Month: February 2024

Apple will face a European Union fine close to EUR 500 million ($539 million or roughly Rs. 4,475 crore) over the regulator’s investigation into allegations it silenced music-streaming rivals, including Spotify Technology SA, on its platforms.  The penalty — Apple’s first ever from the bloc — will be set after the EU watchdog found that
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The Avenue release Land of Bad, powered by Variance, grossed $1.8 million on 1,120 screens, landing in the top ten for the weekend as Variance noted strong word of mouth with Saturday grosses jumping 37% from Friday’ (not including Thursday sneaks). The estimate for the four days is $2.07 million. The William Eubank film starring Russell
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After announcing last month that Withering Rooms would be seeing a release on consoles, developer Moonless Formless and publisher Perp Games have announced an April 2nd release date for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series. In addition, PlayStation 5 owners will be getting a physical release of the 2.5D horror RPG on
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The 27th annual D.I.C.E. Awards took place yesterday. While it doesn’t have the mainstream flashiness of the Game Awards, D.I.C.E. is a more industry-focused (and arguably more prestigious) event that honors the best games and creators of the last year. It is hosted and judged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) along
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My Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4 out of 5. “Jen-Sational – Part 05” Demons! Poor Patsy, her favorite bar has just become a literal portal to hell. Can’t she have anything nice? Before she can pontificate her distaste for everything sulfur smelling, the sounds of large claws scratching up her favorite couch sends the Hellcat into
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Genre movies like science fiction and fantasy rarely get their due at the Oscars. While movies that show us the impossible tend to be among the most popular at the box office, that popularity rarely translates to the most prestigious awards. It can be argued that many sci-fi movies deserved Best Picture nominations, but few
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Russell Simmons has been sued for defaming the former Def Jam Recordings executive Drew Dixon, who accused him, in 2017, of sexual assault. The lawsuit cites a Graham Bensinger interview last December in which Simmons, who has denied assault allegations by Dixon and other women, suggested accusers might “want notoriety in the market where people
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It’s been more than a decade since the first SSDs started to hit the consumer market and about 10 years since they began arriving at price points that could broadly be called “consumer-friendly.” Now, SSDs have gotten inexpensive enough that buying a 1TB drive is more of an impulse purchase than a serious financial outlay.
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Meta announced that it will begin labelling artificial intelligence (AI)-generated images on all of its platforms, including Facebook, Threads, and Instagram. The announcement, made on February 6, came just a day after the company’s oversight board highlighted the need to change Meta’s policy on AI-generated content and to focus on preventing the harm it may
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CMON won’t be launching Kickstarter campaigns any longer, as it has gone exclusive with Gamefound. CMON is no stranger to the crowdfunding scene, and over the years has launched a bevy of popular games like Marvel Zombies: A Zombicide Game, Cyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night City, and Marvel United on Kickstarter’s platform. That’s now changing
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