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Shuhei Yoshida told Expedition 33 studio to avoid terms like ‘turn-based RPG’ because it may cause people to “overlook” the game
One of the reasons Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 stood out so much in early footage was how action-packed its combat looked, despite being a turn-based RPG. But while developer Sandfall Interactive has described the game as a turn-based RPG – and reinvigorated the genre, to some degree – not everyone was happy with that approach.…
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Sundance Breakout ‘Thelma’ Set for Mandarin Remake by Stars Collective, Titled ‘Grandma, Please’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Stars Collective has acquired the Mandarin-language remake rights to “Thelma,” the 2024 Sundance Film Festival breakout that became Magnolia Pictures’ highest-grossing narrative feature, and is developing an adaptation titled “Grandma, Please.” In “Grandma, Please,” an 80-year-old grandmother is swindled out of her life savings by a scammer who uses AI to clone her late husband’s…
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Satellite images reveal chilling warning of Sudan’s next battlefield
Satellite images have shocked investigators and human rights groups, exposing evidence of mass killings and bloodshed visible from orbit.
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Apple appears to have leaked its camera-equipped AirPods
Apple appears to have inadvertently confirmed camera-equipped AirPods through a demo video embedded in the macOS Tahoe 26.7 release candidate, spotted by MacRumors and shared by X user @aaronp613. The earbuds use an onboard camera to feed low-resolution imagery to Siri, powering a new “Visual Intelligence” feature that lets wearers ask the assistant to identify…
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US states take on Meta in pivotal trial over child social media addiction claims
State attorneys general allege that tech company intentionally designed addictive products that harm young people More than half of the states in the US have joined together in an unprecedented lawsuit against Meta that goes to trial on Tuesday, accusing the parent company of Instagram and Facebook of deliberately designing addictive products that lured in…
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Google buys crashed airline Spirit’s data at auction, because AI
$10 million buys over 100 million emails, 30 million recorded phone calls, reams of stuff from Teams, Oracle, and SAP
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Wyoming woman’s life shattered after finding out stepdad used pictures of her as a child to make THOUSANDS of AI child porn images, lawsuit claims
The woman has joined a lawsuit filed against xAI, Elon Musks’s company, which her stepdad allegedly used to make the explicit material.
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Microsoft MVP creates site to remind you of all the brands Redmond replaced
If you’re still talking about ‘DirSync’ or ‘Active Directory’ instead of ‘Entra’, and need to explain why, this is the site for you
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Aussie honeymooners hit with $700 smoking fine shock at New York hotel
Aussie newlyweds were hit with a $700 smoking fine during their New York honeymoon.