Qualcomm aims for games with Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 Mobile chips
Source: Venture Beat Qualcomm is aiming for gaming with the introduction of the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 Mobile processor platform. Read Full Article
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Elden Ring: all of the updates about FromSoftware’s open-world hit
Source: The Verge It’s inaccurate and reductive to call Elden Ring Nightreign a Dark Souls take on Fortnite. And yet, if pressed for an extremely brief elevator pitch — say, the kind you’d give to your friends who are curious about soulsborne games but are put off by all the discussions of their difficulty —…
Adobe Firefly AI video generator debuts—the most ‘IP-safe’ AI tool yet?
Source: Venture Beat Adobe Firefly AI video generator launches in beta, offering commercial-safe AI video tools trained on licensed content—challenging OpenAI’s Sora and redefining professional video editing. Read Full Article
Adobe’s Sora rivalling AI video generator is now available for everyone
Source: The Verge Adobe’s text- and image-to-video AI generator has been released for anyone to try online. Generate Video is available starting today in public beta following a limited early access testing period last year. The beta tool can be accessed via the re-designed Firefly web app, alongside new image generation and translation capabilities, and…
Overwatch 2: all the news about the sequel to Blizzard’s hit hero shooter
Source: The Verge The long-awaited game launches in early access in October. | Image: Blizzard Overwatch 2, the sequel to Activision Blizzard’s hit hero shooter Overwatch, is finally launching in October after first being announced in 2019. One major change is the shift to five-on-five matches in PVP, and Blizzard is also adding new characters,…
Crysis 4 is on hold as developer Crytek announces layoffs
Source: The Verge Crytek is laying off around 15 percent of its 400 employees, affecting development teams and shared services. The announcement comes months after Crytek put the development of its next Crysis game “on hold” in Q3, 2024. “Like so many of our peers, we aren’t immune to the complex, unfavorable market dynamics that…
Dino Patti reacquires Jumpship and makes investment in Viewfinder creator Sad Owl Studios
Source: Venture Beat Dino Patti reacquired Jumpship, creator of Somerville, and made an investment in Viewfinder creator Sad Owl Studios. Read Full Article
Wacom’s new Intuos Pro drawing tablet reinvents the wheel
Source: The Verge Wacom has completely overhauled its Intuos Pro drawing tablets to make them more compact, convenient, and customizable for creative professionals. This is the biggest redesign for the Intuos Pro lineup since its introduction in 2013, featuring a new layout that relocates user controls from the side to the top of the tablet…
Samsung’s Galaxy A56 leaked from every angle
Source: The Verge Leaker Evan Blass has shared a set of spinning GIFs of Samsung’s midrange Galaxy A56 that show the phone in four colors and a host of different angles. The Galaxy A56 is rumored to launch in March, right around the same time as rival devices from Apple and Google. The new animations…
The Trump administration restores federal webpages after court order
Source: The Verge The Trump administration brought webpages back online, meeting a court-ordered deadline at 11:59PM on February 11th. Doctors for America (DFA), which represents physicians and medical students, filed suit last week against the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and…