After a 15-year hiatus, a new Skate game is coming in 2025

Skateboarding games have been going through another golden age the past couple of years with contributions like Devolver’s surrealist skater Skate Story and Phantom Coast Games’ roguelite shredder Helskate. And now new entry in one of the most beloved skateboarding franchises just moved one step closer to getting a release date. EA announced plans for … Read more

Snap is redesigning Snapchat and adding new AI powers

Snap is redesigning Snapchat and adding new AI powers

Since first introducing its generative AI assistant, Snap has been steadily ramping up the amount of AI in its app. Now, the company is adding a new slate of AI-powered features as it begins testing a larger redesign of the app. Snap often brings new AI features to its Snapchat+ subscribers first, and the company … Read more

A Sims movie from Amazon MGM Studios is on the way

The Sims has been one of the biggest success stories in gaming over the last quarter century, with more than 500 million players trying to understand Simish, learning what WooHoo-ing is and using the classic Rosebud cheat to gain more money. All of that could be coming to a big screen near you, as Electronic … Read more

Here’s how Google will start helping you figure out which images are AI generated

Google is trying to be more transparent about whether a piece of content was created or modified using generative AI (GAI) tools. After joining the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) as a steering committee member earlier this year, Google has revealed how it will start implementing the group’s digital watermarking standard. Alongside partners … Read more

Meta and Ray Ban’s owner extend smart glasses partnership

Meta and Ray-Ban owner EssilorLuxottica have extended their partnership into the next decade. The duo have collaborated since 2019, producing two generations of Ray-Ban Meta glasses. The agreement between Meta and EssilorLuxottica should bring more “multi-generational smart eyewear products.”  The first iteration launched in late 2021, right before Meta became Facebook, and was known as … Read more

Uber’s rider ID program is now available everywhere in the US

Uber’s rider ID program is now available everywhere in the US

Uber just announced the expansion of safety features directed toward drivers, including a national rollout of enhanced rider verification. If a rider undergoes these additional verification steps they’ll get a “Verified” badge on their account, which will let drivers know everything is on the up and up. The company says it designed these new verification … Read more

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