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Taylor Swift Drops 11th Studio Album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

The Tortured Poets Department has arrived! After months of anticipation, Taylor Swift dropped her 11th studio album on Friday at midnight on the East Coast. The full-length album marks Swift’s first new material since she released the GRAMMY-winning Midnights in 2022. Swift announced the new album’s release with a philosophical and contemplative post to X (formerly Twitter) [...]read moreTaylor Swift Drops 11th Studio Album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

Jelly Roll Opens Music Studio in Juvenile Detention Center in Nashville

April 19, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Entertainment center, detention, Entertainment Tonight, Good Works, Jelly, Jelly Roll, Juvenile, music, Nashville, News, Opens, Roll, Studio

Jelly Roll is looking to give other aspiring musicians the same chance he had when he was at his lowest point. The Whitsitt Chapel artist — who himself served time behind bars before turning his life around through music — recently helped open a music studio inside the Nashville Juvenile Detention Center. The singer helped [...]read moreJelly Roll Opens Music Studio in Juvenile Detention Center in Nashville

Helldivers 2 CEO Says Studio Can’t Pause Content To Fix Game

April 18, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Gaming CEO, Content, Fix, Game, Helldivers, pause, Studio

Helldivers 2 has spent the last several months on fire. On one hand, it’s easily one of the most popular games of the year, and folks have loved jumping into the exciting co-op shooter and keeping up with its galactic war story. Players log on for a few hours at a time, fighting off bugs [...]read moreHelldivers 2 CEO Says Studio Can’t Pause Content To Fix Game

Game publisher blames media for studio closure

April 13, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology blames, closure, Game, media, publisher, Studio

The grim cadence of video game layoffs continues apace, but this latest news comes with a strange twist. Prytania Media has shut down studio Possibility Space effective immediately. In an email to employees reproduced on social media by Polygon reporter Nicole Carpenter, Jeff Strain, Prytania’s co-founder, seemingly attributed the closure to an as-yet unpublished article [...]read moreGame publisher blames media for studio closure

Game Studio Shuts Down, Blames Internal Leaks To Media

April 13, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Gaming blames, Game, Internal, Leaks, media, shuts, Studio

Possibility Space, a studio founded by State of Decay creator Jeff Strain, has shut down, according to several social media posts from its former employees. An April 12 LinkedIn post from Jennifer Lane, whose profile lists her as a live director/social systems director at Possibility Space, reads, “My company shuttered its doors today and there [...]read moreGame Studio Shuts Down, Blames Internal Leaks To Media

Studio Ghibli Movies are Buy 2 Get 1 Free At Amazon Right Now

April 11, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Gaming Amazon, Buy, Free, Ghibli, Movies, Studio

It’s always worth it to grab Studio Ghibli movies on Blu-ray–you just can’t go wrong with any of the works of director Hayao Miyazaki, and they just don’t quite look as good on streaming as they do on physical media. But it’s nice when you can save money in the process, and this is one [...]read moreStudio Ghibli Movies are Buy 2 Get 1 Free At Amazon Right Now

Google rolls out Gemini in Android Studio for coding assistance

April 8, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology Android, assistance, coding, Gemini, Google, rolls, Studio

Google continues rolling out Gemini to different products as today the company announced that Android Studio’s bot is getting upgraded with Gemini Pro. In May 2023, during the Google IO developer event, the company first introduced Studio Bot powered by the PaLM-2 foundation model. The company is rolling out Gemini in Android Studio in over [...]read moreGoogle rolls out Gemini in Android Studio for coding assistance

Life Is Strange Studio A Toxic Workplace, Say Former Employees

April 6, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Gaming Employees, Life, strange, Studio, Toxic, Workplace

Life is Strange: True Colors and Before the Storm studio Deck Nine Games is the subject of a massive IGN report whereby current and former employees allege the studio was a toxic place to work, that there was studio-supported crunch, and there were leaders who only made things worse. The Top 10 Most-Played Games On [...]read moreLife Is Strange Studio A Toxic Workplace, Say Former Employees

‘Sigma Theory’ and ‘Out There’ Developer Mi-Clos Studio Has Closed – TouchArcade

April 5, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Gaming closed, Developer, MiClos, Sigma, Studio, Theory, TouchArcade

After yesterday’s good news relating to a studio we’ve followed for a long time in Vlambeer, there’s some bad news today with Mi-Clos Studio announcing that it has shut down as of 2 days ago. Hat tip to a TouchArcade reader for emailing this in because I missed the announcement before. Over the many years, [...]read more‘Sigma Theory’ and ‘Out There’ Developer Mi-Clos Studio Has Closed – TouchArcade

Studio Co-Founder Jan Willem Nijman Now Owns 100% of Vlambeer, Wants To Preserve Classic Vlambeer Games – TouchArcade

April 5, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Gaming Classic, cofounder, Games, Jan, Nijman, owns, Preserve, Studio, TouchArcade, Vlambeer, Willem

It isn’t often that we see news relating to one of THE indie studios, but that’s exactly what just happened right now. TouchArcade readers and most indie game fans likely know Vlambeer who developed amazing games like Super Crate Box, Ridiculous Fishing, LUFTRAUSERS, and more. The studio was founded by Jan Willem Nijman and Rami [...]read moreStudio Co-Founder Jan Willem Nijman Now Owns 100% of Vlambeer, Wants To Preserve Classic Vlambeer Games – TouchArcade