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Posted: 12-11-2024 | Author: Staff Report

GamesBeat reports: “The Beam Foundation said it plans to launch Beam Ventures in Abu Dhabi, a $150 million venture fund focused exclusively on gaming. The gaming fund aims to accelerate promising founders and contribute to Abu Dhabi’s transformation into a global gaming hub. Beam Ventures is strategically positioned at the intersection of blockchain, gaming, and […]

Posted: 12-11-2024 | Author: Staff Report

Music Business Worldwide reports: “Universal Music Group (UMG) and Cardiff-based Rescape Innovation have teamed up to explore a new virtual reality (VR) treatment for anxiety that incorporates personalized music. The collaborative research project, dubbed ‘VR-Melody’, aims to develop a new approach to mental health treatment by integrating music, scenic virtual environments, and active listening exercises, […]

Posted: 12-11-2024 | Author: Staff Report

TechCrunch reports: “ChatGPT may currently be the No. 1 app on the iPhone App Store in the U.S., but it’s not Apple’s iPhone app of the year. That honor goes to a newer app for videographers, called Kino. Launched this spring from Lux, the company behind the professional photography app Halide, Kino advances mobile video […]

Posted: 12-11-2024 | Author: Staff Report

Yahoo! Finance reports: “Apple (AAPL) is finally bringing ChatGPT to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac as part of its latest Apple Intelligence update. Available today via iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS 15.2, the software also brings along Apple’s visual intelligence feature for the iPhone 16’s Camera Control and image-generating technologies called Image Playground and […]

Posted: 12-11-2024 | Author: Staff Report

Euro Gamer reports: “Xenoblade studio Monolith Soft is now 100 percent owned by Nintendo. Based in Tokyo, with a second office in Nintendo’s home of Kyoto, Monolith Soft has become a key partner studio for the Mario maker over the past two decades, and has provided development support for some of Nintendo’s biggest titles, including […]

Posted: 12-11-2024 | Author: Staff Report

Republic World reports: “Alphabet’s Google on Wednesday released the second generation of its artificial intelligence model Gemini and teased a slate of new ways to use AI beyond chatbots, including through a pair of eyeglasses. CEO Sundar Pichai in a blog post dubbed the moment as the start of a “new agentic era,” referring to […]

Posted: 12-10-2024 | Author: Staff Report

Engadget reports: “YouTube is expanding how you can interact with games on its free in-app platform, Playables. The company has announced that users can now try out a multi-player function that allows them to game with other players in real-time. However, that doesn’t extend to YouTube Playables’ entire 100-plus catalogue of titles.” Read More

Posted: 12-10-2024 | Author: Staff Report

TechCrunch reports: “Attention, players. You are about to compete in a new challenge—but first, do you know how to speak Korean? In preparation for Season Two of “Squid Game,” one of Netflix’s most popular Korean thriller series, the streaming giant announced on Tuesday that it has teamed up with the language learning app Duolingo to […]

Posted: 12-10-2024 | Author: Staff Report

The Hollywood Reporter reports: “The presidential election and the conclusion of the World Series helped drive overall TV use to a nine-month high in November. But despite those big events on linear TV platforms, both cable and broadcast outlets lost some share of viewing in Nielsen‘s monthly platform rankings.” Read More

Posted: 12-10-2024 | Author: Staff Report

Games Industry Biz reports: “Build A Rocket Boy has acquired PlayFusion for an undisclosed sum. The partnership will see PlayFusion support Build A Rocket Boy’s AAA projects including MindsEye, in addition to its open world platform Everywhere and user-generated content tool Arcadia. PlayFusion CEO and CTO Mark Gerhard has been appointed co-CEO of Build A […]