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“We can get any IP” – Saber CCO on why reviving dormant franchises is the big, obvious secret the the publisher’s success, and why Xbox could learn from it
Saber Interactive’s chief creative officer Tim Willits has attributed the studio’s recent success to its willingness to revive dormant video game franchises, telling Eurogamer at Gamescom that “we can get any IP”. This approach has powered a string of releases including Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, alongside new entries in older series such as Turok…
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Housebuilder Crest Nicholson warns of annual loss in ‘subdued’ property market
Crest Nicholson, the British housebuilder, has warned it now expects to make an annual operating loss of about £10m, reversing an earlier forecast of a £5m to £10m profit, after trading proved weaker than anticipated over the summer. The unscheduled update, the firm’s third profit warning since April, cites a “subdued” property market where affordability…
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This Is Flock’s AI Search Tool for Cops
Flock, a maker of AI-powered surveillance cameras used widely by US police departments, has faced growing backlash over the past year as departments cancel contracts and city councils vote to remove its systems. This followed controversies including a Texas deputy searching more than 83,000 cameras for a woman who had had an abortion, and Illinois…
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Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 5 review: A significant upgrade at the same price
Sennheiser has released the Momentum True Wireless 5, a substantial redesign of its flagship earbuds that keeps the price at $300 despite a smaller, more ergonomic shape and a compact new charging case. The update matters because it addresses long-standing gaps in the range beyond audio quality, Sennheiser’s traditional strength, by improving comfort, battery life…
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Smart Toilets Are Already Using AI to Analyze Your Poop
A wave of “smart toilet” devices is bringing AI-powered stool analysis into the home, as companies chase a booming gut health market by promising personalised health insights from bathroom habits. Firms such as Kohler Health and startup Throne sell clip-on toilet devices with cameras that record and analyse stool and urine, generating gut health and…
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Warning UK ministers are putting interests of Big Tech ahead of public on AI
Ministers have been accused of favouring Big Tech firms over the public interest by spending billions on AI systems without adequate transparency, in a warning from MPs and rights groups including the Open Rights Group. Analysis by consultancy Tussell found the UK public sector has awarded more than 2,000 AI-related contracts since 2018, worth around…
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‘Ruin and decay bring a chance of rebirth’: Hidetaka Miyazaki on uniting players in a damaged world
FromSoftware’s Hidetaka Miyazaki, the director behind Dark Souls, Bloodborne and Elden Ring, has spoken about his upcoming multiplayer title The Duskbloods ahead of its release. Unlike his acclaimed single-player games, this is a Switch 2 exclusive pitting eight players against monstrous enemies and each other, with survivors whittled down across three rounds to a final…
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Child sexual abuse survivor alleges Elon Musk’s AI chatbot used photos of her to generate new illegal images
A survivor of child sexual abuse has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk’s xAI, alleging that its chatbot Grok used real images of her abuse to generate new, illegal AI-produced child sexual abuse material (CSAM) depicting her. The class-action complaint, filed in a US district court in California, accuses xAI of ignoring industry-standard safeguards against…
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MORNING GLORY: ‘Blue Blight’ is spreading fast and only voters can stop it
This opinion piece by a Fox News columnist coins the term “blue blight” to describe what the author argues is a pattern of economic and educational decline in Democratic-voting (“blue”) US states, likening its spread to Dutch Elm Disease, which devastated American elm populations from the 1930s onwards. The author contends that declining public education…
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Rumour: A Norwegian Retailer Seems To Think It Knows The Developer For The Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake
A listing on Norwegian retailer Elkjøp’s website named Monolith Soft, the Xenoblade Chronicles studio Nintendo fully acquired in December 2024, as the developer of the upcoming Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2. Nintendo Life treated the claim as an unverified rumour rather than confirmed fact, noting the publisher has a long history of…