Tag: Media
Marvel Rivals is a new Overwatch-like team shooter
Marvel Games and NetEase just announced a new Overwatch-like team shooter called Marvel Rivals. As the name suggests, playable characters will be pulled from throughout the Marvel Multiverse, including members of the Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy and the X-Men. Marvel Rivals is a third-person 6v6 team-based shooter. It’ll be…
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Eight years after launch, No Man’s Sky gets computer-generated space stations that are different each time
No Man’s Sky is still getting major updates. Developer Hello Games’ “Orbital” update, due Wednesday, adds procedurally generated space stations (so they’ll be different every time), a ship editor and a Guild system to the nearly eight-year-old space exploration sim. Up until now, space stations have been one of the…
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The Blipblox myTRACKS groovebox is a complete music production studio for kids
Back when I was a kid (puts on old man glasses) we had the Casio SK-1. We’d spend all day making samples of burps and turning them into stupid little songs, but that’s about as far as it went. You couldn’t layer tracks or anything. Modern children, however, are about…
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YouTube lays out new rules for ‘realistic’ AI-generated videos
Many companies and platforms are wrangling with how to handle AI-generated content as it becomes more prevalent. One key concern for many is the labeling of such material to make it clear that an AI model whipped up a photo, video or piece of audio. To that end, YouTube has…
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The Morning After: Apple reinstates Fortnite creator’s developer account after two-day ban
Apple has reversed its decision to ban Epic Games’ developer account after it emerged that European Union officials were investigating the issue. And the EU is currently fining Apple for almost two billion dollars, so it's probably wise to pay attention. This means Epic can bring its own app store…
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You can write long-form articles on X if you pay for Premium+
Journalists, creators and long-winded VCs on X now have a new way to be exhausting on main. X now allows verified organizations and Premium+ subscribers to publish long-form “Articles." The feature adds a basic text-editing interface that includes embedded media and some text formatting options, like the ability to make…
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