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The Duskbloods Could Have Been a ‘Cute’ Nintendo Game
FromSoftware director Hidetaka Miyazaki has revealed that the studio’s upcoming Switch 2 title The Duskbloods originally had a much cuter, more “Nintendo” art style before settling on its current dark, Victorian Gothic aesthetic. Speaking at a roundtable Q&A, he said the change was one of the most drastic shifts during the game’s five-year development, offering…
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Lewes rail line to reopen in September as work under way to remove train
The railway line near Lewes, East Sussex, where a Southern train derailed on 13 August, will reopen on 1 September. Recovery crews are using cranes to remove the derailed carriages under what Network Rail described as “very challenging circumstances,” with the timeline aimed at restoring services before the end of the school summer holidays. Three…
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The Duskbloods: the best of FromSoftware fights in a frantic multiplayer battleground
FromSoftware, the studio behind Elden Ring and Bloodborne, is departing from its usual formula of single-player RPGs with light multiplayer elements to create The Duskbloods, a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive built entirely around frantic multiplayer combat. Having spent two days playing the game in Tokyo, the writer describes a battle royale-style structure in which eight…
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Here’s what data Comcast says its motion-detecting routers collect
Comcast has responded to a backlash over its new opt-in WiFi Motion feature, which turns customers’ Xfinity Gateway routers into motion sensors using Wi-Fi signal disturbances rather than cameras or microphones. The feature, part of a new platform called Xfinity Shield, prompted anger online after users noticed support-page wording suggesting Comcast could share motion data…
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Waymo lifts the lid on the ‘brain’ powering its robotaxis
Waymo has publicly detailed the “brain” behind its self-driving vehicles for the first time, revealing specifics of the custom compute hardware housed in the boot of its robotaxis, including chip architecture, processor specifications and internal components. The disclosure, made in a company blog post, also names the hardware suppliers Waymo relies on and offers a…
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The Duskbloods Is Inspired By One Of Tabletop Gaming’s Most Famous Vampire RPGs
From Software has been an industry trendsetter with its souls-like games over the years, but what inspires the studio when it crafts new experiences like The Duskbloods? The brief amounts of gameplay we’ve seen so far certainly suggest it includes plenty of From Software DNA, with its elegant art direction and hard-hitting action, and game…
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The Duskbloods Has Some George R.R. Martin In Its Blood
From Software’s next game, The Duskbloods, is inspired by both vampire literature and tabletop games. But another key figure that the studio looked to for motivation was legendary Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin. That’s not too surprising, given Martin’s involvement with the studio’s smash-hit game Elden Ring, and while he may not have…
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Hidetaka Miyazaki On The Duskbloods: “Maybe PvPvE Wasn’t The Best Way To Refer To It”
From Software’s vampire-inspired multiplayer game The Duskbloods is difficult to quantify. Though it was billed as a “PvPvE game” when it was first announced, Hidetaka Miyazaki, president of From Software and legendary game director behind Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Elden Ring, now thinks that label might be “a bit confusing.” The Duskbloods’ moment-to-moment gameplay may…
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I’ve Never Played Anything Like The Duskbloods, And I Cannot Wait To Play More
After eight hours with the technical test, From Software’s next endeavor is impossible to nail down.