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Palworld pops off with massive spike in player count following gargantuan 1.0 update
A genuine smash-hit early access success. The post Palworld pops off with massive spike in player count following gargantuan 1.0 update appeared first on Destructoid.
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Palworld’s Massive 1.0 Patch Notes Detail New Sunreach Area, Mutations, And 72 More Pals
After years in early access, Palworld’s major 1.0 update has arrived with a whopping 40-pages of patch notes, which reveal an overhaul to several parts of the game. The major highlights include updated story missions, a brand-new area to explore, revamped settlements, two new mechanics, and 72 more Pals to add to your collection. Developer…
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“Compliance-in-advance is never enough to appease a zealous censor”: Robert Yang on the current challenge of bringing experimental gay games to Steam
Radiator Forever, an “ongoing re-remaster/re-re-release” collection of developer Robert Yang’s short and experimental gay games has arrived on Steam, giving it a new home alongside Itch.io. In a blog post about the release, Yang has outlined the complex situation facing adult game creators at the moment, with the likes of last year’s business with payment…
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Music Coalition Pushes For AI Labels on Streaming Services
“Fans want to know whether and how generative AI has been used in the music to which they listen,” the CEOs of the RIAA and IFPI said in a joint statement on Friday.
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EU threatens Meta with fines over addictive features on Facebook and Instagram
The tech giant is in breach of the Digital Services Act by focusing on features like infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and the highly personalized recommendation algorithms, the European Commission said.
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Engadget Podcast: Xbox resets with layoffs
This week on the Engadget Podcast, we dive into Microsoft’s brutal Xbox layoffs with Mike Futter of the Virtual Economy Podcast.
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Adventures of Elliot’s new update finally lets you silence Faie
Square Enix has released Version 1.1.0 for its HD-2D action RPG The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, adding a long-requested option to switch off support character voices. The update primarily addresses complaints about Faie, the game’s Navi-like fairy companion, whose constant commentary had been one of the most persistent criticisms since the game launched…
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Florida ransomware negotiator convicted for helping ransomware gang extort US companies
Angelo Martino, a Florida man employed as a ransomware negotiator at a US cybersecurity company, has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for secretly conspiring with hackers to deploy ransomware against American companies. The case is notable because it exposes a rare instance of security professionals abusing their trusted positions to commit…
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RIAA, Grammys, SAG-AFTRA and Other Groups Launch New Labeling Program for AI Music
A coalition of music-industry bodies — including the RIAA, IFPI, the Grammys and the performers’ union SAG-AFTRA — has launched a joint programme to label recordings made with artificial intelligence. Announced on Friday, the scheme introduces two suggested track-level tags, “AI-Generated” and “AI-Assisted”, intended to work much like existing explicit-content labels. The move matters because…
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Music Community Introduces System For Tagging AI-Generated Songs
IFPI, RIAA, A2IM, WIN, IMPALA, The Grammys, SAG-AFTRA and Human Artistry Campaign, representing a broad spectrum of recorded music creators and companies around the world, announced a unified approach to voluntary track labeling to give fans clearer information about the use of generative AI (GenAI)…