Warhorse Studios is making a sequel to its open world RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is revealed with a 13-minute video featuring a teaser, new gameplay footage, and a deep dive featuring the developers. This was part of a global digital event. This d … | Continue reading
The world it takes place in may have ended, but Fallout will continue—the Prime Video adaptation of Bethesda’s long-running, post-apocalyptic video game series is getting a second season. Read more... | Continue reading
Business Insider reports of inaccuracy concerns that could hurt viewership. | Continue reading
Apple recently changed the App Store rules to allow emulators, which means we’re now seeing emulators for classic video game consoles available for download! This is great news for a retro gamer like myself. Delta is one such emulator that currently focuses on Nintendo platforms: … | Continue reading
Penguins are fast, fantastic swimmers, so why not make an underwater robot inspired by them? That's just what German underwater tech company EvoLogics has done, with its new-and-improved Quadroin AUV (autonomous underwater vehicle). Continue Reading Category: Robotics, Technology … | Continue reading
The “world’s first AI developer” tones down expectations and has been outperformed by an open source tool. Also: hiring upticks at Big Tech; a very realistic AI video generator by Microsoft, and more. | Continue reading
Fallout is a Post-apocalyptic TV show based on the eponymous video games series. Amazon bought on 2020 the rights for the TV adaptation and the series premiered on April 2024 with 8 episodes. The show has been renewed for a second season. The story takes place in 2296, in the aft … | Continue reading
Tech company Beaverlab has launched a Kickstarter to raise funds for a smart super-telephoto camera called the Excope DT1 that can be had with a 400-mm zoom lens, and works with a smartphone to capture distant imagery. Continue Reading Category: Mobile Technology, Technology Tags … | Continue reading
Boom has been given permission to go supersonic by the US FAA. The first-ever Special Flight Authorization (SFA) to Exceed Mach means the company's XB-1 prototype will be allowed to break the sound barrier during its test flights. Continue Reading Category: Aircraft, Transport Ta … | Continue reading
Here is the audio, video, and transcript, along with almost thirty minutes of audience questions, filmed in Miami. Here is the episode summary: Tyler and Peter Thiel dive deep into the complexities of political theology, including why it’s a concept we still need today, why Pete … | Continue reading
Archive What If? About Feed•Email TW•FB•IG -Books- What If? 2 WI?•TE•HT A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. What If? is on YouTube! The first video answers “What if we aimed Hubble at Earth?” Follow the What If? channel to be notified about new videos. | Continue reading
I came across this video that’s a pretty in-depth history of video game controller that taught me quite a bit I didn’t know and helped bridge some connections between the different companies throughout the industry’s history. | Continue reading
A day after retiring its hydraulic Atlas robot, Boston Dynamics released a video debuting its all-electric, workplace-ready replacement. | Continue reading
Boston Dynamics has unveiled a stronger, more agile, fully electric version of its Atlas humanoid robot. The kinda creepy-looking thing is already slated to enter use on Hyundai's automotive production line. Continue Reading Category: Robotics, Technology Tags: Boston Dynamics, H … | Continue reading
The 4-piece band refers to themselves as an indie band, but the indie rocker attitude comes across only in live shows, and even then occasionally. The Third Man's soul lies in layers of gentle, ethereal soundscapes supporting stories exploring the complex nature of emotions. | Continue reading
Two days ago I posted a preview video I recorded of some virtual synthesizer modules being developed by my friend Mahlen Morris, who does so under the name Stochastic Telegraph. What appears here is a video that Mahlen himself recorded, earlier in the development process, when so … | Continue reading
Yesterday, Boston Dynamics bid farewell to the iconic Atlas humanoid robot. Or, the hydraulically-powered version of Atlas, anyway—if you read between the lines of the video description (or even just read the actual lines of the video description), it was pretty clear that althou … | Continue reading
Fans of the original Hades video game can now explore its sequel counterpart as its publisher launches a technical test… Continue reading Hades 2 seeking early players to sign up and play during a technical test The post Hades 2 seeking early players to sign up and play during a … | Continue reading
The online video-sharing platform YouTube is cracking down on ad-blocking apps and suggests people should purchase a premium subscription if… Continue reading YouTube prevents ad-blocking mobile apps from accessing its videos The post YouTube prevents ad-blocking mobile apps from … | Continue reading
AI video generators are still fairly new, but more platforms are attempting to gain market share in this arena. After… Continue reading 4 best AI text to video generators – including free ones The post 4 best AI text to video generators – including free ones appeared first on Rea … | Continue reading
"This isn't grade school where behavior that is unacceptable is lightly corrected." Parkgoer captures tense video of fellow tourist mere feet from grazing bison: 'About to get stomped' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Boston Dynamics is retiring Atlas, the most famous bipedal robot in existence, according to a new video published on the robotics company’s YouTube page. And we’d be lying if we didn’t admit to getting a little choked up watching the trials and tribulations of Atlas over the year … | Continue reading
What's harder: winning the Masters Tournament or re-creating its website in under 30 minutes? Watch the video and find out. | Continue reading
In a new video posted today, Boston Dynamics is sending off its hydraulic Atlas humanoid robot. “For almost a decade,” the video description reads, “Atlas has sparked our imagination, inspired the next generations of roboticists, and leapt over technical barriers in the field. No … | Continue reading
YouTube has become the internet’s go-to library for all things video, but make no mistake, advertisers run this library. YouTube escalated its war against ad blockers on Monday with an update saying the use of mobile ad-blocking apps may result in buffering issues and error messa … | Continue reading
Adobe has expanded its library of generative AI features, bringing new capabilities to video editing software Premiere Pro. Back in… Continue reading Adobe expands generative AI features to video editing software Premiere Pro The post Adobe expands generative AI features to video … | Continue reading
After what feels like a very long cryogenic sleep in an underground nuclear bunker, Amazon’s take on Fallout dropped like a bomb on Prime Video late last week—but whether or not you’re complete newbie to the world of Interplay and Bethesda’s legendary roleplaying games, or a seri … | Continue reading
A studio founded by the creator of State of Decay has closed, with its founder blaming leaks to the gaming… Continue reading Major games studio abruptly shuts down, blaming leaks to video game journalist The post Major games studio abruptly shuts down, blaming leaks to video game … | Continue reading
Sony on Monday published its regular look back at the most-downloaded video games to PlayStation for March, and it’s a… Continue reading Here are PlayStation’s Top 7 downloaded games for March 2024 The post Here are PlayStation’s Top 7 downloaded games for March 2024 appeared fir … | Continue reading
A new underwater robot can swim through the water with fins, and walk or crawl along the bottom when necessary. These capabilities could really give it a leg up – pun fully intended – at outperforming its traditional thruster-powered counterparts. Continue Reading Category: Robot … | Continue reading
Social media accounts claimed in recent weeks that Disney purchased Jeffrey Epstein’s island. But it’s simply not true, even though the claims have gotten quite a bit of attention on sites like TikTok and X. Read more... | Continue reading
For all fans of action and adventure, as well as gamers, it's time to set aside the game controller and pick up the TV remote for a thrilling new experience. Get ready for some serious fun! | Continue reading
Have you finished binging Fallout on Prime Video yet? You need not have played the massively popular games that inspired the series to enjoy its blend of bonkers action, oddball humor, post-apocalyptic retro-futurism, and outrageous violence—but there are plenty of Easter eggs sp … | Continue reading
Yes, Josh Brolin’s cowboy hole show is back, and indeed holier than ever—but if our first look at season 2 of the Prime Video series is anything to go by, then the Mystery Hole That Sends You Through Timeseems honestly pretty low on Brolin’s list of things to deal with. Read more … | Continue reading
Despite its modest length of just 26 ft (almost 8 m), the Mi Casita tiny house has a space-saving interior boasting the kind of features usually found in a much larger model, including a bathroom with a tub and a downstairs bedroom. Continue Reading Category: Tiny Houses, Lifesty … | Continue reading
The announced-but-unnamed Iron Man video game that Electronic Arts’ Motive Studios is working on looks to be an open world… Continue reading EA’s Iron Man game is open world, job listing suggests The post EA’s Iron Man game is open world, job listing suggests appeared first on Re … | Continue reading
In 1995, Nintendo released the Virtual Boy, a video game console billed as providing gamers a unique and immersive playing experience via its stereoscopic red-and-black 3D graphic display. Within a year, following a quickly soured public reception and meager sales, the company wo … | Continue reading
With Tesla’s “Full Self Driving (Supervised)” package working much better and more naturally, our goal is to do a weekly video using it and trying to document how it is progressing (or not — whatever the case may be this time around). I may switch to doing live videos for ... [co … | Continue reading
Hello, Bob. "it's like a cross between an aquarium and a reality show," observes MrVisible in nobody's meow.camera post about Hello Street Cat's video network of cute human decorated cat feeders set up throughout China to feed and track strays ... plus entertain the folks at home … | Continue reading
Minecraft remains, undoubtedly one of the most important video games ever made. From playing the alpha back in 2011 (although… Continue reading What’s new in Minecraft 1.21 – everything we know so far, new blocks, new mobs, new biomes? The post What’s new in Minecraft 1.21 – ever … | Continue reading
"Only realized when I was home." Shopper shares confusion over deceptive video game purchase: 'I do feel kind of ripped off' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Archive What If? About Feed•Email TW•FB•IG -Books- What If? 2 WI?•TE•HT A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. What If? is on YouTube! The first video answers “What if we aimed Hubble at Earth?” Follow the What If? channel to be notified about new videos. | Continue reading
AI models can generate output modeled on input. They can respond to prompts and generate vaguely intelligible text — provided the right inputs, the right human-generated inputs. Rather than engaging with content created by modeling human input, my request is this: model better be … | Continue reading
Since my last update I’ve read a handful of books. Some standout reads include Tales from Earthsea, The Other Wind and The Left Hand of Darkness, all by Ursula K. Le Guin. I’d read them all before, accepted for The Other Wind. I thought I’d read The Other Wind, but hadn’t! Chaos: … | Continue reading
Data breach verification: that seems like a good place to start given the discussion in this week's video about Accor. Watch the vid for the whole thing but in summary, data allegedly taken from Accor was published to a popular hacking forum and the headlines inevitably followed. … | Continue reading
"They should have known the warning sign was there for a purpose." Video shows tourists tempting fate after ignoring warning signs to venture near cliff: 'Every year people get wind swept off the cliff' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
(I need to put that somewhere because people ask about it and having a little post to explain it is nice.) What’s it about? GTK recently introduced the ability to offload graphics rendering, but it needs rather recent everything to work well for offloading video decoding. So, wha … | Continue reading
As an AI language model, I cannot give legal advice on the afterlife. – ChatGPT There is only one song to honor the passing of another New Orleans great, and this is it. The links above the video were provided by The Onion, Mike Masnick, Emma Camp, Jesse Walker, IncarcerNation, P … | Continue reading