Blog Archive: December 2021

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NFT Non-Starters

This week has seen a few unexpected NFT (non-fungible token) stories.

Solidaires Informatique, a French trade union, has condemned Ubisoft's NFT plans as "a useless, costly, ecologically mortifying technology."

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Cameron and Villeneuve

As part of their Directors on Directors series, Variety have published a virtual rountable between two of sci-fi's heaviest hitters, James Cameron and Denis Villeneuve.

There's a half hour video and also a transcript

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Intel Metaverse Estimate

Intel have estimated that as it is being presented to the public, as a shared virtual work and play environment populated by billions of people, the metaverse will require a 1000-fold increase in computational efficiency above today's best.

Also the internet itself will need a massive upgrade.

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Discovery on Top

Paramount have released a list of their top shows in various categories and Star Trek: Discovery was their number one watched original.

It has to be said that Paramount don't have alot of ongoing originals so it's a small pile to be on top of.

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James Cameron Interview

Entertainment Weekly have interviewed James Cameron about Avatar 2 and what went into making it.

There aren't any story reveals but he details some of the challenges that underwater filming posed and how he and the cast rose, or rather, descended to meet them.

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Tides on Netflix

Another sci-fi film making its streaming debut on Netflix next month is a movie with two different names - Tides and The Colony.

Sure, why not?

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Zone 414 on Netflix

Zone 414 will make its streaming debut on Netflix in January.

Starring ozzie Guy Pearce, it looks like a cheaper and raunchier take on Bladerunner.

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Severance Teaser

Apple have announced a premiere date and released a teaser for their new original series, Severance, which they describe as a "workplace thriller".

Some are classifying it as sci-fi and we think it might get over that line.

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Matrix Versus Marketing

We've finally worked our through all of The Game Awards reveals to what some might regard as the biggest.

The Matrix Awakens.

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Space Marine 2 Reveal

Focus Entertainment have released a reveal trailer for Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2.

Brutal and gruesome.

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