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A Neuromancer TV series is coming to Apple TV

Apple TV+ has announced it's adapting William Gibson's Neuromancer into a 10-episode series. The novel debuted in 1984 and is largely thought to mark the birth of cyberpunk, which includes creations like The Matrix and Robocop. In fact, it's crazy that it has taken four decades for it to get the Hollywood treatment.Neuromancer follows "a damaged, top-rung super-hacker named Case who is thrust into a web of digital espionage and high stakes crime with his partner Molly, a razor-girl assassin with mirrored eyes aiming to…

Helldivers 2 Is Giving Starship Troopers the Renaissance It Deserves

This story originally appeared on Kotaku.It’s fair to say that Helldivers 2 is having a good week. Beating GTA V’s concurrent Steam players records, the extraction shooter is outdoing everyone’s expectations, including its own, and it seems this success is spilling over. Because if there’s one source that Helldivers owes the most to, it’s Starship Troopers, and it seems the 1997 film is having its own renaissance. Here’s why you should watch it too.Denis Villeneuve Had a Blast Building the Dune LegoAs highlighted by…

The best fusion of Robocop and twin-stick shooters, Synthetik 2, just got a major update

If you’ve not yet heard about Synthetik 2 and its predecessor, Synthetik (as featured in our Steam Deck Roguelites recs), we can’t blame you, as they’re both niche. However, if the idea of a retro-futuristic tactical twin-stick shooter inspired by Robocop tingles, Synthetik 2‘s Update 14 may be of interest. Also known as the “Electrify Mega Update,” according to the official announcement, Synthetik 2‘s Update 14 marks a major step forward for the Early Access title. Featuring 20 new usable items, map reworks,…

Crime-fighting AI robocop patrols New York’s subway

Read this article for free! Plus get unlimited access to thousands of articles, videos and more with your free account! Please enter a valid email address. By entering your email, you are agreeing to Fox News Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. To access the content, check your email and follow the instructions provided. Riders on the subway in New York City might have noticed a new addition to the transit system: a robot named K5. K5 is a crime-fighting machine…

Will an AI-powered robocop keep New York’s busiest subway station safe?

The New York Police Department's K5 robot cop roams the mezzanine of the Times Square - 42nd St. subway station. A broken monitor with indecipherable subway arrival times hangs above the robot, which is being rented for $9 an hour. Nina Raemont/ZDNETI met New York's subway robot cop on a temperate November Monday at midnight. I found the robot known as K5 patrolling the mostly empty mezzanine of the Times Square-42nd St. subway station, pacing from one end of the corridor to the other, pausing, like a cautious Roomba,…

The best skills to unlock in RoboCop: Rogue City

Murphy is far more than a man in RoboCop: Rogue City. His robotic and cybernetic enhancements have made him the perfect crime-fighting machine, or so we thought. As it turns out, there is a lot of room for upgrades in your new body and multiple ways to invest your points. The tree is broken down into eight different categories, and each one has three unique perks sprinkled in that give you new and powerful abilities. Or rather, some of them do. Depending on how you want to dispense justice, there are plenty of skills…

Dubai Police to deploy driverless patrol cars with AI smarts

Dubai Police While U.S. firms like Waymo and Cruise focus on ridesharing services with their autonomous vehicles, the United Arab Emirates’ coastal city of Dubai is aiming to take the technology to another level by deploying it in police patrol cars. Dubai Police recently announced plans to use fully electric, self-driving patrol cars in residential areas, local media reported this week. The robocar’s battery allows it to patrol non-stop for up to 15 hours and features an advanced security camera with 360-degree…

James Mangold Has a Plan for Swamp Thing

Now that Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is almost here, director James Manfold is ready to head to the swamp. Speaking of, Phoebe Waller-Bridge hopes you haven;t seen the last of Helena Shaw. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds explains the niceties of storming a castle. All thus and mch mre, because the spoilers are battering down the door!Weirdest Thing Star Trek Star LeVar Burton Has SignedHelena Shaw: The MovieDuring a recent interview with Variety, Phoebe Waller-Bridge suggested her Indiana Jones and the Dial of…

RoboCop: Rogue City Beta Will Be Available In July

Nacon, the team behind RoboCop: Rogue City, has announced a closed beta for its upcoming game.The beta will be playable from July 3-9 via Steam, and to sign up for it, you'll need to fill out a Google Form first. Those who participate in the beta will receive a 30% off promo code that can be used on Nacon's official website to purchase the game. In addition to the promo code, you'll also get a PC code to access the game's digital artbook, which will be available at launch.…

Amazon Eyes Robocop and Stargate Reboots After MGM Acquisition

Image: Amazon/MGMThe streaming wars might be in a weird place right now, as all over the place the boom of Content has seemed to slow as studios rebalance their expectations for their platforms’ futures. But that’s not stopping Amazon from going full steam ahead on a swathe of reboots.Jason Mantzoukas On What Makes Paper Girls UniqueDeadline reports that Amazon’s next big streaming push is eying to leverage its 2022 acquisition of MGM, targeting 12 different series owned by the studio to revitalize, both fielding pitches