‘I think Todd in particular gravitates not towards the weird stuff’: Skyrim’s co-lead and Morrowind ‘torchbearer’ says Elder Scrolls 6 will probably be pretty normcore

Certain opinions are so widespread, and so oft-repeated, that I kind of get tired of hearing them even when I share them. For instance, the notion that the version of Cyrodiil we got in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion was a bland, Tolkien-ised thing compared to the descriptions of the province we got in earlier…

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Google’s Gemini AI backed out of a chess match against a 46 year-old Atari 2600 engine after suffering a crisis of confidence: ‘Canceling the match is likely the most time-efficient and sensible decision’

Remember when, as a child, you boasted about something you were really, really good at, then got called out on your skills and had to sheepishly retract? Awkward, wasn’t it? Spare a thought for poor Google Gemini, then, which confidently boasted it was fantastic at chess before making excuses when it learned more about its…

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Fallout 76 is preparing to line up future content ‘with the seasonal releases of the show,’ despite the two being set 194 years apart

We currently live in the era of good videogame adaptations, I know, it’s weird. There’s Arcane, Cyberpunk Edgerunners, or Jack Black’s magnum opus, A Minecraft Movie. All of which don’t just bring awareness of the games they’re based on, but also encourage people to discover more of these worlds by actually playing them, although I’d…

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Here’s What Donkey Kong Bananza Looked Like On Switch 1

Devs started thinking about moving to Switch 2 in 2021. In a recent interview, developers Kenta Motokura and director Kazuya Takahashi from Nintendo confirmed that Donkey Kong Bananza was originally intended for the Switch 1. In a new Ask the Developer feature, fresh screenshots have been shared that shows the visual difference between Switch 1…

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All Blue Archive codes and how to redeem them

Claiming Blue Archive codes is a great way to get extra items and sometimes even Pyroxenes you can use when recruiting new characters in the angel and demon-battling tactics game. After all, Pyroxenes are the premium currency for Blue Archive, so you’ll need them to purchase recruitment tickets and just generally pull for new characters…

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All Destiny 2 gear tiers and how to earn each one

Don’t worry, you’re not the only one trying to get their head around the new Destiny 2 gear tier system. Not only is Bungie introducing armour set bonuses and completely revamping armour stats and archetypes, it’s also adding a new tiered gear system for weapons and armour, compartmentalising the loot you get into five different…

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US Defense Department awards $200 million contract to Elon Musk’s Grok aka ‘MechaHitler’ and is looking forward to deploying it ‘in our warfighting domain’

The United States’ Defense Department has announced the award of a $200 million contract to xAI’s Grok, the chatbot most recently in the news for declaring itself “MechaHitler” and going on bizarre rants about anti-White oppression. What could go wrong! The news came alongside xAI’s announcement of “Grok for Government,” a toolset that lets agencies…

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