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In a shocking turn of events, Sam Altman has been fired from his position as the chief executive officer (CEO) of OpenAI, as per an announcement by the company today, November 18. The reason behind laying him off was given as not being “consistently candid in his communications with the board”. As per the announcement, the decision was taken after a deliberative review process, however, the board found that it had lost confidence in him to lead the company. After the news of Altman being let go surfaced, president and cofounder of the company Greg Brockman has also resigned from his position. Altman was one of the earliest backers of the company when it launched in 2015.

Today at Unite 2023 in Amsterdam, Unity unveiled new details on what it is now calling Unity 6—the next version of the game engine software that will be available in 2024. Starting with this version, Unity is shifting to a number-based naming convention, moving away from the "LTS" (Long Term Support) naming format, which also listed the year that version of the software was developed in.

Spider-Man arguably has one of the best supporting casts in comic books, a collection of friends and enemies nearly as iconic as he is. It’s one of the reasons he’s so popular, and why Sony is content to make movies like Venom, Morbius, and Kraven the Hunter based on his rogues’ gallery, with no connection to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and nary a hint of Spidey himself.

In an interview with Game Developer, Remedy’s Sam Lake and Kyle Rowley spoke at length about Saga Anderson, her importance in the story, and how the team went about creating this intriguing character.

I’ve played Ticket to Ride with my wife on numerous occasions, and I’ve never felt that Ticket to Ride was a good two-player game. The small box games, like Ticket to Ride Berlin and Ticket to Ride Amsterdam are great with two, but the larger games just don’t work as well, especially if someone is on one side of the board, and the other person on the other.

Pikmin 4 is now the best-selling game in the Pikmin series.

OpenAI, which is largely credited for the generative artificial intelligence frenzy that started after the launch of its ChatGPT chatbot, just concluded its first-ever developer conference. The event, DevDay 2023, was hosted from the SVN West facility in San Francisco, the same city where it is headquartered. Company CEO Sam Altman came on the stage at the start of the keynote session and highlighted the major milestones achieved by the company as well as the way forward. Some key announcements were also made during the event, including the new GPT-4 Turbo, and a new GPT Store. Let us check out the 10 key announcements made during the event.

Move over Talk To Me, because When Evil Lurks is now being called the best horror movie of the year. Since its release, streaming service Shudder’s new demonic film has become hugely popular with audiences and critics alike, striking up a staggering 99% score on Rotten Tomatoes. 

Don’t let the goofy mustache or the funny accent fool you: Kenneth Branagh has gotten really good at adapting Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot stories. While Murder on the Orient Express was a fine enough thriller and a serviceable update of a whodunit classic, A Haunting in Venice, now on Hulu just in time for Halloween, is his best mystery yet (and let’s just agree not to talk about Death on the Nile).

Samsung Electronics Co. beat profit expectations in the third quarter and predicted a recovery in the semiconductor market next year. 

Sam Lake, creative director of Remedy Entertainment, has infused his impressive writing chops into all of his games, all of which are imbued with a filmic quality.

A Baldur's Gate 3 modder has made Shadowheart's dreams come true by adding Bing Bong the baby imp, from the cast's very own D&D one-shot, into the RPG.