Tag: Arts & Entertainment
In Infinity Nikki, photo mode achieves its ultimate form
Infinity Nikki is my favorite new release of 2024. It's a cotton candy confection of an open-world game that offers a lot more depth and variety than I expected to find. I enjoy the fabulous wardrobe, the low-key puzzles and the charming side quests. But the most surprising thing about…
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The Morning After: Apple’s next AirPods Pro could offer heart rate and temperature monitoring
Apple is working on the next generation of AirPods Pro, and they may have some new health features, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman – although it’s a rumor we heard before, back in 2021. The company has reportedly started testing features like temperature sensing and heart rate monitoring for the…
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Google’s new AI tool Whisk uses images as prompts
Google has yet another AI tool to add to the pile. Whisk is a Google Labs image generator that lets you use an existing image as your prompt. But its output only captures your starter image’s “essence” rather than recreating it with new details. So, it’s better for brainstorming and…
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The Overcooked team has a new creepy-cute co-op game called Stage Fright
There are two cool pieces of news here. First, the indie studio behind the Overcooked series, Ghost Town Games, is working on a new title called Stage Fright, and it'll support both online and couch co-op. Rad! Second, Stage Fright is being published by No Man's Sky studio Hello Games,…
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Squid Game: Unleashed will be playable at launch without a Netflix subscription
Netflix announced at The Game Awards that its Squid Game multiplayer mobile title will be playable on Android and iOS without an active Netflix subscription when it arrives on December 17. However, the free-for-anyone period will only be available for an unspecified “limited time.” Squid Game: Unleashed lets you play…
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It Takes Two studio returns with dueling sci-fi and fantasy worlds in Split Fiction
Swedish indie studio Hazelight is synonymous with co-op gaming, so of course its next project is built for two players — but this time, it also features two genres. Split Fiction is a co-op adventure where players leap between sci-fi and fantasy worlds in a bid to escape the clutches…
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