If there’s one thing filmmaker Tim Miller knows how to do, it’s making cool-looking shit. As a director, he’s made action-heavy films like Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) and the first Deadpool (2016), a film that famously got made because of internet hype surrounding a leaked test reel (made by Miller). …
Read More »What Killed PlayStation's Multiplayer Shooter, 'Concord?'
PlayStation’s Concord launched on Aug. 23; as of today, it’s dead. Conceived eight years ago by former Bungie developers (Destiny, Halo) by then working at Firewalk Studios, Concord and its team were brought into Sony PlayStation’s first-party portfolio in April 2023. The goal was to help bolster the live-service strategy …
Read More »PlayStation Kills Its Newest Shooter, 'Concord,' After 2 Weeks
Concord is officially dead. In an official statement released today on PlayStation’s blog, the company has announced that its recently released multiplayer shooter will be taken offline after just two weeks of service. The decision comes after a disastrous launch for the game, which launched August 23 on PlayStation 5 …
Read More »'Helldivers 2' Was a Hit for Sony. Can 'Concord,' Its Next Hero Shooter, Live Up?
Back when it launched in February, I was sure Helldivers 2, Sony’s first big punt at a multiplayer live-service game, was doomed. Little interest ahead of its release, and the lack of marketing from Sony made it seem like it was set to be a pretty mediocre experience that PlayStation …
Read More »Music Publishers Sue Amazon-backed AI Platform for Copyright Infringement
Universal Music Publishing Group, Concord, and Abkco have sued an Amazon-backed artificial intelligence company over alleged copyright infringement of the three publishers’ songs, according to a lawsuit reviewed by Rolling Stone. The companies have filed a suit against Anthropic, an AI startup company founded by four former OpenAI employees in …
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