After the Saudi-backed EA buyout, OG Sims director says diversity isn’t just ‘critical,’ it’s ‘existential for the business’: ‘Love is love and people are people’

The future of EA has looked, well, uncertain since it got picked up in the biggest leveraged buyout in private equity history. For one thing, it’s now on the hook for $20 billion in debt. For another, the buyout came from a group of investors that included Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Affinity Partners—founded…

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Where to find Rusted Tools in Arc Raiders

Arc Raiders has a boatload of materials for you to loot topside, and while most of them say what they’re used for, Rusted Tools certainly do not. They’re considered a rare recyclable material, and that’s likely what you’ve done if you’ve found some already, and now you’re frantically searching for more upon the grave realisation…

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It looks like a NUC, it smells like a NUC, but this is not a NUC: Asus ditches the Intel naming for new AMD-powered mini PC, but restricts its GPU choice

If you’ve been wanting a mini PC refresh with the latest Nvidia Blackwell tech, Asus’ popular NUC line is back again, except not really, or only kind of, because although the latest mini PC looks a heck of a lot like a NUC, it’s dropped the NUC name, likely given that it’s rocking AMD silicon….

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Bandai Namco, Square Enix And Other Japanese Publishers Aren’t Happy About OpenAI’s Sora 2 Generative AI Tool

“The result of using Japanese content as machine learning data”. Japanese video game giants Bandai Namco and Square Enix have joined other companies such as the Sony-owned Aniplex, Studio Ghibli, Square Enix, Kadokawa and Shueisha in requesting that OpenAI refrain from training its Sora 2 Generative AI model on their content. The announcement was made…

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Lethal Company developer says the freedom afforded by text adventure design is why his latest game took 10 years to make: ‘That made it very easy for this project to spiral out of control’

Solo developer Zeekerss may be best known for Lethal Company, arguably the most influential game of the last few years. But it’s actually the latest in a long line of spooky experiences from the game design wunderkind. Previous projects include the lo-fi paranoia generator It Steals, the survival horror throwback Dead Seater, and the physics-heavy…

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You’ll Have To Wait Even Longer To Get Your Hands On This Miniature Version Of The PC-88

The PasocomMini PC-8801mkⅡSR has been delayed for a third time. Dempa Shimbun’s miniature recreation of the classic Japanese computer, the NEC PC-8801mkⅡSR, has been delayed for a third time, according to the company’s Twitter/X account (as spotted by Gosokkyu) The PasocomMini PC-8801mkⅡSR was originally announced back in May 2024 and is designed to be a…

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Windows 11 insiders can now share Bluetooth LE audio over two pairs of headphones, so now you and your bestie can both sob over K-Pop Demon Hunters on the plane

I’m far from the biggest Microsoft fan, but Windows 11 Insiders have been enjoying an early look at some features that I’m decidedly envious of—and I’m definitely not talking about the introduction of Ask Copilot in the taskbar. No, I personally don’t care much for any of that AI nonsense. In Preview Build 26220.7051, the…

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