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I read every document in the Musk vs Altman case and my takeaway is—'Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made a Great Point'
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I read every document in the Musk vs Altman case and my takeaway is—'Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made a Great Point'

Musk lost his case against Sam Altman on a technicality.

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In the early 1990s, Doom was famously installed on more PCs than Windows itself—but how many was that, actually?
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In the early 1990s, Doom was famously installed on more PCs than Windows itself—but how many was that, actually?

Re-examining an old quote from Valve's Gabe Newell reveals a big gap in what we know about Doom's popularity.

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Nearly a decade after its last update, Darksiders Warmastered Edition gets a photo mode and motion controls in a surprise new patch
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Nearly a decade after its last update, Darksiders Warmastered Edition gets a photo mode and motion controls in a surprise new patch

Darksiders launched for the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S this week, and that's good news for us too.

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Splitgate studio reveals its new game, looks a lot like its old game
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Splitgate studio reveals its new game, looks a lot like its old game

Empulse is set to launch into early access later this year.

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Civ 7's massive overhaul update brings its highest Steam player count in over a year
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Civ 7's massive overhaul update brings its highest Steam player count in over a year

Initial reactions to the Test of Time update are mixed, however.

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Valve asks New York court to dismiss Counter-Strike lawsuit, says 'people enjoy surprises' and equating loot boxes to gambling is 'nonsensical'
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Valve asks New York court to dismiss Counter-Strike lawsuit, says 'people enjoy surprises' and equating loot boxes to gambling is 'nonsensical'

In-game items have "subjective and aesthetic value" akin to baseball cards, Valve insists.

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Another live service game is dead just a few months after launch
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Another live service game is dead just a few months after launch

Quantic Dream has pulled the plug on Spellcasters Chronicles, and yes, there will be layoffs.

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Embark busts 9 myths about Arc Raiders' aggression-based matchmaking, and says defending yourself is no longer a hostile action
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Embark busts 9 myths about Arc Raiders' aggression-based matchmaking, and says defending yourself is no longer a hostile action

This is the most Embark has said about its matchmaking since launch.

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007 First Light's James Bond (probably) won't be a sexist, misogynist dinosaur: 'Some things fall by the wayside,' IO Interactive says
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007 First Light's James Bond (probably) won't be a sexist, misogynist dinosaur: 'Some things fall by the wayside,' IO Interactive says

Don't expect any "Christmas only comes once a year" cracks in this one.

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Paralives is the very definition of early access, but it's already a promising Sims rival
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Paralives is the very definition of early access, but it's already a promising Sims rival

Paralives still feels very early in development, but its potential is blinding.

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An AI speaker messed up and skipped the names of students at a college commencement ceremony and yes, there were many boos
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An AI speaker messed up and skipped the names of students at a college commencement ceremony and yes, there were many boos

This is all going swimmingly.

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This indie dev's dungeon crawling 'descent into madness' was inspired by motherly love
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This indie dev's dungeon crawling 'descent into madness' was inspired by motherly love

Shoutout to moms.

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Devs, be careful what you plug in: GitHub security breach was apparently facilitated by a 'poisoned Visual Studio Code extension'
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Devs, be careful what you plug in: GitHub security breach was apparently facilitated by a 'poisoned Visual Studio Code extension'

A full incident report is on the way.

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As a former smoker, I'm asking gamedevs to please make an 'arachnophobia mode' but for cigarettes because I am barely hanging on here
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As a former smoker, I'm asking gamedevs to please make an 'arachnophobia mode' but for cigarettes because I am barely hanging on here

Add a toggle that replaces them with lollipops, or kazoos, or pretzel sticks, or something?

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The best cars in Forza Horizon 6 for each race type
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The best cars in Forza Horizon 6 for each race type

Get in the driver's seat of the best drift, road, and off-road cars, and floor it.

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Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core is a good roguelite shooter, but a little less special than the game that spawned it
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Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core is a good roguelite shooter, but a little less special than the game that spawned it

Rogue Core is a bit too conservative for its own good.

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Roguelike FPS offshoot Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core launches into early access with its own dangers, its own dwarves, and at last, its own identity
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Roguelike FPS offshoot Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core launches into early access with its own dangers, its own dwarves, and at last, its own identity

Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core – Ghost Ship Games’ attempt at plunging the co-op FPS spelunkery of Deep Rock Galactic into an even deeper, darker pit of roguelike tension – is out today in early access. I tried it last year, during one of the early alpha playtests, and it was okay? Ish?…

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Web infrastructure company Cloudflare says Claude Mythos reasoning 'looks like the work of a senior researcher'
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Web infrastructure company Cloudflare says Claude Mythos reasoning 'looks like the work of a senior researcher'

Cloudflare has been figuring out how to best use the model.

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It's not you, would-be Subnautica 2 fish murderers, it's our creature encounters not feeling "fair, readable, and engaging" enough, say Unknown Worlds
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It's not you, would-be Subnautica 2 fish murderers, it's our creature encounters not feeling "fair, readable, and engaging" enough, say Unknown Worlds

We get you, Subnautica 2 players who're desperate to kill some fish. That's what Unknown Worlds have said in an open letter to the survival game's community following days worth of debate over the studio's decision to push folks to find non-violent ways to solve their underwater leviathan problems.…

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Critical Role finally releases a full-scale map of Campaign 4's main city, and I'm deeply jealous to not have their personal cartographer at my table
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Critical Role finally releases a full-scale map of Campaign 4's main city, and I'm deeply jealous to not have their personal cartographer at my table

The inevitable Aramán campaign setting is gonna slap.

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