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Toucharcade
3 weeks ago
Video games

SwitchArcade Round-Up: Reviews Featuring 'Princess Peach: Showtime!', Plus Today's Releases and Sales

Princess Peach: Showtime! is a chill and easy game with collectibles to keep players engaged.
Good-Feel, the developer of Princess Peach: Showtime!, has created several games featuring Nintendo's characters. [ more ]
Ars Technica
10 months ago
Games

Why EA Sports and Nike think gaming NFTs can really work this time

After a lot of hype from game makers in 2021, big publishers have been relatively quiet on the idea of integrating non-fungible tokens into their games since the collapse of Ubisoft's "Quartz Digits" platform last year.But EA Sports this week is proving the game industry hasn't completely abandoned the blockchain-based collectible technology, announcing a partnership with Nike's ".Swoosh" NFT platform to let players "express their personal style through play."
Futurism
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

Ubisoft Develops Tool to Crank Out Video Game Dialogue Using AI

Bark With Bite
Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game developers known for titles like the "Assassin's Creed" franchise, is moving to partially automate writing in-game dialog by developing an AI tool called Ghostwriter.In video games, non-player characters (NPCs) often speak in what are known as "barks": short, often shouty lines of dialogue triggered by in-game events - a "Watch those wrist rockets!" a quick "Reloadin'!" or a tired "Took an arrow to the knee."
Medium
1 year ago
Parenting

The Toddler Arcade

The adage is true: content is king.But it's especially true when you're on a 15+ hour flight with a four year old.There, content isn't just king, it's queen, prince, princess, hand of the king, jester, and everyone else.All of that is to say that I recently downloaded the first videogames for my child to try to play on our trip.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
Games

20 years later, Second Life is launching on mobile

Remember Second Life?The virtual world launched on the desktop web back in 2003 with 3D avatars and spaces for various social activities.Believe it or not, it has been running continually this entire time-and now it's coming to mobile for the first time.In fact, this will be the first time that Second Life has expanded beyond the PC (across Windows, macOS, and Linux) in any form.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 year ago
Design

Pokemon GO creator Niantic Labs is making an AR headset for outdoor use - Yanko Design

Pokemon is an extremely large gaming franchise, but despite its popularity, only those who would label themselves as gamers would actually have any first-hand experience with it.That was, of course, until Pokemon GO exploded to the point that many smartphone owners have met a virtual critter or two at least once in their lifetime.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

'PUBG' creator's next project is an open source metaverse for everyone

Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene, the creator of "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" (commonly known as "PUBG") has embarked on a metaverse project called Artemis.
Consequence
1 year ago
Music

Serj Tankian unveils new song "No Tomorrow" in "Metal: Hellsinger" video game trailer: Stream

System of a Down singer Serj Tankian has unveiled the new song "No Tomorrow" in the gameplay trailer for Metal: Hellsinger, a new video game due out later this year for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

Superbowl LVI was crypto's coming out party. This year, the party's over

Super Bowl LVI was the crypto world's coming out party.Buzzy firms made bold pitches last year, and shelled out millions of dollars on ads encouraging viewers not to be afraid of this new-fangled digital investment and for God's sake don't miss out on this exciting opportunity!You can expect a lot less noise from Team Crypto during Super Bowl LVII next Sunday.
The Verge
1 year ago
Information security

Riot Games source codes were exposed in a security breach

Riot Games has revealed that the source codes for its popular League of Legends and Teamfight Tactics, or TFT, video games were stolen in a recent security breach, alongside the code for its legacy anti-cheat platform.Riot disclosed the breach earlier this week on Twitter as a "social engineering attack" and reassured players that it would provide an update on the situation following an investigation.
SecurityWeek
1 year ago
Information security

Riot Games Says Source Code Stolen in Ransomware Attack

Video games developer Riot Games on Tuesday confirmed that source code was stolen from its development systems during a ransomware attack last week.The incident was initially disclosed on January 20, when the company announced that systems in its development environment had been compromised and that the attack impacted its ability to release content.
Exchangewire
1 year ago
Marketing tech

Netflix to Reveal UK Viewing Figures for the First Time; ASA Rules Tory Party Broke Advertising Rules

Streaming giant Netflix has agreed to join Barb, the British ratings agency, meaning it will release independently audited viewing figures to reveal how many people in the UK watch its programmes.
Exchangewire
1 year ago
Marketing tech

Netflix to Bolster Gaming Division with Ubisoft Partnership; Meta Pulls Plug on Responsible Innovation team

Netflix has partnered with Ubisoft to create three mobile games , the streaming giant announced on Saturday (10th September).
Medium
1 year ago
JavaScript

Mokens league raises $2Mn Funding!

E-Sports players all around the world are thrilled to hear the news that Mokens league is getting $2mn seed funding to develop its gaming modules, updating its gaming servers, and for other essential developments.
The Verge
2 years ago
Marketing

Microsoft reportedly wants to bring ads to free-to-play Xbox games

Microsoft is reportedly working on a program that will let brands showcase advertisements within free-to-play Xbox games, according to a report from .
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