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FromSoftware knows what it’s doing with The Duskbloods character Zork, the internet’s new obsession: “I have developed a powerful, almost maternal affection”
FromSoftware’s upcoming game The Duskbloods has produced an unexpected fan favourite in Zork, a character who has quickly become a talking point among players and commentators online. The character’s design and mannerisms have struck a chord with the community, with one commentator describing having developed “a powerful, almost maternal affection” for them, reflecting how the…
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AI music could never…
This YouTube Short, titled “AI music could never…”, appears to be a quick clip making the case for human musicianship in the face of AI-generated music. The tone suggests a creator or musician showing off a moment of playing, singing or production that’s meant to feel distinctly human and hard to replicate artificially. Beyond the…
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 locks in October premiere date
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, the second anime adaptation set in CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077 universe, will premiere on Netflix on 30 October, according to a newly released teaser trailer. The follow-up tells an entirely new, self-contained story in Night City rather than continuing directly from the first season, though it shares thematic ground and character…
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A 16-Year-Old Canon DSLR Now Runs Doom, Somehow
A developer known as lauris-nl has built a working port of the classic 1993 game Doom for the Canon EOS 550D (also sold as the Rebel T2i), an entry-level DSLR released in 2010. The project uses Magic Lantern, open-source firmware originally designed to unlock extra photography features on Canon cameras, repurposed here to run the…
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$100 Best Buy gift cards will be $60 at stores Saturday
Best Buy will offer $100 gift cards for $60 in its US stores on Saturday, 22 August, as part of a one-day promotion marking the retailer’s 60th anniversary. Gift card discounts are unusual, so this effectively hands shoppers a $40 saving to spend on almost anything the chain sells, and stock is limited to what…
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Waymo hands over documents in NHTSA’s child collision probe
Waymo has submitted documents to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as part of the agency’s investigation into a January collision in which one of its robotaxis struck a nine-year-old girl near a school in Santa Monica, California. The move suggests the probe is progressing, though the documents made public so far have been…
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The Fashion of ‘The Shards’: Halston, Claude Montana and “We All Bow Down to Armani”
The FX drama series “The Shards,” based on Bret Easton Ellis’s 2023 novel and produced by Ryan Murphy alongside Ellis, has drawn attention for its meticulous early-1980s Los Angeles fashion, referencing designers such as Halston, Claude Montana and Armani. Costume designers Lou Eyrich and Joshua Marsh spoke to The Hollywood Reporter ahead of the broadcast…
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From Apple Music’s AI labeling plan to Spotify’s $1.5B buyback… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up covers five major stories shaping the music industry, spanning artificial intelligence, litigation and corporate finance. The developments highlight the industry’s continuing struggle to balance AI innovation with copyright protection, while major players like Universal, Spotify and Warner reshape their commercial strategies. – Apple Music will add “Made With AI” labels…
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Earth, Wind & Fire Drummer Wakes From Induced Coma, Now Faces 2 Major Surgeries
Earth, Wind & Fire drummer John Paris has regained consciousness after being placed in a medically induced coma following a medical emergency that forced the band to cancel a concert during Lionel Richie’s Sing a Song All Night Long Tour. Doctors briefly returned him to the coma to help stabilise his condition, and he remains…