‘If we stuck with the silent protagonist method, we wouldn’t be able to tell this story properly’ — Metro 2039 executive producer says making The Stranger a speaking protagonist ‘goes hand in hand with telling a personal story’
Metro 2039 will have a speaking protagonist called The Stranger at the center of the game’s story Executive producer Jon Bloch says players will learn how the character feels about unfolding events He adds that a silent protagonist wouldn’t have allowed 4A Games to tell the story properly Unlike the core Metro trilogy, Metro 2039 […]
Metro 2039 executive producer says the game brings back the ‘spookiness’ of the claustrophobic metro tunnels from the first games while also offering open world zones: ‘We didn’t want to ditch everything that we did in Metro Exodus’
Metro 2039 will feature the return of the claustrophobic metro tunnels Executive producer Jon Bloch says the game “goes back to the roots” of the series However, the team didn’t want to “ditch everything that we did in Metro Exodus,” and the game will still offer open-world zones Metro 2039 executive producer Jon Bloch has […]
‘The entire audio system has been rebuilt’ — Metro 2039 executive producer says sound has been ‘reimagined in a way to really support thick, dense atmosphere’
Executive producer Jon Bloch reveals Metro 2039‘s audio system has been rebuilt and “reimagined” Bloch says the new system supports the game’s “dense atmosphere” 4A Games’ newest game engine also offers a sense of realism in both visuals and audio 4A Games has confirmed that Metro 2039‘s audio system has been rebuilt to offer a […]
‘The most striking on the surface thing is going to be the density of what you see’ — Metro 2039 creative director says the game’s new engine allows ‘billions’ of objects, whereas Metro Exodus allowed up to 30 million
Metro 2039 creative director Andriy Shevchenko says the new game engine allows for “billions” of objects Executive producer Jon Bloch reveals it enables 4A Games to create a realistic and dense world Bloch says the team is working to optimize the game for lower-spec, as well as high-spec, systems Metro 2039 creative director Andriy Shevchenko […]
Metro 2039 creative director shares how the Russia-Ukraine war has affected the game, says there are ‘no gray zones’ in the story and ‘we are not afraid to call evil evil’
Metro 2039 creative director Andriy Shevchenko discusses how the Russia-Ukraine war has impacted the game The developer says, “We are not afraid to call evil evil” He adds that there are “no gray zones” in the story Metro 2039 creative director Andriy Shevchenko has shared how the events of the Russia-Ukraine war have manifested in […]
Met Office finds most of us still won’t trust an AI weather forecast
Public confidence in AI weather forecasts is far lower than for numerical and physics-based methods Just 11% said they were “very confident” in machine learning weather prediction, compared with 30% for tried-and-trusted methods The Met Office has been using machine learning techniques in weather forecasting for some years A survey of 6,000 UK adults has […]
Omega Just Released a Mini Moonwatch
Say hello to a revamped collection of perfectly proportioned 38-mm Speedmasters.WIRED
The best Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Fold 8 Ultra plans in Australia for August 2026
Pre-orders for Samsung’s 2026 foldables wrapped up this week, but telcos across Australia are clearly in a generous mood, as they kept their previous pre-order deals live for a wee bit longer, giving you a bit more time to save on the new devices. And save you might, because this year, Samsung has introduced a […]
The best Google Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro XL plans in Australia for August 2026
Pre-orders for Google’s new Pixel 11 range have now wrapped up, with most retailer offers and deals finished, and you can now get your hands on them immediately. All three Pixel 11 bar-style phones get a newly redesigned camera bump, along with brand-new LED notification lights within the flash module called ‘HiLight’. They also get […]
Songs created by AI banned from Australia’s music charts
The move comes weeks after a DJ admitted using AI to remix a Madonna song that topped the Australian charts.BBC News