A new "John Wick" video game starring Keanu Reeves was unveiled at a PlayStation showcase on Thursday, while a separate story revealed that the suspect in a Canadian school shooting had created a shooting simulator on the gaming platform Roblox. The Steam Client Beta also released an update allowing users to attach their hardware specs to game reviews.
The "Untitled John Wick Game," developed by Saber Interactive, the studio behind Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, will feature Reeves' likeness and voice, and is expected to be a prequel to the film series, according to BBC Technology. The trailer for the game was revealed at Sony's "State of Play" showcase.
In a separate development, an 18-year-old suspect in a British Columbia high school shooting had previously created a mass shooting simulator on the gaming platform Roblox, according to The Guardian. The platform has since removed the account after the shooting, which resulted in the deaths of nine people, including the shooter.
Meanwhile, Steam users will soon have the option to attach their hardware specifications to game reviews, according to The Verge. This feature was added in a Steam Client Beta update released on Thursday. The update also includes an option to collect anonymized framerate data for monitoring game compatibility.
In other technology news, Jim O'Neill, the US deputy health secretary, discussed his plans to increase human healthspan through longevity-focused research supported by ARPA-H, according to MIT Technology Review. O'Neill oversees a department with a budget of over a trillion dollars and signed the decision memorandum on the US's new vaccine schedule.
MIT Technology Review also explored the reality of heists, noting that technical countermeasures are rarely a problem in real-life heists. The main barrier to entry is usually a literal barrier to entry, like a locked door.
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