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SNK has premiered the first detailed look at Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, which it has confirmed will be released in 2025.

Shortly after the Break the Loop puzzle was solved by the community, Google released the date for the upcoming Google I/O 2024. Now, I had a feeling that the event would be held in May, as that has become a tradition, and it turns out that my hunch was correct.

Apple Inc. has acquired Canadian artificial intelligence startup DarwinAI, adding technology to its arsenal ahead of a big push into generative AI in 2024. The iPhone maker purchased the business earlier this year, and dozens of DarwinAI's employees have joined Apple's artificial intelligence division, according to people with knowledge of the matter, who asked not to be identified because the deal hasn't been announced. 

Nvidia Corp.'s annual artificial intelligence conference is just days away and expectations are high for the semiconductor maker to deliver news that will sustain the blistering rally in its stock.  “Nvidia GTC,” the company's graphics processing unit technology event, has quickly become a global AI conference for developers. It runs from March 18-21 in San Jose, California, with Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang due to speak on the opening day. His comments may help Nvidia stock end a bout of volatility and resume its surge of more than 80% this year.

EA has reportedly laid off some employees from the Apex Legends community team working at Respawn Entertainment. This move related to the Apex Legends team comes in the wake of a layoff announcement made by the California-based publisher last month.

An eagle-eyed Cyberpunk 2077 player has noticed a brand-new Easter egg on the main menu that has gone unnoticed by gamers for an unknown amount of time. Cyberpunk 2077 has had a second lease of life thanks to consistent updates and the Phantom Liberty DLC, leading to a higher chance that any secrets will be found by the community.

Goblin Stone, the debut title from Orc Chop Games, has two stories behind it. The narrative of the game itself is of innocent goblins turning the tables on the adventurers that so frequently invade their home, inverting a typical fantasy trope.

AI roundup: The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is growing and in some places, it has found greater acceptability than in others. Now, a study highlights the fact that India finds the technology to be quite relevant and influential. In other news, a 16-year-old Indian-American boy Adrit Rao has developed several apps and is now collaborating with Stanford University to use AI to revamp the healthcare sector. Know about more such AI news from today.

OpenAI lambasted Elon Musk's allegations against it, saying in a court filing that the billionaire entrepreneur's claims “rest on convoluted — often incoherent — factual premises.” 

Nvidia has found itself on the receiving end of a class action lawsuit alleging copyright infringement by its artificial intelligence platform NeMo. The litigation poses an obstacle to Nvidia fully realizing its AI ambitions that have propelled its stock to unprecedented heights.

Zach Galifianakis has joined the cast of Hulu's hit comedy Only Murders in the Building.

Garena Free Fire MAX Redeem Codes for March 10: Garena Free Fire Max, a battle royale sensation, rose to prominence in India following the ban on its predecessor, Garena Free Fire, by the Indian government in February 2022. Renowned for its captivating graphics and immersive gameplay, the game's appeal is further heightened by the regular release of redeem codes courtesy of its developers, 111 Dot Studios. These codes present players with valuable opportunities to acquire an array of complimentary items, such as skins, diamonds, and weapons. Beyond the thrill of combat, the allure of these redeemable goodies adds an extra layer of excitement to the Free Fire Max gaming experience.

Since his tumultuous takeover of Twitter, Elon Musk has made an unabashed turn to the right politically, defying the orthodoxy that Silicon Valley is a citadel of well-heeled liberals beholden to Democrats. Long considered non-identifiable ideologically, Musk's politics are now hardline right wing as he uses his platform (now called X) to stoke the themes cherished by Fox News, conservative talk radio and far right movements across the West.

U.S. aerospace company Stratolaunch conducted the first powered test flight of a new unmanned craft for hypersonic research on Saturday and called it a success.

ECI collaborates with OpenAI to safeguard elections from AI interference; Teja Manakame urges caution against bias in AI models; Majority of workers optimistic about AI improving work life balance, Study; Hit songwriter Guy Chambers voices concerns over AI's threat to songwriting- this and more in our daily roundup. Let us take a look.

Deviation Games has closed down.

Another swath of Activision QA workers has unionized, as the Communication Workers of America announced today that Microsoft has voluntarily recognized a union for workers at Activision Central Quality Assurance.

A group of roughly 600 quality assurance (QA) workers at Activision under Microsoft have successfully voted to unionize with the Communication Workers of America (CWA), becoming Activision Quality Assurance United.

Driving into Hollywood, California, during two severe weather warnings over the weekend, I questioned why I was doing so as I started to crest the San Gabriel mountain range. The cloud cover was so low that I couldn’t see too far ahead of me, while winds and rain pelted the roof of the sedan car as I ate up the miles.

With a little over a month until Amazon's Fallout TV adaptation airs, Prime Video has released another trailer for the series.

While we were all blinded by the brilliance of the Fallout TV show trailer, it appears the upcoming Prime Video series was trying to heavily hint at the return of a major game faction – via this iconic location.

There's a lot of mystery around how Stranger Things’ final season will end, and it seems that the cast is also being kept in the dark. Eleven star Millie Bobby Brown shared the insight in a recent interview, admitting that she even took things into her own hands.

Broadcom Inc., a chip supplier for Apple Inc. and other big tech companies, predicted that AI spending would fuel growth more quickly than expected this year, even as sluggish demand in other areas weighs on semiconductor sales.

Nearly all Pokemon GO PokeStops from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California are now gone, according to members of the local Pokemon GO community. Pokemon GO players are extremely confused by the situation, as the disappearance of PokeStops can stifle community growth and trainer progression in the area.

Fallout's long-awaited television debut is almost here, with Amazon going all out to catch your attention. Its latest attempt to do so comes in the form of a new trailer, which features new characters, locations, story details, and a lot more that is bound to excite every Fallout nerd on the planet. However, Fallout New Vegas fans may have more of a reason to be excited, as this new trailer seems to feature a couple of nods to the New California Republic.

With Amazon Prime’s Fallout TV series right around the corner, it’s time to delve back into the post-apocalyptic world of the game to get us in the mood.

Xbox Game Pass has added PAW Patrol World to its content library. The open-world action adventure is the second March 2024 addition to Microsoft's subscription service, as well as the fourth-ever PAW Patrol game to join Xbox Game Pass.

Apple has a decent foldable product portfolio in the works, but when it comes to an actual launch, many reports talk about varying timelines. However, one analyst believes that a 20.3-inch foldable MacBook is the only one that has a clear development schedule in sight, and while that is a positive sign, the drawback is that consumers who are waiting for such a product have to wait an exceptionally long time.

Forty U.S. states and Washington, D.C. called on Meta Platforms to crack down on scammers who hijack Facebook and Instagram accounts, to address a "dramatic" surge in account takeovers.

California-based Rock It Games has announced its establishment as a new game publisher focused on supporting independent developers, with a mission to offer a diverse portfolio of curated titles that capture the essence of retro gaming while embracing the spirit of the independent games community. The company aims to release up to 10 physical games in 2024, along with additional digital releases.

College history professor Tore Olsson taught the world's first Red Dead Redemption American history class in 2021, at the University of Tennessee, using Rockstar's open-world epics to engage students on one of the most tumultuous periods in North American history. The class is a huge success, so much so that Olsson was inspired to write a book to bring his work to a global audience. Out in August, Red Dead's History looks like it could be a hit, and Roger Clark, who plays Red Dead Redemption 2 protagonist Arthur Morgan in one of the all-time great video game performances, has signed on to narrate the audiobook.

Nvidia Corp.'s rise is captivating the stock market and driving the S&P 500 Index to new highs. But it also raises cautionary reminders of another investor darling that soared on dreams of a technological transformation, only to tumble back to earth when those hopes turned to disappointment. 

The next high-end processor from Intel, the Core i9-14900KS, is confirmed by sources to have a staggering 6.2GHz boosted clock speed, making it the highest boost clock speed available on the market. The upcoming Intel CPU will also not be a cheap processor, as estimated figures will likely require some serious cash from consumers.

As the video games industry violently contracts to ensure shareholder satisfaction at the cost of making thousands upon thousands of people unemployed, Skylanders studio Toys For Bob have announced they're splitting from Activision Blizzard and Microsoft to go independent. Good for them, but maybe too late for some. Earlier this month, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that it seemed Activision Blizzard were closing Toys For Bob's California headquarters and laying off 86 people. Still, the new independent Toys For Bob say they're working on something new and "exploring a possible partnership" with Microsoft.

Canada's Competition Bureau secured a court order allowing it to deepen a long-running investigation into the advertising market power of Alphabet Inc.'s Google.

Want to immerse yourself in the world and history of the 25-year-old legendary MMORPG EverQuest with other fans, in-person in California? 

Crash Team Rumble support is winding down, as next week’s content update will be its last.

Amid mass layoffs, studio closures, and general industry uncertainty, today began with a handful of studios and companies reclaiming control of their own destinies. We learned this morning that Saber Interactive and Gearbox are reportedly breaking free of Embracer Group. And now, it looks like Crash Bandicoot developer Toys for Bob has sprung free of Activision and Microsoft.

Toys for Bob, the developer behind 2020's Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time and 2018's Spyro Reignited Trilogy, has announced that it's leaving Activision and Microsoft and becoming an independent studio. However, Toys for Bob briefly detailed its plans for the future, which might involve a partnership with Activision Blizzard's parent company.

Skylanders and Crash Bandicoot developer Toys for Bob has announced plans to go independent.

Cyberpunk 2077 has rolled out its latest update, Patch 2.12, with a focus on fixing issues like key binding and improving overall performance. Several issues were reported by players following Cyberpunk 2077's previous patch. The new update targets various platforms, including PC and Xbox.

Over the years, multinational companies have been appointing top talented execs from India in the highest roles and positions. In sectors, from tech to healthcare, we have seen Indian-origin leaders handling crucial operations in global companies. Today, American cloud computing company Snowflake has appointed Sridhar Ramaswamy as the new CEO. Check out the list of the top 10 Indian-origin CEOs of global companies that aspiring entrepreneurs can emulate.

It recently came to light that Apple had canceled its car project, which was internally referred to as ‘Project Titan,’ and with the abandonment, the company has re-assigned the 2,000 employees formerly stationed at the self-driving vehicle division to proceed with work on generative AI.

Sky: Children of the Light released its 20th seasonal event and the third-ever collaboration event for the Season of the Nine-Colored Deer. Launched on January 15th and ending on March 31st. The new Season comes with a fifth new spirit to travel along your journey, a new Season Guide and new quests to complete in the Friendship Tree.

NetEase has announced its latest AAA studio, BulletFarm, with Call of Duty veteran David Vonderhaar at the helm. BulletFarm is a brand new game development company working on “building a world-class team.” Though the studio is based in Los Angeles, California, it is remote-first.

NetEase Games has announced its newest triple-A game development studio, BulletFarm. As a “remote-first” developer located in Los Angeles, California, it’s led by David Vonderhaar, known for his work on Call of Duty (specifically the Call of Duty: Black Ops series).

Fantasy RPG Indivisible is now available on Xbox Game Pass. This release brings the total number of February 2024 additions to Xbox Game Pass up to 13.

Veteran Call of Duty: Black Ops designer David Vonderhaar has established a new “AAA game studio” with NetEase.

NetEase Games has announced the establishment of BulletFarm, a new remote-first AAA game studio headquartered in Los Angeles, California and led by industry veteran David Vonderhaar.

What could Apple have done with the humble automobile?

An opportunity went up in smoke for Apple when Microsoft pitched it to acquire its Bing search engine in 2018, according to court documents from Google’s antitrust lawsuit. However, the Cupertino giant passed on the chance to have its own search engine, reportedly believing that Bing was riddled with search quality issues. Microsoft has also attempted to persuade Apple to make its search engine default in the Safari web browser, but the company has been met with a similar response.

A small but meaningful piece of PlayStation brand history seems to have popped up in hard hat form at a garage sale. The unusual, possibly rare apparel item's appearance hints at a Sony and PlayStation presence at a once-iconic location in San Francisco, California.

Samsung Electronics Co. is planning to unveil its first wearable smart ring as part of its health lineup at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. 

At the 2024 D.I.C.E. Summit in Las Vegas, Amazon Games partnered with Black Voices in Gaming to provide sponsorships to underrepresented game devs and entrepreneurs, allowing them to attend the event and connect with some of the biggest names in the business.

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Fallout: New Vegas' director has revealed that a classic Shirley Jackson story inspires one of the Mojave Wasteland's most devilish vaults. 

Nvidia is reporting a staggering 769% annual profit gain, which has led to its shares rising by more than 16% in the last day. The company's rapid growth has been nothing short of extraordinary. For context, Nvidia started 2023 valued at $350 billion. Now, it's worth just south of $2 trillion. Nvidia recently passed Amazon, and now trails only Microsoft and Apple as the third most valuable publicly traded company. Not to mention, Nvidia's success has caused the company's CEO Jensen Huang to skyrocket up the list of the world's richest people.

EA has offered more than 11,000 college football players $600 to appear in EA Sports College Football 25.

Last month, Google introduced a slew of experimental artificial intelligence (AI) features coming to its Chrome browser. Three features were unveiled - Tab Organizer, AI theme generation and Help Me Write. In the last few months, the California-based tech giant has been hard at work incorporating AI technology into Google Chrome, its popular browser. Now, one of the above-mentioned is finally making its way to the stable version of Google Chrome. Know all about the Help Me Write feature.

An international law enforcement operation led by Britain's National Crime Agency and the FBI has arrested and indicted members of the Lockbit ransomware gang, in an unprecedented police operation that has struck one of the world's most notorious cybercrime gangs.

An earlier rumor was disseminating information that Apple had halted work on its foldable iPhone because there were durability concerns regarding the display. Now, a new update claims that the technology giant is actively developing the device and has actually reassigned some key personnel hailing from the Apple Vision Pro team to work on this new form factor.

Viewers of are wondering are in the series and when each new episode comes out. Tracker follows Colter Shaw, an investigator tackling enigmatic disappearances, blending suspense and legal intrigue in a gripping series that keeps audiences on the edge of their seats.

In Apple’s latest Q1 2024 earnings call, it was revealed that nearly 30 percent of the technology giant’s iPhone revenue for the quarter was thanks to its presence in one market, China, and given its recent 13 percent shipments decline in the region, the company stands to lose out on a ton if its market share continues to be threatened. Unfortunately, that looks to be the case here, with analysts believing that Huawei’s comeback is creating a torrent of problems and other reasons for that sales slump.

Video game maker Activision Blizzard has been hit with a U.S. lawsuit claiming it restricts competition for organized gaming involving its flagship franchise “Call of Duty.”

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The iPhone SE 4 will be Apple’s first low-cost offering to transition from an LCD to an OLED, matching the company’s other high-end devices, but buyers will have to muster up sufficient patience because this particular model is slated to launch sometime in 2025. Thankfully, the company will not have to fret over the display cost of the iPhone SE 4 since Samsung and BOE are reportedly fighting over orders.

Former World of Warcraft narrative director Steve Danuser recently confirmed he left Blizzard in November 2023 over remote work concerns, and due to the desire for a change of pace. After months of radio silence from the story dev, World of Warcraft fans finally have an answer on Danuser’s status with the company.

I’m having a blast creating things in Infinite Craft. I did make a monkey, and that sold me into how the game works. From there, I’ve been trying to get into the harder creations. The one I managed to create is the iconic Dwayne Johnson. To learn how to create Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in Infinite Craft, we have the steps below.

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An Avatar: The Last Airbender competitive fighting game is currently in the works, making its early access debut next year.

Build-a-Bear, the customizable plush toy store, is facing a lawsuit from the manufacturer of Squishmallows, accusing the company of intentionally copying Squishmallows with one of its recent plush releases. The lawsuit emerged shortly after the introduction of Build-a-Bear's Skoosherz plush line of toys.

The Intel Core i9-14900KS specs have been revealed by a tester who recently ran the unreleased CPU in the OCCT benchmarking and stability tool. This new Intel CPU is designated as a production unit in the benchmark, so the company may be planning to release the i9-14900KS within the coming weeks or months.

The series is one of the biggest video game hits to come out of the early 2010s zombie boom in the market, leading to several spin-off games and eventually the 2023 title Although none of the games ever quite garnered critical acclaim, most generally met a positive reception thanks to fun gameplay and the use of an effective Old Hollywood B-movie tone. managed the largest launch in franchise history across Xbox, PlayStation, and the Epic Games Store, and it's moving to Steam on April 22, 2024, to expand those sales even further.

NASA is constantly pushing the limits, venturing into the unknown realms of air and space. Their most recent project, the UVEX mission (UltraViolet EXplorer), scheduled for launch in 2030, promises to shed more light on the mysteries of galaxy and star evolution. UVEX's primary mission is to conduct a comprehensive survey of ultraviolet light across the entire sky. But it doesn't stop there. Equipped with advanced technology, the telescope can quickly identify sources of UV radiation in the universe. This capacity is critical for observing events such as the aftermath of gravitational wave-induced neutron star mergers.

The latest update to The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered introduced new content, fixes, and tweaks to the game. This comes just a few days after developer Naughty Dog dropped another small update to its recently launched Sony PlayStation 5 exclusive.

Squishmallows owner Kelly Toys is taking Build-A-Bear to court in what may be the cutest legal battle ever. Both Kelly Toys and Build-A-Bear filed respective lawsuits on Monday after Build-A-Bear started selling its Skoosherz line of plushies this year. For Kelly Toys, the problem is that Skoosherz look too much like its Squishmallows. To that, Build-A-Bear responded: You can’t trademark cute animals!

The wrestling landscape has been in a “unique” place since the start of 2024, and just when you think you know where a promotion is going, something happens, and things go quickly off the rails or in a direction you never expected. Almost every major promotion has had a shakeup or two over the last six weeks, and so talking about something stable like WWE 2K24 is a rarity. Thankfully, that’s what we’re talking about right now. Specifically, we’re talking about one of the stars in the game, Chelsea Green. While her “arrival” in the game might not seem like much, it’s actually a journey several years in the making.

Layoffs have been reported at Toys for Bob, the developer behind Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time and the Spyro: Reignited Trilogy. They form part of the ongoing consolidation efforts necessitated by parent company Activision's acquisition by Microsoft, resulting in 1900 roles being made redundant. Some 86 workers have been let go, and the studio's office shuttered. Contrary to some earlier confusion, that's the physical address; Toys for Bob will remain active, and most remaining employees will now work remotely.

A newly surfaced rumor suggests that 2K will be the developer of the next official FIFA game. The Novato, California-based publisher was previously said to have been eyeing the FIFA license for years.

A federal court in California is enforcing a subpoena for Elon Musk to testify before the US Securities and Exchange Commission regarding potential violations of federal securities laws in connection with his purchase of Twitter.