Report: NetEase is cutting jobs at internal studio Spliced Inc
The remote-first studio was established in 2023.
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Pokémon Pokopia Sped Through Development Thanks To Some Good Old Collaboration
Omega Force used Helping Hand! We weren’t the only ones to draw the Dragon Quest Builders link when Pokopia was first unveiled last year, and it was with good reason. As it turns out, we have Builders dev Omega Force…
Paradise Timeline: What Led to the End of the World… and What Happened Next
Spoilers follow for Paradise through the end of Season 1. Paradise Season 2 will debut on February 23. Paradise, the wildest post-apocalypse series on TV, is back on Hulu for a second season this week. Starring Sterling K. Brown, Julianne…
Dutch police have arrested a man for reportedly refusing to relinquish files they sent him: ‘He would only comply if he received something in return’
A 40-year old man from Ridderkerk in the Netherlands has been arrested for reportedly downloading files accidentally sent to him by the police, then apparently refusing to send them back unless he received a reward. That’s according to the Dutch…
God of War Actor Christopher Judge Says ‘You’ll Be Hearing About What We’re Doing Probably Late Summer’
The legendary voice behind God of War’s recent iteration of Kratos, Christopher Judge, has teased that we’ll likely get more news about the franchise in “late summer.” According to a recording from streamer and YouTuber Fuzhpuzy at Canada’s Fan Expo,…
Scopely acquires majority stake in Pixel Flow! developer Loom Games
The deal values the Turkish mobile studio in excess of $1 billion.
Nvidia’s DLSS upscaling beats AMD’s FSR and plain old native rendering at 4K in a poll of over 1,000 gamers
German website ComputerBase.de has conducted a blind comparison test pitting AMD’s and Nvidia’s latest AI-based upscaling technologies against native rendering at 4K in a poll of over 1,000 gamers. Across six different games, Nvidia DLSS came out on top as…
New research suggests folks are relying on ‘outdated visual cues’ to identify AI-generated faces—but I did get 14/20 on the test
I like to think I’m pretty good at spotting the tell-tale signs of AI-generated images: weirdly soft lighting, blurry background details, accessories or smaller details that simply disappear into nothing. Unfortunately, every ‘real or fake’ test I’ve taken thus far…
Rager brings the beat to PlayStation VR2 on March 5
Hello again, PlayStation VR2 players! We’re bringing Rager to PS VR2 on March 5, and we can’t wait for you to feel what rhythm-driven combat really means. Rager is a music-driven VR brawler where the rhythm is never background noise.…
“Reputational damage already done” – Highguard clings to life with a content patch as devs insist website going down a “low priority” problem
Floundering PvP shooter Highguard lives on, as developer Wildlight releases a new content update and assures worried fans that ominous signs like the game’s website going offline are “low priority” problems. Read more