The UK’s Data (Use and Access) Bill has now passed, without the amendment that would’ve required AI tools to declare the use of copyrighted material, or any provision for copyright holders to ‘opt-out’ of their work being used as training data. The whole thing has left me wondering if there’ll ever be something that AI…
Look in the Mira. Well folks, the weekend is here once again! We’re getting so close to that Switch 2 Direct, we can almost taste it… Anyway, this week in the land of Nintendo, Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition launched, and crikey-mikey, it’s an absolute cracker. Shock, we know. We gave it the ol’ review…
Hackers may be targeting the Tor network The Tor Project put out a warning to its users that there may be an attempt to incapacitate its network through the seizure of specialized servers called directory authorities, which help Tor clients learn the list of relays that make up the Tor network. Project leader Roger Dingledine,…
Developer even sold his house to fund the game. Skies Of Arcadia has been in the news recently thanks to Sega’s decision to renew the trademark for the iconic Dreamcast (and GameCube) JRPG. We’re still not entirely sure a remaster is on the cards, but if you can’t wait for more news, it might be…
Penned by Richard Hewison. Publisher Fusion Book is currently running a Kickstarter campaign for Memories of Rainbird and Beyond, and it has already doubled its initial £12,000 funding target. Following on from the company’s book on Ocean Software, this new tome focuses on fellow British developers Rainbird Software and Beyond Software (as you’ve probably guessed…
If you missed out on some great PlayStation 4 games that came out a few years ago, we have exciting news! We’re introducing PlayStation Hits, a selection of incredible PS4 games that are easy on the wallet. From award winning epics to family friendly favorites, PlayStation Hits offers an awesome lineup of games for $19.99…
The other shoe has dropped. Following Destiny 2’s last major update and widespread reports that Bungie was preparing for mass layoffs, Sony and the studio announced a “reduction in force” that includes most of the people who were working on Destiny 2, as well as several on the Marathon team and external contractors. Exact numbers…
It cannot be overstated how alien a concept “free-to-play” was just a few hardware generations ago. Long before we’d settled on a label for them, the only notable free-to-play games were browser-based MMOs, early MOBAs based on mods, and Korean games that had few players in the West. Free-to-play was niche in these parts, but…
A Skell of a good time. It’s been absolutely ages since we last set foot on Mira, the planet on which humanity seeks refuge from an alien threat in Xenoblade Chronicles X. It was perhaps only a year or two after the game first released on Wii U, in fact, that we last played it,…
Christmas came early for me yesterday. After previously announcing Project Zomboid’s long-awaited Build 42 would be out by the end of the year, developer The Indie Stone released the absolutely colossal update on Tuesday. In terms of the sheer number of features—from a total crafting overhaul to a considerable expansion of the already huge map—this…