Prime Video’s The Boys TV series wrapped up its fourth season this week, and the season went out with a bang. Now, the show’s creator and showrunner has provided a peek behind the curtain of how the most climatic part of the finale was created, and it’s getting people talking about the possibility of a video game based on The Boys. Major spoilers follow below.
Eric Kripke revealed that the team works with Cncpt Studio to create detailed CG pre-visualizations for major scenes prior to filming, and this was the case for the season finale. Creating a pre-vis sequence like this can help the team decide on camera positions, lens, and coverage, Kripke said, all without having actors rehearse in person. Peter Jackson famously used pre-vis animatics to pl…
GSC World has released a huge patch for Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl, which has over 1,800 fixes, including the first iteration of changes for the A-Life feature.
A-Life is an AI program in Stalker 2 that gives NPC characters a life of their own outside of their interactions with players. Stalker 2 uses the 2.0 version of that. The fixes include players being able to encounter roaming NPCs more often, and greatly extended the distance at which NPCs are visible to players. Additionally, these NPCs will continue to advance towards their own goals over time, even in offline mode, and players may now encounter NPCs that they’ve previously met by following in the same direction.
Players will now notice that NPC groups that explore the Zone will be more diverse in terms of possib…
We’re in the final hours of Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days 2024 sale, but there are still some amazing deals to grab before it’s over. For anyone looking for a new work laptop or a new tablet, the dual-screen 14-inch Asus Zenbook is available at a 20% discount, dropping the price to $1,202 (normally $1,500).
This particular configuration run Windows 11 and is loaded with an Intel Core Ultra 7-155H 4.8GHz CPU with integrated Intel Arc graphics, 16GB RAM, and a 1TB SSD. Its two 14-inch OLED touchscreens feature 1080p resolution and 60Hz refresh rate. The hybrid laptop includes an integrated kickstand, detachable keyboard, and ASUS Pen 2.0.
If you’re looking for something more conventional, we have a…
Discord integration looks to get even better on Xbox consoles as Microsoft rolls out new features for the Insider program. This week will bring about the option to view Discord streams directly from Xbox to people in the Alpha Skip-Ahead and Alpha rings. There’s no timetable for a general public rollout at this time.
Along with watching Discord streams from your Xbox, Microsoft also revealed that Discord buddies can show up under your Friends list by relinking accounts. They will appear whenever playing a game or joining a voice channel on Discord. This also means Xbox players can jump into a Discord voice channel without having to utilize the app on their smartphone or PC. Come from Sports betting site VPbet…