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This article was originally published on December 4, 2017The Resident Evil franchise has a storied and well-documented history, but here’s something that you might not know: development on Capcom’s campy horror game originally began on the Super NES.While visiting Capcom for our recent cover story on Mega Man 11, we chatted with director Koji Oda, who was originally hired to work at Capcom in 1991 on games like Super Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts and The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse.“Honestly, I feel like I joined the game industry at the best time,” says Oda. “Typically, games would take half a year…

A24 pulled back the curtain to The Backrooms, teasing an unsettling, must-see sci-fi horror movie from director Kane Parsons. Based on Parsons’s web series of the same name, The Backrooms follows a psychiatrist who ventures into an alternate, maze-like dimension to rescue a patient. The film stars Chiwetel Ejiofor (The Life of Chuck, Doctor Strange), Renate Reinvsve (Sentimental Value), Mark Duplass (Creep), Finn Bennett (A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms), Lukita Maxwell (Shrinking), and Avan Jogia (56 Days). This horror movie is Parsons’ feature-film debut as a director, the youngest in A24’s history. However, The Backrooms has already presented itself…

The hype around Grand Theft Auto 6 continues to build, and an alleged former Rockstar Games employee has added to the high expectations with a fresh rumor. The new set of potential features suggests that GTA 6 might raise the bar on realism in ways that go beyond graphics alone. GTA 6 NPCs are the biggest leap forward One of the biggest claims in the Reddit leak centers around NPC behavior and interaction. Building on the systems introduced in Red Dead Redemption 2, the upcoming game will allegedly expand NPC interaction in a major way. Players can now have basic…

A new investigation from The New York Times reveals how quickly YouTube floods feeds with bizarre AI-generated videos aimed at the youngest viewers. After a single CoComelon video, more than 40 percent of the recommended Shorts in a 15-minute session contained synthetic visuals. The algorithm pushes content from channels claiming to teach toddlers about the alphabet and animals. But the clips themselves are often nonsensical, featuring warped faces, extra body parts and garbled text. None run longer than 30 seconds. Experts say that format leaves no room for repetition or narrative structure, both essential for young children learning from media.…

Microsoft just turned its AI assistant into someone who actually clocks in. Copilot Tasks, a research preview announced today, stops the chitchat and starts doing multi-step work while you focus on other things. No more generating text you still have to act on. This version books, cancels, unsubscribes, and tracks stuff across the web with its own browser. You describe what needs doing. It figures out the rest. The shift is simple but significant. Chatbots gave us answers. Copilot Tasks aims to give us completed items from the to-do list. Microsoft is letting a small group try it today, with…

Samsung’s bold experiments with radical foldable phone designs, like the ultra-slim flagship Galaxy S25 Edge and its first triple-folding device, may not see a traditional yearly release. An executive has revealed that the company remains uncommitted to launching more insanely pricey smartphones anytime soon. Why the next TriFold isn’t a given During an interview with Bloomberg, Won-Joon Choi, chief operating officer of Samsung’s Mobile Experience Business, said the brand is skeptical about successors for the Galaxy S25 Edge and Galaxy Z TriFold. The sales of these devices lagged behind expectations compared with their more mainstream models like the Galaxy S…

University of Washington researchers built a smartphone app that tracks fetal heart rate as accurately as clinic tools. No extra hardware, no gel, just the phone’s own speaker and microphone. It’s called DopFone. The system plays an 18kHz tone and listens for the echo. A machine learning model estimates the heart rate from subtle shifts in that reflected sound. In a study of 23 pregnant patients, the app landed within about 2 beats per minute of a medical-grade Doppler. That’s well inside the 8 BPM margin doctors accept. The idea is to give more people access to regular fetal monitoring…

If you’re thinking about upgrading to Samsung’s new Galaxy S26 series, you don’t have to wait until the release date and drop serious cash to get a feel for what it’s like. Samsung is letting you get a taste of its next-gen flagships with a new web-based interactive experience. This clever virtual try-before-you-buy tool is for curious buyers who want hands-on familiarity before pulling the trigger on the pricey upgrade. What is TryGalaxy and how does it work? The TryGalaxy platform from Samsung isn’t a full emulator or downloadable app. It is just a mobile-optimized web experience designed to run…

In today’s fast-moving digital environment, teams responsible for managing multiple online accounts face increasing pressure to stay secure, efficient, and scalable. From affiliate marketers to social media teams and e-commerce operators, the demand for streamlined multi-account workflow management has never been higher. AdsPower has emerged as a trusted, enterprise-ready solution built specifically to meet that demand – enabling businesses to scale confidently with automation, security, and centralized control at the core. AdsPower’s mission is simple yet ambitious: to create millions of growth opportunities by delivering a secure, reliable platform for global digital operations. As modern business accelerates, the need for…

Projectors usually fall into one of two buckets: cheap models that look underwhelming the second you turn them on, or premium ones that feel great until you see the price. This deal lands in a very appealing middle ground. The XGIMI HORIZON Ultra is down to $998.98 for a limited time, which is a big drop from $1,699.99. That’s a 41% discount on a projector that’s clearly aimed at people who want a real living-room upgrade, not a toy for occasional use. What you’re getting The HORIZON Ultra is a 4K projector with Dolby Vision, 2300 ISO lumens, and dual…