Here are some of the key points from "This Week in Apps" article by Sarah Perez:
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- The classic side-scrolling action-RPG game was released on iOS and Android.
- The game is based on the PSP and PS4 versions, and its release coincides with the new season of Netflix’s anime adaptation.
Mario Kart Tour
- The game will introduce multiplayer mode to all players on March 8th at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT.
- Players can compete against others worldwide in Standard Races and Gold Races.
- Rooms will allow players to pick their speed, item slot number, and more when racing friends or nearby players.
VSCO
- The popular photo editing app added a new video creation and editing tool called Montage.
- The tool allows creators to tell longer video stories involving scenes, where they can stack and layer videos, photos, colors, and shapes.
- Montage is available only to VSCO’s paying members.
TikTok and RedNote
- TikTok users attempted to migrate to the Chinese app RedNote, but it seems not too many are sticking around.
- The issue may be related to RedNote’s content moderation policies or user interface.
Other news mentioned in the article includes:
- Meta execs’ obsession with beating OpenAI’s GPT-4 internally revealed through court filings.
- Google’s NotebookLM having to teach its AI podcast hosts not to act annoyed at humans.
- The DOJ confirming an FBI operation that mass-deleted Chinese malware from thousands of US computers.
Let me know if you’d like me to expand on any of these points!
