Impressions
First impressions: Sora 2 is full of deepfakes and SpongeBob
This week, OpenAI finally released Sora 2, the highly anticipated follow-up to its generative AI video model. OpenAI launched Sora 2 in a standalone iOS app (sorry, Android users), which is currently available for free on an invite-only basis. Because we didn’t have enough slop machines. I managed to get a Sora 2 invite code,…
Mars Attracts Is A F-ack-Ing Good Time (Early Access Impressions)
Even as a fan of the 1996 (IT WAS FUCKING HOW LONG AGO!?) movie Mars Attacks, I never once assumed it would return over 2 decades later as a videogame. And even if I did make that assumption, at no point would I have guessed it would arrive as a theme-park management game, hilariously titled…
Battlefield 6 Multiplayer Review in Progress – Beta Impressions – IGN
I know a multiplayer shooter is really clicking when my buddies and I are all swapping stories at the end of the night. There was the time my Banshee was skyjacked over a pit in Halo Infinite, and I used my Grappleshot to quickly re-skyjack it, sending the would-be thief to their grave. Or when…
First impressions of Alexa+, Amazon’s upgraded, AI-powered digital assistant | TechCrunch
I owned a lot of Alexa-powered devices in my former home: There were Amazon Echos in most rooms, including an older Echo Plus in the living room, a smattering of Dots, a Spot in a bedroom, and an Echo Show in the kitchen. A Fire TV ran in the bedroom. And, in a drawer, a…
Visions of Mana and More Reviews, Reynatis Preview, Age of Mythology Retold Steam Deck Impressions, News, and More – TouchArcade
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Steam Deck Weekly. If you missed my Gundam Breaker 4 Steam Deck review, read it here. Today’s article has Steam Deck impressions and reviews for Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash, Visions of Mana, Gori: Cuddly Carnage, Bloons Card Storm, and more. This week also sees a few…