Monthly Archives: August 2023

Homeworld 3 Developer Blackbird Interactive Confirms Layoffs After ‘Several’ Projects Canceled

Blackbird Interactive, the developer behind Homeworld 3, announced today that it has laid off more than 40 employees after several of its upcoming projects have been canceled. The news was first made public on LinkedIn (spotted first by X user @bogorad222) by James Marshall, who is a Technical Artist at Blackbird Interactive. Marshall noted that… Read More: Homeworld 3 Developer Blackbird Interactive Confirms Layoffs After ‘Several’ Projects… »

Baldur’s Gate 3 Director Dispels Rumors About Last-Minute Content Cuts Before Release

Datamining can provide an interesting window into a developer’s intentions for a game. However, such info can be lead to inaccurate conclusions, as seems to be the case with Baldur’s Gate 3. Speaking with IGN, director Swen Vincke talked about the various content that has been unearthed by fans, including the removal of certain epilogues… Read More: Baldur’s Gate 3 Director Dispels Rumors About Last-Minute Content Cuts… »

Barracuda thought it drove 0-day hackers out of customers’ networks. It was wrong.

reader comments 31 with In late May, researchers drove out a team of China state hackers who over the previous seven months had exploited a critical vulnerability that gave them backdoors into the networks of a who’s who of sensitive organizations. Barracuda, the security vendor whose Email Security Gateway was being exploited, had deployed a… Read More: Barracuda thought it drove 0-day hackers out of customers’ networks.… »

Exclusive Cossacks Clip Previews Ukrainian Fantasy Series

ComingSoon is debuting an exclusive Cossacks clip from the Ukrainian Chicken Soup for the Soul and Crackle fantasy series. The series is set to debut on the service on Friday, September 1. Cossacks features several actors and crew members who are currently fighting in the war against Russia, including actors Volodymyr Kravchuk and Volodymyr Kanivets,… Read More: Exclusive Cossacks Clip Previews Ukrainian Fantasy Series »

Bargain Trailer Previews Gruesome Paramount+ South Korean Thriller

The trailer for Bargain previews the gruesome South Korean thriller, which will soon debut on Paramount+, and which was awarded the Critics’ Choice Award at Seriencamp Festival in Cologne. It also won for Best Screenplay at the Canneseries Festival. “In BARGAIN, men are lured to a remote hotel under the guise of sexual encounters only… Read More: Bargain Trailer Previews Gruesome Paramount+ South Korean Thriller »

Extended Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Gameplay Video Teases Chaos Marines

Space Marine 2 has a new, explosive nine-minute gameplay video keen Warhammer 40,000 watchers are sure to get a kick out of. Saber Interactive’s Space Marine 2 has so far shown off the relentless alien Tyranids as the primary enemy facing Lieutenant Titus and his Ultramarine brethren as they battle to save the Imperial Jungle… Read More: Extended Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Gameplay Video Teases Chaos… »

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Has an AI-Powered Voice Chat Moderation System

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 launches with in-game voice chat moderation powered by AI. Activision is using AI-powered model ToxMod from Modulate, which features real-time voice chat moderation, to combat toxic behaviour. The tech uses AI to identify in real-time and enforce against toxic speech including hate speech, discriminatory language, and harassment. Call of… Read More: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Has an AI-Powered Voice… »

Researcher builds anti-Russia AI disinformation machine for $400

James Marshall; Getty Images reader comments 74 with In May, Sputnik International, a state-owned Russian media outlet, posted a series of tweets lambasting US foreign policy and attacking the Biden administration. Each prompted a curt but well-crafted rebuttal from an account called CounterCloud, sometimes including a link to a relevant news or opinion article. It… Read More: Researcher builds anti-Russia AI disinformation machine for $400 »