With ChildThe latest Alien: Earth teaser trailer doesn't tell us much other than the fact our planet is pregnant, but it did offer up a release window at leastBaby steps.Image credit: Fox News by Oisin Kuhnke Contributor Published on Nov. 20, 2024 Another Alien: Earth teaser trailer has been released upon the world, and there's not much to see, so let's be thankful there's a release window.It seems like with every Alien: Earth tease we get we don't really get any closer to actually seeing the damn show. The first one mostly just showed the titular Alien and Earth, and the most recent one is so short that you really could blink and miss it. This latest one, released earlier today, is almost a remix of the original one, with that same shot of the Earth reflecting in the titular xenomorph's big ole black chrome dome, though there is a trailer voice person there to relay a very silly joke: "In 2120, mother Earth is expecting." Expecting what? Well, the joke is a play on that whole pregnancy thing, but it's actually an alien, which feels a little out of place with the series' quite dark tone, but hey ho, I'm not a marketing person, what do I know?Watch on YouTubeThe rest of it is glitchy shots of alien-looking things that aren't necessarily That alien, and someone screaming, so there's really not that much you can get from it, but it did have one helpful detail: Alien: Earth will be screaming summer 2025 on Hulu. All that was known previously is that it would be out next year, so this does narrow it down a smidge which is nice. We'll just have to keep waiting for that full trailer and concrete release date in the meantime. With it being a Hulu release, over us in the UK and elsewhere can probably assume that it'll be coming to Disney+, though I imagine you'll need the family friendly filter switched off.To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Alien has been doing quite well for itself recently, with the latest entry in the series Alien: Romulus proving itself to be enough of a hit to warrant a sequel being greenlit. There might even be another Alien vs. Predator somewhere along the line, with the Predator series also having a bit of a comeback - the next one, Badlands, is out next year, and it'll put the titular alien in the hot seat.

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A 2025 release has been locked in.One of the most anticipated games of 2025 is Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and to gear up for the big launch next year, Nintendo has now added this new entry to the official Metroid page on its website.It's apparently "coming soon" with Nintendo also mentioning how fans of Samus Aran will be able to embark on a new mission for the Switch in 2025. You can also get another look at the initial reveal trailer, and if you select the "learn more" section, it sends you through to the game's eShop webpage.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

From Nah-cha to Got-cha.Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, how Tim learned to love the lottery...When I first played Xenoblade Chronicles 2 upon its launch, I was ecstatic to once again bond with memorable characters and explore open expanses teeming with powerful beasts. Then I was faced with a foe more repugnant to me than any other encountered on my Alrestian journey: Core Crystals.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Social media platform Reddit experienced an outage this afternoon at around 12:20 p.m. PT (or possibly even earlier), resulting in thousands of users being unable to access its website and app. After four hours, it appears to be working again. Reddit confirmed it fixed the issue and is monitoring the results, according to its status page.We discovered the outage ourselves when attempting to visit the homepage, which displayed a black screen with the message: Upstream connect error or disconnect/reset before headers. Reset reason: connection failure. On the iOS app, we only saw the dead Snoo head, Reddits alien mascot.Over 47,000 users reported problems on Downdetector.com and many users took to X to voice their complaints, sharing images of the same connection error page that we encountered.TechCrunch has reached out to the company for comment.

Cloud giant Snowflake has agreed to acquire Datavolo, a data pipeline management company, for an undisclosed sum.Snowflake unveiled the deal at the close of the market bell on Wednesday, when it also announced its Q3 2025 earnings. The purchase hasnt yet closed, and its subject to customary closing conditions, Snowflake noted in a release.Joseph Witt and Luke Roquet, who met while working together at Hortonworks, founded Datavolo in 2023. Witt was previously CVP at Cloudera, while Roquet was Clouderas CMO and, before that, a business development executive at AWS.Datavolo uses Apache NiFi, an open source project for data processing developed by the NSA, to power a platform for automating data flows between various enterprise data sources. Data processors extract, clean, transform, and enrich data, including for generative AI use cases.With Datavolo, which managed to raise $21 million in venture capital from investors including Citi Ventures and General Catalyst prior to the acquisition, Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy envisions creating more versatile data processing pipelines for Snowflake customers. For example, he says, Datavolo might enable users to replace single-use data connectors with flexible pipelines that let them move data from cloud and on-premise sources to Snowflakes data cloud.By bringing Datavolo into the Snowflake fold, we are expanding how much of the data lifecycle Snowflake captures unlocking both simplicity and cost savings for our customers, without any sacrifice to data extensibility, Ramaswamy said in a statement. We are excited to have the Datavolo team join Snowflake as we accelerate what is the best platform for enterprise data unstructured and structured, batch and streaming and dedicated to the success of the open source community.Witt says that Snowflake will support and help to manage the Apache NiFi project following the close of the acquisition. Data engineering at scale can be incredibly costly and complex, and our aim has always been to simplify experiences for our customers so they can achieve value faster, he added in a press release. By joining forces with Snowflake, we can empower our customers with the immense scale and radical simplicity of Snowflakes platform, ultimately unlocking data engineering for more users.Thanks in part to AI, the demand for data management technologies has surged. Fortune Business Insights estimates that the market for global enterprise data management could be worth $224.87 billion by 2032.Data management was a challenge for enterprises long before the AI boom, though. According to a 2022 survey from Great Expectations, a platform for data quality, 91% of organizations said that data quality issues were impacting their performance.Against that backdrop, its not surprising to see firms like Datavolo rise to prominence. Today was a newsy day for Snowflake, which reported better-than-expected earnings that sent its stock climbing 19%. In addition to buying Snowflake, the company announced a multi-year partnership with Anthropic to integrate the AI startups models in its Snowflake Cortex AI, Snowflake Intelligence, and Cortex Analyst products.

Audiences can finally get their first look into the making of How to Train Your Dragon, the live-action reimagining of the first film in the hugely successful animated franchise launched by DreamWorks Animation back in 2010.The new film, hitting theaters June 13, 2025, is written, produced and directed by three-time Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner Dean DeBlois, who along with The Wild Robot director Chris Sanders, directed the original. It is also produced by three-time Oscar nominee Marc Platt (Wicked, La La Land) and Emmy winner Adam Siegel (Drive, 2 Guns).Christian Manz is serving as production VFX supervisor; VFX studios on the film include Framestore and Clear Angle Studios.The film is set on the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup (Mason Thames; The Black Phone, For All Mankind) stands apart. The inventive yet overlooked son of Chief Stoick the Vast (Gerard Butler, reprising his voice role from the animated franchise), Hiccup defies centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. Their unlikely bond reveals the true nature of dragons, challenging the very foundations of Viking society.With the fierce and ambitious Astrid (BAFTA nominee Nico Parker; Dumbo, The Last of Us) and the villages quirky blacksmith Gobber (Nick Frost; Snow White and the Huntsman, Shaun of the Dead) by his side, Hiccup confronts a world torn by fear and misunderstanding.As an ancient threat emerges, endangering both Vikings and dragons, Hiccups friendship with Toothless becomes the key to forging a new future. Together, they must navigate the delicate path toward peace, soaring beyond the boundaries of their worlds and redefining what it means to be a hero and a leader.The film also stars Julian Dennison (Deadpool 2), Gabriel Howell (Bodies), Bronwyn James (Wicked), Harry Trevaldwyn (Smothered), Ruth Codd (The Midnight Club), BAFTA nominee Peter Serafinowicz (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Murray McArthur (Game of Thrones).Inspired by Cressida Cowells New York Times bestselling book series, DreamWorks Animations How to Train Your Dragon franchise earned four Academy Award nominations and grossed more than $1.6 billion at the global box-office.How To Train Your Dragon is part of the Filmed For IMAX Program, which offers filmmakers IMAX technology to help them deliver high-quality immersive movie experience to audiences around the world.Source: NBC Universal Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.

Movie & Games TrailersAlien: EarthBy Vincent Frei - 20/11/2024 Before the stars became a battleground, the terror began on Earth. Witness the origins of the nightmare. Alien: Earth the story begins three decades before Ripleys fight for survival!The Production VFX Supervisor is Jeffrey Okun.The Production VFX Producer is James Ledwell.Director: Noah HawleyRelease Date: Summer 2025 (Hulu) Vincent Frei The Art of VFX 2024

Breakdown & ShowreelsInsomnia: VFX Breakdown by BlueBoltBy Vincent Frei - 20/11/2024 Insomnia brings Sarah Pinboroughs 2022 novel to life thanks to the invisible visual effects by the London-based studio BlueBolt. Witness chilling nightmares and a hauntingly beautiful visual world that deepens the suspense of this British thriller series!WANT TO KNOW MORE?BlueBolt: Dedicated page about Insomnia on BlueBolt website. Vincent Frei The Art of VFX 2024

Multinational printing firm HP has introduced a range of innovations in polymer and metal AM at Formnext 2024, aiming to improve cost efficiency, scalability, and accessibility in additive manufacturing.Key announcements include a new flame-retardant polymer material, advanced software tools for streamlining workflows, and strategic collaborations to enhance metal printing applications. These efforts are designed to address challenges in adoption and expand the technologys impact across industries, including automotive and footwear production.Attendees at the tradeshow can visit HP at Hall 12.1, Stand D41, to explore developments and participate in discussions on additive manufacturing topics.Ken Burns, VP of Commercial at Forecast 3D said, As an early customer, Forecast 3D expects a 20% savings in total build costs with the HP Build Optimizers unique nesting rules for MJF. In addition to these total build cost savings, we anticipate a 21% improvement in printer utilization with the HP Build Optimizers ability to increase packing density and parts per build.HPs booth at Formnext. Photo via HP 3D Printing.New materials and tools for additive manufacturingAmong the highlights was the introduction of HP 3D HR PA 12 FR, a halogen-free, flame-retardant material developed in partnership with Evonik.Scheduled for availability in early 2025, the material features a 50% reusability ratio that helps reduce production costs while ensuring high-quality aesthetics. It is geared toward industrial and consumer electronics applications and reflects HPs emphasis on sustainable practices, being produced using renewable energy.Another significant development is the launch of HP 3D Build Optimizer, an automated tool designed to improve part nesting, reduce build costs, and maintain quality standards. Set for release in 2025, this tool complements HPs ongoing efforts to optimize production workflows.Additionally, the company announced a partnership with Autodesk, resulting in the Autodesk Fusion Bundle. This integrated CAD/CAM and build preparation solution will be bundled with all new Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) and Metal Jet printers, offering users a one-year license to Autodesk Fusion.Collaborative efforts with software providers have further enhanced HPs ecosystem. Integration of the HP Lattice Library into Magics expands design capabilities for MJF applications, while a partnership with Fabrex introduces an AI-powered platform to streamline build preparation, order management, and tracking for HP 3D printer users.Initiatives for metal AM accessibilityIn metal 3D printing, HP revealed new configurations for the Metal Jet S100 platform, tailored to meet diverse production requirements. These configurations, expected to launch in 2025, are designed to lower adoption costs and provide scalable solutions for research centers, OEMs, national laboratories, and startups exploring metal binder jetting technology.Collaborations with industry leaders are reinforcing HPs progress in the sector. A partnership with ArcelorMittal combines expertise in additive manufacturing and sustainable steel production to lower costs and expand the use of 3D printed steel in automotive and other sectors.Meanwhile, efforts with Eaton are advancing nitrogen-enhanced sintering, which improves mechanical properties in 316L metal parts, and the S100 Powder Processing Solution, designed to reduce costs and enhance binder jetting yield.Adoption of metal AM is further supported through the establishment of a Metal Jet Adoption Center in Barcelona, created in partnership with AMES. This facility integrates HPs 3D printing technology with AMES metallurgical expertise, enabling customers to transition efficiently from prototyping to full-scale production.Moreover, HP also introduced the Leading Minds Consortium, an alliance among industry giants such as 3D Systems, Ansys, EOS, Materialise, Nikon SLM Solutions, Renishaw, Stratasys, and Trumpf. This initiative aims to address challenges such as cost and system integration, fostering wider adoption of industrial 3D printing.In the sporting goods sector, HP has partnered with Something Added to convert the D-factory into a hub for footwear manufacturing. This initiative aims to leverage additive manufacturing for cost-effective, large-scale production.The Leading Minds Consortium. Photo via HP 3D Printing.Spotlight on industry innovations in Formnext 2024This years tradeshow is witnessing AM industry giants with unique offerings at the event. Reportedly recently, electronics 3D printer manufacturer Nano Dimension is showcasing its Fabrica software 3.2.0, which enhances micro 3D printing speeds by 70% while optimizing workflows for R&D and prototyping.Alongside this, the company also introducing Ataru, a resin offering advanced thermo-mechanical and dielectric properties, tailored for demanding sectors like electronics, aerospace, and automotive. Demonstrations will also highlight the Admatec series ability to 3D print intricate technical ceramics, with applications spanning medical devices, tooling, and more at Hall 11, Stand D22.Additionally, US-based 3D printer manufacturer 3D Systems has introduced a diverse range of 3D printing technologies and materials at the event, tailored for industrial workflows. Among the key innovations is the PSLA 270 SLA system, designed for creating mid-sized parts with speed and precision.Complementing this are the Wash 400/Wash 400F and Cure 400 post-processing solutions, which streamline resin cleaning, and advanced materials such as Figure 4 Rigid Composite White, ideal for demanding applications. Additional developments include the SLS 380 with precise thermal control and new materials for SLS and MJP technologies. Alongside these developments, the company is also conducting presentations on different topics across various stages.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 Leading Minds Consortium. Photo via HP 3D Printing.