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Animation buffs will appreciate the artistry of this gently educational film exploring the later life of Leonardo da Vinci (an avuncular Stephen Fry). The picture, directed by Pixar story artist Jim Capobianco, is a pleasing combination of styles, blending tactile stop motion with expressive 2D hand-drawn segments (overseen by Cartoon Saloon’s Tomm Moore) that bring scientific insights to life.Opening in Rome in 1516, The Inventor explores an eventful period in which Leonardo incurs the wrath of the pope (Matt Berry) and…

Ubisoft's Metroidvania platformer Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown currently has a character that's being voiced by a text-to-speech (TTS). And no one seems to know why.Thanks to an IGN report, we know that an in-game character named Kalux was voiced using TTS, a popular program amongst steamers. In a video posted by IGN, you can hear the voice for yourself whenever the main character travels anywhere on the map. You need a javascript enabled browser to watch…

Grimes is stepping into the toy business with “Grok,” a character that she voiced for Curio’s new line of screen-free AI plushies. The toy is not affiliated with the AI chatbot backed by Grimes’ ex, Elon Musk, which is also named Grok. Musk described xAI’s Grok as having a “rebellious streak” and a willingness to answer “spicy questions that are rejected by most other AI systems.” It’ll be vulgar if you ask. Grok, Gabbo and Grem, on the other hand, are designed to encourage play. In a conversation with Curio founders…

There are a lot of animated icons, these days, but Garfield was one of the first. He existed before he was animated, of course, but Garfield reached a whole new audience when he first prowled onto our television screens. He’s been a staple of childhood cartoons since the early ’80s, and every decade or so since a fresh attempt arises, working to bring Garfield to a new generation of kids. Some of these attempts were hugely successful, and aided in making Garfield an immovable pillar of pop culture, while others persist…

It’s been confirmed that Mortal Kombat 1’s Homelander character will not be voiced by The Boys actor Antony Starr. Available as an add-on to Mortal Kombat 1, the Kombat Pack includes six new characters, including Quan Chi, Ermac and Takahashi Takeda. Players will also be able to unlock Omni-Man from Amazon Prime Video’s Invincible, Peacemaker from the DC series of the same name and Homelander from The Boys. Five Kameo Fighters (Tremor, Mavado, Johnny Cage, Ferra and Khameleon) are also included as part of the DLC, which…

While spacefaring adventure Starfield features a silent main character, actor Elias Toufexis has revealed he spent “months” voicing the game’s protagonist before being moved to another role. Toufexis, best known for voicing Adam Jensen in the Deus Ex series, took to Twitter yesterday (November 8) to confirm he was originally hired to be the players’ voice in Starfield, along with BAFTA-winning voice actor and The Owl House star Cissy Jones. “We worked for months,” he shared (via Gamesradar), although developer Bethesda…

NetherRealm’s Mortal Kombat franchise will be receiving a reboot with the upcoming title, Mortal Kombat 1. It is set to hit shelves on September 19 on PC and current-gen consoles, and in the lead-up, some of the characters and gameplay have been revealed. The roster will feature plenty of classic characters such as Liu Kang and Johnny Cage, as well as cameos from DC heroes, including Omni-Man who will be voiced by J.K. Simmons. Screenshot by Destructoid. Mortal Kombat 1’s Kombat Pack Like other games in the franchise,…

‘We’re taking down the scaffolds very soon,” sings Damon Albarn, midway through Barbaric, presumably one of the songs he wrote for Blur’s ninth studio album while on tour with Gorillaz last year. Whether it was intended as such or not, the image of a venerable building being revealed to the public once more seems like an anticipatory nod towards Blur’s second reunion, 33 years on from their debut single.It has, thus far, been a remarkable success. There have been stadium gigs and festival headlining slots, at which the…

Photo via Marvel Stuios Marvel Studios will likely be conducting a lengthy postmortem on Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. The movie is currently sitting at a miserable 48 percent on the Tomatometer and is experiencing a huge box office drop-off, leading many to wonder for the first time in years whether all’s well behind the scenes at the studio. Quantumania‘s problems are manyfold, but would it have been better if they’d included a Ninja Turtle-style giant ant voiced by Werner Herzog? Yes, yes it would. This…

Three decades before he shot 11 people to death in a Monterey Park ballroom, Huu Can Tran told police he believed relatives of a woman he’d been dating had threatened to kill him and were trying to lure him into a trap.Tran’s suspicions — which were apparently groundless — were laid out in documents obtained by The Times from the San Gabriel Police Department. The records provide some insight into what appears to be his paranoid worldview. Just this month, authorities said, he went twice to the police station in Hemet,…