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Not Neal's Metaverse
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Author Neal Stephenson has tweeted clarification that he has no involvement in Facebook's Meta rebranding.

Since there seems to be growing confusion on this: I have nothing to do with anything that FB is up to involving the Metaverse, other than the obvious fact that they're using a term I coined in Snow Crash. There has been zero communication between me and FB & no biz relationship.

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Subnautica Dev Purchase
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Unknown Worlds, developers of Subnautica and sequel Below Zero, will be acquired by Krafton.

Subnautica is a rarity in the gaming world.

While Unknown Worlds had previously made Natural Selection 1 & 2 which were typical combat games with the usual assorted weaponry, Subnautica was developed without them.

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Peoples Choice Awards
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Nominees for the 47th People's Choice Awards have been accounced.

Science-fiction is moderately well represented, except in comedy, but looks completely different to the recent Saturns. Between them Star Wars and to a lesser extent, Star Trek dominated. Especially in wins.

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New Moonfall Images
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Lionsgate have released 10 new images for Moonfall by master of disaster, Roland Emmerich.

Yes, the title checks out.

No, that's not our Endeavour in the image.

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Dune Director Wants More
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Movies that is.

Possibly other things too but in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, director Denis Villeneuve expressed a desire to do more Dune.

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Cowboy Bebop Trailer Drop
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Netflix has released the official trailer for Cowboy Bebop which they describe as an action packed space western.

On the Netflix website it also labels it "Music & Musicals" and "Offbeat,Witty,Irreverent".

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The Origins of Dune
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The BBC's Science Focus has published an interesting little piece on the likely origins of Frank Herbert's Dune.

Like, actual dunes.

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Lightyear Teaser Trailer
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Pixar have released the first teaser trailer for Lightyear.

It appears to feature the Toy Story astronaut. But without any of the other toys and doing serious space stuff.

What?

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BSG Designing Spaceships
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Hero Collector have announced the publication next month of Battlestar Galactica: Desigining Spaceships.

The title is undeniably descriptive but doesn't quite say it all:

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Hoverbikes For Reals
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Nikkei Asia reports that A.L.I. Technologies have unveiled the Xturismo, a flying motorcycle which they intend to deliver to customers next year.

A limited number of customers. Two hundred. Purchase price $682,000 US.

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