Deezer says it receives nearly 75,000 AI-generated song submissions to its music streaming platform each day, accounting for about 44 percent of all daily uploads, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. Despite the increase in “fraudulent” uploads, Deezer says the consumption of AI songs makes up around 1 to 3 percent of total streams, as the […]
Following last year’s AI-powered Darth Vader in Fortnite that swore in a re-creation of James Earl Jones’ voice, Epic Games is now letting Fortnite creators experiment with a new “conversations” tool to create AI-powered characters that players can talk and interact with. “Instead of authoring dialogue trees for characters in your islands, conversations transforms an […]
A24’s Elden Ring adaptation is now in production in the UK, directed by Alex Garland. George R.R. Martin co-wrote the game’s mythology and is now producing the live-action movie.
It’s going to be a little while before The Lands Between is realized in movie form. Bandai Namco just confirmed that the live-action Elden Ring movie, which was announced last year, is expected to hit theaters on March 3rd, 2028, with production kicking off this spring. Based on FromSoftware’s open-world fantasy RPG from 2022, Elden […]
Behind the scenes at Mattel and the making of Toy Story 5 toys.
When Vampire Survivors first exploded onto the scene, it was pretty much all I could think about. The formula of jumping into runs, taking on thousands of enemies, and becoming absurdly overpowered kept me picking up the game again and again – Steam says I’ve played it for more than 60 hours. Over time, though, […]
Ultimate Action Woody and Buzz each boast 70+ phrases and have two modes — Alive or Toy —, with lots of tech under the hood.
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‘I’m honored to be a part of the team continuing this adventure for a new generation of Starfighters, both young and old.’
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In space, no one can hear you ask for sun cream
This might feel like a somewhat obvious recommendation to some, but it flew under my radar until now. Alfred Bester’s The Stars My Destination (originally published as Tiger! Tiger! in the UK) is a 1956 sci-fi novel that some have cited as a precursor to cyberpunk. It’s a work I admit I have some conflicted […]