A Call of Duty game sells. That’s what it does. And it usually tops the sales charts, almost every year since 2009. However, last year was a bit different: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III landed in second place. To convey the gravitational pull of CoD, when Microsoft was fighting to buy... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-01-19 12:15:26 UTC ]
Disney researchers have developed an artificial intelligence system that seemingly makes it far easier to make an actor appear younger or older in a scene. While artists will still be able to make manual adjustments to make sure the effect looks as realistic as possible, the AI tool could take... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-12-01 15:45:09 UTC ]
Chelsea Green Publishing has landed a book from Adam Alexander, "the Indiana Jones of vegetables". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-25 05:56:00 UTC ]
Daniel Barbarisi’s book tracks a wild quest for loot buried by an eccentric millionaire in the mountains near Santa Fe. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-05-21 08:00:00 UTC ]
Coalition of author groups call for Disney to pay outstanding royalties owed to writers of novels and comics including Star Wars, Alien and Buffy the Vampire Slayer series it now ownsA task force made up of science fiction and fantasy, romance, crime and horror authors has been formed in an... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-04-28 17:07:11 UTC ]
Talbot Mundy’s “The Nine Unknown,” a 1920s occult thriller, is among several literary gems now in the public domain. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-04-07 14:00:00 UTC ]