Recommended Reading: The Crisis of "Diablo IV"

Shannon Liao, The Washington Post

Crunch has become a common problem in game development studios, especially when top titles are close to launch. The Diablo IV release date isn't until June, but people working on the Activision Blizzard game are already saying it will be difficult to meet the deadline even with employees working 12-hour days , until late in the evening and on weekends.

Steven Levy, Wired

The Nest co-founder once worked on an Apple team that created the iPod. Now he's creating a crypto hardware wallet to give digital currency its own iPod moment with Paris-based company Ledger. Levy recounts the lead up to the launch of the Ledger Stax this week.

Fork

One activity I look forward to every year is listening to the Pitchfork year-end lists. There are several, but I always start with albums — the long game. It's a fun annual chore, discovering new bands I've never heard of and re-listening to some I already know.

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