“Definitely Not Something I Made” – Final Fantasy Composer Warns Against AI-Generated Album Released Under Her Name

‘A Village Built On Wind’ appeared on streaming sites recently. Kumi Tanioka, the composer of several games in the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series, has felt compelled to issue a statement on social media after a new album, which appeared to be AI-generated, was released on various streaming platforms like YouTube Music, Spotify, Apple Music,…

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‘Darth Vader’ advocated in person for more Flock surveillance camera tech at a San Diego city council meeting: ‘This technology will help us find the rebel scum and their hidden base on Hoth’

An unusual sight was seen at a recent San Diego city council meeting, as arch Sith Lord Darth Vader made a rare public appearance to advocate for Flock’s AI-assisted surveillance technology. Okay, someone dressed as Darth Vader. But can we really be sure? Yes, yes we can. Anyway, 404 Media reports that Vader spoke with…

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36 Years After Its Release, Star Cruiser Mega Drive Gets Definitive ROM Hack, Featuring Input From Its Original Designer

Includes bug fixes and movement improvements. Here’s something cool for fans of obscure Japanese first-person shooters. A new set of ROM hacks has just dropped for Arsys Software and Masaya’s Japan-exclusive Mega Drive port of Star Cruiser, fixing a bunch of bugs with the original game and offering some improvements to movement. Star Cruiser, for…

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Miyazaki says FromSoftware obviously isn’t done with singleplayer games despite the combo of Elden Ring: Nightreign and The Duskbloods

It’s weird to say that FromSoftware, a studio previously known for its singleplayer gauntlets (and very good mech series), has made some of the decade’s most solid middleweight multiplayer games. But given Elden Ring: Nightreign’s success, and the fact that The Duskbloods is shaping up to be pretty solid—boo, Switch 2 exclusive, boo—it’s a true…

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Creative XF1 speaker review

I’ve slowly come to the realisation that, for computer speakers, once you get past the mid-range price point it becomes all about diminishing returns. There are some really solid budget picks (with Creative’s Pebble Pro being our budget speaker of choice), but the $100-200 range is where you get the most features and the best…

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“Time Will Tell What I Manage To Pull Off” – Homebrew Mega Drive Port Of ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara’ Gets Shown Off

“Sacrifices and cuts will have to be made”. The Mega Drive / Genesis has seen more than its fair share of unofficial homebrew ports over the years, and developer Cristiano Camacho is adding another to the mix in the form of Capcom’s 1996 belt-scroller, Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara. Built on the SGDK engine,…

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