A former Intel CEO is all-in on faith-based AI that will ‘hasten the coming of Christ’s return’ and knows his #1 target: ‘I want Zuck to care’

In December 2024 Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger retired, saying that “leading Intel has been the honor of my lifetime.” Gelsinger failed to turn around the beleaguered chip maker’s fortunes, with Intel still caught in what looks like a losing battle against ARM, but industry watchers generally felt he’d dealt reasonably with what was a very…

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US Department of Homeland Security says it won’t stop using videogame memes to stoke anti-immigrant sentiment: ‘We aren’t slowing down’

Despite objections from some game developers and much of the public at large, the US Department of Homeland Security says it will continue to use videogame-related materials to promote itself and its work, and it doesn’t seem too concerned about whether it has legal permission to do so. Earlier this week, DHS posted an image…

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Arc Raiders launch times and release date

Even as a rejuvenated Battlefield series dominates the shooter limelight, sci-fi extraction shooter Arc Raiders is poised to be a hit. Public playtests have been popular enough to propel it to the third spot on Steam’s most-wishlisted games list, and a playtest back in April was so well-received that many hoped Arc’s developers would drop…

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Battlefield 6 reviews drop to ‘Mixed’ on Steam as players rail against pop-up ads, small maps, and feeling left behind by battle royale

Battlefield Studios first big live-service push for Battlefield 6 is proving more controversial than celebratory. While the reception of Battlefield Redsec—a free-to-play battle royale mode with its own map and class abilities—is largely positive, the wider player base isn’t as happy with changes made to Battlefield 6 itself. Namely, they’re fed up with pop-ads for…

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As Amazon’s game business crumbles, the public is surprised to discover that it was trying to compete with Steam all this time

September 30, 2016 was a big day for Amazon Game Studios: It was on that day, at TwitchCon, it unveiled Breakaway, Crucible, and New World, signalling a major push into the realm of big-budget game development. Not quite a decade later, we find ourselves standing amidst the rubble of that once-great ambition, with a single…

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