, there has been no loss of player persistence data, and your Roblox experience should now be fully back to normal," Baszucki wrote. "We are grateful for the patience and support of our players, developers, and partners during this time."
The problems began October 28th around 7PM ET, when the platform first reported it was having issues, and said it was "working hard to get things back to normal." Some speculated that the outage was caused by a cross-promotion with Chipotle that went live about a half hour before the problems began, but the company said the outage was "not related to any specific experiences or partnerships on the platform." Roblox confirmed in a statement to The Verge late Saturday that the outage wasn't the result of an "external intrusion," and that it had identified an "underlying internal cause." On Sunday, the company said in a tweet that it had identified the root cause of the issue and a solution, but didn't provide any further details. It was a remarkably lengthy outage for the wildly popular game-building platform which counts more than 40 million daily users. It provided few updates during the process, going nearly 24 hours between status page updates at one point. It also likely made for a long weekend for parents; more than 50 percent of Roblox players are under the age of 13. Update October 31st 10:58PM ET : Adds comment from Roblox CEO.  |
| Leaked images show ASUS may be releasing a Surface Pro competitor that docks to an external GPU Posted: 31 Oct 2021 02:55 PM PDT  ASUS may be releasing a successor to the ROG Flow X13, the convertible laptop that doubles as a gaming PC. Evan Blass (@evleaks), a reliable leaker, tweeted out a photo of the ROG Flow Z13 — at a glance, it looks fairly similar to the new Microsoft Surface Pro 8. If the leaked ROG Flow Z13 is anything like the X13, we already know how it may perform. The X13, a convertible laptop, can be connected to ASUS' external graphics card (eGPU) called the XG Mobile, which we found to boost the lightweight convertible's performance.
The eGPU also serves as a USB dock with a number of ports, transforming the 13-inch convertible into a full-blown gaming rig. It looks like the ROG Flow Z13 can be hooked up to an eGPU in the same way, so Microsoft should probably be worried. The ROG Flow X13 just came out this year, so it'd be interesting to see what improvements ASUS would have in store for the Z13. The image was a part of a series of leaks that also included images of the ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 and ROG wireless earbuds. There's no additional information about any of these gadgets, and it's unclear where the images were sourced from. ASUS may simply be gearing up for CES 2022 in January, or perhaps it's planning a surprise product launch.  |
| New Trailers: The Wheel of Time, The Witcher, Lightyear, House of Gucci, and more Posted: 31 Oct 2021 10:41 AM PDT  I'm close to giving up on The Morning Show; the latest episode spends a lot of time building up to a twist that makes very little sense given the season so far. They only have three episodes left and a lot of plot to push forward. Luckily, Succession is getting good and juicy with the Roy siblings choosing sides, and I'm also getting caught up in Maid, mainly because of Margaret Qualley's strong performance as Alex. So much to watch, so little time. We're heavy into the sci-fi and fantasy realms in this week's roundup, but there's a little fashion and murder-mystery as well. The Wheel of TimeWe've seen a few glimpses of The Wheel of Time series based on the books by Robert Jordan, but this latest trailer shows us the beginning of the story, with Moiraine Damodred of the Aes Sedai trying to figure out how to stop the Dark One. She finds five magic using people she thinks could be the key (or keys) to saving the world (whether they're up for it or not). Rosamund Pike, Daniel Henney, Josha Stradowski, Marcus Rutherford, and Zoe Robins star in The Wheel of Time, which drops the first episode of its eight-episode season on Amazon Prime Video November 19th. Note: You can watch this trailer as a "360 experience" (I didn't think it really added a lot here, though) The WitcherWe've seen a few teasers and sneak peeks and first-look clips from the second season of The Witcher and now we have a full-length trailer with some juicy details about what's next for Geralt of Rivia and company. War with the Nilfgaardian Empire is looming, along with the possible "end of days" (which Geralt scoffs at), Geralt is hunting enormous monsters, and Ciri is tapping in to her powers while Jaskier is befriending some small rodents (rats? mice? something else entirely?). Henry Cavill, Freya Allen, Anya Chalotra, Joey Batey, Anna Shaffer, and Kim Bodnia star in season 2 of The Witcher, coming to Netflix December 17th. LightyearAt last, a Pixar movie that doesn't immediately look like it will tear the hearts out of parents (honestly, I am still traumatized by Inside Out and Toy Story 3). Lightyear is the backstory of the "real" astronaut on whom the the Buzz Lightyear action figure from Toy Story is based. The teaser shows what looks like a familiar space exploration adventure, with the requisite aliens and spaceships, and Chris Evans provides the hero's voice. Lightyear will be released June 17th, 2022. House of GucciWe have a second trailer for the movie about the Gucci family starring Lady Gaga, and of course everyone looks fabulous and beautiful, even though the "Italian" accents from the lead actors are... a little off? Based on the book by Sara Gay Forden, House of Gucci tells the story of Patrizia Reggiani's marriage to Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver), and her plot to hire an assassin to kill him. Jared Leto, Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, and Salma Hayek also star in House of Gucci which arrives in theaters November 24th. ServantLook, you can only show me so many long, ominous, darkly-lit hallways before the trick gets old. In its first season this show had promise (and Lauren Ambrose gives a tremendous performance as Dorothy), but by season three it defies logic (and is beyond sadistic) that Dorothy's family would continue to hide from her the truth about what happened to her baby. Maybe they'll finally do the ethical thing. But now, apparently, the show is more interested in the cult that nanny Leanne (the servant of the show's title) escaped from. If you're still hoping for an M. Night Shyamalan plot twist, you can check out season three of Servant on Apple Plus TV starting January 21st.  |
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