The world of ants is a mysterious one, as we’re still learning new stuff about the most populous insect on Earth. Soon we’ll be able to get a more hands-on approach with everyone’s favorite picnic-ruiners, thanks to the forthcoming insect sim Empire of the Ants. The game’s based on the hit sci-fi book series and has you controlling a heroic ant to protect your massive colony. Publisher Microids and developer Tower Five just dropped a trailer and these are perhaps the most photorealistic ants ever seen in a video game. As a matter of fact, the whole trailer’s teeming with eye candy, which makes sense given the title was built using Epic Games’ powerful Unreal Engine 5. Plus it’s not just one or two ants on screen, as in-game footage shows hundreds of the little buggers doing their thing, complete with a photorealistic forest down to the pebbles and dirt on the floor. As for gameplay, the devs liken it to a real-time strategy title, with some 3rd-person adventuring peppered throughout. The makers say that “strategy planning, exploration, combat skills, but most of all, setting up local wildlife alliances will be necessary to survive the many challenges awaiting.” The developers tout scalable difficulty levels to suit players of varying skill, a day-night cycle and gameplay that changes depending on the season. Each season will present players with different attributes, adding some light RPG elements, impacting “speed, resistance, buffs and more,”... Continue reading at 'Engadget'
[ Engadget | 2023-10-13 19:10:34 UTC ]
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Feeling nostalgic? Try ‘The Chronicles of Prydain.’ For something more modern, there’s ‘The Midnight Bargain. And so many more. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-01-03 23:00:00 UTC ]
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With modern consoles offering gamers graphics so photorealistic that they blur the line between CGI and reality, it's easy forget just how cartoonishly blocky they were in the 8-bit era. In his new book, Creating Q*Bert and Other Classic Arcade Games, legendary game designer and programmer... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2021-12-25 16:30:11 UTC ]
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Have you ever looked at your mouse and thought "it's fine, but kind of a big fat waste of space?" Gaming accessory company XPG apparently did, because it's just unveiled a concept mouse for CES 2022 with a built-in high-speed SSD drive stuffed inside, Digital Trends has reported. The XPG Vault... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2021-12-24 21:00:55 UTC ]
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In a move to keep the publishing company independent, founder Sara Miller McCune has signed over her voting share and company control to the SAGE-SMM Trust. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Mirion Malle (This Is How I Disappear) and Sophie Yanow (The Contradictions) spoke to one another as part of D+Q Live, a fall event series by the graphic novel publisher Drawn & Quarterly. The occasion was Malle’s second English-language release and first work of fiction, This Is How I... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-11-29 09:54:22 UTC ]
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Sweet Cherry imprint Clock Tower Publishing has acquired M J Sullivan’s YA sci-fi series inspired by gaming and virtual reality. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-26 18:01:30 UTC ]
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TV hosts Ant & Dec, a.k.a. Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, are releasing their debut children's book next year to raise money for the NSPCC. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-09 13:59:39 UTC ]
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Google is honoring South Korea's law requiring support for third-party payments, but not quite in the way you might have expected. The Wall Street Journalreports Google will allow the use of alternative payment systems for Play Store apps in South Korea. Check out with a supporting app and... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2021-11-04 13:42:55 UTC ]
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Romalyn Ante, Dzifa Benson and Jamie Hale have been selected as Jerwood Compton Poetry Fellows for 2020/21, the third and final edition of the programme. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-02 10:02:13 UTC ]
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Does listening to an audiobook while working hinder or enhance productivity? Let’s discuss. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-30 12:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s been a while since we’ve heard any news from Amy Hennig, but now we know what the former Naughty Dog and Visceral Games writer and creative director has been working away at since going indie in 2018. On Friday, Marvel announced its working with Hennig’s Skydance New Media studio on a new... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2021-10-29 17:27:14 UTC ]
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Children are being exposed to aspects of Netflix’s gory and dark drama Squid Game, but it’s most likely not from the streaming service itself. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2021-10-21 05:35:19 UTC ]
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A Squid Game manicure, Harry Potter wand classes, a fountain covered in nails, and the latest waxwork of the Queen. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2021-10-17 12:08:52 UTC ]
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Of course there’s ‘Twilight’ and Anne Rice’s Lestat, but less well known are books like “Night Watch” and “Carrion Comfort” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-16 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Like the complex Philippine history the book aims to depict, there is no single sentence that can sum up Albert Samaha’s Concepcion, especially when he renders that history through the lens of his own diasporic family, dating back to his ancestors’ first encounter with Europeans. Though... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2021-10-13 11:00:00 UTC ]
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“Concepcion,” by Albert Samaha, combines the epic sweep of global history with an intimate family narrative. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-10-12 09:00:07 UTC ]
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The comics giant has issued lawsuits in a bid to hold on to the copyright of heroes including Spider-Man and Iron ManMarvel has filed a series of lawsuits in a bid to retain full control of characters including Spider-Man and Iron Man.The complaints, which were obtained by the Hollywood... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-09-27 14:40:42 UTC ]
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Our favorites include works by Tanith Lee, Karl Edward Wagner, Stephen King and Charles R. Saunders Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-18 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Bluebird has won a five-way auction for a "gorgeous" guide to tarot for the modern reader by Unbound commissioning editor Fiona Lensvelt and advertising strategist Jennifer Cownie. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-09 14:35:20 UTC ]
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Daryl Gregory, author of the new novel 'Revelator,' recommends 10 groundbreaking Southern gothics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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