Riot has announced the latest line of weapon skins for Valorant, but the developer had some help this time around. For this batch, Riot collaborated with EDM artist Zedd to make a line up of musically infused weapon varieties. The skin line will be called Spectrum, and Riot debuted the first look at each of […]
How companies are increasing subscription conversions, boosting revenue, and more (VB Live)
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Who Are Marvel's Midnight Suns?
Marvel has a stable of some of the most popular properties in the world. However, the publisher’s well is so deep that some of its beloved franchises haven’t achieved widespread fame. Developer Firaxis dug deep into its longboxes for inspiration on its upcoming strategy/RPG, Marvel’s Midnight Suns. Who is this enigmatic group, and what makes […]
Enterprises are flocking to low-code tools, Mendix reports
The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! IT professionals struggle to deploy, manage, update, and secure the additional software enterprises require without substantially increasing the size of their team. This challenge is driving many enterprises to modernize software delivery processes using low-code platforms that automate tasks normally […]
AI datasets are prone to mismanagement, study finds
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Public datasets like Duke University’s DukeMTMC are often used to train, test, and fine-tune machine learning algorithms that make their way into production, sometimes with controversial results. It’s an open secret that biases in these datasets could negatively impact the predictions made by […]
Minions are in Minecraft now, thank goodness
Nothing can stop the slow, unrelenting crawl of the Minions empire. The babbling buffoons have gotten three Despicable Me movies, a cartoon series, and a Minion-centric spinoff movie, and they’ll star in an upcoming sequel to the offshoot called Minions: The Rise of Gru. Their reach knows no bounds, and now, they’re available in Minecraft. […]
7 New Persona Reveals Are Being Teased By Atlus
If you’re hurting for some new Persona news, it looks like you’re in luck. Atlus recently launched a website specifically for Persona’s 25th anniversary, and it shows off a plethora of new art showcasing various key characters from the franchise’s history. More than that, the studio behind the beloved series is teasing that more news […]
Hackers Are Using Free Game Giveaways To Trick Players Into Mining Cryptocurrency
Hackers have reportedly been baiting gamers with free game giveaways which secretly help them farm cryptocurrency. Malware hidden deep inside the code of these games reportedly generates cryptocurrency for the hackers, once downloaded. As reported by BBC, the crypto-mining malware called Crackonosh has earned hackers over $2 million in cryptocurrency. Researchers at Avast say that […]
Destiny players and Bungie are currently at war over spoiler culture
Last weekend, Destiny fans erupted in an argument over data-mining and spoilers. What started as the sale of a mysterious emblem quickly turned into players turning on some of the community’s most valuable members: data miners. Images of a mysterious new emblem called “A Classy Order” started circling around Twitter over the weekend. Destiny community […]
Marvel And DC Are Spoiled For Choice Should A Big Screen Crossover Ever Happen
James Gunn sent superhero fans into a bit of a frenzy recently by revealing he has spoken to both Marvel and DC about a potential crossover project. Gunn is currently going through the unique experience of working on two major projects for either entity at almost the same time. Gunn’s The Suicide Squad hit theaters […]