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During its big AI GTC conference, NVIDIA once again showcased how generative AI can be used to create realistic "digital humans" for games, with the tech already in the hands of developers worldwide. And with that, they go through two big 2024 games that could become killer apps for the next-gen GeForce GPUs In the world of esports and competitive gaming, Apex Legends was hacked during a live tournament - a first. With competition paused and postponed, it sets a new precedent for competitive tournaments. Continue reading: TT Show Episode 27 - PlayStation 5 Pro, Apex Legends Hacked, NVIDIA Blackwell, RTX 5090 (full post) BLIZZARD'S NEW COMPENSATION POLICY CUTS BONUSES FOR OVERWATCH 2 DEVS Derek Strickland | Gaming | Mar 23, 2024 2:28 PM CDT New compensation policies at Blizzard have cut bonuses for Overwatch 2 developers, sources tell Bloomberg's Jason Schreier. New reports have pulled the curtain back on the complex inner-workings of game development at the industry's former-largest independent publisher, Activision Blizzard. On top of layoffs, a new compensation plan at Blizzard has further stressed developers. The plan has changed the way developers receive their bonuses (if at all). The new policy was instituted in 2023. Before the change, Blizzard would dole out bonuses to all employees based on the overall success of the publisher. If Blizzard's earnings were up, then everyone would get a bonus. The new policy only gives bonuses to the teams that are successful. For instance, in 2023, Diablo IV generated $666 million in just 5 days via game sales alone. The Diablo team's success doesn't affect other teams within the confines of the newer bonus scheme. Continue reading: Blizzard's new compensation policy cuts bonuses for Overwatch 2 devs (full post) CAPCOM UNDER FIRE FOR NOT SHOWING DRAGON'S DOGMA 2 CONVENIENCE MICROTRANSACTIONS BEFORE LAUNCH Derek Strickland | Gaming | Mar 22, 2024 3:31 PM CDT Capcom is facing backlash and controversy from gamers for the new Dragon's Dogma 2 microtransactions that seemingly popped up out of nowhere. Dragon's Dogma 2 just launched, and right at release, Capcom has injected microtransactions into the game. This has predictably kicked the hornet's nest and gamers aren't happy about in-game purchases being included in a singleplayer RPG, especially one that costs $69.99. After all, Capcom offered a ton of in-game purchase options for the original Dragon's Dogma. While gamers didn't know exactly what to expect from Dragon's Dogma 2, the inclusion of microtransactions wasn't exactly intended to be a surprise. Capcom didn't really detail the in-game purchases to consumers, but DD2's mTX options were detailed in review documentation that was sent to journalists. Both the PlayStation Store and Xbox versions of the game mentioned in-game purchases months before release. Capcom's latest games, including singleplayer titles like Resident Evil 4, typically include time-saving convenience microtransactions. Continue reading: Capcom under fire for not showing Dragon's Dogma 2 convenience microtransactions before launch (full post) NEW JOB LISTINGS HINT AT FUTURE APPLE VISION PRO LAUNCH COUNTRIES Oliver Haslam | Virtual & Augmented Reality and 3D | Mar 22, 2024 2:35 PM CDT The Apple Vision Pro is Apple's big bet on the future of spatial computing, but right now it's only available in one country. The Apple Vision Pro went on sale in the United States in February with no word on when a global launch would take place other than it happening later this year. 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Continue reading: New job listings hint at future Apple Vision Pro launch countries (full post) APPLE CONTINUES TO TALK TO OPENAI AND GOOGLE OVER A POTENTIAL IOS 18 AI DEAL Oliver Haslam | Mobile Devices, Tablets & Phones | Mar 22, 2024 2:17 PM CDT Apple is expected to unveil the iOS 18 software update for iPhones this year with big AI improvements. Now, a new report claims that the company is hard at work bringing the know-how on board that is required to make that happen. The report claims that Apple continues to be in talks with both Google and OpenAI about the possibility of either company providing its Large Language Model and generative AI capabilities to iPhones as well as Macs and other devices. It was already known that both Google and OpenAI had been sounded out by Apple but now it appears that discussions between the companies are still ongoing. Apple CEO Tim Cook had previously said that the company intended to "break new ground" in the world of AI this year, but it seems increasingly clear that the company needs help to make that happen. Bloomberg reports that talks are ongoing although no formal announcement about any kind of deal is expected to happen any time soon. Apple is expected to announce the iOS 18 software update alongside new software for the iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple Vision Pro, and Apple TV during its annual WWDC event in June. It's possible more details could be shared then. Either way, the software won't be available immediately - Apple will likely subject the software to a months-long beta process that will then see the software released to the public in or around September. That month will also likely see Apple unveil the new iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro. Continue reading: Apple continues to talk to OpenAI and Google over a potential iOS 18 AI deal (full post) APPLE'S MICROLED APPLE WATCH PLANS ARE DEAD AND BURIED Oliver Haslam | Wearable Computing & Fashion | Mar 22, 2024 2:00 PM CDT The Apple Watch had long been rumored to be planned to gain a new microLED display at some point and while that might still happen, a new report note claims that Apple's in-house team has been wound down in recent weeks which also means that there are being job cuts. It's reported that the cost and complexity of the development of the technology was simply too great, with Apple now having chosen to reorganize the teams that worked on engineering the displays. Several dozen roles in the United States and Asia are said to have been eliminated. The move to microLED technology would have allowed Apple Watches to feature brighter and more vibrant displays, but that now seems to be a feature for much further down the line. There was also the assumption that microLED technology would expand to other products in Apple's lineup, but again, that now seems to have been put on the back burner. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that the move to cancel the project came around the same time that Apple also chose to ditch its plans to launch an autonomous car. It's said that, in both cases, Apple is giving affected people the chance to locate new jobs within the company while those who cannot find a new job will be laid off and provided severance. Continue reading: Apple's microLED Apple Watch plans are dead and buried (full post) SONY WAS 'THRILLED' TO SIGN CALL OF DUTY DEAL WITH MICROSOFT Derek Strickland | Gaming | Mar 22, 2024 12:32 PM CDT Sony gaming CEO Jim Ryan has interesting things to say about Microsoft's proposed 10-year Call of Duty deal with Microsoft. PlayStation head Jim Ryan will leave Sony at the end of March, but before he departs, Ryan appeared on CNBC to discuss the history of the gaming brand. In the interview, the games leader briefly talked about the $70 billion Microsoft-Activision merger and more specifically, the decade-long deal that Sony ended up signing with Microsoft in order to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation. According to Ryan, Sony was "thrilled" to sign the deal. The deal Ryan is referring to is actually the third and final contract offered to Sony. At the beginning of the Microsoft-Activision merger proceedings, Microsoft offered an unsatisfactory deal that only offered Call of Duty up until 2027. Sony rejected that deal, and Microsoft offered a second deal, one that upped the terms to 10 years of Call of Duty access. The second deal was also turned down, but we still don't know why. Continue reading: Sony was 'thrilled' to sign Call of Duty deal with Microsoft (full post) STILL HOPING FOR A BALDUR'S GATE 3 EXPANSION? IT'S NOT COMING, AND NEITHER IS BALDUR'S GATE 4 Darren Allan | Gaming | Mar 22, 2024 12:02 PM CDT We'd pretty much accepted that Baldur's Gate 3 wouldn't get an expansion, but this has now been confirmed. This comes direct from the founder and CEO of Larian, Swen Vincke, who at GDC confirmed that there definitely won't be an expansion for the hit RPG, according to IGN. Indeed, Vincke went further than this, clarifying that not only are there no plans at all for an expansion or DLC drop of any kind, but there will not be a Baldur's Gate 4 - or another Dungeons & Dragons RPG from Larian for that matter. Continue reading: Still hoping for a Baldur's Gate 3 expansion? It's not coming, and neither is Baldur's Gate 4 (full post) NOTEPAD IN WINDOWS 11 JUST BECAME A BIT MORE LIKE MICROSOFT WORD WITH A NIFTY NEW FEATURE Darren Allan | Software & Apps | Mar 22, 2024 9:28 AM CDT Microsoft is busy fleshing out a number of the higher-profile default apps in Windows 11, and Notepad is the latest application to get some attention with the addition of a very useful feature. This is a spellcheck ability that's now rolling out in testing for the Canary and Dev channels, and you'll see it with Notepad version 11.2402.18.0. As you might imagine, this will highlight spelling mistakes just as the spellcheck does in Word, and you can choose from a bunch of options for a correction. And just as with Word, you can elect to add any word to the dictionary if it has been flagged up, but isn't actually incorrect. Continue reading: Notepad in Windows 11 just became a bit more like Microsoft Word with a nifty new feature (full post) GOOGLE CONFIRMS AI CAN PREDICT THE MOST COMMON NATURAL DISASTER 7 DAYS BEFORE IT HAPPENS Jak Connor | Artificial Intelligence | Mar 22, 2024 1:35 AM CDT Google has announced that its AI system is capable of predicting the most common natural disaster up to seven days before it happens. The new research has been published in the scientific journal Nature and details a new machine-learning model that has been trained on historical event data, river level readings, elevation and terrain readings, and any other relevant information that is necessary to arrive at a prediction. Following the model being trained, it was then strained by running "hundreds of thousands" of simulations of flooding events occurring in each location. The result of the training and simulations is that the model is now capable of predicting riverine floods up to seven days in advance, according to Google. Google states that the use of this AI-powered model will help solve the riverine flooding problem on a global scale. Notably, the model was able to successfully predict a flood seven days in advance in some cases, but on average landed on five days. Furthermore, Google has said that this new technology has "reliability of currently-available global nowcasts from zero to five days." Continue reading: Google confirms AI can predict the most common natural disaster 7 days before it happens (full post) GIGABYTE AORUS IS ABOUT TO RELEASE THREE JUICY QD-OLED GAMING MONITORS Jak Connor | Displays & Projectors | Mar 22, 2024 1:19 AM CDT QD-OLED pixel technology is being released by almost all major gaming monitor companies, and GIGABYTE AORUS is no exception, with three new QD-OLED displays expected to hit the market next month. GIGABYTE AORUS is preparing to launch three new QD-OLED gaming monitors: the FO32U2P, FO32U2, and FO27Q3. Starting off with the cream of the crop, the FO32U2 is a 3840 x 2160 (4K / UHD) monitor that features a 240Hz refresh rate, 99% DCI-P3 color coverage, a resolution of 3840 x 2160 (UHD), a typical brightness of 250 nits, a response time of 0.03ms (GTG), VES Display True Black 400, two 5W speakers, and various connectivity options. The spec sheet also states the FO32U2 has 2x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4, 1x USB Type-C with power delivery up to 18W, 2x USB 3.0 downstream ports, 1x USB 3.0 upstream port, 1x 3.5mm headphone jack, and 1x microphone jack. The FO32U2 is seemingly exactly the same as the FO32U2P, but with one difference: it features DisplayPort 1.4 instead of DisplayPort 2.1. 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