July 5, 2024

The umbrella of generative AI includes a wide variety of tools that could feasibly make game development easier and faster. Besides using language models for code review and optimization, there are also ways to use language models for generating NPC dialogue, whether beforehand or in real-time, like with NVIDIA’s ACE. Similarly, generative AI could be used to create textures, menu graphics, background music, or even voices. Don’t expect to find any of that in Nintendo’s

Mark Zuckerberg’s power on the internet continues to grow whether you like it or not. After a year of operation, Zuck’s X/Twitter alternative Threads has reached a whopping 175 million monthly active users. The Meta CEO made the announcement this week on, you guessed it, Threads. This new metric comes as Threads celebrates its one-year anniversary. The app launched on July 5, 2023, just as the full gravity of Musk’s realignment of Twitter (now called

As the world churns, a new update from Roku, meant to smooth things over, has instead sparked ire among its customers. The update has imposed motion smoothing onto customers using the service, leaving them feeling as if they are watching the latest soap opera instead of a Hollywood film. When one thinks of frame rates in terms of watching content, it can be thought of as viewing an old timey flipbook. A flipbook is a

An interesting part of computing history came to light on LinkedIn. Renato Fragale, who is the Senior Director of Gaming and Client Business at AMD, shared how the work his team did on the PlayStation 4 helped the company stave off bankruptcy. Sony used a custom APU dubbed Jaguar in both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro as it made its way to pole position during that console generation. This information was backed up