Gaming & Culture
Apple beat expectations in its third quarter and has wind beneath its wings on strength of the recent Microsoft/Crowdstrike debacle that cost companies billions of dollars. The tide is turning, and turning fast. Regular readers will know we’ve been reporting on the steady rise of Apple in the enterprise over the last decade or so. By focusing on…
Enlarge / There is something so wonderfully obscene about having a town with hundreds of people living their lives, running into conflict, hoping for better, and your omnipotent self is stuck on which bookcase best fits this living room corner. YesBox Naming a game must be incredibly hard. How many more Dark Fallen Journeys and Noun:…
Music label companies Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Group sued AI startups Suno and Udio in June, arguing that the companies had trained their AI model by collecting copyrighted material from the internet. Now, according to Engadget, Suno has confirmed that its AI model was indeed trained on copyrighted material from…
Six years ago, the end of net neutrality in the US meant that carriers such as AT&T and Verizon were free to prioritize certain services at the expense of others. Since becoming taking office in 2021, President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s administration has been trying to reverse that decision and restore net neutrality. Those efforts…
Developer Kokku and publisher Paradox Interactive have announced that Prison Architect 2 has been delayed indefinitely. In a recent blog post, they explained that, following multiple internal reviews, more time is required to get the game to meet the teams’ standards and expectations. Prison Architect 2 was originally slated for a September 3, 2024 release,…
The infamous “Kill 5” Personal Order has returned to Helldivers 2, causing confusion for those who didn’t see it the first time around. However, we now know how to complete this objective, and thankfully, it aligns with our current Major Order. The “Kill 5” Personal Order in Helldivers 2 requires you to kill 5 Automaton…
Developer Omeda Studios has announced that its third-person MOBA Predecessor will finally be leaving its early access phase and launching as a 1.0 release on August 20, 2024. The game has been in development for years and is itself a resurrection of an even older title, but the work is far from over. Through 2024,…
The Mystery of the Unicorns challenge in Hitman World of Assassination is fairly simple to complete, provided you have good map knowledge. Without it, you’ll struggle, which will make any Silent Assassin attempt even more difficult. Developer IO Interactive added the Mystery of the Unicorns challenge to Hitman World of Assassination as part of the…
If you’re a fan of cozy games that inspire creativity, challenge organizational skills, and feature a ton of unlockables, then I’m willing to bet you’ve heard of Sticky Business. Just a year after its launch, developer Spellgarden Games has a new DLC on the way. This will be the second Sticky Business DLC. The first,…
Although many might look down on him given his role as a defender, his parry-focused style, shield, and CRIT Rate buff set Ben apart as a great support and a breath of fresh air for those looking outside of the meta in Zenless Zone Zero. But the above also makes building him a little trickier…