Honkai: Star Rail is saying goodbye to the Penacony storyline in the Version 2.3 update. While there are new quests and the challenging Apocalyptic Shadow game mode to enjoy, the highlights are the latest playable characters. Jade has already captured a…certain audience type that is looking forward to her banner in…
TestParty raises $4 million to help automate the coding for accessible websites
TestParty, a software compliance company powered by AI, announced a $4 million seed round today co-led by Harlem Capital and the Urban Innovation Fund. Michael Bervell and Jason […]
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble: The Kotaku Review
I play the original 2001 Super Monkey Ball almost every day, and if you’ll allow me one brag, I’m pretty good at it. Sometimes I play to jumpstart my brain in the morning, sometimes to unwind during my lunch break, sometimes to fill some time in the evening. Usually, I choose the fifty-stage-long Expert difficulty,…
Streaming execs think TV’s future looks a lot like its past
We’re at a transitional moment in streaming — user growth is slowing and major players are looking to consolidate, but the long-promised dream of profitability finally seems within […]
Inside Andy Cohen’s ‘WWHL’: A behind-the-scenes look at Bravo’s exclusive Clubhouse
It’s nearly impossible for Bravo fans to attend ‘Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.’ If you can’t go yourself, we have all the details about what it’s like inside the Clubhouse.
Women in AI: Charlette N’Guessan is tackling data scarcity on the African continent
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women […]
Kingdom Hearts Steam Reviews Wage War On Epic Games Store
Kingdom Hearts fans waited nearly 20 years for Sora, Donald, and Goofy’s adventures through Disney worlds to come to PC, which they finally did back in 2021 via the Epic Games Store. But some fans waited even longer for most of the series to come to Steam on June 13. Whatever floats your steamboat, PC players. Use…
A Fantasy RPG That Oozes Cool
Fans of Atlus’ long-running RPG relationship sim series won’t stop asking when Persona 6 will arrive, but the truth is that Metaphor: ReFantazio seems like it covers an awful lot of the same bases, from flashy turn-based fights to friendship meters, while also evolving on the formula in some exciting ways. It’s also a…
All the media companies that have licensing deals with OpenAI (so far)
OpenAI has been busy trying to curry favor (and fighting copyright infringement lawsuits) with media companies to use their content. Here’s a roundup of all the publications that have agreed to licensing deals with the ChatGPT maker.