Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco, Square Enix demand OpenAI stop using their content to train AI
Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco, Square Enix demand OpenAI stop using their content to train AI The Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA), an anti-piracy organization representing Japanese IP holders like Studio Ghibli and Bandai Namco, released a letter last week asking OpenAI to stop using its members’ content to train Sora 2, as reported by Automaton. […]
Amazon is ditching MMOs and cranking out party games
Amazon is ditching MMOs and cranking out party games A screenshot from Throne and Liberty, one of Amazon’s MMOs. As part of Amazon’s mass layoffs announced today, the company is making “significant” changes to its gaming division, including halting much of its work on first-party AAA MMOs, according to a memo from Steve Boom, VP […]
Warner Bros. mergers never work, but they’re trying again anyway
Warner Bros. mergers never work, but they're trying again anyway When Warner Bros. Discovery announced that it was open to the possibility of a sale, the entertainment giant was careful to mention that it has already received multiple unsolicited offers “for both the entire company and Warner Bros.” We knew about WBD’s plan to split […]
Pluribus’ Vince Gilligan on making shows that ‘attract really smart viewers’
Pluribus' Vince Gilligan on making shows that 'attract really smart viewers' Rhea Seehorn in Pluribus. Now he’s best known for the crime-fueled duology of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, but when Vince Gilligan was first starting out in television, it was in the realm of sci-fi. Over seven years he penned a number of […]
Trump’s DHS is recruiting ICE officers with a Halo meme
Trump's DHS is recruiting ICE officers with a Halo meme After using the original Pokémon theme song in a montage of ICE raids, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is using another popular video game franchise to promote itself on social media: Halo. This morning, the DHS posted an image featuring Halo characters, a Warthog […]
Spotify finally brings video podcasts and music videos to its Apple TV app
Spotify finally brings video podcasts and music videos to its Apple TV app You can now watch your favorite video podcasts on your big screen with Spotify’s new tvOS app update. | Image: Spotify Spotify has announced a redesigned version of its Apple TV app that the company says has been “rebuilt from the ground […]
You can get three months of Audible’s subscription for $3
You can get three months of Audible's subscription for $3 If you’re tight on time to read through your backlog of books, audiobooks might be a more convenient way to get caught up. Amazon is offering a steep discount on Audible Premium Plus that lets new and lapsed subscribers pay $.99 (usually $14.95) per month […]
Netflix, Amazon, and Apple are reportedly interested in buying Warner Bros.
Netflix, Amazon, and Apple are reportedly interested in buying Warner Bros. Three of the rumored potential buyers for entertainment titan Warner Bros. Discovery are tech companies. Netflix, Amazon, and Apple are all interested in buying Warner Bros. Discovery as a whole or acquiring pieces of the company, like its content libraries and production assets, according […]
Ring’s CEO says his cameras can almost ‘zero out crime’ within the next 12 months
Ring's CEO says his cameras can almost 'zero out crime' within the next 12 months Jamie Siminoff’s new book charts the highs and lows of making the world’s first video doorbell. Jamie Siminoff has returned to Ring, the company he founded, with a renewed focus on its mission statement to “Make neighborhoods safer.” Talking to […]
8BitDo’s new collection celebrates the NES’s 40th anniversary
8BitDo's new collection celebrates the NES's 40th anniversary As part of its NES40 collection, 8BitDo’s Ultimate 2 controller is getting its most dramatic makeover yet. | Image: 8BitDo Forty years ago today, the Nintendo Entertainment System launched in North America, and to help celebrate the anniversary, 8BitDo has announced a new NES40 collection. It features […]