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Marcia Lucas, the Oscar-winning editor behind the original Star Wars and a 'secret weapon' for the saga's story, has passed away at 80. Her profound influence shaped key plot points like Obi-Wan's death, earning her an indelible place in film history alongside a career working on classics like Taxi Driver and American Graffiti. Her legacy extends beyond the screen, remembered as a trailblazer who made cinema feel more vivid.
*The Mandalorian and Grogu* introduces Rotta the Hutt, Jabba’s buff son, as Star Wars' wildest father-son story yet. Voiced by Jeremy Allen White, Rotta rejects his infamous father's criminal legacy but embraces a life of gladiatorial combat. The film offers a memorable, if underdeveloped, take on inherited identity.
TT Games is evolving the Lego formula with `Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight`, launching May 22. It promises a sprawling Gotham, revamped combat, and a challenging "Dark Knight" mode designed to push experienced players with deeper systems and AI.
Holy performance hit, Batman! Just weeks before its highly anticipated launch, Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight has quietly thrown a batarang into the hopes of many PC players. Developer TT Games and publisher
Book of Travels, a unique small-scale MMO, is shutting down its servers but will be reborn as a single-player game. Facing unsustainable development and low player counts, developers Might and Delight chose to preserve their beautiful, painterly world by converting it, dropping the price to $4.99, and adding mod support, allowing its legacy to live on.
After 15 years, YouTube's Gaming Historian, Norman Caruso, is stepping away due to burnout. A pioneer in video game history content, he leaves behind a legacy of meticulous research and a final gift: public access to his Donkey Kong lawsuit documents.
Learn why Windows uses C: for its primary drive and skips A: and B:, tracing this convention back to the floppy disk era and the enduring impact of technical legacy.
Ali Farhadi is stepping down as CEO of the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) after two and a half years, citing the financial realities of competing in large-scale AI research as a nonprofit. Peter Clark will serve as interim CEO as the board seeks a permanent successor. Farhadi leaves a legacy of expanded open-source AI recognition and numerous impactful projects.
