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13 Sep

An artist says Nerf’s Destiny 2 hand cannon is a ripoff of their work

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An artist who goes by on X says that the look of Nerf’s Ace of Spades handgun from Bungie's Destiny games came from a commissioned artwork they drew almost a decade ago.Nerf and Bungie unveiled its newest foam dart gun collaboration on Tuesday featuring a limited edition version of from Destiny 2 that is available for purchase on . The following morning, @tofu_rabbit posted images comparing Nerf’s newest foam dart launcher to a piece of art they made in 2015 and posted on their based on the same gun from the game.The artist pointed out 11 parts or designs on…

16 Aug

Arizona Sunshine Remake brings the undead back to VR with enhanced graphics

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It’s only been seven years since the “Fred” started to rise up in the VR zombie shooter Arizona Sunshine, but a remake is already lumbering your way and will land on VR headsets on October 17. Vertigo Games announced the upcoming release of Arizona Sunshine Remake at the first VR Games Showcase. It's slated to come to the Meta Quest 2 and 3, PS VR2 and Steam.The Arizona Sunshine Remake will feature the same central story and multiplayer modes but with a noticeable graphics update. The zombies look more defined and real in the trailer, with an advanced mutilation system…

15 Aug

Two action movie simulators Action Hero and Vendetta Forever are headed to VR

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The first VR Games Showcase has delivered a deluge of new VR titles like the and , but two new (and very similar) titles caught my eye: Action Hero and Vendetta Forever. They both appear to be slow motion action games like the brilliant that will let you live out your John Wick firefight fantasies without risking serious bodily injury or your health insurance premiums.In , you’re an action movie hero starring in a series of five fictional movies including an Indiana Jones-esque Nazi killing adventure, a high tech heist thriller and a Jurassic Park ripoff. Each movie has four…

25 Jun

The Mystery of AI Gunshot-Detection Accuracy Is Finally Unraveling

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This week, New York City’s comptroller published a similar audit of the city’s ShotSpotter system showing that only 13 percent of the alerts the system generated over an eight-month period could be confirmed as gunfire. The auditors noted that while the NYPD has the information necessary to publish data about ShotSpotter’s accuracy, it does not do so. They described the department’s accountability measures as “inadequate” and “not sufficient to demonstrate the effectiveness of the tool.”Champaign and Chicago have since canceled their contracts with Flock Safety and SoundThinking, respectively.“Raven is over 90 percent accurate at detecting gunshots with around the same…

05 Jun

YouTube is putting new age restrictions on gun videos

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YouTube quietly snuck in a policy change that will age-restrict some gun-related videos and bar others altogether. Content featuring homemade and automatic firearms will be banned for viewers under 18, while tutorials for removing safety devices will be prohibited regardless of age. The new policy will take effect on June 18.“Starting June 18, 2024, certain content showing how to remove safety devices will be prohibited,” a disclaimer on YouTube’s firearms policy page now reads. “Content showing the use of homemade firearms, automatic firearms, and certain firearm accessories will be age restricted.”In a statement to Engadget, YouTube spokesperson Javier Hernandez wrote,…