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Photographer Uses Ripped Pantyhose Over Lenses for Soft-Focus Photos

A photographer has shared a neat trick that gives photos a soft-focus look: placing ripped pantyhose over the lens. Ashley Tracy, from Columbus, Ohio, revealed how she places torn nylon stockings on her lens to produce a glowing effect on her photos in a viral TikTok video that has amassed over 1.8 million views. @ashley.tracy One of my favorite things! Have you tried this during…
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Drone Camera Captures Devastating Tornado From the Air

A drone managed to stay aloft while it recorded the colossal damage caused by a tornado that devastated a Kansas neighborhood last Friday. The twister struck Andover, Kansas, a suburb of Wichita, in the evening on April 29th. Sirens alerted citizens of the danger that afternoon, but drone operator and tornado chaser Reed Timmer — in footage spotted by DroneDJ — interpreted the call as an…
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Call of Duty Endowment hits 100K veterans placed in jobs

Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.  The Call of Duty Endowment has reached a big milestone as it announced it has placed 100,000 veterans into meaningful jobs. In doing so, the Call of Duty Endowment…
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Square Enix didn’t know how to squeeze profits out of its western studios

Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.  Square Enix is washing its hands of its biggest western studios. The company announced it is selling Eidos and Crystal Dynamics to Embracer Group. This raises numerous questions about what is happening next with Square Enix, but first let’s focus on the why. Why did Square Enix drop the…
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Embracer is buying Tomb Raider, Deus Ex and three Square Enix game studios

Swedish game company Embracer Group has just made a blockbuster deal to acquire Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal and Square Enix Montréal for what seems like a bargain $300 million price, the company confirmed in a press release. The deal includes a “catalogue of IPs including Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Thief, Legacy of Kain and more than 50 back-catalogue games from Square Enix…
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