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Meta is testing the use of facial recognition to fight deepfake celeb ads
23.10.2024
Meta will test the facial recognition technology from 50,000 celebrities and public figures to curtail the “celeb-bait” scams
We Took On The Difficult Task Of Ranking Hayao Miyazaki Movies
17.9.2024
Hayao Miyazaki is a legendary director and animator whose entire filmography is exceptional, so ranking his films is no easy feat. You’d be hard-pressed to find a “bad” film from the Studio Ghibli co-founder, so this piece is more about ranking from great to masterpiece rather than from good...
An Inside Peek At Indiana Jones' Gameplay Looks Whip-Crackingly, Fist-Punchingly Fun
21.8.2024
There’s a fairly good chance that you, like us, keep forgetting that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is a first-person game. Each time we see any footage, it’s a jarring moment to remember that this isn’t a reskinned Tomb Raider or Uncharted, but instead puts us directly inside Dr. Jones’ head....
With The Acolyte, Lucasfilm Is Done Staying Silent About Bigoted Reactions To Star Wars
31.5.2024
Lucasfilm has had what can, charitably, be described as a rocky history with how it has handled Star Wars frequently finding itself the target of the ever-evolving reactionary culture war. In fits and starts, the studio has struggled in defending stars and crew from harassment and baseless...
Elon Musk Will Fund Gina Carano's Lawsuit Over Star Wars Firing
6.2.2024
This is a lot so, sit down and take a deep breath. Gina Carano, the actress who was fired from The Mandalorian for “social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities” is now suing Lucasfilm for discrimination and wrongful termination. And, because the comments...
Everything We Saw At Gamescom 2023 Opening Night Live
22.8.2023
Gamescom, the annual gaming event held in Cologne, Germany, just lit the stage with Opening Night Live and with it, we got a closer look at some gaming delights just around the corner. Read more
Everything We Saw At Gamescom 2023 Opening Night Live
22.8.2023
Gamescom, the massive annual gaming event held in Cologne, Germany, just streamed its glitzy Opening Night Live presentation, giving us a closer look at tons of coming games, many of which are are just around the corner.Read more
Immortals Of Aveum Runs Poorly On Even The Best PC
22.8.2023
Immortals of Aveum, Ascendant Studios’ first-person shooter rooted in magic—not guns—is not performing all that magically on PC. Its August 22 launch day is preoccupied by stuttering, sometimes, crashing, and making the average PC sweat with the game’s ambitious Unreal Engine 5.1.Read more
Immortals Of Aveum Runs Poorly On Even The Best PC
22.8.2023
Immortals of Aveum, Ascendant Studios’ first-person shooter rooted in magic—not guns—is not performing all that magically on PC. Its August 22 launch day is preoccupied by stuttering, sometimes, crashing, and making the average PC sweat with the game’s ambitious Unreal Engine 5.1.Read more
2023’s Most Unusual Shooter Just Got Delayed To The Worst Possible Time
20.6.2023
Immortals of Aveum is a Doom-like shooter where you wield magic spells instead of guns. There’s something about it that feels unmistakably like an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 throwback, but it’s actually a new, big budget indie game from the same EA Originals label that brought us It Takes Two...
Halo Voice Actor Directing Batshit Anti-Biden Propaganda Film
29.8.2022
Over the weekend, a trailer for a blatantly right-wing biopic about president Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, made the rounds. It looks all kinds of bonkers. Also, it’s directed by a voice actor from Bungie’s Halo trilogy. Hey, let’s all give it up for the gaming angle!Read more
The Dept. of Commerce has 17 questions to help develop a crypto framework
19.5.2022
The DoC’s series of 17 questions is set to be published on May 19 and asks for comments from the public that will inform the department’s creation of a regulatory framework for crypto businesses
Global Chip Shortage Looms Over Bitcoin Mining Industry, ASIC Supply Tightens
28.1.2022
While Bitcoin’s hashrate has been coasting along above 175 exahash per second (EH/s) and recently reached an all-time high, a global shortage of semiconductor chips could slow the growing industry. The shortfall of supply worldwide has disrupted major industries, and manufacturers like...
A Nearly 20-Year-Old Half-Life Easter Egg Was Just Found
10.7.2021
At the very end of Half-Life: Decay there’s a tiny Easter egg to be found, but only if you change your perspective and pay close attention to a destroyed computer. Read more
The Mandalorian Scores Its Own Stern Pinball Machines
11.5.2021
When you’re really good you get your own pinball machine. Disney+ Star Wars series The Mandalorian is really, really good, so it gets three. Read more
24 Action-Adventure Movies With Ass-Kicking Women
30.3.2021
Growing up, my favorite movies were Indiana Jones, The Lord of the Rings, James Bond—anything with action and adventure. They typically starred daring men, but as a young woman I started admiring more powerful, smart women who could command a room. Fast forward to today, and more women than ever...
How Star Wars' Biggest Fan Wiki Found Itself in a Fight Over Trans Identity
30.3.2021
If you’re a Star Wars fan online, there stands a high chance that you’ve not only heard of Wookieepedia—the Fandom-owned community resource archiving eons of material from the franchise—but spent more time than you’d like to admit looking up everything from Ickabel G’ont to the history of the Grysk...
What's Star Wars Going to Do With All This Gina Carano Merchandise?
17.2.2021
Toys and Star Wars are almost inextricably linked. From the days of the Early Bird preview set to modern collectibles lining the shelves and desks of ardent fans, the galaxy far, far away’s relationship with merchandise is as old as Star Wars itself. But what’s going to happen when paraphernalia...
Gina Torres on fighting demigods, flying through space, and the time she unofficially played Catwoman
17.2.2021
The actor: “Formidable” is often used to describe Gina Torres’ onscreen presence, whether she’s playing the unflappable second-in-command on a ramshackle spaceship on Firefly, a midriff-baring Sumerian princess on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, or a high-powered lawyer intent on making the most...
Gina Carano Is No Longer a Part of Star Wars
11.2.2021
Gina Carano, who plays Cara Dune on The Mandalorian, will no longer be on the show.Read more