Ural Garrett

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From Dat Wood. Journalist, Photographer, Gamer, Author, Content Guy, Geek, Slacker. Pushing creative dope behind the scenes. My thoughts are my own.

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I was drawn to South of Midnight by its masterful audio and visual presentation but fell in love with its incredible exploration and combat

1 month ago | msn.com | Ural Garrett

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
I spent a week testing the HP OmniStudio X 31.5, and while it's not the best choice for gaming, it is great for everyday computing

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Ural Garrett

2 hours agoDuplicate iPhone Photos Are So Frustrating. Here's How To Delete the ExtrasMemories are precious, but so is your iPhone's storage. But there's an easy way to remove duplicate photos so they don't gobble up space. Whether it's a photo of your kids playing or just a quick selfie you took with an old friend, taking pictures on our phones is something most of us do.
'Exploitative use of AI is social media; we already have it - it's called you don't own your data’: will.i.am talks tech, LG, and using AI responsibly | TechRadar

1 month ago | techradar.com | Ural Garrett |Becky Scarrott

(Image credit: Mat Hayward/LG)Spend five minutes with will.i.am and it becomes glaringly apparent that aside from being the driving force behind one of hip hop’s most influential groups, this rapper, writer, actor and record producer is also a forward-thinking innovator shaping the future of technology.
'Games tend to follow certain formulas, and this wasn’t one of them'

1 month ago | msn.com | Ural Garrett

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
'Games tend to follow certain formulas, and this wasn’t one of them'

1 month ago | msn.com | Ural Garrett

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
South of Midnight’s composer and audio director tell us how they’re blending Southern Gothic folklore with a revolutionary soundtrack to enhance storytelling

1 month ago | techradar.com | Ural Garrett

(Image credit: Compulsion Games)After my hands-on playthrough of action-adventure game South of Midnight last month, it became evident that developer Compulsion Games has crafted something special with this upcoming game. Set in a fictional rendition of the American South, the game showed significant potential with gameplay split between platforming, clever puzzles, and solid combat.
What L.A.’s fading sno-ball industry tells us about local Creole culinary traditions

2 months ago | afrolanews.org | Ural Garrett

DONATE A rainbow sno-ball sits near Mardi Gras-themed decorations at Fluffy's Sno-Balls in Long Beach. (Credit: Richard H. Grant) In 2024, Los Angeles bid a bittersweet farewell to the last of its New Orleans-style sno-ball (or snowball for proper folk) stands. Their closures felt like more than just the end of a business—it was another heartbreaking chapter in the slow fading of the city’s Creole culinary soul.
Hoverboards and farting pigs: Split Fiction is shaping up to be an unhinged split-screen co-op adventure for the ages

Feb 13, 2025 | techradar.com | Ural Garrett

(Image credit: Electronic Arts)“We mix genres and references to create something new while paying homage to gaming history,” confidently says Hazelight Studios founder Josef Fares on his latest offering Split Fiction.
South of Midnight could be the fantastic B-tier action adventure Xbox desperately needs

Feb 11, 2025 | msn.com | Ural Garrett

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
South of Midnight could be the fantastic B-tier action adventure Xbox desperately needs

Feb 11, 2025 | techradar.com | Ural Garrett

(Image credit: Compulsion Games)Montreal-based Compulsion Games has been cooking up South of Midnight since being acquired by Microsoft in 2018. The gothic fantasy set in a fictionalized deep American South town called Prospero stars Hazel, a high school graduate on her way to college when she loses her mother during a rainstorm. This sets in motion a folktale that provides one of the most unique visual and audio stylings that we might see in gaming this year.

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Articles

I was drawn to South of Midnight by its masterful audio and visual presentation but fell in love with its incredible exploration and combat

I spent a week testing the HP OmniStudio X 31.5, and while it's not the best choice for gaming, it is great for everyday computing

'Exploitative use of AI is social media; we already have it - it's called you don't own your data’: will.i.am talks tech, LG, and using AI responsibly | TechRadar

'Games tend to follow certain formulas, and this wasn’t one of them'

'Games tend to follow certain formulas, and this wasn’t one of them'

South of Midnight’s composer and audio director tell us how they’re blending Southern Gothic folklore with a revolutionary soundtrack to enhance storytelling

What L.A.’s fading sno-ball industry tells us about local Creole culinary traditions

Hoverboards and farting pigs: Split Fiction is shaping up to be an unhinged split-screen co-op adventure for the ages

South of Midnight could be the fantastic B-tier action adventure Xbox desperately needs

South of Midnight could be the fantastic B-tier action adventure Xbox desperately needs

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