Sony is closing the PS3 and Vita digital stores
Sony is closing the PS3 and Vita digital stores

It’s the end of an era for the PlayStation store on PS3 and PS Vita, with Sony now planning to shut down its digital distribution service on both consoles. The PlayStation store on PS3 will close in select markets later this year, including Mexico, Honduras, and Nicaragua starting in August, with “additional Latin American and […]

Rhythm Heaven never misses a beat
Rhythm Heaven never misses a beat

Rhythm Heaven isn’t Nintendo’s best-known series, nor its most prolific. Prior to the launch of Rhythm Heaven Groove on the Switch this week – it’s out on July 2nd – there were only four previous entries, one of which was exclusive to Japan. The most recent came out more than a decade ago. Even still, […]

I’m an AI fan, but Netflix’s use of an AI-generated Gene Wilder voice for its Willy Wonka reality show broke me — and we’ve officially gone too far

Netflix’s latest reality show confection is based on Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, but it’s the AI recreation of Gene Wilder’s voice that has us sour.

Lego’s first-ever Olivia Rodrigo collection includes five sets, all up for preorder — and the record player Concert Moon steals the show
Lego’s first-ever Olivia Rodrigo collection includes five sets, all up for preorder — and the record player Concert Moon steals the show

Lego is launching its first-ever Olivia Rodrigo collection featuring five preorder-ready sets inspired by her Guts era, including a record player x Concert Moon, guitars, and Minifigures.

007 First Light’s developer lays off staff but claims its next franchise will continue
007 First Light’s developer lays off staff but claims its next franchise will continue

IO Interactive, the studio behind the Hitman series and 007 First Light, announced that it is laying off staff after a relationship with an “external partner” on its next big franchise, Project Fantasy, “has come to an end.” IO has described Project Fantasy as an “online fantasy RPG”, and Kotaku and Bloomberg report that Microsoft, […]

Netflix is using an AI-generated Gene Wilder voice in its Willy Wonka reality show
Netflix is using an AI-generated Gene Wilder voice in its Willy Wonka reality show

A new teaser trailer confirmed that Wonka’s The Golden Ticket will premiere on Netflix on September 23rd, following its Squid Game reality show in the trend of creating real competitions based on fictional torture scenarios. While the sets seen in the trailer are real and not some Glasgow-style AI fakes, the voiceover is AI-generated. Deadline […]

‘Star Fox’ is an eye-catching reimagining of a timeless sci-fi classic, but we’ve been here before
‘Star Fox’ is an eye-catching reimagining of a timeless sci-fi classic, but we’ve been here before

Nintendo and Velan Studios’ high-fidelity remake of Star Fox 64 for Switch 2 is an arcade-y blast from the past without major deviations.