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Sega’s next Sonic game looks a lot like Fall Guys

Sega’s next Sonic game looks a lot like Fall Guys

Sega has announced its latest iteration of the many Sonic titles: a game called Sonic Rumble that will be coming exclusively to mobile devices. The "multiplayer action game" is reminiscent of Mediatonic's Fall Guys, which even offers a version called Sonic's Adventure. Both games can accommodate up to 32 players, have minigames and are battle royale-style, with only one player left…
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A new Lord of the Rings film, The Hunt for Gollum, will hit theaters in 2026

A new Lord of the Rings film, The Hunt for Gollum, will hit theaters in 2026

Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings film trilogy came out right around the time movie studios decided everything needed to be a big franchise that exists in perpetuity. From that perspective, it’s a little surprising that Warner Bros. Discovery hasn’t milked Tolkien’s work more than they already have. That’ll change soon, though, as the company just announced that there are…
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IbisPaint launches an AI Disturbance tool to make it harder for machines to copy your work

IbisPaint launches an AI Disturbance tool to make it harder for machines to copy your work

The fight continues to protect artists' content from being used to train AI without their consent. The latest pushback comes from IbisPaint, which has announced an AI Disturbance tool that interferes with AI image generation. The feature applies noise to illustrations, which stops AI from properly interpreting or replicating the art. Another popular option, Glaze, corrupts the data to prevent…
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TikTok will automatically label more AI-generated content in its app

TikTok will automatically label more AI-generated content in its app

TikTok is ramping up its efforts to automatically label AI-generated content in its app, even when it was created with third-party tools. The company announced plans to support content credentials, a kind of digital watermark that indicates the use of generative AI. TikTok’s rules already require creators to disclose “realistic” AI-generated content. But that policy can be difficult for the…
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The Morning After: Unraveling Apple’s messy Pencil lineup

The Morning After: Unraveling Apple’s messy Pencil lineup

Earlier this week, Apple introduced a new top-end stylus, the Pencil Pro, but didn’t discontinue any older model. That means there are now four styluses to choose from, channeling the chaotic lineup energy of Apple Watch and iPad families over the years. Because not every Pencil works with every iPad, we explain the best choices. Apple Just… don’t buy the…
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Marvel’s making an ‘interactive story’ based on the What If…? show for Apple Vision Pro

Marvel’s making an ‘interactive story’ based on the What If…? show for Apple Vision Pro

As a bona-fide hater of actual reality, virtual reality is very appealing to me. However, I’m not that into 100 hour AAA games like Asgard’s Wrath 2 or Half Life: Alyx. I’m into short interactive experiences that can’t be had anywhere else. Good news for me? The Apple Vision Pro is getting a pretty nifty mixed-reality “interactive story” that could…
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