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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Remake Studio Faced with Layoffs Despite Successful Launch
Publisher Ubisoft is cutting jobs at its Ubisoft Barcelona studio, many of whose staff worked on the newly released remake Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced. Although the redundancies were planned and announced some time ago, the story has resurfaced now that the well-received remake has launched, highlighting the contrast between a successful project and the…
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Id Software co-founder John Carmack “can’t muster anger or outrage” over Xbox gutting the Doom studio, but does say it’ll “dampen the mood of the founder reunion”
Aw shucks. That’s a bummer. I’m not angry about it, though. Surely this had to happen, just like the execs said it did. I’m paraphrasing quite facetiously, but that is the basic gist of id Software co-founder John Carmack’s reaction to the studio cutting 136 workers as part of Microsoft’s mass layoffs earlier this week,…
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The row over just how many penises appear on the Bayeux tapestry continues to rage as famous artefact arrives in UK for first time in 1,000 years
The famous Bayeux Tapestry has arrived in Britain for the first time in almost 1,000 years, going on display at the British Museum after a tightly guarded, high-tech operation that saw the 11th-century artefact moved in overnight and brought across the Channel. Its arrival has reignited a long-running scholarly debate over an unusual question: exactly…
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Only 10 Fantasy Movie Masterpieces Are Truly Perfect From Start to Finish
The fantasy genre has produced many acclaimed classics, but only movies like Pan’s Labyrinth and Spirited Away are worthy of being considered perfect.
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Richie Culver On Melding Art And Sound On His Bold New Album, ‘The Architecture Of Perception’
Over the past five years, multi-disciplinary creative Richie Culver has used exhibitions, spoken word and wild electronic textures to delve deep into the intersection between sound and visual art. New album under the moniker of Quiet Husband, ‘The Architecture Of Perception’, is the latest transmission of this intent, a collection… The post Richie Culver On…
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George R.R. Martin’s Favorite ‘Game of Thrones’ Spin-Off Gets a Colossal Season 2 Update
HBO programming chief Casey Bloys has confirmed that filming on the second season of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, the latest Game of Thrones spin-off, is nearing completion, telling fans the team is “finishing up shooting Season 2”. The update is notable because the show has been widely embraced as the most faithful adaptation…
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A New Experiential Gallery Just Might Change Your Mind About AI Art
Renowned digital artist Refik Anadol has opened Dataland, billed as the world’s first “museum of AI arts”, in downtown Los Angeles, seeking to counter the widespread perception that AI-generated art amounts to little more than “slop”. The gallery, cofounded with studio partner Efsun Erkılıç, opened on 20 June and drew more than 10,000 visitors within…
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Revosim’s gear shifter and handbrake are a great start to this sim racing ecosystem, but the bundle’s price is starting to grow too
GamesRadar+ has reviewed Nacon’s Revosim RS Pure add-ons — a gear shifter and a handbrake designed to expand the brand’s modular sim racing setup. The reviewer’s verdict is broadly positive, praising the peripherals as a strong foundation for the ecosystem, while flagging that adding these components pushes the overall cost of a complete bundle noticeably…
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Feature: PS Plus Members Have Early Access to Select PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store’s Summer Sale
Sony has opened early access to its upcoming PS Store Summer Sale for PlayStation Plus subscribers, ahead of the sale going live for all users on 15th July. Members on any PS Plus tier can browse and buy a selection of discounted PS5 and PS4 titles ahead of everyone else, while the separate July Savings…
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Pokémon Go fans gather in Times Square to celebrate 10 years of game – video
Pokémon Go marked its 10th anniversary with a large-scale celebration in New York’s Times Square, where fans gathered for a special in-game event centred on defeating the powerful Pokémon species Mewtwo. The gathering highlighted the enduring popularity of the augmented-reality mobile game, which has retained a dedicated community of players a decade after its launch.…