FromSoftware delays The Duskbloods until 2027 (Engadget)

GRANT BRICKMAN: The Duskbloods is not coming this year: FromSoftware moves its Switch 2 exclusive into 2027.

GRANT BRICKMAN: Good afternoon. We first told you at 15:49 today that The Duskbloods slips into 2027. Engadget now adds that two giant games will soak up the attention. ▶

GRETA FOOTNOTE: The Switch 2 exclusive was promised for this year. The studio says an August network test showed interest in combat, strategic depth and player expression. ▶

GRANT BRICKMAN: So the game is finished but needs more finishing. Like a VCR timer: you set it once and it blinks forever. Gary is on the street asking people. ▶

GARY: Thanks, Grant. Night is approaching, which is fine. I'm asking people how they take the delay. Rating: pending. ▶

PASSERBY: I was ready for this year. Now I'll play the other big games first. Apparently they soak up everyone's attention anyway. ▶

PASSERBY: They want to fix the rules and balance. Fine. I've been working on my balance too. I stand on one leg at the bus stop. ▶

GARY: I rate this delay three hearts out of five. Patience stat plus one, release date stat unknown. ▶

PASSERBY: They've delayed a Switch 2 game before, I read. So I'm basically a trained professional at waiting. ▶

GRETA FOOTNOTE: The studio says the extra time goes to final adjustments to game rules and balancing. The Duskbloods is now due sometime in 2027. ▶

An AI Chatbot for the Apocalypse (Hackaday)

GRETA FOOTNOTE: A chatbot for the end of the world: Survival LLM runs locally and knows how to purify water.

ODETTE: Vox pop. Somebody is always willing to be asked. ▶

DIRECTOR MARGE: Right. We are going with THE STREET. ▶

GRETA FOOTNOTE: Hackaday describes Survival LLM, a chatbot trained on survival topics. It runs locally, so you can ask it things when the internet is gone. ▶

GRANT BRICKMAN: Locally is wise. The cloud is weather, and weather is the first thing to go. AXIOM is at the lab with the public. ▶

AXIOM: Thank you, Grant! The training set uses medical references, survival manuals, FEMA and CDC documents. Background: zombies were first catalogued by a very thorough librarian. ▶

PASSERBY: I'd ask it about burns. And how to power the laptop. Apparently that part isn't covered. ▶

PASSERBY: You need the internet to set it up. So you prepare for the apocalypse before the apocalypse. Very on brand for me. ▶

DIRECTOR MARGE: AXIOM, we are off in thirty seconds. Wrap the survival chat. ▶

AXIOM: Of course! With less than 32 GB of RAM you get IBM Granite 4.2 8B: 14 of 22 test questions correct. Nemotron 3.5 Super got 21 but needs at least 128 GB. ▶

PASSERBY: Fourteen out of twenty-two? I'd still ask it before the zombie does. ▶

GRETA FOOTNOTE: Hackaday adds that at least there will be plenty of GPUs to scavenge from abandoned data centers. Back to you, Grant. ▶

THE FEED (PXL)

GRANT BRICKMAN: What is trending on Twitch right now: a Counter-Strike match and a Minecraft hardcore marathon.

GRANT BRICKMAN: This is The Feed: what is live on Twitch right now. Vera has the board, and Gary has opinions. ▶

DR. VERA VECTOR: Number one: anarabdullaev, IRL category, 28,487 viewers. They went live less than an hour ago and have 1,551,884 followers. ▶

DR. VERA VECTOR: Number three: Mastu, Minecraft, 25,733 viewers, live for 20 hours. The title is a hardcore marathon where you die and start again from the beginning. ▶

GRANT BRICKMAN: Twenty hours of starting over? Greta, is that a sport? ▶

GRETA FOOTNOTE: It's a marathon, Grant. ▶