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Let’s set the record straight on remote work right now. Zoom and Skype won’t quite work for the long haul. While they are ideal for video chats, when a bunch of talking heads all join together in a virtual environment the interaction is limited. 

We can’t see or touch anything, can’t go anywhere together as a group, and can’t interact in a way that seems remotely genuine. When your boss pops onto a Zoom call and chats away, it isn’t all that different from a phone call or a teleconference from decades ago. Video conferencing offers about 10% the value of an actual in-person meeting — an issue that becomes obvious the more you do them.

Virtual reality could change that — and quickly. By creating a virtual location to explore, handing each other documents, working on a project that involves virtual tools or holding up a prototype, walking around a new building and inspecting the design, or interacting in other ways, VR could be the one thing that makes remote work and stay-at-home office interactions more bearable.

How it will all work

Right now, we know that VR is mostly an experience you have as a gamer. The Oculus Rift or HTC Vive Pro are game-changing devices for exploring strange alien worlds, but they’re not common as a way to hold a business meeting or look at building floor-plans.

That could change this year.

Imagine this scenario. Your company consists of about 20 employees. You’re now all working in home offices, some in another country or town. Due to nationwide stay-at-home orders related to the coronavirus pandemic, none of you can meet together in an office.

With VR, you decide to meet together anyway — virtually. In what looks like an exact replica of the conference room you normally use, everyone appears to be sitting at a table. You see Sue in Accounting over to your left. Bob in Sales is fiddling with his phone, just as you remember. This type of VR is not available quite yet, but it is more than possible — a translation of what we are doing in real life presented in a virtual world that looks ultra-realistic.

The boss walks in and stands at a virtual podium. Now, in a Zoom or Skype call it would not be that different from every other talking head. In VR, you know this is the person who is leading the meeting based on the appearance, positioning at the table, and a commanding voice. The VR might even switch to a viewing mode where your field of view changes so you can’t look around the room. (That’s a whole different topic in terms of virtual environments controlling what we see and do.) As an immersive environment, however, you are all there.

It means you can’t hear the kids playing in the other room because you are wearing a headset but also because you can only see the conference room. You can’t see the FedEx driver pull up in front of your house. You can’t see the family cat. Immersive environments were originally meant to transport us to Mars or a pirate ship, but there’s a distinct possibility they will transport us to the office instead where we can work collaboratively as a team and converse in private.

Expanding the scope of VR

That’s one example of VR in an office setting, and it is remarkably possible. VR headsets for business are already available for this, and there have been demonstrations of how this would work. It has not become common because of the cost for headsets, but mostly because office workers have not needed to meet in VR — they can do that in person. In the near future, VR could help us all connect in a way that is utterly convincing and helpful in more than an office setting.

Let’s say you are a manufacturing company. This is not possible today with modern technology, but if a plant was outfitted with bots that could operate independently, workers could use VR to inspect the machinery, meet to discuss the product specs, and even shoot the breeze over coffee while the machines run in the background. There’s something incredibly important about this. As humans, we need to see and touch an environment — we respond to it differently.

In a game world, we jump back in shock when a bad guy appears out of nowhere or when a spaceship descends onto a landing pad. In business, we won’t jump or flinch, but we might see where there are problems with a new product design or building plan. We might meet to go over financial data in a boardroom someday, all wearing VR goggles, but we’ll be able to focus on a few “paper” handouts that look ultra-realistic. Pouring over the data, we might see where there are inconsistencies in the budget for one department. Somehow, this is more likely when we can recreate a real-world setting, sit in a chair, look someone in the eye, and interact.

The question is how to make it happen as a way to help remote workers if the pandemic does last longer than any of us expect. There are quite a few hurdles, and most of them are software related. This includes creating the environment, the representations of real humans, and the real interactions we will need. It is all going to be worth it if the pandemic lasts a year or more.

Expanding the scope of VR will require new ways of thinking. A virtual meeting place, a manufacturing plant, or even an outdoor location will be hard to create, but the benefit is that it will open our eyes to new possibilities and new interactions, and potentially lead to improved productivity. Humans need to be able to see, touch, feel — interact. We were not made to sit at a desk and use Zoom. As valuable as video chats are right now, they do not replicate what meeting in person is actually like. Not by a longshot. With VR, we have a chance to make remote work more like real work.

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Twitter has disclosed a bug on its platform that affects all users who accessed the service from Mozilla's Firefox browser.

In a blog post, the social networking giant explained that its platform stored private files inside of Firefox's cache, saying:

“We recently learned that the way Mozilla Firefox stores cached data may have resulted in non-public information being inadvertently stored in the browser's cache. This means that if you accessed Twitter from a shared or public computer via Mozilla Firefox and took actions like downloading your Twitter data archive or sending or receiving media via Direct Message, this information may have been stored in the browser’s cache even after you logged out of Twitter.”

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While the bug does not affect those who accessed Twitter via Firefox from their own devices, those who did so on shared or public computers could have their files accessed by others even after logging out of the service.

Cached data

The files from Twitter that were stored in Firefox's cache include files sent or received from direct messages, data archive files downloaded from a profile's settings page and others.

Thankfully though the bug's impact is limited as Firefox automatically purges all of the cached data stored in its browser after seven days.

However, you can also clear the cache manually by going to Tools, Options, Privacy & Security, Cookie and Site Data, Clear Data in the browser.

Twitter has now fixed this bug in order to prevent its platform from caching non-public information and the company also said that the bug does not affect those using Chrome, Safari or other browsers.

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Via ZDNet

In times like these when fear grips the minds of people, it is imperative to bring authentic information and prevent fake news from causing widespread panic. Google has pledged $6.5 million in funding to fact-checkers and nonprofit organizations in India “to fight misinformation” with regards to the pandemic. India is currently serving a 21-day lockdown that will end on April 14th to prevent further COVID-19 infections. 

To that effect, the online search giant is teaming up with First Draft, a non-profit organization that can empower journalists and reporters with online resources to cover the unfolding COVID-19 events across the globe more accurately. It is a coalition that works to empower societies with accurate information in critical situations. To prevent the spread of misinformation,  First Draft’s CrossCheck network will be used quickly to identify potential developing COVID-19 news that can cause mislead the populace.

There have been numerous incidents in the recent couple of weeks where individuals have tried to spark unrest and panic by spreading false news about new COVID-19 infections through WhatsApp and Facebook. These incidents can lead to serious physical and mental harm if not dealt with quickly.  

Google is also opening up data and scientific expertise to the reach of reporters. The company has collaborated with SciLine, based at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Australian Science Media Centre, creators of Scimex.org, as well as journalism technology nonprofit Meedan, to make data-driven reporting easier. 

More importantly, a global resource hub is being for reporters is being created as Google is backing the JSK Journalism Fellowships at Stanford University for the same. For fact-checkers, Science Feedback will be a good place to track misinformation. 

Google is also allowing reporters to leverage its search insights to see what information people are searching for readily available in localized pages. The data here can also help creators make content that is genuinely searched for. Besides all these initiatives, Google says that its online resources are constantly being updated to help newsrooms in their job.

Online retail giant eBay has announced a new program to help small businesses and physical retailers who may be struggling to keep their operations running due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

With many bricks-and-mortar retailers forced to close, eBay has launched a new program called Up & Running to move some part of their business online.

Under this initiative, eBay has pledged $100 million to support small businesses across the United States, and will waive seller fees for new members if they set up their online store till June 30.

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eBay has also offered to suspend its monthly fee, which for a basic account is $21.95 and $299 for an anchor account, for three months, and will offer access to a community of similar retailers, advice and insights about selling online, individual support, and educational webinars.

Supporting businesses

eBay says that these resources will be helpful in creating a successful business, and that  it will promote these new stores by highlighting them on its homepage.

There are some caveats, as eBay is only offering the seller fee waiver for the first 500 products listed and sold, and the waiver as a whole is limited to business accounts and based on eBay’s assessment.

“For the last 25 years, eBay has helped launch and grow hundreds of thousands of small businesses, and now we’ve created Up & Running to accelerate the start-up time frame for retailers opening online stores during these unprecedented times,” said Jordan Sweetnam, SVP eBay North America. 

“eBay was built on the simple premise that connecting buyers and sellers around the world creates economic opportunity, and this is exactly what we need to be doing – now more than ever,” he added.

The Up & Running program follows a retail revival program started by eBay in 2018, which looks to help stores reach a broader audience online.

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Via: eBay

Nokia says its new cloud-based AI monitoring platform will make it easier for operators to manage more complex network requirements and the larger volumes of traffic that will be generated by 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) deployments.

The Finnish telecoms equipment manufacturer says traditional approaches to network and service management are no longer suitable as cellular infrastructure is used to manage ever growing numbers of devices and mission critical applications.

Billed as ‘AI-as-a-Service’, the Nokia AVA 5G Cognitive Operations platform uses algorithms to automate and manage network functions and predict faults before they happen. It is powered by insights gathered from data science, machine learning and real use cases from telecoms and cloud environments.

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Nokia AI-as-a-Service

The platform helps operators optimise new use cases, service requirements, virtualisation and network slicing. It can intelligently provision network resources helping operators and determine what SLAs they can offer customers – something that will be crucial for mission critical use cases.

On top of this, it is also possible to predict service and network failures up to seven days in advance -enabling a proactive approach to maintenance. The platform delivers intelligent fault diagnosis, failure localisation and dynamic impact analysis, helping operators to mitigate the issue and solve it much more rapidly.  

Nokia says customers who have trialled the service have seen a 20 per cent reduction in complaints and have managed to reduce site visits by 10 per cent, resulting in cost savings alongside greater efficiency.

“Operators face a perfect storm of rising traffic and consumer expectations, so it is crucial to be able to predict and prevent service degradations at an earlier stage, while solving issues that arise significantly faster,” said Dennis Lorenzin, head of Nokia’s network cognitive service unit.

“Nokia AVA 5G Cognitive Operations enables CSPs to operate and assure latency for 5G use cases through AI, ultimately delivering an enhanced customer experience for consumers and enterprises.”

Several operators around the world already use Self-Optimising Network (SON) technology that automatically allocates additional resources to sites where demand is higher than usual or to identify faults before they happen.

SON is usually deployed in the radio layer of networks but with 5G requiring mobile operators to rearchitect their entire infrastructure with cloud and Network Function Virtualisation (NFV) technologies, the potential for intelligent networks is significantly greater.

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Current security measures are urging us all to reassess everything that we touch amid the pandemic. Many businesses are managing to adhere to recommendations for their staff to work remotely, however there is also a large proportion of organisations having to stay open and active to serve our public. And these workplaces are finding themselves having to disinfect pin pads and secure fingerprint readers on office doors or secure facilities, amongst other stringent hygiene policies. This uncertain time has made it clear that the access devices we all touch are actually a hindrance to the way we need to operate.

Before the pandemic even struck, businesses in the UK were spending more than two months resetting staff passwords and often employees were needing to remember a multitude of access and password codes for various operations. Of course, data and information protection is still important for all businesses today, thanks to the heavy fines given for GDPR breaches. On top of that, the rise of the ‘bring-your-own-device’ trend —which more than 46% of business have already adopted — has increased security risks and made corporate passwords not fit for purpose.

So, a more secure solution to workplace access is needed. Gartner predicts that by 2022, 40 percent of businesses plan to adopt biometric technology for information security. But it’s important that it must be a technology that provides security, hygiene and convenience for both businesses and end users.

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Enabling unique role-based access

Individual role-based access control could be the means to address these issues. Fingerprint access has often been used to bolster security for high-security areas – helping businesses embrace the ‘zero trust model’ in the workplace and ensuring that sensitive corporate information and office spaces remain protected. But with health concerns front of mind, businesses are realising that it is preferable to do this without having to rely on communal fingerprint sensors or hand scanning devices.

So, instead of resorting to a reader-based sensor, fingerprint biometric authentication is best introduced on individual employee ID cards. This means each user can confirm their identity, role and level of access, by scanning their fingerprint on their own personal card – removing the need for shared devices.

Of course, it’s also crucial to ensure personal data security. During card registration, or the work onboarding process, the employee’s fingerprint image can be scanned by the biometric card sensor and then converted into a biometric template. The template is then encrypted and stored in the secure element in the card’s chip. This means the personal data never leaves the ID card – and isn’t stored on a central database. So, if the smart card is stolen, the templates cannot be hacked or reveal the user’s biometric fingerprint.

The biometric pass card will also remove the ability for employees to share passwords and ID cards, while boosting authentication accuracy and reducing friction.

Unlocking the smart workplace

A biometric access card doesn’t just increase security and prevent users having to scan their fingerprint on grubby reader devices. When combined with a smart workplace, it can also increase the level of personalisation an employee can experience throughout the office and reduce the need for mundane processes.

A smart workplace utilises IoT technology — such as sensors, connected devices and networked platforms — to streamline, and even enhance the office experience. With a biometric fingerprint ID card, a smart office can recognise the employee as they move around, meaning they can work more efficiently, minimising workplace disruptions and improving their working day.

For instance, do you like your meeting room warmer, brighter, or quieter than everyone else? Swiping into the room with your personal, fingerprint-authorised access card can automate your preferences, saving you time and thinking space. You can focus on the task at hand, and your businesses can focus on customers.

Safe, secure and protected workplaces

Biometric access control cards will enable employees to personalise their workdays, save enterprises countless hours resetting employee passwords and reduce the risk of lost or stolen access cards — all while improving hygiene when it is most needed.

Fingerprint biometric ID cards will help ensure that only the right person has access to a building, or access to a network. They will also ensure that there is less shared contact on fingerprint or hand sensors in the future.

The current situation has caused us all to pause and consider how our workplaces can be adjusted and modified to keep us safe at work. By decommissioning public fingerprint scanners and combining biometrics with individual work security passes, workplaces of the future will see improved levels of hygiene, convenience and security and allow us all to operate with a greater level of confidence where we work.

David Orme is the Senior Vice President at IDEX Biometrics

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Google has released a report to show how effectively coronavirus-mandated lockdown guidelines are being followed across the world. 

Covering 131 countries, the findings reveal that lockdowns have already severely altered the lifestyle habits of people in many countries, showing major drops in visits to shops, public transit and parks.

Google is making its data available for a limited time for public health officials to help them combat the pandemic and stop it from spreading further, but the online giant has already faced criticism over possible privacy invasions.

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Mobility data

Google claims that it has followed stringent privacy policies while collecting the data, saying that no personally identifiable information, such as an individual’s location, contacts or movement, will be made available to anyone. 

Instead, the anonymised data was gathered from smartphones where users have turned on location tracking and history functions.

Google’s reports shows a traffic comparison during five weeks of lockdown between February 16 to March 29. They cover various public places including subway, transit stations, parks, grocery stores and workplaces against a corresponding day and time from a five-week period in January.

The report highlights that countries which are worst hit by the pandemic, including Italy, UK, Spain and Germany, experienced a major dip in visits to places like restaurants and movie theatres. Retail and recreation places in Italy and Spain saw a 94% dip in the footfall while 85% of Britons skipped visiting these places during the lockdown period.

The number of visits to groceries and pharmacies in Italy fell by 85% and 76% in Spain. Transit stations also saw a major drop in footfall across all these countries. Visits to parks and pharmacies also dropped drastically but the numbers vary according to the severity of the crisis in the country.

Since most of the public transport facilities are closed in these countries and the law enforcement agencies are ensuring that citizens do not go outside, visits to workplaces have also come down. As a majority of employers have shifted to a remote work environment, increased visits to residential locations also underline the same.

The numbers of Japan and the United States reveal a rather relaxed environment, comparatively. as government officials and agencies are urging people to maintain social distance. 

Visits to retail and recreational places and transit stations have come down by half in the US, although only minor impacts can be seen on visits to the parks and grocery & pharmacies. 

Social media giant Facebook is said to have shared data with the researchers and a similar report is being published to aid government agencies, however, no data has been made public yet.

It is reported that globally, over a million people are infected by Covid-19 and it has resulted in over 52,000 deaths already. Insights based on location data can be really helpful for governments in their fight against the virus. 

Though govt. agencies are also trying to alert people, based on their location data, about possible close contact with Covid-19 positive patients, privacy activists are of an opinion that these measures can be invasive and can compromise privacy.

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Via: Google

Intel just revealed its new Comet Lake-H processors for laptops, and the beefy flagship model is the Core i9-10980HK, which is capable of boosting up to 5.3GHz – but some new purported details on the power draw of the CPU cast further doubt on how often such peak speeds might be hit realistically in real-world usage, and the effect this chip might have on battery longevity.

In other words, the power consumption and thermals around the new flagship Core i9 could mean that it’ll struggle to hit peak speeds for any meaningful time in anything but the biggest and heftiest gaming laptops, which can fit in seriously chunky cooling solutions (or indeed batteries).

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There have already been rumblings of concern about how the Intel Core i9-10980HK might pan out in reality, calling into question the upgrade value over and above its predecessor, the Core i9-9980HK, given that the new chip sticks at eight-cores, and its primary improvement is upping the max turbo speed from 5GHz to the aforementioned 5.3GHz.

But 5.3GHz only happens with Intel’s Thermal Velocity Boost (TVB) coming into play, and that’s where Andreas Schilling, editor of German tech site Hardwareluxx, shared some interesting nuggets of information on Twitter.

We already knew that the ‘PL2 max’, in other words the short-term maximum power draw a chip can make, stood at 135W for the 10980HK, which as Schilling points out, is a 10W increase compared to the outgoing 9980HK.

In other words, to squeeze more clock speed out of the Core i9-10980HK, it is (unsurprisingly) necessary to pump even more power to the chip – and that ‘Tau’ value indicates how long the CPU can stay in that maximum power chomping state (just under a minute).

What’s really interesting here is the mentioned specifications for TVB in terms of temperatures, with the +200MHz boost (to 5.3GHz) requiring the CPU temperature to be at or below 65°C, and +100MHz can be hit if the temperature is above that, but still under 85°C.

Laptop leviathans

So, what we have to remember now is that any laptop with the Core i9-10980HK, which will probably also be running a chunky GPU, and will get hotter the longer you leave it on, has to keep those temperatures down in order for Intel’s flagship Comet Lake-H offering to hit those 5.2/5.3GHz attention-grabbing speeds.

Meaning that as we’ve already mentioned, only the heftiest gaming laptops, which have a large chassis and plenty of room for beefy cooling solutions, will stand any chance of taming this power-hungry beast (and even then, in all honesty, it’s arguable how good a job might be done). You know, the sort of laptops which make something of a mockery of the idea of being a ‘portable’.

Being away from the power socket is another consideration, of course. With that sort of power consumption, obviously battery life is going to be hammered too. Again, that’s typical of beefy gaming laptops with powerful components, but the 10980HK is likely to take this to new eye-watering levels.

All of which brings us back round to the consideration that with the 10980HK, Intel has just had to push 14nm too far, and given all this, the CPU would appear to look like a bit of a wobbly proposition compared to its predecessor.

It has the same amount of cores as the 9980HK, but power consumption is jacked up to provide a TVB boost with huge question marks over its realistic value in real-world usage – and if it rarely hits top speeds, that means you’ll be looking at a 5.1GHz chip (effectively) playing a 5GHz 9980HK. Not that much of a difference, really, and speaking of value, it’ll exact much more of a premium than laptops with the 9980HK.

We still need to test the chip – and laptops using it – of course, but all this can’t help but provoke a lengthy session of head-scratching at this point. Particularly when you look at the power-efficiency – and superb performance – of AMD’s latest Ryzen 4000 mobile processors.

Aside from the flagship 10980HK, the rest of Intel’s Comet Lake-H line-up may look reasonably competitive with AMD from what we’ve seen from early claimed benchmarks, but even then, it very much looks like it will be an uphill struggle to fight against the new sparklingly efficient and powerful Ryzen 4000 CPUs.

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Via Wccftech

Ready for this week's free Epic Games Store games? It's looking likely that we're all going to be locked in for at least a short period of time while the sensible COVID-19 coronavirus health protection measures kick in, so what better time for some gaming escapism?

It's a big list this week, with not one, not TWO, NOT EVEN THREE, but FOUR! FOUR free games up for grabs.

The headline title this week is Hob. From the makers of the Torchlight series, it's an adventure-puzzler in the same vein as the Zelda series, with a wonderful cartoon-like art style for its dungeon themed world.

Grab it here this week until April 9, and check out the trailer below:

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As for the other three games? Well, they're all a treat too. Also available until April 9 are Gone Home (a wonderful, narrative driven first person game about a girl returning to an empty, memory-filled home), Drawful 2 (a great online take on Pictionary) and Totally Reliable Delivery Service (a brand new co-op physics game much like Overcooked 2)

Epic Games Store is continuing to offer free games every week for the forseeable future as part of its commitment to winning over gamers. It's aiming to establish itself as a serious game distribution force, duking it out against the long-standing king of PC gaming, Valve's Steam platform.

While Epic has courted some controversy through its aggressive approach to securing PC gaming exclusives for its platform, it's hard to argue against its continued distribution of top-notch free games.

Next week's games

Can't wait to get your hands on some more games without spending a penny? Epic is already teasing what it's got coming up next on its game store, and it's another cracking week

From April 9, the Epic Games Store will be offering up the point-and-click crime solver Sherlock Holmes: Crime and Punishments, free of charge. Grabbing it will be elementary.

Previous free games

Want to see what you've missed so far? Check below for the historic list of freebies that the Epic Games Store has offered up to its customers so far:

• Figment (March 26 – April 1)
• Tormentor X Punisher (March 26 – April 1)
• World War Z (March 26 – April 1)
• Stanley Parable (March 20 – 26, 2020)
• Watch Dogs (March 20 – 26, 2020)
• A Short Hike (March 13-19, 2020)
• Anodyne 2: Return to Dust (March 13-19, 2020)
• Mutazione (March 13-19, 2020)
• GoNNER (March 5-12, 2020)
• Offworld Trading Company (March 5-12, 2020)
• Inner Space (February 27-March 5, 2020)
• Faeria (February 20-27, 2020)
• Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (February 20-27, 2020)
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance (February 13-20, 2020)
• Aztez (February 13-20, 2020)
• Carcassonne (February 6-13, 2020)
• Ticket to Ride (February 6-13, 2020)
• Pandemic* (February 6-13, 2020)
• Farming Simulator 19 (January 30-February 6, 2020)
• The Bridge (January 23-30, 2020)
• Horace (January 16-23, 2020)
• Sundered Eldritch Edition (January 9-16, 2020)
• Steep, Darksiders I Warmastered Edition, and Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition (January 1-9, 2020)
• Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair (December 31, 2019-January 1, 2020)
• Hello Neighbor (December 30-31, 2019)
• The Talos Principle (December 29-30, 2019)
• Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun (December 29-29, 2019)
• Hyper Light Drifter (December 27-28, 2019)
• Faster Than Light (December 26-27, 2019)
• Totally Accurate Battle Simulator (December 25-26, 2019)
• Celeste (December 24-25, 2019)
• Ape Out (December 23-24, 2019)
• Little Inferno (December 22-23, 2019)
• Superhot (December 21-22, 2019)
• TowerFall Ascension (December 20-21, 2019)
• Into The Breach (December 19-20, 2019)
• The Escapists and The Wolf Among Us (December 12-19, 2019)
• Jotun: Valhalla Edition (December 6-12, 2019)
• Rayman Legends (November 29-December 6, 2019)
• Bad North (November 21-29, 2019)
• The Messenger (November 14-21, 2019)
• Nuclear Throne and Ruiner (November 7-14, 2019)
• SOMA and Costume Quest (October 31-November 7, 2019)
• Layers of Fear and Q.U.B.E. 2 (October 24-31, 2019)
• Observer and Alan Wake's American Nightmare (October 17-24, 2019)
• Surviving Mars and DLCs (Space Race and Resupply Pack) (October 10-17, 2019)
• Minit (October 3-10, 2019)
• Everything and Metro 2033: Redux (September 26-October 3, 2019)
• Batman Arkham Collection (three games) and Lego Batman Trilogy (September 19-26, 2019)
• Conarium (September 12-19, 2019)
• The End is Nigh and Abzu (September 5-12, 2019)
• Celeste and Inside (August 29-September 5, 2019)
• Fez (August 22-29, 2019)
• Hyper Light Drifter and Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden (August 15-22, 2019)
• GNOG (August 8-15, 2019)
• For Honor and Alan Wake (August 2-9, 2019)
• Moonlighter and This War of Mine (July 25-August 2, 2019)
• LIMBO (July 17-25, 2019)
• Torchlight (July 11-18, 2019)
• Overcooked! (July 4-11, 2019)
• Last Day of June (June 27-July 4, 2019)
• Rebel Galaxy (June 20-27, 2019)
• Enter The Gungeon (June 13-20, 2019)
• Kingdom: New Lands (June 6-13, 2019)
• City of Brass (May 30-June 6, 2019)
• RiME (May 23-30, 2019)
• Stories Untold (May 16-30, 2019)
• World of Goo (May 2-16, 2019)
• Transistor (April 18-May 2, 2019)
• The Witness (April 4-18, 2019)
• Oxenfree (March 21-April 4, 2019)
• Slime Rancher (March 7-21, 2019)
• Thimbleweed Park (February 21-March 7, 2019)
• Axiom Verge (February 7-21, 2019)
• Jackbox Party Pack (January 24-February 7, 2019)
• What Remains of Edith Finch (January 11-24, 2019)
• Super Meat Boy (December 28, 2018-January 10, 2019)
• Subnautica (December 12-27, 2018)

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