Elon Musk has claimed that Grok will make an AI movie of The Odyssey “that is historically accurate and true to the art of Homer,” by the end of 2026. He did not make any claim about whether it would be any good.
The campaign season is heating up, and by now, you’re probably used to politicians making grand promises that won’t be fulfilled. Across the pond in England, at least one „independent space warrior“ is making a push to get Sega fans on his side, as Count Binface’s bid to be elected the new MP of Clacton […]
Games Workshop has confirmed that Ork Warboss Nazdreg Ug Urdgrub is not only getting a new miniature for the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop game, but that he’s also in Creative Assembly’s upcoming strategy game, Total War: Warhammer 40,000.
The home appliance giant LG Electronics USA said this week it plans to suspend any apps built for its smart TVs that turn one’s television into an always-on residential proxy node. The move comes less than a month after researchers found that more than 42 percent of games and other apps available for download on […]
Honestly, I thought I could no longer be surprised by the off-the-wall collaborations between Fortnite and various other IPs. At this point in Fortnite’s very lucrative lifespan, the general rule of thumb seems to be, „If it’s popular, it’s gonna end up in Fortnite.“ Damn near every Marvel Cinematic Universe character has made an appearance, […]
Red Hook Studios surprised Darkest Dungeon fans by announcing new DLC for the first game years after a sequel was already released. It’s titled The Fire’s Edge and will be out in August. Darkest Dungeon exited early access in 2016 and last received DLC in May 2020. In the six years since, Red Hook launched […]
Paramount Skydance’s plan to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery has hit yet another snag, as a judge has issued a two-week pause on its planned acquisition. After a coalition of 12 state attorneys–led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta–argued that the merger would violate federal antitrust law and potentially lead to higher film and TV prices, Judge […]
Hasbro’s ambitious plan to expand into video games appears to have hit an expensive snag, as the company has recorded a $56 million impairment charge related to its video games portfolio for 2028 and beyond, according to its second-quarter earnings results. For the uninitiated, an impairment charge is a sudden loss of value for an […]
A handful of filmmakers have begun testing the waters of AI-generated movies, and this week, Gran Turismo director Neill Blomkamp showed off a 14-minute short that was made entirely with the technology. Could the famed director of cult-classic movies like District 9 and Elysium be one of the first people in Hollywood to use generative […]