Ubisoft Club Debuts AI Gaming Assistant to Help You With Your Games
Ubisoft has introduced Sam, a personal AI gaming assistant, which helps players as a new addition to the Ubisoft Club app.
Ubisoft is encouraging players to more regularly engage with their Ubisoft Club account by conversing with a chatty new AI — Sam, the Ubisoft personal gaming assistant. Sam is available in closed beta starting today in Canada as a new aspect of the Ubisoft Club mobile app on iOS and Android. Ubisoft has plans to roll the app out to more territories in the future.
Using both in-app text chat, as well as voice-to-text options, players can interact with Sam, who tracks progression in all games linked to a player’s account across all platforms. Sam can be used to check in-game stats (say, discovering your in-game K:D ratio on a map in Rainbow Six: Siege or finding out how much of Egypt you’ve explored in Assassin’s Creed Origins) with a simple question. But Sam truly aims to be an “assistant” and not just a stat tracker, as shown to IGN in a pre-release demo.
Surreal Japanese Horror Game Gets Surprise Reboot
Update: Kadokawa Corporation and Active Gaming Media Inc. have announced Yume Nikki: Dream Diary, an official reboot of 2004 cult horror game Yume Nikki. It will launch on Steam and Playism on February 23, 2018 for $19.99.
Details about the game are scarce, but based on screenshots and information posted on its official website and Steam page, it appears to be a 3D adventure game that "combines influences from the original game and other recent indie juggernauts." It will feature returning characters as well as characters creator Kikiyama cut from the original Yume Nikki. In the language box on Steam, English and Japanese are marked as available languages for the interface, but "full audio" and "subtitles" remain unchecked, which could mean Yume Nikki: Dream Diary will contain no dialogue, just like the 2004 original.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Novelization Features Han Solo Funeral Scene
Rian Johnson revealed a number of scenes cut from The Last Jedi will feature in the novelization, including Han Solo's funeral.
The news was disclosed in the latest episode of The Star Wars Show.
Johnson met with the author of the book Jason Fry and conjured up new scenes to expand on the movie.
"That's kind of the fun stuff you can get into a novel that you can't always get onto the screen," he said.
As well as Han's funeral, the novelization will feature scenes with Rose and her sister Paige Tico together, as well as a deeper exploration of the lavish Canto Bight.
The novelization with all of its expanded scenes will be available on March 6.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Novelization Features Han Solo Funeral Scene
Rian Johnson revealed a number of scenes cut from The Last Jedi will feature in the novelization, including Han Solo's funeral.
The news was disclosed in the latest episode of The Star Wars Show.
Johnson met with the author of the book Jason Fry and conjured up new scenes to expand on the movie.
"That's kind of the fun stuff you can get into a novel that you can't always get onto the screen," he said.
As well as Han's funeral, the novelization will feature scenes with Rose and her sister Paige Tico together, as well as a deeper exploration of the lavish Canto Bight.
The novelization with all of its expanded scenes will be available on March 6.
Apple HomePod Available for Preorder This Week
The Apple HomePod is arriving February 9, and preorders open Friday.
Apple announced the Amazon Echo and Google Home competitor will be released early next month and will be available to order for $349 January 26 in the US, UK, and Australia, and will be available in both white and space gray. The device will come to France and Germany this spring.
The device will use Siri to parse voice commands to send messages, set timers, play podcasts, and check news, sports, traffic, weather. It also sports compatibility with many HomeKit smart home accessories. The HomePod also works with Apple Music, and through SiriKit, a host of third-party messaging apps like WhatsApp.
Apple HomePod Available for Preorder This Week
The Apple HomePod is arriving February 9, and preorders open Friday.
Apple announced the Amazon Echo and Google Home competitor will be released early next month and will be available to order for $349 January 26 in the US, UK, and Australia, and will be available in both white and space gray. The device will come to France and Germany this spring.
The device will use Siri to parse voice commands to send messages, set timers, play podcasts, and check news, sports, traffic, weather. It also sports compatibility with many HomeKit smart home accessories. The HomePod also works with Apple Music, and through SiriKit, a host of third-party messaging apps like WhatsApp.
Big Little Lies Adds Meryl Streep to Season 2 Cast
Meryl Streep will star in the second season of Big Little Lies.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the award-winning actress will play Mary Louise Wright, the mother of Perry Wright (Alexander Skarsgard) in Season 2 of the hit HBO series. Streep's character is described a woman concerned for her grandchildren's well-being in the wake of what happened to her son.
Streep as Kay Graham in The Post
Big Little Lies Adds Meryl Streep to Season 2 Cast
Meryl Streep will star in the second season of Big Little Lies.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the award-winning actress will play Mary Louise Wright, the mother of Perry Wright (Alexander Skarsgard) in Season 2 of the hit HBO series. Streep's character is described a woman concerned for her grandchildren's well-being in the wake of what happened to her son.
Streep as Kay Graham in The Post
A Look at PlatinumGames’ Next Action RPG
Last year’s Nier: Automata showed that Japanese developer PlatinumGames – known for creating exhilarating action games like Bayonetta and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance – is the perfect studio to hand over an action RPG project to. Currently, Platinum is working on Granblue Fantasy: Project Re:Link (tentative title), a PS4 exclusive action RPG based on Cygames’ mobile RPG Granblue Fantasy, which has a huge following in Japan. Platinum’s involvement makes this a game to keep an eye on even if you are not familiar with the franchise.
Cygames released gameplay footage of the game earlier this week, which shows the town and boss battle that were revealed during a livestream in December, but at a much higher resolution.
A Look at PlatinumGames’ Next Action RPG
Last year’s Nier: Automata showed that Japanese developer PlatinumGames – known for creating exhilarating action games like Bayonetta and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance – is the perfect studio to hand over an action RPG project to. Currently, Platinum is working on Granblue Fantasy: Project Re:Link (tentative title), a PS4 exclusive action RPG based on Cygames’ mobile RPG Granblue Fantasy, which has a huge following in Japan. Platinum’s involvement makes this a game to keep an eye on even if you are not familiar with the franchise.
Cygames released gameplay footage of the game earlier this week, which shows the town and boss battle that were revealed during a livestream in December, but at a much higher resolution.