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'Four months' worth of work' β€” Disney Imagineering built a walking Olaf robot and imagines 'an entire world populated with characters you know and love'

TechRadar spoke with Kyle Laughlin, SVP of R&D, Technology and Engineering at Walt Disney Imagineering, about how Disney built a walking Olaf robot in just four months β€” and why it could lead to parks filled with roaming characters.

'We’ve got 5.5 million beautiful individually tested pixels' β€” Disney Adventure’s giant screen turns the middle of the ship into an immersive stage

Disney Imagineers packed a 5.5-million-pixel screen, 2,400 hidden speakers, and a flying performer system into the Disney Adventure’s central stage β€” all while staying within strict cruise ship weight limits.

Blizzard Unveils Diablo IV’s Warlock, Lets Players Be The Butcher in Season of Slaughter

Diablo IV Warlock and The Butcher from the Season of Slaughter

During yesterday's Diablo IV livestream, Blizzard provided a deep dive into the Warlock class coming with the Lord of Hatred expansion and also shared details on the Season of Slaughter that will go live next week. In this article: Everything About The Warlock Class The Warlock, the game's eighth class, was designed as a dark, frontline demonologist rather than a traditional back-row caster. The Warlock is someone who has been through hell (literally), uses demons as brutal tools rather than allies, and isn't above collateral damage. Visually, the main inspiration was the heavy metal culture. The class uses two resources: […]

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Jesse Faden Isn’t Playable in Control RESONANT

A split image shows Jesse Faden using telekinesis in the game 'Control' on the left, and her brother Dylan Faden on the right.

Remedy Entertainment has already kicked off the marketing campaign for Control RESONANT in earnest. Following the announcement at The Game Awards 2025, the Finnish studio shared the first gameplay trailer during February's State of Play showcase. This week, they've continued to reveal more footage and information about the game. Yesterday, we reported that Remedy has promised a base minimum of 60 frames per second on all platforms, and that the combat gameplay shown demonstrated fast-paced melee-focused action akin to Devil May Cry or Bayonetta. Now, YouTuber Hidden Machine reports that Remedy confirmed Jesse Faden will not be playable at all […]

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Control Resonant Devil May Cry-Like Gameplay Will Target 60 FPS On All Platforms

A character in the game Control Resonant is getting attacked by a large fiery creature emitting bright flames.

Although it was widely known that Remedy Entertainment has been working on the second entry in the Control series for a while, the reveal of Control Resonant was still quite a surprise for fans of the Finnish studio. Right from its very first showing during last year's The Game Awards show, it was clear how the second entry in the series would be a very different game from its predecessor, closer to a character action game than to the third-person shooter formula seen in Jesse Faden's venture into the Oldest House. The first few looks at Control Resonant's gameplay gave […]

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Highguard is Shutting Down Permanently Next Week, 45 Days After Launch

A character in futuristic armor from the game 'Highguard' wielding a sword and holding a rifle.

Well, the moment we all felt was coming has finally arrived. Highguard, the maligned live service raid shooter from former Apex Legends developers at Wildlight Entertainment, is permanently shutting down next week, on March 12, 2026. When the servers go offline, it will have lasted for only 45 days between its January 26 launch and March 12. The news was announced via the game's official X (formerly Twitter) account, with a statement from the studio that begins by saying, "Today we're sharing difficult news. We have made the decision to permanently shut down Highguard on March 12." It continues to […]

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