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Arc Raiders playtest slams past 185,000 concurrent players on Steam alone

Arc Raiders playtest slams past 185,000 concurrent players on Steam alone

2025-10-18

A hotfix was rolled out right after the server slam began, but otherwise it seems to be smooth sailing.

OpenAI stops itself from generating 'disrespectful' Martin Luther King Jr. deepfakes, but this is the tip of the iceberg: 'Who gets protection from synthetic resurrection and who doesn't?'

OpenAI stops itself from generating 'disrespectful' Martin Luther King Jr....

2025-10-18

"King's estate rightfully raised this with OpenAI, but many deceased individuals don't have well-known and well-resourced estates to represent them."

Sony accuses Tencent of playing a 'shell game' with its Horizon-like survival game, seeks a preliminary injunction against it

Sony accuses Tencent of playing a 'shell game' with its Horizon-like survival...

2025-10-18

Tencent seems ready to make big changes to Light of Motiram, but Sony isn't buying it.

All of The Outer Worlds 2 companions you can recruit to your crew

All of The Outer Worlds 2 companions you can recruit to your crew

2025-10-18

Here's all the intel on your space mates in upcoming Outer Worlds 2.

Routers don't grab headlines like graphics cards but having a good one in your home can make a world of difference to your digital life

Routers don't grab headlines like graphics cards but having a good one in...

2025-10-18

Wi-Fi 7 is no longer the preserve of the wealthy, too.

Arc Raiders, one of our most anticipated games of 2025, is free for all in its final pre-release playtest this weekend

Arc Raiders, one of our most anticipated games of 2025, is free for all in...

2025-10-18

The Arc Raiders server slam is live now, for all players on all platforms.

PayPal's crypto partner accidentally minted $300,000,000,000,000 worth of stablecoins, which is more than twice the world's total GDP

PayPal's crypto partner accidentally minted $300,000,000,000,000 worth of...

2025-10-18

Which must have made for a heart-stopping moment, I'd imagine.

Private collector's GPU horde tours through 30 years of Nvidia and AMD hardware history

Private collector's GPU horde tours through 30 years of Nvidia and AMD...

2025-10-02

Almost all the flagship models are here.

How to complete the Running Like Clockwork quest in Disney Dreamlight Valley

How to complete the Running Like Clockwork quest in Disney Dreamlight Valley

2025-10-02

Your first step towards friendship with a new companion.

A bunch of Steam players just made the switch to Windows 11 as Windows 10's death date is now less than two weeks away

A bunch of Steam players just made the switch to Windows 11 as Windows 10's...

2025-10-02

Welcome to Windows 11, gamers. It's, uh, fine?

Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for October 2 (#1566)

Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for October 2 (#1566)

2025-10-02

Whatever help you need, you'll find it here.

Monster Hunter Wilds may be on hard times, but the Pokémon-inspired Monster Hunter Stories 3 seems like it's checking every box RPG players want

Monster Hunter Wilds may be on hard times, but the Pokémon-inspired Monster...

2025-10-02

Perhaps this will be the monster taming RPG that finally takes a real bite out of Pokémon's crown.

Can you guess the game based only on a blurb from a Steam review? Take our quiz and see if you score a thumbs up!

Can you guess the game based only on a blurb from a Steam review? Take our...

2025-10-02

We're (overwhelmingly) positive you'll do great on this quiz.

Blizzard will break WoW's most popular combat mods sooner than expected, kickstarting a new era for the MMO's boss design in the next major patch

Blizzard will break WoW's most popular combat mods sooner than expected,...

2025-10-02

Boss mechanics will have to be dealt with the old-fashioned way starting very soon.

EA's $55 billion acquisition is the biggest leveraged buyout in private equity history. Here's why it has everyone terrified

EA's $55 billion acquisition is the biggest leveraged buyout in private...

2025-10-02

Private equity and PIF investment aren't a reassuring pair.

Game Pass gets major price hike 'to offer more flexibility, choice, and value,' Microsoft says with a completely straight face

Game Pass gets major price hike 'to offer more flexibility, choice, and...

2025-10-02

The once unbeatable deal is starting to look a little iffy.

Holy cow, the Epic Games Store supports preloading now

Holy cow, the Epic Games Store supports preloading now

2025-10-02

A bold new future is upon us.

The guy who says 'Toasty!' in Mortal Kombat has left NetherRealm after more than 30 years with the team

The guy who says 'Toasty!' in Mortal Kombat has left NetherRealm after more...

2025-10-02

Dan Forden has been working on Mortal Kombat since the very beginning.

Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM unionizes in the UK: 'We like being here. We want to continue being here. So let's try and get a seat at the table in the big management meetings'

Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM unionizes in the UK: 'We like being here. We want...

2025-10-02

The Workers' Alliance at ZA/UM was organized through the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain.