Recent content by Wombat

As long as "AI" chips are on the same process node as current GPUs and have higher profit margins, Nvidia has no incentive to prioritize GPU production. Hell, they can be sued by their own stockholders for not engaging in a strategy that maximizes profits. It's not like Nvidia needs to worry...

Don't read Iain Banks' Feersum Endjinn. It's basically phonetic, but hammers home how much of English isn't. Like the old joke goes, English is really three languages in a trench coat (German, French, and Greek).

Component prices are hideous, but even taking that into account, this seems underwhelming. Obviously a lot of techies will be building SteamOS rigs with their old parts (since they're not playing with new parts), but even with, say, twice the memory (both system and video), would the retail...

Yeah, Exodus came up in the Secret Level TV show thread, as one of the episodes was for Exodus: Secret Level It's not just a Mass Effect type game, it was / is being made with many of the original Mass Effect crew. Ironically, I just finished the sequel and to be blunt it doesn't make the...

We're also discounting the scenario that WB's people know this movie is unlikely to be a success, and are happy to be able to blame "Alcock's divisive press comments" in a few weeks time.

1) I'd point out that no one other than Alcock is saying this stuff. This isn't a studio press strategy, this is just Alcock shooting off her mouth. 2) The movie hasn't even come out yet, so "again" couldn't have happened yet. Note that Zegler isn't getting any major roles, and despite a years...

Sony has said they aren't making any more Spider-Man adjacent movies (Venoms and such), but they still retain the rights. Not only would they take Marvel over a barrel to sell them back, they'd need the rights for the Spider-Verse movies in any case. Which isn't to say Sony couldn't sell/lend...

Not to self-quote, but that didn't take long. Again, this is all coming across as very Mysterio-like unreliable narration. Maybe the implementation will be different enough to keep my interest, but so far this is all coming across as reheated leftovers. Edit: Actually, just like Far From Home...

I'm unconvinced alien technology would shake anyone - we're pretty good at incorporating new tech into our lives. Case in point, less than a decade ago when I told my then preteen niece and nephew the internet basically didn't exist when I was their age, they literally did not believe me. The...

Koepp also wrote the original Jurassic Park, the first Mission: Impossible, and even last year's Black Bag. Yeah, he has a lot of stinkers on his resume, but he's been in Spielberg's roster of regular writers for decades.

Should I know who the non-drunks are? Also found out the other day I've driven past the VCR Repair Shop hundreds if not thousands of times in my life.

The last movie of Spielberg's I've seen more than once was Catch Me If You Can, as minor as it was, nearly a quarter century ago. Since then he's had a wide variety of movies that didn't quite grab me, from big budget misfires (War of the Worlds, Ready Player One, Crystal Skull), likable enough...

Most of the reviews I've seen are as expected - it's Bridge of Spies-era Spielberg combining Close Encounters with Minority Report. Which is definitely better than another Ready Player One or Crystal Skull, but that's not necessarily causing me to race to the theater.

Probably getting a combo-breaker here, as I'm guessing they are unlikely to review Disclosure Day this week, and even less likely to do The Death of Robin Hood next week. Unless they decide to go back to the Kyle Gallner well and Carolina Caroline plays in Milwaukee / Chicago. Hell, I don't...

Eh, it is true audiences like to wrap things up - The Rise of Skywalker still made over $500M Domestic, even after the damage Solo and The Last Jedi did. It's also worth reminding people that Deadpool and Wolverine made over $600M in 2024. That's 50% more than the highest grossing movie of...