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Disney Plus’ new Star Wars animated show Maul – Shadow Lord has a cutting edge approach to its animation style, blending CG with traditional techniques for a look that stands out. Maul – Shadow Lord follows a growing trend of finding new ways to incorporate old school hand drawn animation into CG shows and movies, notably Arcane, Puss In Boots: The Last Wish, and of course the Spider-Verse movies.”Dave Filoni wanted us to put the hand of the artist in every frame,” supervising director Brad Rau tells SFX Magazine. “So you see more brush strokes in the skin tones, in…
As you’re probably aware, Nvidia unveiled DLSS 5 earlier this week, showing off the tech via a slideshow of game characters’ faces being transformed by its neural rendering into the sort of unnervingly yassified visages you get in dodgy internet ads nowadays. Naturally, the overwhelming response from players the company and its partners had seemingly assumed would be wowed by the tech has landed on a scale capped by annoyed sighs and middle fingers. It’s ok, though. Nvidia boss Jensen Huang has now said those whose socks haven’t been blown off are just “completely wrong” about what DLSS 5 is.
Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss “sincerely apologizes” for AI-generated assets that are present in the current version, saying it will work to replace them all. Several paintings found across the open-world game had been raising eyebrows for bizarre errors reminiscent of early AI image generation. The game’s creator confirms, “Following reports from our community, we have identified that some of these assets were unintentionally included in the final release. This is not in line with our internal standards, and we take full responsibility for it.” The paintings in question include one particularly notable artwork found in Oakenshield Manor, in the…
Bookending the first three decades of a survival horror legacy is no easy task, but Resident Evil Requiem bears that cross like a badge of honor. It’s been a wild ride getting here from the halcyon days of 1996. Look to the Resident Evil timeline, and you’ll find it peppered with all manner of grisly delights, from instant classics to diamonds in the rough and console exclusive spin-offs destined to be enshrined in the eternal halls of infamy instead. But, my Resident Evil Requiem review concurs with the Metacritic zeitgeist: Capcom’s latest has earned its place as the highest user-rated…
Hello everybody! A major technology company executive is talking in this, the year 2026, which means it’s time for more wrangling about generative AI tools. Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick has spoken at length about why the latest genAI tools aren’t going to turn everybody into a game developer and put companies like his out of business, arguing that there are already a lot of ways to hasten or automate bits of game development, used by many thousands of games, and yet only a “handful” of those are “hits” on the scale of GTA 6.
The first Ark Survival Ascended TLC patch has been revealed, and the promise of ‘Tender Loving Care’ isn’t quite what comes into my mind when I see it. The Ark Araneo is top of the list, having come out ahead during the Extra Life charity vote that determined which five creatures would be getting a fresh look and feel. Even in the land of the dinosaurs, there’s something about giant spiders that always puts me on edge, and what Studio Wildcard has to say isn’t helping. You’re going to want to look up. “You voted, you donated, and now it…
After only one day on shop shelves and digital stores, Resident Evil Requiem became the US’s best-selling game of the year so far.According to market research firm Circana, the horror blockbuster debuted as the best-selling game of the year in the US and topped monthly sales charts on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. Resident Evil Requiem’s Switch 2 port also touched the number six spot on the best-selling Nintendo games charts for the month, while the Resident Evil Generation Pack containing Biohazard, Village, and Requiem peaked at number four on the same list.Still, that was enough for Resident Evil Requiem to…
Rob Runesson, co-founder and chief commercial officer of Arc Raiders and The Finals developer Embark Studios, has left the company following public allegations of sexual misconduct with a streamer. According to an Embark spokesperson, Runesson and the company “mutually agreed to part ways”, despite an external legal investigation which “did not substantiate” the claims.
Stellaris is getting a base-game upgrade in May, but it’ll also come with a $10 price hike, and Paradox Interactive has laid the details out clearly to make sure you can decide what’s right for you if the Steam spring sale has you tempted. We’re about to reach a full decade of what remains one of the best 4X games on PC, and Paradox is handing out some of its most essential DLC to all players, old and new, as part of the tenth anniversary celebrations. “For the past nine years, every time a new player asked, ‘What’s the first…
We’re heading for a super Sunday as the Carabao Cup final takes place at Wembley Stadium on Sunday the 22nd of March. It’ll see Manchester City take on Arsenal in what’s bound to be a gripping battle, and the kick-off is at 4.30pm UK time.For the second season running the Carabao Cup Final is happening later in the calendar: in previous years the final took place in February, but in 2025 it was moved to March and it’s staying there this year too.The Carabao Cup is the first major trophy of the season, and it’s going to be an intense…