🌱 How a Springdale studio is reinventing FMV games without using AI

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• How a Springdale studio is reinventing FMV games without using AI

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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• Thursday: Sunshine and hot, with a high of 98 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 98, low: 72.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 102 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lilith Cunningham FMV Game Opens PAX West: Edit Film to Rewrite Characters Fates (techtimes.com) — A Springdale-based indie studio, Causeway Studios, is drawing on Ozark folklore and a no-AI production stance for its new FMV detective game, The Final Cut of Lilith Cunningham. The game, which lets players edit film to change reality, will debut publicly in demo form at PAX West this week and is slated for a 2027 PC release.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Springdale

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 8
• Tulsa Drillers at Northwest Arkansas Naturals →
  Arvest Ballpark, 3000 S Gene George Blvd, Springdale
  7:05 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 4
• A/V Screenings
  Sonora Middle School Springdale, AR 72764
  8:00 am
• Football @ Van Buren
  Springdale High School Van Buren
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Fayetteville Invitational Cross Country
  J. O. Kelly Middle School Springdale, AR 72764
  4:00 pm
• SMS Volleyball vs. Oakdale (LSJH)
  Sonora Middle School Springdale, AR 72764
  4:15 pm
• J.O. Kelly Volleyball: Home vs. Elmwood
  George Jr High
  4:15 pm
Wednesday September 9
• J.O. Kelly Volleyball: Away at Oakdale
  Rogers Heritage
  4:15 pm
• SMS Volleyball vs Hellstern (CJHS)
  Sonora Middle School Springdale, AR 72764
  4:15 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 3
• Volleyball V Shiloh Christian
  Springdale High School SHS
  4:30 pm
• SMS Football vs. Hellstern (HBHS)
  Sonora Middle School Springdale, AR 72764
  5:30 pm
• J.O. Kelly Football: Home vs. Helen Tyson
  J. O. Kelly Middle School Springdale High School
  5:30 pm
Friday September 4
• A/V Screenings
  Sonora Middle School Springdale, AR 72764
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• This cat was on my camera last night.
  I feed a couple of strays but this one I have not seen before. Located on Silverton Street, Springdale. Just wanted to post in case someone in my… (Nextdoor Deerfield)
• Has anyone seen my dog Teddy?
  He's been missing for two days near gun works group therapy on E Highway 412. He's also microchipped. (Nextdoor Nob Hill)

• Whataburger posted a job opening for Restaurant Porter - Unit 1092 in Springdale. Apply here.
• Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. posted a job opening for To Go Specialist in Springdale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Springdale here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lowell

• Proficio Capital Partners LLC Acquires New Holdings in J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. $JBHT (marketbeat.com)

Fayetteville

• Fayetteville's historic Herman's Ribhouse to reopen Thursday (nwahomepage.com)
• City of Fayetteville hosting bike helmet giveaway Wednesday morning (4029tv.com)
• Paste Magazine's ranking of '10 best songs about Arkansas' highlights Fayetteville artists (fayettevilleflyer.com)

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