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PayU Payments, the Indian fintech arm of Dutch multinational Prosus, has appointed five new members to its board of directors as it looks to strengthen its corporate governance and risk management practices.PayU has appointed Renu Sud Karnad, president of International Union of Housing Finance (IUHF) and former managing director of Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), as chairperson and independent director to its board, the payments company said on Wednesday.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill…

Rainbow Six Siege is a game that can "last forever," according to Ubisoft. Speaking to PC Gamer, Siege's creative director Alexander Karpazis said that the team and tools of today can still ensure the future longevity of the 9-year-old game."I can confidently say that we have probably one of the best engines in the world when it comes to live PvP shooters," Karpazis said in response to whether or not Ubisoft's online shooter needs a sequel. "The team is incredible, and we have a huge engine pipeline team…

It’s a good time to be a Godzilla fan. The massive monster was just in a huge hit movie from Japan, and the Western interpretation of the character, while perhaps not hitting quite the same heights, is still going strong through Legendary’s MonsterVerse. This wasn’t always the case however, as Hollywood’s previous attempt at a Godzilla movie was a famous failure, though Godzilla Minus One’s director prefers to focus on what the movie did well.Speaking with MovieMaker, director Takashi Yamazaki, who has made arguably the…

Denis Villeneuve's Dune was a huge hit when it arrived in theaters in 2021, and fans have not-so-patiently been waiting for the highly anticipated sequel. And after Dune: Part Two's delay, the project will finally arrive in theaters in March. Fans were shocked when it was revealed that Anya Taylor-Joy had a surprise role in the Dune 2 cast list, with moviegoers counting down the days until they see her on the big screen. And director Denis Villeneuve recently explained why he kept her role a secret for so long.What we…

Even the most die-hard of cinephiles will tell you that truly great films are few and far between, but it seems directors are also feeling the pang of mediocre movies these days. Between Madame Web, the 1,100th installment of The Fast and the Furious, and whatever it was that Jennifer Lopez was going for with This Is Me… Now, the state of film might seem pretty dire, and Dune director Denis Villeneuve would tend to agree. In a recent interview with The Times of London, Villeneuve said that “movies have been corrupted by…

NieR director Yoko Taro has apparently begun teasing a third game in the franchise. After making a surprise appearance at a Valentine’s Day NieR: Orchestra Concert at London’s Royal Festival Hall, Taro reportedly asked the crowd to applaud as loudly as they could so Square Enix boss Takashi Kiryu would know there is an appetite for a follow-up to 2017’s NieR Automata . “The room immediately erupted into claps, cheers and yells,” said one fan. Elsewhere during the concert, the word “REPENT” was displayed several times…

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege creative director Alexander Karpazis has shut down talk of a sequel to the online tactical shooter. Despite being released in 2015, Rainbow Six Siege still has a huge playerbase, with over 100,000 concurrent players logging in over the weekend (via SteamDB) and regular updates from Ubisoft.  However, Karpazis has no interest in a sequel. ​​”I can confidently say that we have probably one of the best engines in the world when it comes to live PvP shooters,” he said at the 2024 Sieve…

From Jaws to Jurassic Park, one cannot minimize the massive stamp Steven Spielberg has placed on the monster movie in modern history. So when the beloved filmmaker ran into the writer/director behind last year’s hit movie Godzilla Minus One, you can imagine how much it meant to him! Takashi Yamazaki was especially blown away by what Spielberg had to say to him upon their meeting. Following Takashi Yamazaki being among the 2024 Oscar nominees for Godzilla Minus One's impressive visual effects on its shoestring budget, the…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeDune 2 director Denis Villeneuve has waded into an increasingly controversial movie debate ahead of the release of his long-awaited movie sequel.The filmmaker, whose credits include Arrival and Blade Runner 2049, is busy promoting his new film, which is receiving acclaim from critics, including The Independent’s Clarisse Loughrey, who awarded the film five stars out of five.During a…

Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, American Born Chinese) will write and direct Lionsgate’s long-gestating live-action movie based on Masashi Kishimoto’s Naruto. In Naruto, Kishimoto combined a ruthless refinement of shonen manga’s themes of perseverance and drama with the kid-irresistible story of the class clown at a school for ninjas, creating an internationally beloved hit manga and subsequent anime adaptations. Lionsgate announced it was in development of a live-action movie a year…