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Cblogs Recap: Week 29 –Queen of Philosophywants to discuss the story ofThe Last of Us Part IIin this blog. –Black Red Gamingcontinues his E3-light coverage with the Ubisoft and Devolver conferences. –Sapato64wants to see if you ever made anyMega Manlevels that he can review on YouTube. –Exberresponds to this month’sBand of Bloggersprompt with a focus on several water levels in many games. –Toothpick2600shares his thoughts onTimespinnerwhich he notes is beautiful but flawed....

Quick Links Summary GPT-3 and ChatGPT are derivatives of OpenAI’s LLM technology, each with distinct differences. GPT-3 excels in generating human-like text across various domains, while ChatGPT focuses on conversational interactions, providing more natural and coherent responses. ChatGPT is suitable for interactive dialogue, while GPT-3 is better for tasks requiring longer and richer responses. ChatGPTand GPT 3 are two derivatives of OpenAI’s cutting edge Large Langauge Model (LLM) technology. While the name may sound similar, there are distinct differences between the two....

As much as he’s known for being a great actor,Christian Baleis also widely known as someone willing to drastically change his body for roles, yet his biggest on-screen transformation is one nobody talks about. The first time that a majorBale change took place was ahead of 2004’sThe Machinist,where he played a man suffering from insomnia, sohe dropped over 60 pounds on a strict diet. The visuals of Bale in that film are remarkable, especially considering how he bulked up soon after to play Batman....

On Monday, Crunchyroll announced that it will stream an English dub for theanime adaptation of Tatsuya Endō’sSpy × Familymanga. The first episode of the dub will premiere on Crunchyroll’s Twitch channel Friday, April 15 at 1:00 pm PT. The dub will then be made available on Crunchyroll on Saturday, April 16 at 2:30 pm PT. New episodes of the dub will subsequentlybe released every Saturdayat the same time, with the French and German dubs set to release on April 16 followed by the Latin American Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese dubs on April 23....

David Zaslav, the much-maligned head of Warner Bros. Discovery, has come forward again making new pronouncements about his views on the way Warner Bros. has been handling the DC universe to date, and what the future has in store forBatman. After the cancelling of DC FanDome and the canning of theBatgirlmovie, which was supposedly going to bounce around between the different films in their multiverse, fans were left wondering just what exactly was going on behind the scenes at WB and DC....

Several days ago, Hideo Kojima took to his official Twitter account to sharea screenshot of moss on rocksfrom his forthcoming PlayStation 4 exclusiveDeath Stranding, leading many online sleuths to begin scrutinizing the picture for clues or hints about what’s to come for the game. Now, it seems as if some fans have formulated a plausible theory that the image in question indicates that the title has an Icelandic setting. As seen in the tweet below from theDeath Strandingfan Rafael Andrade, he posits that the mosses on top of some lava fields in Iceland exhibit some striking resemblances to the screenshot of moss on rocks that was shared by Kojima....

Legendary first-person shooterDOOMis receiving a new physical edition release that can runDOOM. TheDOOM + DOOM 2bundlesees the first two games in the series receive physical releases for modern hardware, and a limited edition actually includes a specialized console to play the games on a built-in screen. DOOM + DOOM 2’s Will It Run Edition plays on the classic gag of gettingDOOMto run on all sorts of hardware,coming in a Collector’s Edition Box that has a screen and USB ports for connecting a controller....

Summary Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreehas brought a host of new gear to the game, including eight new weapon types and a whopping total of 101 new individual weapons. These new armaments, coupled with all-new spells, talismans, and ashes of war, mean thatElden Ring’s build potentialis broader than ever. Of all FromSoftware’s games,Elden Ringis probably the most accommodating of different playstyles. The game allows players to slot into broad fantasy RPG archetypes like warrior, rogue, and mage, but within those loose archetypes lie a number of different variables that can be tweaked for radically different gameplay experiences....

Update version 1.7.2.18 You gotta hand it to theFallout 76development team. Despite each new patch adding its own set of bugs, and the incredibly rocky launch, they’re still plugging away with updates. And sizeable ones, too!If there isn’t a major content patchin any given month, typically some other large update will go live to spruce things up:including this onefor January 2023. Live now on all platforms (including Steam, where the game shifted over to instead of the Bethesda Launcher), the patch has over 100 art and animation, audio, mechanical, and quality of life adjustments....

Several months ago, one surprisedForza Horizon 4pre-orderer received an early download of the game, and then went on to share some pre-release information about the upcoming open world game by detailingits entire car list. While this might have spoiled the surprise for some, it likely won’t stop many racing game enthusiasts from trying out the title’s demo, which is officially available now. According to the Microsoft Store page forForza Horizon 4, the demo will weigh in at a somewhat heavy 27....

For the unaware,Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruinis a sequel to the 2016 3DS game and is a series that branches off from the mainlineMonster Huntergames. Instead of participating in fast-paced action-RPG combat, likeinMonster Hunter Rise,Monster Hunter Storiesis a turn-based RPG, similar toFinal Fantasy. Players will take control of a monster Rider as they travel across the land to uncover the truth behind the Razewing Rathalos. Players will engage in turn-based combat with iconicMonster Huntercreatures such as Royal Ludroth, Rathian, and others....

According to a recentSabrina Carpenterinterview, herShort n' Sweetmusicera might not have come to an end. Carpenter confused fans when she releasedher new single “Manchild"without revealing if it was the start of a new era or not. At first, when she admitted on Instagram that she had recorded it not long after turning inShort n' Sweet, it felt like it was still a part of that era. However, Carpenter soon revealed thather new albumMan’s Best Friendwill be out in August....

When most fans think of the scariestSupernaturalepisode, they probably picture terrifying demons, shape-shifting wendigos, or vengeful spirits lurking in the shadows. After all, the long-running CW series built its legacy on gory creature effects and nightmarish folklore. But for Jensen Ackles, who played Dean Winchester across all 15 seasons, the most disturbing episode had nothing to do with monsters at all. It’s not the creatures that haunted him - it’s the humans....