PlayStation hit Astro Bot released towards the end of last year, and quickly won itself praise for its platforming prowess and limitless charm. It went on to win Game of the Year at the Game ...

It’s not an exaggeration to say Toy Story altered the world of film, and Pixar had not gotten into the sequel game yet. Animation sequels for many years were quick cash grabs, often of the ...

In an email to TechCrunch, a company spokesperson claimed that the change is intended to “better protect” Google Search against malicious activity, such as bots and spam, and to improve the ...

Astro Bot, a PlayStation-exclusive platform game by Team Asobi, released last year and won over 100 awards, including The Game Awards 2024. A now-deleted tweet hinted that Heihachi from Tekken may be ...

First on its list? Anthropomorphization and emotional reliance. That’s a fancy way of saying bots are increasingly capable of sounding human, putting humans increasingly at risk of bonding with them.

so too have games played with a keyboard and mouse gone from hack-and-slash to story-oriented, with some games, in particular, putting a special emphasis on making story beats, dialogue ...

Bots — automated programs that can perform tasks online exponentially faster than us poor meatbags — have been a plague on the concert ticket-buying public for decades now. A single bot can ...

Gen Z and millennials' love of plushies is bringing some cheer to the toy industry. Young adults adore their stuffed animals, whether they're hanging onto the battered old ones from their ...