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After years of delays, Ubisoft is finally ready to offer a fresh look at Skull and Bones. The publisher announced on Tuesday it plans to host a showcase dedicated to the open-world multiplayer pirate game on July 7th at 2PM ET. Ubisoft will livestream the event on YouTube and Twitch.

The company is widely expected to announce a new release date then. If you haven’t kept track of Skull and Bones’ troubled development, we don’t blame you. Ubisoft first announced the title at E3 2017, with an original release window planned for 2018. It then pushed the game back to 2019, mid-2020, 2021 and then finally its fiscal 2022-2023 year.

In 2020, Elisabeth Pellen, the game’s creative director, attributed the delays to a change of vision. The original premise of Skull and Bones was simple. It was supposed to adapt the sailing mechanics from 2013’s Assassin’s Creed IV:Black Flag and strip all the narrative threads and stealth mechanics that made that game unapproachable for some.

“The answer is that we simply needed more time. We dreamt something bigger for Skull and Bones, and these ambitions naturally came with bigger challenges,” Pellen said at the time. “As Skull and Bones evolved from its original idea to what it is now, it was also necessary to have some fresh eyes join the team.” Ubisoft also announced today it plans to hold a separate event on September 10th that will feature multiple games and projects from the company’s teams.

With smartphone battery capacity essentially stalling around 5000 mAh for size and manufacturing technology reasons, the next best thing is to charge them faster. That’s precisely where many OEMs are heading, including Infinix.

Following Ubergizmo, you might have seen Infinix’s 160W fast-charger demonstrated with a concept phone last year. Thunder Charge is even better and more efficient. According to the company, the new charging system is 99% efficient, which means less heat is generated at this incredible wattage.

The trick here is to use two batteries that can be recharged at 90W. Thus, the parallel charging of both is similar to having one battery that charges at 180W. The concept has been used for some time but is improving, primarily by Chinese OEMs.

A high-quality USB-C cable is required to handle the load, and Infinix will check this thanks to a microchip placed in the cable. That’s very similar to what Apple does, a proven method. Let’s hope these cables won’t be overpriced, as these microchips are Apple’s highest-margin business, say some Analysts.

If you don’t have a certified cable, the charging system will fall back to USB-PD standards such as 60W or 100W

Of course, such ultra-speed charging will create heat, and Infinix says it has put in place many sensors (20!) and software that constantly monitor and prevent overheating. A relatively cool temperature of 43C (109F) for the battery is the target to ensure a good ratio between charging speed and battery longevity.

The good news is that Thunder Charge is scheduled to be integrated into actual smartphone products slated for the “second half” of 2022.

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