Wasteland Walkout"We are not afraid to do what's necessary" Hundreds of Fallout and Elder Scrolls devs at Zenimax go on strike against MicrosoftThe need to bargain over issues like remote work options and outsourcing is the crux of the one-day action, union claims.Image credit: Bethesda News by Mark Warren Senior Staff Writer Published on Nov. 13, 2024 Hundreds of workers at ZeniMax - the publisher behind Fallout and Elder Scrolls developer Bethesda, as well as the likes of DOOM developer id Software - have gone on a one-day strike today, November 13, with reason for the action being alleged lack of bargaining by Microsoft over issues like remote work and outsourcing.Members of ZeniMax Workers United - CWA, the group of roughly 300 QA developers who unionised via the Communications Workers of America union back in January 2023, have walked out of ZeniMax locations across the US states of Maryland and Texas.To see this content please enable targeting cookies. "Today, we are on strike," ZeniMax Workers United - CWA wrote in a post on Twitter, "We are not afraid to do what's necessary to make sure that Microsoft meets us at the bargaining table over key issues like remote work options and outsourcing."We deserve job security and improved working conditions. Hundreds of our members are striking from 10-6PM in Maryland and Texas today to tell Microsoft to stop dragging their feet." To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Just last month, The CWA filed an unfair labour practice charge against ZeniMax, accusing the company of contracting out QA work without notifying the union, with the concern among workers being that think kind of thing could undercut unionised amd established staff by shifting their work elsewhere, leaving them with less leverage to fight for the assurances they want from their employer.VG247 has reached out to ZeniMax and Microsoft for comment.Last month also saw Activision QA developers who unionised earlier this year, forming Activision Quality Assurance United - CWA, held protests on Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's release day, protest over Microsoft's remote work policies, with workers claiming that "when workers requested reasonable accommodations to work from home, Microsoft refused to provide exemptions for workers who disclosed serious medical conditions or recommendations from doctors to work remotely".

Froggy!"It's fun to see the fan debates online about who's coming up next" - Sonic 3 director hints at even more characters being teased in the threequel, and I'm placing all my bets on Big the CatNo, I've never gambled before, why do you ask?Image credit: Paramount/ Sega News by Oisin Kuhnke Contributor Published on Nov. 13, 2024 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 certainly won't be the end of the series' live-action adaptations, as its director hints at more character teases to come.Earlier this year, the producer of the Sonic movies Toby Ascher said he wants the Sonic movies to be "Avengers-level events", and it sounds like there's still plans to put that into practice. Director Jeff Fowler recently spoke with Entertainment Weekly about the upcoming threequel, and like the two previous films before it, he said that we can expect the end of the film to tease another character from the games for future projects. While Fowler didn't say who that would be, to no one's surprise, he did say that it's "fun to see the fan debates online about who's coming up next, who's going to be teased at the end of the film.To see this content please enable targeting cookies. "We have a lot of the same conversations. We've all got our favorites on the filmmaking side, and we're all making great cases for 'it should be this one or that one.' It is fun to keep that anticipation. This movie is no different in terms of teasing new characters." Personally, you can find me at the betting station putting all my money on Big the Cat, because there's just no way we can have another film without him, right? Okay, the more likely scenario is either someone like Metal Sonic or Silver the Hedgehog and Blaze the Cat, but I can dream, right?Interestingly, Fowler also spoke about developing Shadow's storyline for the third film, with the original material obviously being a bit heavier than you might think (Maria, a young girl and Shadow's closest friend, literally gets shot and dies in the games, and she's set to appear in the film). "That's the challenge of these films," Fowler says. "It's always to take what has come before in terms of the video games and the comics and all that. How do we take the essence of what the fans love and merge it with this movie treatment that we created?"We certainly are very respectful about what fans expect to see and what they love about the character. We're also very aware of the times and the right way to handle that kind of imagery in a family film. I think we really ended in a great place. I think fans will watch this film and really appreciate Shadow and Maria. A lot of care and a lot of love has gone into telling Shadow's story and giving fans the best movie version of the character imaginable."With the film not due out until December 20, there's certainly lots of questions about what's going to happen to Maria, but for now we'll all just have to find out in the cinema.

Image: The Pokmon CompanyPokmon Trading Card Game Pocket has got off to a flying start on mobile devices, but one feature trainers have been unable to access at launch is trading.It was previously mentioned trading would not be available on release, and now in an update, The Pokmon Company has confirmed it will arrive early next year in January 2025.There also appears to be a bit of a catch - it's a slow and limited rollout. The announcement further explains how this feature will only allow "certain cards to be traded" at first, and the plan beyond this is to "gradually expand the selection of cards that are able to be traded".Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube784kWatch on YouTube Along with this, TCG Pocket is planning to add new booster packs before the end of this year, and there are "other new features" already in development outside of the trading system, with more details (including dates) to come."We plan to announce more details about these updates as the dates for the addition of these features are finalized, so please look forward to it" "How many packs have been opened, then?"Earning 3x more per day than Pokmon GO, apparentlyAre you excited about trading? Looking forward to new boosters before the end of the year? Leave a comment below.[source community.pokemon.com]Related GamesSee AlsoShare:01 Liam is a news writer and reviewer for Nintendo Life and Pure Xbox. He's been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of Mario and Master Chief. Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...Related ArticlesPokmon Trading Card Game Pocket: Pikachu EX Deck GuideA shocking way to playPokmon Trading Card Game Pocket: Articuno EX Deck GuideThis icy deck only requires two rare Pokmon instead of several to freeze opponents outPokmon Trading Card Game Pocket: Mewtwo EX Deck GuideThis deck will cause real-life psychic damage to your opponentsPokmon Trading Card Game Pocket: Tier List & Best DecksPray to Arceus you pull these cardsPokmon Trading Card Game Pocket: Marowak EX Deck GuideGet ready to whack your way to victory if you can flip heads

But it's reportedly too early to make a call on Halo.Last month, Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella spoke about how Xbox was extending its gaming content to other platforms including the Nintendo Switch.It's unsurprisingly reignited a lot of debate about how far Xbox could go with this new strategy, and now Phil Spencer has elaborated on this during a recent interview with Bloomberg - mentioning how he doesn't really "see sort of red lines" stopping certain franchises from making the jump to other platforms.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that one of his top donors, Elon Musk, will co-lead the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. Its a not-even-thinly-veiled nod to the popular Doge meme, depicting a cute Shiba Inu, which is also the inspiration behind the meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin.The commission, which will advise Trump, isnt an actual government department those have to be affirmed by Congress. But Musk seems to have successfully turned a joke he made on X in August into an actual advisory role in the Trump administration.Musk has been a known proponent of the Doge meme for years. The meme itself is simple. It references a Shiba Inu, a breed of hunting dog from Japan. The dog, whos named Kabosu, captured the internets hearts by being exceptionally cute, similar to other, older animal-themed memes like Grumpy Cat. Its owner, a kindergarten teacher in Japan, first posted a picture of Kabosu in 2010, but the Doge meme went viral in 2013 when people added multicolored Comic Sans-styled text to the photos, imagining a dogs internal monologue in broken English. A picture of this Shiba Inu in a pile of autumn leaves might read something like: much leaf, very pile, many fall, such pumpkin spice latte.The jokes were funny 10 years ago, but like any meme, these unfamiliar phrasings could only remain entertaining for so long. However, Doge maintained cultural relevance because, in late 2013, two software engineers created a new cryptocurrency as a joke and named it Dogecoin, a reference to the Doge meme.For a cryptocurrency that was created to make fun of cryptocurrency itself, Dogecoin has taken on a life of its own, and in part, we have Musk to thank for that. Hes been a longstanding proponent of the purposeless coin, even announcing a Dogecoin-funded DOGE-1 Mission to the Moon via SpaceX. (It was initially planned to launch in 2022, but DOGE-1 has not yet gone to the moon.)Musk also confirmed that Tesla owns some unknown amount of Dogecoin when he was sued for $258 billion for an alleged racketeering scheme designed to inflate the price of the cryptocurrency. (The lawsuit was dismissed earlier this year.) Musk toyed with Dogecoin at X, too, having briefly changed the companys logo last year to be the doge meme another move that resulted in a sharp boost in the price of Dogecoin.Similarly, Dogecoin spiked by nearly 20% on Tuesday night after Trump announced the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).Musks meme-based antics arent new; see the 420 joke that was a part of the funding secured Tesla debacle, for instance. But for Trump, its a bit less expected.Doge follows the same trajectory as Pepe the FrogThe Republican Party has a history of embracing memes to their advantage. During Trumps last presidential term, a popular meme dubbed Pepe the Frog became associated with the alt-right.Created by comic artist Matt Furie in his 2005 comic Boys Club, Pepe the Frog is a cartoon character and embodiment of the dudes rock ethos a shorthand for immature, yet not actively harmful activities among groups of young men (such as the Boys Club characters). For Pepe, that means hes a carefree dude who just wants to smoke weed and play video games with his bros. Pepe probably does not know what a 401(k) is, and its doubtful that he owns a bed frame.Most people who used the Pepe meme never knew about its origins; instead, they just saw a frog with various expressions that they could use to portray their emotions, from deep sadness to sheer delight. People felt a kinship with the meme, often adopting him as their avatar on various forums like 4chans /b/ board, which generates some of the most heinous content on the internet due to its lax rules and decades-long reputation for breeding chaos.Pepes ubiquity on the web continued for over a decade. In 2015, the frog was the most reblogged meme on Tumblr. So when Trump announced his campaign for president that year, Pepe was still prevalent online. Because the meme is so divorced from the original context of the Matt Furie comic, the apolitical character became a de facto dog whistle signaling involvement in alt-right movements. Trump began to post Pepe memes that echoed his beliefs, as calls to build the wall on the countrys southern border with Mexico grew in the U.S.For communities on the internet that had grown accustomed to portraying Pepe in Nazi gear or as a U.S. border patrol officer, Trumps acknowledgment of their memes felt like an endorsement.This escalated further when Trumps son, Donald Trump Jr., shared a graphic mocking Democratic candidate Hillary Clintons pronouncement that Trump voters are deplorables, which included a version of Pepe as Trump. As a result, the embrace of the term deplorables grew and Pepe became synonymous with alt-right movements. In a TV interview where the white nationalist Richard Spencer gets punched in the face, hes wearing a Pepe pin on his blazer.Memes like Pepe function well as a political dog whistle because they seem innocent and already have proven their popularity. Yet what looks like images of sad frogs or happy dogs can be twisted into something darker. Though not all uses of the meme were intended to signal alt-right associations, the Anti-Defamation League ended up classifying Pepe as a hate symbol.Pepe has since come around. Strangely enough, the frog is more associated with crypto and Twitch streamers than alt-right activism these days; the frog was even represented on signs in pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Doge could now fall into the same trap that Pepe landed in, becoming a symbol of the second Trump administration and Elon Musks involvement in it. But as Pepe showed, a meme has the potential to be reappropriated and stretched into something new, over and over again. The unofficial, Musk-led DOGE office may not be the final fate of Kabosu the Shiba Inu.

Its been 13 years since Apple released Final Cut X. Thats just over half of the video-editing softwares entire lifespan, having celebrated its 25th birthday this April. Its several lifetimes in the world of consumer software, leading some to wonder whether the company had quietly washed its hands of the offering.After 13 years of waiting, Final Cut Pro finally goes up to 11, and now Apple is no longer mucking about. The software is available to download Wednesday. Existing users will get Final Cut Pro 11 as a free update, while new customers will have to shell out $300 to download it from the Mac App Store, following a 90-day trial period.So, what, precisely, warranted the long-awaited jump to 11? Two letters: AI. Weeks after delivering Apple Intelligence to iOS, iPadOS, and MacOS, the company is tapping AI to power new features.Image Credits:AppleAt the top of the list is Magnetic Mask, which easily crops people and objects out of video without having to rely on a green screen.This powerful and precise automatic analysis provides additional flexibility to customize backgrounds and environments, Apple notes. Editors can also combine Magnetic Mask with color correction and video effects, allowing them to precisely control and stylize each project.Image Credits:AppleThe other top AI-based feature here is Transcribe to Captions, which essentially does what it says on the box, adding text to Final Cuts timeline. That feature is powered by an in-house large language model (LLM), according to the company.The other big topline feature here is focused on Apples struggling mixed-reality headset. After adding the ability to capture Spatial Video on the latest iPhones, that content can now be edited with Final Cut. The footage can be color corrected, effects can be added, and the depth positioning of titles can be adjusted.While CEO Tim Cook has admitted that the $3,500 headset isnt the mainstream consumer product the company wanted, Apple is reported to be working on a more affordable model. The Vision Pro itself is capable of capturing Spatial video, along with the iPhone 15 Pro and all iPhone 16 models. Canon also recently released a new dual lens that will shoot the format on an R7 camera.The new Final Cut introduces some time-saving features, as well. Magnetic Timeline, for instance, is a way to rearrange clips quickly, while keeping the audio in sync with video.Apple says Final Cut Pro 11 was built specifically for its first-party silicon, the M-series of chips. That includes the ability to play back more simultaneous 4K and 8K ProRes video streams.Along with the long-awaited arrival of Pro 11, Apple is releasing Final Cut Pro for iPad 2.1. The touched-based interface is getting enhancements to light and color, as well as an improved workflow experience. Thats also available starting Wednesday as a free download for existing users.

3D printer manufacturer Roboze has introduced SlizeR, a new proprietary slicing software tailored to improve efficiency and performance in additive manufacturing.Developed as part of Robozes broader strategy to elevate production quality and operational efficiency, SlizeR is promoted under the slogan Your Production Power, emphasizing its role in boosting competitiveness by optimizing production and reducing setup times.Scheduled for its official unveiling at the Formnext 2024 tradeshow next week, SlizeR will be showcased at Robozes booth (hall 11.1, D12). Attendees will have the opportunity to explore its capabilities and discover how it enhances Roboze technologies, as the company reaffirms its role as a strategic partner for businesses transitioning to more efficient, sustainable, and customized manufacturing solutions.SlizeR is designed to optimize your production process and ensure high-quality parts. Image via Roboze.Streamlines workflow and enhances print qualitySlizeR offers an array of features aimed at advancing additive manufacturing workflows. By significantly reducing transition time from 3D models to R-code (G-code), SlizeR enables a faster, more streamlined process, cutting down time-to-market and enhancing workflow efficiency. Optimized print parameter management combined with automated settings contributes to system repeatability, ensuring consistent quality across production runs and improving reliability.A data-driven approach underpins SlizeRs automatic adjustments to print parameters, facilitating dimensional consistency that aligns the final product closely with its original design. These automated settings make SlizeR user-friendly, supporting those who lack extensive additive manufacturing expertise. Enhanced print trajectories also contribute to part quality, minimizing internal defects and increasing mechanical performance.Material control is another focal point in SlizeRs design, providing accurate management of resources that help reduce waste and forecast material needs for each project. Designed with a user-friendly interface, SlizeRs intuitive layout ensures users can navigate the process with ease, regardless of experience level, promoting smooth management at every stage.Built to evolve with Robozes ongoing developments, SlizeR adapts to new materials and machine functionalities, consistently unlocking productivity potential across Robozes additive manufacturing solutions. This adaptability, coupled with features that simplify complex projects and enhance production flexibility, positions SlizeR as a valuable tool for companies seeking professional-grade results without requiring in-depth expertise.Roboze SlizeR software logo. Image via Roboze.Digital manufacturing software drives efficiency and scalabilityDigital manufacturing software streamlines production by optimizing processes, reducing errors, and lowering costs, making high-quality manufacturing more accessible. It also enables scalability, allowing manufacturers to quickly adapt to changing demands and maintain competitiveness. In line with this, manufacturing technology company Hexagon introduced Digital Factory, a digital manufacturing solution from its Manufacturing Intelligence division aimed at enhancing productivity in factory operations.Debuted at the Farnborough International Air Show 2024, Digital Factory allows companies to create detailed digital replicas of their facilities, including digital twins of machine hardware, enabling optimized layouts and adaptive production management. Projected to save companies 35 million annually, Digital Factory minimizes planning errors and cuts travel costs. With seamless integration into BIM applications and Hexagons cloud-based tools, it supports remote monitoring and efficient collaboration, advancing smarter and more sustainable manufacturing environments.Additionally, additive contract manufacturer Endeavor 3D partnered with HP and Materialise to implement the Materialise CO-AM software, a streamlined digital manufacturing workflow solution designed to expand production capacity and optimize workflows across its HP 3D printers.By adopting this digital approach, Endeavor 3D can address the rising demand for industrial 3D printed applications while moving away from traditional, manual methods like emails and spreadsheets. CO-AMs Order Management System efficiently organizes incoming requests, complemented by automatic notifications and real-time sensor data for quality control. Features like the Magics Nester module further enhances production efficiency, supporting Endeavor 3Ds goals of increasing labor productivity and improving yield.Catch up on all the news fromFormnext 2024.Voting is now open for the2024 3D Printing Industry Awards.Want to share insights on key industry trends and the future of 3D printing? Register now to be included in the2025 3D Printing Industry Executive Survey.What 3D printing trends do the industry leaders anticipate this year?What does the Future of 3D printing hold for the next 10 years?To stay up to date with the latest 3D printing news, dont forget to subscribe to the 3D Printing Industry newsletter or follow us on Twitter, or like our page on Facebook.While youre here, why not subscribe to our Youtube channel? Featuring discussion, debriefs, video shorts, and webinar replays.Featured image shows the SlizeR interface, designed to optimize your production process and ensure high-quality parts. Image via Roboze.

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Hey Big Duck out on Long Island: Move over, the chickens have come home to roost. In the Philippines, a new 114-foot hotel shaped like a rooster recently opened its doors, dwarfing the iconic avian structure built by duck farmer Martin Maurer in Flanders, New York, that Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown loved to write about. The gargantuan rooster-hotel is sited in Talisay City at Campuestohan Highland Resort, perched above the central mountainous province of Negros Occidental. It was ideated by the resorts owner, Ricardo Tan. Today, locals colloquially refer to the hotel as Handsome Canos Chicken, Gabrielle Andres reported in The Straight Times.As to be expected, the rooster has already made the rounds on TikTok.The rooster is 114 feet tall. (Courtesy Guinness World Records)In section, Tans hotel echoes Charles-Franois Ribarts unbuilt Elephant Monument to Louis XV from 1758. It also calls to mind a chicken-shaped church, Gereja Ayam, on the Indonesian island of Java, built by Daniel Alamsjah.After the rooster hotels completion in September, Guinness World Records recognized it as the largest building in the shape of a chicken. Upon receiving his new accolade, Tan told Guinness World Records officials, I had a vision to make something with a wow factor.Elephant Monument to Louis XV by Charles-Franois Ribart (Charles-Franois Ribart/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain)Tan added that the rooster pays homage to Negros Occidentals robust agricultural sector. I feel proud and humbled at the same time, Tan shared. Im proud to have put my province and my home country on Guinness World Records. Humbled as I am from a poor upbringing where I had to work as a shoeshine boy to earn a living and go to school. I have made my family, my province and my country proud. In total, Tans creation has 15 rooms that can accommodate solo travelers or families. It also has a wave pool, a restaurant, a cafe, three swimming pools, bonita huts, and hundreds of dinosaurs and cartoon figures. So as to maintain the roosters aesthetic integrity, the rooms dont have windows.Typical hotel room (Courtesy Guiness World Records)Negros Occidental has a gamefowl industry that employs millions of people in the Philippines. If you look at a rooster, it looks calm and commanding, imposing and strong which reflects the attitude of our people, the hotel owner and visionary continued. The rooster can stand against strong winds and can withstand pressure from other roosters, an attitude of Negrense people with resilience to recover quickly from any form of difficulties and hardships in life, one trait that their people have in times of crisis and challenges.The region regularly experiences storms and typhoons, natural occurrences Tan took into account in the design process.Construction on the building started in June 2023.Rooms at the rooster-hotel go for about $100 a night.

The University of Chicago (UC) John W. Boyer Center in Paris is now open, marking Studio Gangs first built project in France, where it operates a satellite studio. The 25,460-square-foot building provides UC students and faculty classrooms, study spaces, and more in the citys illustrious 13th arrondissement. The new building occupies a prominent corner lot. From the street, its defined by Brise-soleil made up of 900 cylindrical stone batons. These batons were coated in Lutetian limestone, a common building material in Paris dating back to antiquity.The Center in Paris is designed as a vertical campus. Its multilevel atrium provides all the spaces with light and offers visual connections across programs, Jeanne Gang said. We wanted the building to amplify social interactions, scholarly collaborations, and cultural exchange between the University and the City of Paris.The facade is defined by Brise-soleil made up of 900 cylindrical stone batons. (Fabrice Fouillet)Aside from its Brise-soleil, the buildings general massing was engineered to fully harness the suns energy. It was designed according to the suns path to maximize daylight. The structure is made of mass timber which overall, alongside its stone masonry facade, makes for a sustainably harvested composition. The masonry was sourced from a quarry just 25 miles from the building site, further reducing embodied carbon. Photovoltaic panels were interspersed on the roof, generating clean energy and reducing the Boyer Centers reliance on the grid.Writing for AN last May, William Richards said the stone masonry facade is meant to evoke UCs campus, 4,100 miles west in Chicagos South Side.The structure is made of locally sourced mass timber, as seen in this progress photograph taken before the facade was installed. (Corentin Lespagno)As noted, Studio Gang described the John W. Boyer Center as a vertical campus anchored by a central atrium that ties the structure together, physically and visually. Inside, there are nine classrooms, a laboratory teaching space, a research institute for visiting academics, and an amphitheater for lectures, conferences, and large classes. Outside, the Boyer Center has a shared courtyard, terraces, and a loggia; providing visitors a verdant escape from the metropolis. An RER train station sits directly below grade, which pedestrians can access through a portal. The train station is emphasized with a new artwork by Chicago-based artist Tony Lewis.A double-height event space is sited on the Boyer Centers top floor. There, an adjoining biodiverse rooftop garden is also located, offering a vibrant milieu with stunning views of Paris for guests during conferences, cultural events, and social gatherings.The building has myriad spaces for social gatherings. (Corentin Lespagnol)Timber details and construction are always a part of the classroom design at the Boyer Center (Fabrice Fouilleet)A rounded wood reception desk makes a statement when students and faculty enter the building. (Fabrice Fouillet)Studio Gangs project was part of a new development by PARC Architectes that brings a new mixed-use residential building to Pariss Left Bank, a neighborhood known for its high volume of students and higher education spaces.The Boyer Center isnt Studio Gangs first collaboration with UC. In 2016, the Chicago office completed a 400,000-square-foot residential building atop UCs South Side campus.Looking ahead, Studio Gang is working on a new mixed-use tower in Pariss La Dfense.