Author: ProHoster

“2020 will be serious”: the developers of Serious Sam 4 congratulated the players on the holidays

The developers of Serious Sam 4: Planet Badass from the Croatian studio Croteam published New Year's greetings. Cool Sam himself wishes you happy holidays in the 46-second video. “Merry Christmas, Hanukkah and Happy New Year! And remember: be kind to each other, otherwise..." Sam says, pointing to a tree covered with body parts of monsters from the Serious Sam games. At the same time, on […]

Update of MediaPipe, a video and audio processing framework using machine learning

Google has introduced an update to the MediaPipe framework, which offers a set of ready-made functions for applying machine learning methods when processing video and audio in real time. For example, MediaPipe can be used to recognize faces, track the movement of fingers and hands, change hairstyles, detect the presence of objects and track their movement in the frame. The project code is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. Models […]

Another security hole found on Twitter

Information security researcher Ibrahim Balic discovered a vulnerability in the Twitter mobile application for the Android platform, the use of which allowed him to match 17 million phone numbers with the corresponding user accounts of the social network. The researcher created a database of 2 billion mobile phone numbers, and then uploaded them in random order into the Twitter mobile app, […]

Hattori Hanzo and Makara Naotaka in new Nioh 2 screenshots

Following the Christmas demonstration of Nioh 2, Koei Tecmo has published a selection of new screenshots and renders of the samurai action from Team Ninja with characters and environments from the shown gameplay excerpt. The events of the published fragment of the gameplay take place in a village on the Anegawa River, where in August 1570 a battle took place between the allied forces of Oda Nobunaga and Ieyasu Tokugawa and the coalition […]

Nine out of ten Russian companies have faced cyber threats from outside

Security solutions provider ESET released the results of a study that examined the security situation of the IT infrastructure of Russian companies. It turned out that nine out of ten companies on the Russian market, that is, 90%, faced external cyber threats. About half - 47% - of companies were affected by various types of malware, and more than a third (35%) encountered ransomware. Many respondents noted [...]

Fights, partners, mini-games - a new trailer for Yakuza: Like a Dragon was dedicated to the main elements of the project

Sega has released a new gameplay trailer for Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Yakuza 7 for the Japanese market), a continuation of the action series about the criminal world of the Land of the Rising Sun. The video is available exclusively in Japanese, but the visuals allow you to get an idea of ​​what is happening: the video is of an overview nature and introduces the main elements of Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Much of the 4-minute trailer […]

A web service to improve digital literacy has launched in Russia

The “Digital Literacy” project is presented on RuNet - a specialized platform for the safe and effective use of digital technologies and services. The new service, as noted, will allow residents of our country to learn for free the skills necessary in everyday life, learn about modern opportunities and threats of the digital environment, secure personal data, etc. At the first stage, training videos will be posted on the platform […]

Huawei mobile ecosystem has 45 apps

After the US government added Huawei to the so-called “blacklist”, Google ended its cooperation with the Chinese telecommunications giant. This means that new Huawei smartphones will not use Google services and applications. Although the Chinese company can still use the Android software platform in its smartphones, install Google applications like Gmail, Play […]

Video: 15 minutes of Nioh 2 gameplay and battle with the ice samurai

As part of the Christmas broadcast of the Japanese magazine Dengeki PlayStation, the developers of the samurai action game Nioh 2 presented almost 15 minutes of gameplay. The gameplay was commented on by the project director Fumihiko Yasuda, and the presentation included a new location and a fight with an ice samurai. The formidable enemy is named Makara Naotaka - like many other Nioh characters, he is a real historical figure. Naotaka fought in […]

The project of a heavy lunar rover will be included in the new space program of the Russian Federation

Roscosmos General Director Dmitry Rogozin, according to RIA Novosti, spoke about plans to implement a long-term lunar program. The current Federal Space Program of the Russian Federation until 2025 includes the Luna-25, Luna-26 and Luna-27 missions. The Luna-25 project is aimed at exploring the lunar surface in the circumpolar region, as well as developing soft landing technology. The Luna 26 mission envisages the creation of an orbital vehicle designed […]

New article: MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries. Group testing of 44 graphics cards: in suspense

One of the oldest and most honored (and then forgotten) gaming franchises, which dates back to 1989, has returned to life after 18 long years since MechWarrior 4: Black Knight. I would like to say that I returned triumphantly, but, alas, the public, who did not find DOS and 486 processors, has already lost the habit of the rather sophisticated gameplay of science fiction simulators […]