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Making waves in the Indian audio market today was the US-based Bose Corporation, which has participated in India's wearables startup Noise's Series A fund-raising round. While Bose has been one of the top audio companies in the world for decades, the Gurugram-based Noise has been working its way up the ladder over the recent years and currently, it is ranked as India's number two wearable brand. Looking to power up growth, the company is looking for funds for expansion. However, the exact amount that has been invested by Bose in Noise has not been revealed. The fund-raise is notable because this is the first time Noise has ventured into the area and immediately it has been able to attract the attention of one of the biggest audio companies with an iconic reputation in the form of Bose.

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Activision Blizzard King is looking to settle its lawsuit under the California Civil Rights Department.

By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. He’s submitted several accepted emoji proposals to the Unicode Consortium.

A 28-year-old Japanese TV show that was recently uploaded to YouTube has seemingly given us our first glimpse of Super Mario 64's cut multiplayer mode, complete with a playable Luigi, but the sudden upload and debate over what we're actually seeing has me feeling like I'm looking at a Bigfoot sighting.

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Creative Assembly has posted a length message from the Total War franchise leadership, looking to repair the company’s relationship with the fanbase of the long-running strategy game series. In particular, the studio will bring free updates for the Total War: Warhammer 3 Shadows of Change DLC, and the price of Total War: Pharaoh is being reduced with partial refunds for all those that bought the game.

The vice president of Total War studio Creative Assembly, Roger Collum, has released a lengthy statement apologizing to the strategy series’ fans for its “mistakes when it comes to our relationship with you all.” He outlined the studio’s plans to improve the poorly received Warhammer 3 DLC,Shadows of Change, delay the upcoming Thrones of Decay DLC, and alter the pricing of Total War: Pharaoh.

Creative Assembly has addressed the disgruntled Total War community, apologising for what has admitted were a series of missteps this year with the release of Total War: Warhammer 3 DLC and the struggling Total War: Pharaoh.

Intel is all set to initiate production for its 20A (2nm process) next year, as revealed in an interview (via Nikkei) by the company's Senior Vice President.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been the buzzword of 2023, with developments taking place at the speed of light, seemingly. From AI chatbots to AI tools that can be used for various purposes including image generation, code interpretation, multi-modal search, and more, the incorporation of AI has been quite expeditious. However, it has not been all smooth sailing so far. Various debates have taken place about the ills of AI, with deepfakes rising at an alarming rate. As such, the need for its regulation is necessary. Thus, the passing of the EU AI Act could not have come at a better time. But it is not just deepfakes where AI is posing a danger. A new report has shed light on its implications in the news sector, with publishers saying that Google's new AI Search tool, Search Generative Experience, could potentially be at the forefront of the top traffic-destroying elements.

The Total War: Warhammer series has a tradition of excellent DLC, whether it adds new armies like Curse of the Vampire Coast, expands existing ones like The Warden & The Paunch, or offers an entirely new campaign mode like the free Mortal Empires and Immortal Empires add-ons. The recent Shadows of Change DLC for Total War: Warhammer 3 was not so well-received, however, being sold for the same price as one of the full army-adding expansions while offering value closer to that of a faction-expanding one.

After several uncertain months, developer Creative Assembly has announced changes to the DLC road map for Total War: Warhammer 3 and refunds for players of Total War: Pharaoh.

Creative Assembly has posted a length message from the Total War franchise leadership, looking to repair the company’s relationship with the fanbase of the long-running strategy game series. In particular, the studio will bring free updates for the Total War: Warhammer 3 Shadows of Change DLC, and the price of Total War: Pharaoh is being reduced with partial refunds for all those that bought the game.

Netflix has revealed its plans for the future of its gaming initiative, confirming it has almost 90 games currently in development.

Today, December 14, there were some interesting reports coming from the artificial intelligence (AI) space. Ahead of the 57th anniversary of World Day of Peace, Pope Francis urged world leaders to ensure that progress made in developing AI tools “will ultimately serve the cause of human fraternity and peace”. In other news, Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared briefly lost for words when he met with an AI-generated version of himself. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.

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Polyphony Digital president Kazunori Yamauchi has labelled Gran Turismo 7 a “success”.

Thunderful has reshuffled its leadership, with chief games officer Agostino Simonetta leaving the company and four new executives appointed.

In a recent interview with WoW's community council (thanks, WoWhead), the game's current director Ion Hazzikostas was asked about the current state of the story, and how dang hard it is to introduce new players to its extensive lore.

Following the ESA's announcement that E3 is no more, developers and industry figures have been sharing their memories of the event as they wish it farewell.

Earlier this week, it was announced that the Electronic Entertainment Expo — better known as E3 — has been permanently shut down, following its cancellation in 2020, 2022, and 2023 (and shift online in 2021). Now, Stanley Pierre-Louis, the president and CEO of the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), which organized E3, has spoken more about the reasoning behind the decision.

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After over two decades, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, also known as E3, is coming to an end. 

The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), once held every summer as the games industry’s biggest convention, is officially dead, the Entertainment Software Association confirmed.

Ding, dong, E3 is dead. The Electronic Entertainment Expo has officially been brought to a close by the Entertainment Software Association that organised the show, it has been confirmed.

It's official: E3 is dead. After several failed attempts to bring the industry event back, organisers admit that it's ending for good, making 2019 the last time E3 was held in person.

E3, the games industry’s former flagship annual event, is officially dead, organiser the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has said.

The Electronic Entertainment Expo is officially no more.

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Epic Games has won the antitrust lawsuit it filed against Google after a jury determined the Google Play marketplace is an illegal monopoly.

A federal court jury has decided that Google's Android app store has been protected by anticompetitive barriers that have damaged smartphone consumers and software developers, dealing a blow to a major pillar of a technology empire.

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A Baldur's Gate 3 player thinks they've found the forge that Karlach mentions in her special epilogue scene.

Tekken director, Katsuhiro Harada, has revealed that he and producer Michael Murray discussed adding Donald Trump to Tekken 7 as DLC, and even thought up some fighting moves and Rage Arts for him.

Alphabet's Google on Friday criticised a potential order from EU antitrust regulators to sell part of its lucrative adtech business, saying it was disproportionate and not right for its advertising partners.

Alongside unveiling its latest foundation model, Gemini, and making big claims about its capabilities, Google also released a demo video on YouTube, where a user can be seen doing various activities on a table, and the AI was able to recognize it instantly and verbally respond. The shocking video was met with awe because no one in the industry has been able to achieve such results from an AI model so far, and likely nobody will for a long time - including Google. It turns out the video was not entirely real and Google edited the Gemini AI demo video and added elements to make it seem more advanced than it really is.

The Communication Workers of America union has unveiled new guidelines over how it believes artificial intelligence should be used in the workplace.

While TGA 2023 undoubtedly featured many gorgeous games, Last Sentinel was easily one of the most impressive. This is the debut project of Lightspeed LA, a California-based division of Tencent's Lightspeed Studios.

An Apple cyber security team has met watchdog CERT-In to discuss the issue of warning notifications sent to some opposition leaders, a senior government official said on Thursday.

Apple Inc.'s senior executive overseeing touch-screen technology, health sensors and the company's Face ID interface is leaving the company, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Samsung will slowly shift away from producing lithium-ion batteries as its sub-division called Samsung SDI is reportedly developing solid-state batteries with an aim to launch the new technology a few years from now. A new team has also been formed to help the Korean giant reach its intended production goal.

While they may have been tided over by recent remakes and re-releases, fans of the Mana series have gone a whopping 15 years without a taste of a new mainline entry. Luckily for them, the fast is over; Visions Of Mana was just announced at The Game Awards, and it's out next year. Check out the reveal trailer below.

Rise of the Ronin has received a new trailer and a release date at The Game Awards.

GameStop has acknowledged its decision to oust former president and CEO Matthew Furlong could backfire.

PlayStation has made a one-of-a-kind PlayStation 1-style PlayStation 5, and unfortunately, you cannot buy it, but that won't stop us from dreaming of it.

Sony Interactive Entertainment celebrated its outgoing president and CEO Jim Ryan at a recent party.

Meta Platforms Inc. is betting artificial intelligence will convince people to spend more time on its social media apps next year and is using the technology to make the biggest changes across its platforms since introducing short-form video Reels in 2020.

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Payday 3 developer Starbreeze Entertainment is developing a co-op multiplayer Dungeons & Dragons game. 

While PC gaming is becoming more and more popular, there are certain advantages to playing games on the PlayStation 5 console rather than on PC, according to Sony Interactive Entertainment Vice President Hideaki Nishino.

Generative AI is attracting a significant level of investment, including in the gaming space. Titan AI, a new mobile games studio, raised over $500,000 in pre-seed funding led by Berkeley SkyDeck. Titan AI joins several other generative AI gaming startups that aim to reduce the cost and speed of creating 2D and 3D content for games. Depending on the complexity, mobile games can cost upwards of $250,000 to make.

Spending more than two hours a day in meetings can hurt productivity, a new survey found, putting a ceiling on an element of the daily grind that many workers have come to dread.    

Tech leaders have been vocal proponents of the need to regulate artificial intelligence, but they're also lobbying hard to make sure the new rules work in their favor.

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Final Fantasy 15's director Hajime Tabata has revealed why he left Square Enix in 2018. 

Final Fantasy 15's director has revealed why he left Square Enix back in 2018.

Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata left Square Enix due to a difference in philosophy with the president, which prevented him from doing what he thought he should do.

The Nintendo Switch 2 may feature an OLED display produced by Samsung, according to a new online report from Korea.

AMD has inaugurated the company's largest global R&D center in India, as part of its $400 million investment in the country over five years.

Even on a Saturday, the artificial intelligence space continues to be a hub of activity. On December 2, we witnessed multiple big announcements and callouts for safety in AI. In the first news, President Droupadi Murmu said that while the use of AI was making people's lives easier, its misuse to create deepfakes poses a threat to society. In other news, researchers have created an AI-powered laser camera capable of remotely detecting a person's heartbeat and identifying indicators of potential cardiovascular ailments. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.

Apple was recently rumored to have abandoned development work on its in-house 5G modem, which only meant that the Cupertino giant would remain tethered to Qualcomm for years. Fortunately, the company’s Senior Vice President of Hardware Technologies, Johny Srouji, sat down with a reporter in the latest interview and hinted that Apple is deeply invested in mass producing its cellular modem but did not talk about the obvious developmental roadblocks along the way.

It might have surprised some fans when they saw the comments made by Tim Stuart, the Xbox CFO. If you don’t recall, it was just a couple of days ago now that reports flooded in that Tim stated that Xbox would like to see Game Pass on competitor platforms such as Nintendo and PlayStation. This might have sparked speculation that Microsoft was actively working on a plan to get Game Pass on some of these rival platforms. However, don’t get too excited, as Phil Spencer is looking to clear the air.

Blumhouse Games has hired industry veterans Jo Lammert and Clint Brewer to help it carve out a space in the spooky corner of the video game industry.

SpectreVision, the film production company co-founded by actor Elijah Wood, is entering the comics space with a newly-announced collaboration with Oni Press.

“Wapeach” is real. Or at least she was at one point, according to the creator of Waluigi, Fumihide Aoki, who on Friday revealed the first semi-official look at Wapeach, an evil version of Princess Peach that was designed for 2004’s Mario Power Tennis.

Under A Rock has been revealed by Nordic Trolls and Gameforge, with it being a co-op survival game for up to ten players. It is coming to PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5. In this game, there has been a different evolutionary path where Neanderthals still live, extinct animals thrive, and magic co-exists as a force of nature.

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has hinted that Hellblade fans won't have to wait much longer for the next chapter of Senua's story.

In a recent interview, Saikat Mitra, Vice President and Head of Trust and Safety for Asia-Pacific at Google, shed light on the challenges faced in addressing the issue of fraudulent loan apps on the Google Play Store. Mitra explained that the delay in addressing these concerns stemmed from the fact that the apps, while not containing malware or harmful content, exhibited problematic business practices in the real world. When developers submit apps for listing on the Play Store, Google scrutinises them extensively, considering factors like code integrity and content safety.

Homeworld 3 has now got an official launch date, with Blackbird Interactive and Gearbox Publishing confirming that the game will be released on March 8th, 2024. In addition, there will be an documentary released going behind the scenes to see how Homeworld 3 has been developed. This will be coming at some point in December.

Under A Rock has been revealed by Nordic Trolls and Gameforge, with it being a co-op survival game for up to ten players. It is coming to PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5. In this game, there has been a different evolutionary path where Neanderthals still live, extinct animals thrive, and magic co-exists as a force of nature.

As part of the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted, we saw a brief reveal of the third playable clan coming to Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. While the first two reveals were clans that appeared in the original Bloodlines, the rebellious Brujah and the sorcerous Tremere, this is the first clan we didn't have a chance to try in our endless replays of the original Bloodlines. They're the Banu Haqim.

Homeworld 3 won't be released in February 2024 due to another delay. The game was originally targeting a Q4 2022 launch before being moved to the first half of 2023 and then again to early 2024. The good news is that the latest delay is a very small one, as the long-anticipated sci-fi strategy game will be released on March 8.

What is Everywhere? Nobody outside of Build A Rocket Boy, a studio founded by several GTA veterans, quite seems to know, but it looks like our questions will finally start to be answered when the Everywhere closed alpha kicks off on December 5.

Today is the last day of November and as the end of the year festivities appear near the horizon, the artificial intelligence space is still hard at work. In the first news today, Voicemod, a popular AI voice changer app available on PC and Mac, has received a new update that will allow users to create new voices from scratch. In other news, Microsoft President Brad Smith addressed the rumors about OpenAI making a breakthrough toward AGI and said that there is no probability that we will see AGI anytime soon. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.

The OnePlus 12 employs a combination of powerful internal specifications ranging from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 to a clean UI and of course, the inclusion of 24GB of LPDDR5X RAM to deliver an astounding level of compute and graphics performance. The flagship’s capabilities were revealed in the recent AnTuTu leak, where this model is now the fastest out of any tested, obtaining more than 2.3 million points in the overall score.

The co-founder of Riot Games, Marc Merrill, is the company's new chief product officer.

UK developer Creative Assembly is going to be returning to its roots and focusing on real-time strategy titles.