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Unity’s Marc Whitten shares apology note following backlash to controversial licensing policies

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(LinkedIn Photo) After more than a week of controversy, Unity Technologies posted an apology letter to its community and promised to undo or rollback many of the changes it had planned to make to the licensing agreements for its game engine Unity. Unity, which has an office in Bellevue, Wash., Before moving to Unity in Feb.

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LG will license its webOS software to other TV brands

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On LG’s 2021 TVs, the slide-up “blades” interface has been ditched entirely in favor of a more traditional scrolling home screen. But that redesign isn’t something that buyers of licensed webOS TVs will have to think about — at least not yet. I’ll need some more time with the software before I can weigh in.

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How generative AI could change the way video games are developed, tested, and played

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Rec Room screenshot) Video game companies are dipping their toes into the rapidly-evolving world of generative AI with behind-the-scenes development. It’s definitely helped with our productivity in general, so we don’t have to watch and rewatch our gameplay videos,” said Joey Thigpen, co-lead developer. Bellevue, Wash.-based

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First glimpse of Amazon’s new robotaxi: Zoox autonomous vehicle spotted during video shoot

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Isn’t it always the urban video shoot that spoils the big car reveal? 14, as you can see in the video above. Looks like 2021 to me! They sported the “ZOOX” logo and license plate, and the “push me, pull you” configuration expected to be a signature element of the Zoox design.

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YouTube’s TikTok competitor Shorts will soon let users sample audio from any YouTube video

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Being able to sample audio from other users’ videos is one of TikTok’s greatest strengths. It allows memes to percolate across the platform and lets users discover new content by watching videos with the same sound. Shorts users can already sample sounds from other Shorts videos (as well as from a library of licensed music).

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Seattle studio Ridgeline Games, led by ‘Halo’ co-creator, closes as part of EA cuts

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Electronic Arts Image) A new wave of layoffs at video game mega-studio Electronic Arts has multiple impacts on the Pacific Northwest gaming industry, including the end of development on a Star Wars video game and the effective closure of a developer based in Seattle. Electronic Arts (EA), based in Redwood City, Calif.,

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23 video games debuting this year with ties to the Pacific Northwest

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Dungeons of Aether Since it was founded in 2021 , Seattle’s Aether Studios has been planning to build the next big game world, with the setting of its now-complete platform fighter Rivals of Aether as a basis. This also serves to reintroduce players to one of video games’ great all-time villains, the hostile AI SHODAN.

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