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PlayStation Portal handheld for remote play launches this year

[ad_1] We’re thrilled to announce the return of GamesBeat Summit Next, hosted in San Francisco this October, where we will explore the theme of “Playing the Edge.” Apply to speak here and learn more about sponsorship opportunities here.  PlayStation announced today that it’s launching its Remote Play handheld device, the PlayStation Portal, later this year for $200. It …

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Epic offers devs 100 percent of net revenue for six months of EGS exclusivity | Engadget

[ad_1] Epic Games is trying to secure more exclusive titles for its PC storefront with its latest proposals to third-party developers. The company is offering the makers of eligible games and apps 100 percent of net revenue for six months. After the exclusivity window ends, developers and publishers will still take away 88 percent of …

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Nintendo Switch developers can now use Denuvo to curb piracy | Engadget

[ad_1] Don’t tell anyone, but the Nintendo Switch emulation scene has been thriving pretty much since day one, due to an early hardware vulnerability. It’s relatively simple to pirate Switch titles and play them on PCs, portable consoles like the Steam Deck and even lower-powered Android phones. This is a problem for the big N, …

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Hollywood’s strike battle over AI and 3D scanning has been decades in the making

[ad_1] Head over to our on-demand library to view sessions from VB Transform 2023. Register Here Hollywood has been largely shut down for more than 100 days now, after the union representing screenwriters, the Writers Guild of America (WGA), voted to go on strike on May 1. The writers were soon followed by the actors’ …

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EA’s BioWare will lay off 50 and cut ties with unionized Keywords playtesting group

[ad_1] We’re thrilled to announce the return of GamesBeat Summit Next, hosted in San Francisco this October, where we will explore the theme of “Playing the Edge.” Apply to speak here and learn more about sponsorship opportunities here.  Electronic Arts said that its BioWare studio based in Edmonton, Canada, is laying off 50 people on the team even …

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PlayStation Gets Dedicated Wireless Earbuds Starting at $200

[ad_1] The new handheld PlayStation Portal isn’t the only new product we’ve seen from Sony today. The company has also launched a new pair of audio accessories, including a pair of wireless buds.   The Pulse Explore is the upcoming wireless earbuds with the PlayStation brand set to launch later this year for $200 (£200 or roughly …

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Apptronik’s Apollo is the latest humanoid robot to beat Tesla to market | Engadget

[ad_1] Apptronik unveiled a new workforce robot today. Named Apollo, the machine is designed to “work in environments designed for, and directly alongside, humans.” The android is initially intended to move and carry cases and totes in logistics and manufacturing settings. But the Austin-based Apptronik sees Apollo expanding into “construction, oil and gas, electronics production, …

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Midjourney adds new ‘vary (region)’ feature to rival Photoshop Generative Fill

[ad_1] Head over to our on-demand library to view sessions from VB Transform 2023. Register Here Midjourney, one of the startups at the bleeding edge of generative AI imagery, debuted a generative infill feature that users have already dubbed a potential game-changer, putting it in more direct competition with Adobe Photoshop’s Generative Fill. An increasingly …

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Twilio expands CustomerAI capabilities with generative and predictive AI

[ad_1] Head over to our on-demand library to view sessions from VB Transform 2023. Register Here At its annual Signal conference today, Twilio is announcing a significant expansion of its customer artificial intelligence (AI) tools, dubbed CustomerAI. Twilio has been steadily building out its partnerships and technologies for AI over the course of 2023 in …

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