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Sony Launches Crunchyroll Storyworks Division to Develop Anime, Live-Action Adaptations in Collaboration With Japanese Creators
Sony’s anime service Crunchyroll has launched new division Crunchyroll Storyworks, which will be focused on anime and live-action adaptations made in collaboration with Japan’s creative ecosystem. Led by Sony’s Tohru Iokibe, who most recently oversaw IP acceleration initiatives connecting Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions, Crunchyroll Storyworks is set to bring together creative partners across Crunchyroll, […]

WoW: Forever Players Love It When Things Look Old
World of Warcraft: Forever players have made their feelings about the game's visual style crystal clear: They love it when things look old. It's a recurring theme in the Forever beta, where players have continually pushed back against updated high-definition character models and character portraits. While Forever is in many ways a new version of Blizzard's MMORPG, it's built with the spirit and foundation of WoW Classic in mind, even as it includes updated visuals and quality-of-life updates taken straight from modern WoW. One of those new features is an option to use modern WoW's updated playable character and non-enemy NPC models. According to the WoW content creator Savix , who tested an early version of Forever before it was publicly announced, developer Blizzard didn't originally plan to include the ability to swap between standard or high-def character models, instead only using HD
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Andrew Garfield Stopped Using ChatGPT as a ‘Fancy Google’ After Playing Sam Altman in ‘Artificial’: ‘I Got a Bit Scared’ and ‘Mistrusting of the Technology’
Andrew Garfield was once one of ChatGPT’s 1.2 billion users. That was before he played OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in Luca Guadagnino’s “Artificial,” which centers on the company’s origin story and Altman’s dramatic 2023 outing (the board reinstated him just five days later). Working on the film led Garfield to dump the chatbot altogether. “I got […]

Amazon’s Bestselling Kids Tablet Is Less Than $90 Right Now — Its Lowest Price Ever
It can be easy to fatigue from the countless Amazon Prime Big Deals Day deals overrunning the internet today but there are genuinely good discounts you don’t want to miss out on. Case in point: the Amazon Fire HD 8 Kids Tablet, currently on sale for $89 — a 47% discount, and the lowest price […]