Month: June 2023
Final Fantasy XVI’s lack of diverse characters makes a huge world feel small
Early in Final Fantasy XVI’s marketing cycle, producer Naoki Yoshida was asked about the apparent lack of inclusion of people of color in the game. His answer wasn’t great, essentially stating that including people of color would violate the narrative boundaries established by the fantasy world the developers created. Earlier…
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Satellite internet is on the way after Arctic fiber cut unplugs part of Alaska
Satellite internet competitors OneWeb and SpaceX are in the running to reconnect Alaskans after ice damaged a sub-sea fiber-optic cable in the Arctic Ocean, as reported by numerous local outlets. While repairs are expected to take an additional six to eight weeks, satellites could help locals weather the widespread outage.…
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Hyundai is considering adopting Tesla’s EV plug as it readies its next-generation platform
During the South Korean automaker’s Investor Day on Tuesday, where it also revealed its next-generation EV platform, Hyundai president and CEO Jaehoon Chang said the decision to adopt Tesla North American Charging Standard (NACS) will come down to customer interest. But a key issue Chang mentioned, as reported by CNBC,…
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Privately, Sony boss Jim Ryan doesn’t seem too worried about Call of Duty in the Microsoft acquisition
A private email has revealed that Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO Jim Ryan appeared less concerned about the exclusivity of Call of Duty than was made public. In the email, which was revealed during the FTC vs Microsoft hearing which is currently underway, Ryan wrote that: “It is not…
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Across the Spider-Verse’s animators allegedly worked under harsh, unsustainable conditions
In the years-long buildup to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’s release, Sony — for understandable reasons — proudly touted how it had hired over 1,000 animators in order to bring the artistically ambitious project to fruition, and all of that intensive human labor definitely shows. According to a number of artists…
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Your USB drive could be hiding some awful new malware
A rampart new malware strain exploiting USB drives is quickly spreading across the globe, experts have warned. Cybersecurity firm Check Point published a report outlining how a Chinese state-sponsored group called as Camaro Dragon (also known as Mustang Panda and LuminousMoth) is spreading the malware on a wide scale via…
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