The video games industry is laying off workers by the thousands and it’s not even March yet.
Remastering Star Wars Dark Forces For Consoles Wasn’t Easy
First released back in 1995, Star Wars: Dark Forces is a first-person shooter that plays similarly to Doom, but included new (for the era) features—like rooms on top of rooms, looking up and down, and jumping—elevating it beyond a simple clone. It also had an original Star Wars story and introduced new, popular…
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Former Snap design lead debuts Shader, an AR creation tool that uses AI to generate custom effects
Shader aims to challenge industry heavyweights like Snap’s AR development platform Lens Studio and TikTok’s Effect House, with its no-code AR creation tool that generates custom effects, 2D […]
Hyundai-backed autonomous company Motional cuts 5% of workforce
Motional, the autonomous vehicle company borne out of a joint venture between Hyundai Moor Group and Aptiv, told employees Wednesday it will cut about 5% of its workforce, […]
Tumblr user? Here’s what to know about Tumblr selling your data to OpenAI and MidJourney
Tumblr and Wordpress.com parent company Automattic will reportedly sell user data to OpenAI and MidJourney to train its AI.
FF7 Rebirth Tip: Be Careful Skipping Cutscenes
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, part two of the ambitious project to remake 1997’s Final Fantasy VII, arrives tomorrow, February 29. Fans eager to play this new entry have likely spent some time in the game’s demo, which launched on February 6. Should you play the demo, you’ll get the chance to skip a large section of the…
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Best Apple Watch Ultra deal: Get a refurbished Apple Watch Ultra for $72 off.
As of Feb. 28, get an original refurbished Apple Watch Ultra for $72 off at Woot!. That’s 17% off its original price.
Anamorph’s generative technology reorders scenes to create unlimited versions of one film
Anamorph, a new filmmaking and technology company, announced its launch today. The startup, founded by filmmaker Gary Hustwit and digital artist Brendan Dawes, wants to reshape the cinematic […]
Adobe reveals a GenAI tool for music
There’s plenty of GenAI-powered music editing and creation tools out there, but Adobe wants to put its own spin on the concept. Today at the Hot Pod Summit […]
An FF7 Spin-Off You Didn’t Play Matters A Lot In Rebirth
Final Fantasy VII and its various spin-offs and extended media have gotten difficult to keep track of over the years. These days, each numbered Final Fantasy seems like an extended universe in its own right. Final Fantasy XV got a whole movie and anime mini-series before it was even out, both of which factored heavily…
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