Month: January 2024
Tekken 8 producer says ‘we have not decided anything about guest characters’ yet
Tekken 8 producer Katsuhiro Harada has responded to the demand from fans for Final Fantasy’s Tifa Lockhart to be included in the fighting game as a guest character, but has clarified that nothing has been decided about guest characters yet. Responding to one fan who wrote: “Tifa Lockhart would be…
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Creators of AI-generated George Carlin special sued by late comedian’s estate
George Carlin’s estate has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Dudesy, the media company that used generative artificial intelligence to produce a fake hour-long comedy special that imitates the deceased star’s voice and comedic style. The complaint filed in Los Angeles federal court on Thursday alleges that Carlin’s copyrighted materials…
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Apple is finally letting developers release game streaming services on the App Store
Apple has announced some big changes for the App Store ecosystem, with the company permitting developers to release video game streaming apps at long last. The drastic shift in stance, which was revealed in a recent Apple Developer news post, paves the way for native versions of services like Xbox…
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This mobile gacha game finally had its release date announced, as well as its end of service, in the same post
Anticipated mobile gacha game, Love Live! School Idol Festival 2 Miracle Live finally had its release date announced on Twitter. The very same post confirmed the game will only be live for about three months. The game’s official Twitter account posted the news, confirming it will launch on mobile devices…
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Apple Podcasts is getting auto-generated transcripts with iOS 17.4
Apple’s first-party Podcasts app is getting support for transcripts in the forthcoming iOS 17.4 update. The company says transcripts will be automatically generated by Apple’s software, will appear for English, French, German, and Spanish-language podcasts shortly after they’re uploaded, and will be viewable across “over 170 countries and regions.” The…
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Apple finally letting people run third-party browsers unfettered – but only in the EU and not because it wants to
For iOS 17.4, Apple is making sweeping changes to iPhones in the EU including finally giving users the ability to run native third-party browsers on their phone. You may be wondering, “Aren’t there already third-party browsers on iOS?” Not exactly. The way things work currently is developers must rework their…
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