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Steam is EVIL... Maybe, Direwolves and Moa Ressurections and Movies Ruined Comics

3 months ago

55 minutes 11 seconds

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The famous modder behind the Special K mod has deleted their steam account and written a manifesto about why Steam is evil. We disagree.

The resurrected Direwolves are doing well, and Peter Jackson is promising to bring back the Moa next. Let's just skip straight to the dinosaurs.

Movies used to be based on comics. But now movies are bigger than comics, and people think comics are worse for it.

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Modders Deleting their Steam out of protest

- Why I Deleted My Steam Account After 20 Years · GitHub

Direwolf Update & Peter Jackson’s Newest Project

- The "de-extincted" dire wolves are 6 months old and getting quite big

- Peter Jackson, Maoris, Colossal To De-Extinct World’s Largest Bird

Have Superhero movies ruined Comics

- Have Superhero Movies Ruined Comics? - ComicBook.com

Stop Killing Games Petition : https://www.stopkillinggames.com/

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Stop Killing Games Update, The End of Xbox, Killer Whales Want To Give You Lunch and Brad Pitt's Actor Advice

3 months ago

1 hour 8 minutes 19 seconds

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Stop Killing Games has reached 1 million signatures on the European Citizens Initiative. But the battle isn't won yet. Due to invalid signatures, the petition could use as many extra signatures as it can get.

Microsoft have laid off 9000 people from their gaming division, while also planning for a third party Xbox handheld. Could this be the end of the Xbox hardware?

Killer Whales are not whales, but they are indeed killers. They also want to have lunch with you. All around the world, killer whales have been bringing fresh seafood to humans.

Brad Pitt thinks actors should avoid superhero roles. Is his advice just wishful thinking he can't see past because of his immense wealth?

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New Stop Killing Games Update & Huge Layoffs at Microsoft

- Big update on Stop Killing Games!

- Xbox layoffs: Microsoft closes studio The Initiative, cancels Perfect Dark, Everwild, and unannounced projects | GamesIndustry.biz

Kind Killer Whales

- Killer whales, kind gestures: Orcas offer food to humans in the wild

Brad Pitt’s advice to young actors….don’t do superhero movies

- Brad Pitt Says Hollywood Pressures Young Actors to Play Superheroes

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The End of Stop Killing Games, Lab Grown Meat and Duke Nukem TV

4 months ago

52 minutes 27 seconds

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Stop Killing Games has nearly reached its conclusion, unless hundreds of thousands of European gamers come out of the woodwork. Aaaand here they come.

You will soon be able to buy lab grown meat in Australia. Will you eat it?

Duke Nukem is coming to TV. Maybe this icon of the 90s should have been left there though.

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Stop Killing Games Update

- The end of Stop Killing Games

Lab Grown Meat now available in Australia

- Lab-grown meat has just been approved for consumption in Australia. What is it and how is it made? - ABC News

Adi Shankar acquires Duke Nukem rights

- Adi Shankar Acquires Rights To 'Duke Nukem,' Describes His Vision For The Project As A "Middle Finger To Everybody"

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An Interview with Neural Forge

4 months ago

1 hour 10 minutes 15 seconds

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This week we're interviewing Neural Forge, creator of the board game Nimbus.

Neural Forge official website

– Neural Forge

Neural Froge Etsy Store

– NeuralForge - Etsy Australia

Neural Forge Facebook page

– Neural Forge

Neural Forge Instagram

– Neural Forge (@neural_forge) • Instagram photos and videos

Neural Forge Nimbus Kickstarter

– Nimbus by Neural Forge — Kickstarter

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Everything Wrong With The Switch 2, The Science of Joy and Captain America's Regretful Plot Twist

5 months ago

1 hour 1 minute 48 seconds

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The Switch 2 is not without controversy. The big issues center around hardware ownership. So why are Nintendo getting this wrong?

Happiness is tricky to pin down, but the latest research gives some hints on how to get there.

Years ago, Captain America was revealed to be a Hydra agent. This led to no end of problems for the writers, mostly caused by the fans. Let's hope their next big plot twist goes better.

Nintendo Switch 2 early bricked

- Nintendo Switch 2 is already in some users’ hands, but a mandatory update means they can’t be played | VGC

The science of joy

- The Surprising Science of Joy: What Research Got Wrong | Psychology Today Australia

Marvel editor reflects on Cap Hydra reveal

- Marvel Comics Exec Editor Reflects On Captain America Hydra Reveal: "We Were Perhaps Under-Concerned About The Impact That This Moment Was Going To Have"

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Japan's Cultural Victory, An Interview with Strauss Zelnick and Preventing a Supervolcano Eruption

5 months ago

1 hour 13 minutes 18 seconds

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Crunchyroll have published a report on anime revealing that a majority of people under 50 watch it. Yet the company still wants growth. What are the implications?

Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take Two has some thoughts on the games industry, and they're... interesting. Is he completely out of touch, or is it the kids who are wrong?

A supervolcano might wipe all of us out. The good news is scientists are discovering ways to defuse it before it happens. Let's hope they manage to save us all.

Crunchy roll report on anime and its hold

- New Crunchyroll Data Report Reveals Anime's 'Pop Culture Chokehold' on Gen Z & Millennial Fans

Take-Two's Strauss Zelnick interview

- Take-Two's Strauss Zelnick on game prices, Civilization 7's launch and Switch 2 | GamesIndustry.biz

Rise of the italian supervolcano

- Scientists May Have Found a Way To Stop Italy’s Awakening Supervolcano

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The Year of the Linux Gaming PC, Literal Alchemy at the LHC and Europe Vs AI

5 months ago

58 minutes 17 seconds

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Wow 250 episodes and we are still going…what an achievement...We would like to thank each and every one of you for being part of this magical journey

Finally, Valve are releasing SteamOS onto third party devices. Is this finally the year of the Linux gaming PC?

The Large Hadron Collider has turned lead into gold through shooting two lead atoms at each other and missing.

Europe has achieved a victory over generative AI dubbing through unions and laws. Yay.

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Steam OS and compatibility

- Steam :: Steamworks Development :: SteamOS Compatibility

Hydron Collider now makes gold

- ALICE detects the conversion of lead into gold at the LHC | CERN

Europe is winning the fight against AI

- How Europe's Film and TV Dubbers Are Leading the Fight Against AI

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The Truth Behind More Expensive Consoles, Marvel's New Strategy and Photographing Atoms

5 months ago

1 hour 7 minutes 5 seconds

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There's a variety of reasons consoles are getting more expensive instead of cheaper, and they aren't all because of greed. Chips just aren't improving like they used to.

Marvel has a new strategy. Will they finally start making good content?

A new technique from MIT allows scientists to photograph atoms with a microscope. Finally, we can see what they're up to.

Why are consoles getting expensive

- Chips aren’t improving like they used to, and it’s killing game console price cuts - Ars Technica

Marvel has a new strategy according to Disney CEO

- Bob Iger Says ‘Thunderbolts*’ Is ‘First and Best’ Example of Marvel’s New Movie Strategy: ‘We Lost a Little Focus by Making Too Much’

Atoms can now be seen on 4K

- MIT physicists snap the first images of “free-range” atoms

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The Future of Subscription Gaming, Ancient Fire and Netflix Saving Hollywood

5 months ago

55 minutes 57 seconds

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A new analysis indicates that subscription gaming has no room to grow. Of course, that won't stop them trying to take away our game ownership.

Humans have been using fire for hundreds of thousand of years. But during the Ice Age, there's a gap in the evidence. What were humans doing with fire during that time?

Netflix's CEO claims that Netflix is saving the movie industry. Of course he would say that. What's the truth?

Subscription gaming and its failures

- Subscription spending has been flat since 2021, analyst says subs are not the future of gaming

Ancient Fire

- Sophisticated pyrotechnology in the Ice Age: This is how humans made fire tens of thousands of years ago

Streaming services can save Hollywood

- https://boundingintocomics.com/movies/netflix-ceo-says-movie-theater-system-is-an-outdated-concept-believes-streamer-is-saving-hollywood/

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Just Watch The Movies, Yet Another Ubisoft Lawsuit and Astronaut Food

6 months ago

58 minutes 55 seconds

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At last, the Oscars have added a rule that voters have to watch the movie. Somehow, people are complaining about doing their job.

Ubisoft are being threatened with a complaint about their data collection. The GDPR hammer is raised and ready.

Scientists want to grow astronaut food from scratch using bioreactors. This totally won't make a giant meat blob that consumes the Earth.

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New Oscar rules

– Oscar Voters Can No Longer Vote in a Category Unless They’ve Seen All Nominees

– Films made with AI can win Oscars, Academy says

Not Another Ubisoft Lawsuit

– NGO files complaint against Ubisoft for data protection concerns and forcing "always online" connections | GamesIndustry.biz

Space food

– Mission to boldly grow food in space labs blasts off

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Gacha Games Dangers, Chinese Movies Only & Life in Space

6 months ago

1 hour 5 minutes 5 seconds

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Gacha games have seen rising popularity in the past few years, but with that comes a new wave of concern. This time it isn't over your anime waifu, but the ridiculous amounts of money people are pouring into them.

China's response to the tariffs has been to ban US movies. And just like that, the world got a little smaller.

A new study has found signs of life on an exoplanet. Could this be it? Have we really found aliens? Maybe.

There is something about Gacha games

- Almost 19% of Japanese people in their 20s have spent so much money on gacha they struggled with covering living expenses, survey reveals - AUTOMATON WEST

- Aussie gamers out of pocket from 'manipulative' tactics: research - ABC listen

China’s cinematic solution to the US Tarrifs

- China to 'Moderately Reduce' Number of US Film Imports in Response to Tariffs

There might be life in space after all...

- Scientists find promising hints of life on distant planet K2-18b

- Scientists Detect Strongest Evidence Yet of Potential Life on Exoplanet K2-18 b

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Stop Killing Games Lawsuit, Minecraft Movie Chaos and Return of the Dire Wolves

6 months ago

1 hour 15 minutes 44 seconds

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Ubisoft has responded to a lawsuit against them as part of the Stop Killing Games campaign. This setback doesn't mean the end for the campaign. They'll keep fighting.

A Minecraft Movie is a surprising hit. But it comes with some interesting implications for the future. And please don't throw your popcorn.

Dire Wolves are back. But they're not really. Colossal Biosciences claims to have created dire wolves, but what they claim isn't entirely possible, which is sad news for Jurassic Park fans.

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Stop killing games the saga continues

- Ubisoft responds to The Crew lawsuit by denying players had "unfettered ownership" of the game | GamesIndustry.biz

The Minecraft movie explosion

- As Hollywood Remains Confused By Success Of 'Minecraft', Director Offers Simple Explanation For Film's Box Office Explosion

The Dire wolf resurrection

- The Dire Wolf Is Back | The New Yorker

- No, the dire wolf has not been brought back from extinction | New Scientist

- Dire wolf returns from extinction? Company reveals 'magic' it's using to bring back species

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Everything about the Nintendo Switch 2, The Tariffs are coming & Brain to Speech

6 months ago

1 hour 36 seconds

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From computer mice to increased prices for games, we'll tell you everything worth knowing about the Nintendo Switch 2 and why you probably don't want to buy it.

Tariffs aren't just affecting video games, but they're also coming to Hollywood and could push out the smaller studios.

A new brain to speech implant greatly improves the speed at which a human-computer interface can translate thoughts into words. Next step on the full dive VR checklist is to put thoughts back into the brain.

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Recent Nintendo Switch 2 News

- Nintendo Switch 2: Release date, price, new Switch games and everything else you need to know

The tariffs are coming to Hollywood

- Here Are the Ways in Which Tariffs, Markets and a Possible Recession Could Impact Hollywood

Brain to Speech

- Brain implant translates thoughts to speech in an instant

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