In a new social media post, the Prince of Wales was photographed with all three of his children, and the Princess of Wales was credited as the photographer.
In a new social media post, the Prince of Wales was photographed with all three of his children, and the Princess of Wales was credited as the photographer.
The premise of A Quiet Place always seemed like great fodder for a game: make too much of a racket and a blind, noise-sensitive alien will most probably kill you. Six years after the original movie hit theaters, a video game spinoff is almost here. A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead is coming to PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S later this year.
Developer Stormind Games (Remothered, Batora: Lost Haven) has crafted a first-person horror adventure based on the movies. You’ll play as a young woman who attempts to steer clear of those terrifying creatures while dealing with her inner fears and family turmoil. All you’ll have to help you survive the aliens is whatever tools you can find, such as a flashlight or homemade noise detector. But as the movies and game trailer make clear, just a single noise can spell doom.
Publisher Saber Interactive first announced a video game version of A Quiet Place in 2021 and initially planned to release it in 2022. It took an extra couple of years and perhaps a change of studio (Saber initially said iLLOGIKA and EP1T0ME were working on the project), but The Road Ahead now seems to be just a few months away.
Meanwhile, a prequel movie will hit theaters later this month. A Quiet Place: Day One stars the brilliant Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn of Stranger Things fame.
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‘The Matrix Revolutions’ star shared a hilarious photo of her family surrounding her husband as he dozed off on an outdoor couch.
‘The Matrix Revolutions’ star shared a hilarious photo of her family surrounding her husband as he dozed off on an outdoor couch.
Brittany Mahomes snapped an adorable picture of her husband and their children together on Father’s Day.
Brittany Mahomes snapped an adorable picture of her husband and their children together on Father’s Day.
It has hit that time of year when all the rinky-dink chargers I bought have given up, and it’s time to invest in some quality options. I’m personally a big fan of Anker, so it’s exciting that Amazon is currently discounting some of Anker’s best charging gear. Included in the sale is 30 percent off Anker’s MagGo magnetic charging station, dropping its price to $70 from $100. This discount brings the Qi2-certified device to a new all-time low.
Anker’s MagGo magnetic charging station is a great choice if you’re looking for an all-in-one option for a range of devices. The 8-in-1 charger comes with two USB ports, two USB-C ports, three AC outlets and one magnetic pad. It offers 15W of power for wireless charging and gets faster when wired to devices — increasing to 67W for charging your MacBook through the USB-C port, for instance. Anker claims that speed can bring your laptop to 50 percent in just 26 minutes.
If you’re just looking for a wireless charging pad, then you can opt for Anker’s MagGo magnetic wireless charging pad instead. It’s touting a 10 percent discount right now, which only saves you about $2 — it’s available for $20 rather than $22 — but it’s still something. The best deal of the bunch is half off Anker’s 622 MagSafe power bank (5,000mAh), dropping its price to $35 from $70. It’s a great option if you have a newer iPhone and want to have easy, cordless charging wherever you go.
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Nikon has introduced the $2,500 Z6 III with the world’s first “partially-stacked” 24.5-megapixel (MP) sensor. That allows for high speed shooting in both photo and video modes, while unlocking features like RAW video and faster autofocus — making it far more capable than its predecessor, the Z6 II.
Stacked sensors are rare so far, having only appeared on expensive models like the Sony A1 and Nikon’s own Z8 and Z9. Those chips have circuits covering the entire sensor designed to read pixel data far more quickly than regular CMOS sensors.
By contrast, Nikon’s new partially-stacked sensor has circuits covering only the top and bottom parts of the sensor. Those still accelerate readout speeds to much higher levels than ordinary CMOS chips, but fall a bit short of full stacked sensors — at a lesser cost.
That, combined with the Expeed 7 image processor used on the Z8 and Z9, provides the gift of speed. The Z6 III can shoot RAW at up to 20 fps with the electronic shutter or 14 fps with the mechanical shutter (yes, unlike the Z8 and Z9, the Z6 III does have a mechanical shutter). It also comes with a pre-release capture feature shooting at up to 120fps that operates before pressing the shutter, letting you grab fast moving subjects you might otherwise miss.
It offers autofocus (AF) that’s 20 percent faster than the Z6 III, Nikon said. At the same time it works in low light down to -10 EV2, “superior even to flagship-level cameras,” the company claims. Nikon also borrowed the advanced subject detection from the Z8 and Z9, allowing nine types of subject detection including people, animals and vehicles.
The video capabilities look formidable as well. It supports up to 12-bit 6K/60fps N-RAW and 10-bit 5.4K/30fps ProRes RAW capture, along with 4K/60fps (uncropped) and 4K/120fps (1.5x crop) video, plus 1080p/240fps recording.
Nikon is now matching Canon’s EOS R5 with eight stops of shake reduction with the 5-axis in-body stabilization system. Rolling shutter should be minimal with the partially-stacked sensor, though Nikon has yet to specify the exact readout speed.
Other features are what you’d hope for in a hybrid camera. It has a fully articulating 3.2-inch rear display, along with “the brightest EVF on any mirrorless camera” at an eye-scorching 4,000 nits (and 5.67M dots of resolution), according to Nikon. Finally, it has one CFexpress card slot for N-RAW video and fast photo burst speeds, along with an SD UHS-II slot.
It looks like a formidable alternative to the like-priced 33-megapixel Sony A7 IV, offering faster speeds but slightly less resolution. It also competes with Canon’s R6 II, which is missing features like N-RAW video recording. It remains to be seen whether it can keep up with those models in the real world, but Nikon has certainly supercharged the lineup, spec-wise. It arrives in late June for $2,500 (body only), or $3,100 in a kit with the Nikkor Z 24-70mm F/4 /S lens.
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The next Nintendo Direct is scheduled for June 18 at 10AM ET. Nintendo said during its latest earnings call that a showcase would take place sometime in June and the company has stuck by its word. The Direct is just far enough away from Summer Game Fest to let Nintendo have all of the attention to itself.
The stream will run for around 40 minutes and focus on games coming to Switch later this year. It really does feel like this is the swansong period for the Switch, as Nintendo confirmed it will finally reveal the console’s successor by next April. However, the company has made it clear that there will be no discussion of the Switch 2, Super Switch or whatever the next console is called during the Nintendo Direct.
That said, here’s hoping Hollow Knight: Silksong will show up here — that highly anticipated sequel was a notable no-show during Summer Game Fest. I have my fingers crossed for a Donkey Kong platformer too. It’s been too dang long since the last one.
Join us for a #NintendoDirect livestream focused on #NintendoSwitch games coming in the second half of 2024! There will be no mention of the Nintendo Switch successor during this presentation.
📅 June 18
🕓 7:00 AM PT
⏳ Roughly 40 minutes
Watch it here: https://t.co/rYjTHHpayb pic.twitter.com/uAs6JYu31A
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 17, 2024
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J. Lo shut down breakup rumors about her and Ben by paying tribute to her husband on Father’s Day.
J. Lo shut down breakup rumors about her and Ben by paying tribute to her husband on Father’s Day.
The rapper reunited with his “Empire State of Mind” collaborator for an epic performance with the company of the musical ‘Hell’s Kitchen.’
The rapper reunited with his “Empire State of Mind” collaborator for an epic performance with the company of the musical ‘Hell’s Kitchen.’
Embracer Group has closed yet another studio. This time around, the embattled company has shut down Pieces Interactive, the developer of the recent Alone in the Dark reboot.
An image posted on the studio’s X account reads “Pieces Interactive 2007 – 2024. Thanks for playing with us.” The front page of Pieces’ website notes that the developer has released more than 10 titles of its own over the last 17 years. It also worked as a support studio on other projects.
Embracer bought Pieces in 2017 and placed it under the umbrella of publisher THQ Nordic. In April, reports emerged that Pieces had laid off some of its employees, just a few weeks after releasing Alone in the Dark (which had been delayed a couple of times).
The closure of Pieces comes several weeks after Embracer said it had concluded its restructuring process following the collapse of a proposed $2 billion investment a year ago. The company shut down several studios, including TimeSplitters developer Free Radical Design and Volition (Saints Row), and it laid off nearly 1,400 workers in the second half of 2023. Embracer has also sold off several studios, including large parts of Saber Interactive as well as Gearbox Entertainment.
Meanwhile, yet another studio is shutting its doors. Galvanic Games founder Patrick Morgan said on Friday that the company is closing. Morgan noted that despite a promising start, sales of Gavlanic’s final game, Wizard with a Gun, were “not strong enough to sustain our studio.”
The number of layoffs in the game industry so far in 2024 is estimated to be around 10,800. That’s already more than the 10,500 total for all of 2023, and we’re not even halfway through the year.
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