Lanny Smoot builds lightsabers for a living. No, not like the ones kids used to create with flashlights and plastic tubes—realistic extendable ones, with penumbral edges and laser-blocking abilities. Like an actual Jedi. He’s whipped up giant electromagnetic eyes, too, as well as an omnidirectional HoloTile Floor, which adapts to user movement and—like its spiritual …
HT Webster’s prophetic 2023 cartoon A list of over 4,000 artists whose work was used to train artificial intelligence (AI) products has been making the rounds of social media since Jon Lam, a storyboard artist at Riot Games, Tweeted screenshots of conversations with Midjourney CEO David Holz on the Midjourney Discord server. The conversations included …
Kiss, the legendary rock band performing for over half a century, is transitioning from the physical world to the digital realm. The rock band played their farewell concert, “The End of the Road, ”the final one this time, in New York over the weekend. As the band concluded its last song, they disappeared into smoke, …
At midnight on December 1st, Columbia will start selling its latest (and greatest) Star Wars collab consisting of orange flight suits, technical sweaters, and more. Over the past few days, I’ve been lucky enough to go hands-on with a light jacket, a sweater and the crossbody bag. While not all the pieces are perfect for …
As initially reported by IGN, Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors commented during a financial presentation that he has no comment on the state of the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake. He also states, “Anything I say to this becomes a headline.” Yes, sir. Yes, sir, it will. A remake of the classic 2003 …
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake has been delayed indefinitely. The news comes via a Bloomberg report, which states that production on the game has been paused until further notice, due to some disagreements. Turns out, an internal demo of the hotly-anticipated Star Wars game was not well-received by partners Sony and Lucasfilm. …
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake is changing studios. According to a Bloomberg report, the hotly-anticipated role-playing game will now be developed by Saber Interactive’s Eastern European studio. Late last month, production on the title was reportedly paused until further notice, leading to two top employees at Aspyr Media getting fired. Embracer Group, …
Looking ahead to April 2023, gamers can anticipate a mixed bag of releases. While the first half of the month might feel a bit lackluster compared to March’s AAA lineup, there are still some noteworthy titles to look forward to. One of the standout releases in April is Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. This game takes …
An international team of astronomers has made a groundbreaking discovery: a second-ever multiplanetary circumbinary system. … [+] circumbinary system. getty Scientists have recently detected a star system where planets orbit two stars instead of just one, reminiscent of the iconic “binary sunset” from the original Star Wars movie. TOI-1338, the 12th known circumbinary star system, …
Nvidia’s RTX 4090 struggles to maintain more than 35 frames per second (fps) in EA’s upcoming title, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. Despite being an overkill for most games, even the best graphics card is facing issues due to poor optimization. Are you ready to take on the game when it launches tomorrow? Star Wars Jedi: …