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God Of War designer Cliff ‘CliffyB’ Bleszinski has revealed he once pitched a game similar to Palworld to Epic Games, but was turned down. Released earlier this month in Early Access, Palworld has quickly become one of the most popular games on Steam. Creators PocketPair have reported upwards of 8million copies of the game have been sold in a week while earlier today (January 26), it became only the second ever game to pass 2million concurrent players on Steam, with PUBG being the first. Now Bleszinski has taken to…

A photo generated with the Image Creator from Designer, using the prompt "a photo of a robot taking a picture with a DSLR camera in a studio." Maria Diaz/ZDNET via Image Creator from DesignerAs the use of different artificial intelligence (AI) tools has exploded in the past year, we've seen the development of generative AI sprouting in the most unlikely places. The release of OpenAI's ChatGPT in fall of 2022 quickly led to Google, Microsoft, and Meta all coming up with their own AI chatbots with Bard, Bing Chat (aka…

Jennell Jaquays, an influential game designer who shaped everything from first-person shooter Quake to tabletop adventure Dungeons & Dragons, has died aged 67. The news was announced earlier this week by Jaquays’ wife Rebecca Heineman who shared a brief statement on social media. Jaquays was diagnosed with the rare neurological condition Guillain-Barré syndrome in October. “We both were convinced we had more time,” Heineman wrote before adding: “To paraphrase Dr Seuss: Don’t cry because Jennell is gone. Smile because…

Let us introduce you to Princess_Prompt, a fine art photographer and graphic designer based in Belgium. Their latest endeavor has been causing quite a stir on social media, and we couldn't resist sharing these captivating creations with you as well!Princess_Prompt, armed with the power of Midjourney V6 and the magic of Magnific.ai, has taken beloved figures like Moe Szyslak, Milhouse van Houten, Bart Simpson, and Ned Flanders and given them a remarkable makeover. "I wanted to imagine what a live action series of The…

It’s hard enough to look for an excellent product designer in an industry that’s been around for decades—say a creative who makes designs for a car or a coffee maker. But where do you go when you’re looking for a product designer to help you in an industry that, in many ways, is just in the process of forming, the way artificial intelligence is at the moment? Where do you go when the entire industry—from the hardware to the software to even how to legally use AI—is all very much in flux? Whom do you hire? For iconic…

What should have been a quiet festive period has suddenly turned into an explosive space due to today's artificial intelligence (AI) development. In the first incident, Apple's iPhone and Apple Watch design head Tang Tan will be leaving the tech giant to work for famous designer Jony Ive's firm LoveFrom to help make AI devices. In other news, about 59% of employees are confident in their ability to use AI tools, signaling potential workplace acceptance next year. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer…

Tang Tan, Apple’s lead designer for the iPhone and Apple Watch, is stepping down to join Jony Ive’s hardware firm LoveFrom, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman on Wednesday. Tan is the latest Apple designer to join Ive, which is assembling an Avengers-like team with Sam Altman to create the next era of hardware devices running on OpenAI’s cutting-edge software.Did Elon Musk Regret Buying Twitter? | Walter Isaacson InterviewTan will join the ranks of Jony Ive, the legendary Apple designer that Steve Jobs called his…

Apple's designer exodus continues as product design chief Tang Tan is leaving the company and joining Jony Ive's design firm LoveFrom, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. There, he'll reportedly work on a new artificial intelligence hardware project backed by OpenAI's Sam Altman with aim of creating devices deploying the latest deep learning technology.Tan was in charge of design for Apple's main products including the iPhone, Watch and AirPods, so his departure leaves a sizable hole. As part of LoveFrom, Tan will act…

It may sound unfathomable now, but Sonic CD was once a difficult game to obtain and play, until it was made available on iPhone and iPad as a remaster, back in 2011.For those unaware, you controlled Sonic the Hedgehog through seven levels, set on a ‘Miracle Planet’. Each of these also had extra levels set in the past and the future. By destroying a hologram of one of the game’s antagonists, called Metal Sonic, and destroying a time ship containing that level’s 'badnik' enemies, you could unlock a ‘Good Future’ for that…

Enthusiasts are constantly creating fun new ways to interact with AI generators, and the latest trend allows you to create a Funko POP! figurine of yourself in Microsoft Designer. The fun started over the weekend when people began sharing on social media, the results of their Funko POP! figurine avatars, which they generated after inputting parameters into this prompt engine. You do have to be registered and signed into Microsoft Designer to use the prompt. It is Microsoft’s free AI design tool that allows you to…