Reddit user ready to upscale fake celebrity porn algorithm.

Because regular porn is just too boring, a Reddit user has just announced that he’s about to take his fake celebrity porn gig to the next level. After Wonder Woman’s appearance Reddit user deepfakes announced that he’s currently working on a portable version of the app.

What’s Fake Celebrity Porn?

The trend started back in December 2017, when a couple of videos depicted popular celebrities like Gal Gadot doing nasties popped out on the Internet. Obviously, the community figured out that the clip is as fake as plastic flowers,  but it did manage to catch on.

So, come 2018, it would appear that not only more fake celebrity porn videos are started to crawl out, but also more people are volunteering for the job of actually making them. The author of these videos is a Reddit user who goes by the name of deepfakes.

Using an AI-powered algorithm, the user managed to create an app that matches celebrity facial expression to a porn industry lookalike. Also, since the ‘leak’ of the Gal Gadot video, the algorithm has been improved, being capable of doing the actual matching process with uncanny accuracy.

In a recent Reddit post, deepfakes announced that he would start using machine learning in order to improve the facial swap algorithm further. He will not be alone in this endeavor, as the user managed to amass a community of 15,000 users.

His endgame is to create an easy to deploy and employ an application, that’s capable of swapping facial expressions from a pre-defined online library. The application can potentially swap faces inside the video, without any additional tweaking.

Conclusion

Although it might sound like bogus, it seems that several users employed deepfakes’ face-swapping algorithm with some degree of success, making fake celebrity porn videos featuring Mauricio Macri and even Adolph Hitler.

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Citra Emu getting closer to developing a stable Nintendo Switch emulator.

Great news for all PC game fans who wanted to take out the Nintendo Switch for a spin. In a recent social media post, the team behind the 3DS emulator has announced that its members are diligently working on a functional Nintendo Switch emulator for PC.

Nintendo Switch Emulator – A Dream Come True

Although the idea of a completely functional Nintendo Switch emulator is not something new under the sun, it would appear that Citra Emu is on the right track this time. Code-named yuzu, the Nintendo Switch emulator currently in the works should behave pretty much like its console counterpart.

Bordering on illegal, the company carries on, bringing us that little piece of heaven created by the guys from Nintendo. And to show that they really mean business this time, the team also the picture of one of the games PC users will be able to enjoy – Space game.

As far as timelines are concerned, unfortunately, we can’t say for sure when the final edit of the Nintendo Switch emulator for PC will come out. All we know for sure is that the team is busy hacking away through thousands of code lines, but it’s still comforting to know that they haven’t abandoned the project.

What’s even more awesome is that the Citra Emu team didn’t lose time waiting around for Nintendo. Even if the console was launched year in March and it usually takes some time, even years, to come up with a stable PC port, the guys have already laid the first bricks in what could be the next big thing after CD Projekt Red announced that Cyberpunk 2077 is in the works.

Conclusion

For now, the only thing we can do is to wait around some more until we hear from the team.

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Cyberpunk 2077 just became active.

No doubt that one of the most anticipated triple-A games of the last couple of years is Cyberpunk 2077, a sand-box style story-driven RPG developed by The Witcher series developers. Announced back in 2012, CD Projekt Red’s brain-child seems to have faded into anonymity for the past four years. But things seem to be looking up, as the game’s Twitter account mysteriously came to life overnight.

Cyberpunk 2077 Is Definitely on the Right Track

The message that managed to rile up every CD Projekt Red fan out there is pretty basic but packs quite a lot of punch – *Beep-*. Sorry to disappoint you, but that’s all that the devs had to say about how the production is going.

While many fans have interpreted this as a good omen, since the company was careful enough to keep a lid on this project for more than four years, others believe that it might well be another goose chase.

Just to refresh your memory, Cyberpunk 2077 is or rather, should be, a story-driven first-person perspective sand-box style RPG. Set in distant and dystopic future, the game tells the story of the Night City and its inhabitants.

While it’s true that it’s far from easy to live in the shadow of The Witcher series, CD Projekt Red announced that Cyberpunk 2077 would not be your garden variety RPG and exploration game. Featuring the latest advancements in the area of RPG game mechanics, the company promised their fans total immersions and unparalleled combat and world exploration system.

Players will be able to explore the Night City at their own leisure and place while completing main and side quests. One of the game’s centerpiece is no doubt the language interpretation system. Since Night City is the definition of cosmopolitanism, its inhabitants will speak in various tongues.

To be able to understand them, the player will need to buy, steal or loot translation implants.

Conclusion

So, when’s the game due to hit the market? While the company is still giving its fans the cold shoulder when it comes to the official launch date, it would appear that we must wait until 2019 for fresh Cyberpunk 2077 news.

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The developer used a few tricks and the Face ID sensors to turn his face transparent

Face ID, the most popular feature of iPhone X, attracted everyone’s interest this year. Starting with all the possibilities it offers to the users to some security breaches, it remained in the spotlight during the last months of 2017. Now, a Japanese developer managed to perform a surprising but apparently useful trick with Face ID, which looks both disturbing and funny. He erased his face with the tool, and recorded a video to show how this is possible.

The developer made his face transparent

Kazuya Noshiro, or @noshipu, is a video game developer for ViRD. He knew how the sensors used by Face ID can be used in gaming, as well as for art or other visual apps. This is why he decided to play with them and revealed some more quirky things you can do with them.

In a ten-second video he posted on Twitter, he showed us how he used the Face ID sensors to erase his face almost completely. The only things that remained visible were his eyes and mouth, which kept moving, creating an eerie image. He described the trick as optical camouflage, and said he couldn’t really tell if it had any practical use.

He used several tricks with the help of the Face ID sensors

To the disappointment of the viewers, he didn’t explain how he did the trick. However, he still offered some clues. One user asked him if he recorded the background before using the Face ID sensors to scan his face, and he admitted that was true.

If he covered his face and eyes while recording the face, he could place the background over his face and make it look transparent. Thanks to the sensors of the phone, he could sync the recordings with the movement of the camera and make everything look real.

This was a great example of what the iPhone X could do. Such sensors are likely to be widely used in the future, not only because of security systems like Face ID, but also for entertainment or creative purposes.

iPhoneXで顔だけ光学迷彩っぽくなるやつできた pic.twitter.com/aPXJcHi8Y4

— のしぷ (@noshipu) December 27, 2017

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Witcher 3 has received a special Xbox One X update

The exclusive new Xbox console, Xbox One X, has been out for a few months now, so developers have started releasing updates to suit the capacities of the powerful gaming system. Witcher 3 is one of those games, and the new version has plenty of advantages over the PC one. The performance is a lot better and, of course, 4K graphics are included as well.

The Witcher 3 update introduced HDR support

If you own a sophisticated PC, then your version of Witcher 3 must have adjusted similarly to the newest update. Xbox One X is about as powerful as a PC, so the game features are also similar. However, the console version offers more. It has HDR support, while the other one doesn’t. Then, the graphics, textures, and resolution per se are the same.

Of course, don’t expect the two versions to be completely identical. The console and the PC still offer different environments, so there are some elements which are present only in the PC version. Take, for instance, the NVIDIA HairWorks. However, the developers decided to include HDR support in Witcher 3 only on the Xbox One X version.

The new graphics and features have been modeled after Xbox One X’s power

The update will bring a bigger visual impact to the game. The console is probably the most powerful which has been released to date, so the developers couldn’t miss the chance to take advantage of it. Therefore, Witcher 3 will come with two options which are available for graphics.

One of the options is a Regular Mode, which runs on normal graphics and resolution. The Performance Mode, apart from boosting the speed of the game, will also increase the resolution. This will run on a minimum of 1080p, and can easily switch to 4K. Moreover, it will display shadows and textures in a more sensitive way, and the entire look will get enhanced.
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DrDisRespect will stop making live streams for an undetermined period of time

Twitch users were amazed to find out that one of the most popular streamers, DrDisRespect, or Doc for his followers, will stop recording live streams. His decision is not permanent, but he now wants to dedicate more time to his family. This was somehow expected, as he admitted to cheating on his wife during the same video where he announced his break.

DrDisRespect took a break from streaming

DrDisRespect shocked his fans with one unusual stream which had nothing to do with gaming. Instead of recording himself while playing, he appeared as his alter ego Guy Beahm (which is actually his real identity). Then, he decided to discuss serious subjects, and revealed he wanted to be honest with his followers.

He declared himself grateful for his beautiful family, but a shadow obscured his marriage. He admitted to having cheating on his wife, which forced him to enter a hiatus. He said he needed more time for himself, to spend with his family. This way, maybe he would be able to save his marriage and apologize to his wife.

The streamer admitted to having cheated on his wife

DrDisRespect apologized to all his fans, to those who sponsor him, and to the platform Twitch. He didn’t want to upset anybody, but doesn’t support such a behavior. Therefore, he felt he needed to clarify some things and encourage people not to act like that.

The reactions to this confession video were both positive and negative. Some users blamed him for his behavior towards his wife, while others showed their admiration for him. Fans will keep supporting him, and are happy he was brave enough to publicly admit his deeds.

Over the past year, many YouTube streamers and fans started claiming that DrDisRespect was unfaithful. Although they didn’t offer any evidence to support this claim, some said Doc finally decided to admit his infidelity because of these declarations.

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You Must Be 18 or Older to Enter is no longer on Steam

Many video games contain sexual elements even if their target is not an adult audience, but Steam is well-known for being excessively strict with such content. As a result, the platform decided to remove the horror game You Must Be 18 or Older to Enter after regarding many of its elements as pornographic.

Steam is strict with any kind content of sexual nature

Many developers and players have noticed that Steam isn’t quite ok with sexual content. However, the platform didn’t issue a complete ban on such elements, so what was left for developers to do now is wait and see which games got removed.

The game You Must Be 18 or Older to Enter, developed by SeeminglyPointless, there was quite a lot of pornographic content. This was represented by in-game elements, depicted as ASCII artworks present on the main character’s computer. Some of these artworks were partially blurred, as the protagonist was trying to view them without getting caught by his parents.

You Must Be 18 or Older to Enter got banned for a series of blurry images regarded as porn

One of the creators of You Must Be 18 or Older to Enter, James Cox, was taken by surprise to find about the removal. In fact, he found out what happened only when several players complained about not finding the game on Steam. He checked the situation with the platform, and found the game was now characterized as porn. As a result, it was removed.

Cox hopes Steam will reconsider its decision, but he doesn’t have much hope. When it comes to pornography or anything that’s too explicit, the platform is always strict. However, this unclear policy to what is allowed or not is confusing for most video game developers. For instance, games where sexual elements are essential for the plot have been published in uncensored versions, while You Must Be 18 or Older to Enter was regarded as unacceptable.
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Witchfire promises to be one of the most exciting shooters ever released

The Game Awards 2017 was full of exciting reveals, and some great news for shooter fans. An intriguing and captivating new title will come into being as the result of a collaboration between a series of developers. Those who created Bulletstorm, Painkiller, and The Vanishing of Ethan Carter will put out Witchfire. This title is really mysterious, but the reveal trailer was enough to capture everyone’s attention.

Witchfire, a dark fantasy shooter

The main developer The Astronauts described it in a way that definitely fits the trailer, namely a dark fantasy shooter. You can see the main character running among some ruins and battling some mysterious magic creatures. Also, the game can keep you engaged not only during battle sessions, but also while you’re moving around and investigating.

The title is clearly an inspiration from The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, while the other two developers have contributed to the refined gun play in the spirit of Painkiller and Bulletstorm. You’re not going to fight regular enemies, so you’ll benefit from all kind of special weapons. Sometimes, they might not be enough, so you will also get a series of magical abilities as well.

You use both guns and magic to battle your foes

These abilities include telekinesis, and the capacity to move at extremely high speeds. This way, you can take advantage of your surroundings and trick your powerful enemies. However, the details are still scarce but, judging from the trailer and the few information that is out, Witchfire promises to be one of the most exciting upcoming releases.

This definitely has captured your attention, but we have bad news as well. The Astronauts revealed no release date, so nobody knows when Witchfire will be here. It didn’t even mention the platforms for which the title would be created, meaning that it’s currently at a really small stage of development.

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Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp reached 15 million downloads in only six days

Only a few days after becoming available, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp became the most successful title available on mobile since the release of Super Mario Run. In six days, the game has already recorded over 15 million downloads, according to data released by SensorTower.

Fifteen million downloads in six days

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is a mobile game released by Nintendo, where players have to interact with animals and survive in their world. They can talk to all kinds of creatures, and can get their food by fishing or picking it up from trees. The game faced incredible popularity six days after its release on mobile platforms.

It has already surpassed Fire Emblem, as it recorded double the number of its downloads. However, it’s still a long way until it reaches supremacy. The most popular Nintendo mobile game is Super Mario Run, which recorded 32 million downloads in six days. However, there are some differences between the two.

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp promotes monetization

Super Mario Run was the first mobile title ever released by Nintendo, and it was initially available only on iOS. Only afterwards did it get to Android as well. This 32-million figure represents the first six days of it being available on both platforms, not the first six days of the initial release.

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp differs from Super Mario Run in other terms as well. The main purpose of this game is monetization, as players are encouraged to make purchases and get the chance to advance in the game. At the moment, it occupied the 72^nd place in the App Store on the list of apps which bring revenue.

Even if Super Mario Run reached over 200 million downloads during its entire existence, Nintendo didn’t acquire too much revenue from it. Therefore, they hope Pocket Camp will bring a different experience.

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Snapchat has improved its app by adding some new smart stickers

Snapchat doesn’t want to lose any of its users, so it’s constantly trying to give them something fun to do any time they use the app. The latest update includes a series of new stickers, which are based on the objects included in snaps. This means that, now, the app can recognize what’s in an image, and offer suitable stickers for it.

The new stickers suit the objects in the snaps

Snapchat has issued a big redesign of the app which brings plenty of improvements. Users were able to see the changes starting with last week, when they noticed how the app can now tell what objects are present in an image. Then, it recommended them a series of stickers or borders they could apply to their snaps which suited these objects.

There’s nothing different that users have to do to apply these stickers. After taking a photo, they will appear in the filter grid and, by scrolling among them, they can find images and decorations which they can apply on their photos. The items recognized by the photo belong to several fields, including pets, food, concerts, beaches, or sports.

The creative filters are Snapchat’s way to keep users engaged

Also, there’s nothing more they should do to get these special stickers than take photos which suit the above categories. After trying the new feature, several users were recommended filters containing animal-related puns on photos of their pets, or commentaries regarding diets on photos of food.

These stickers are an addition to the already existent smart filters. These filters could add temperature, speed, time, or location in one’s snap, and now things can get a lot more creative. However, apart from being fun, these snap decorations are an important source of revenue for Snapchat. Different companies can sponsor filters, which are usually available to users according to their location.
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