The “Hot Coffee” That Never Was – Did Rockstar’s Co-Founders Put A Lewd Secret In This PS1 Football Game?

“Team spirit” takes on a whole new meaning. GTA: San Andreas‘ Hot Coffee controversy might seem like a storm in a teacup today, but back in the mid-2000s, its discovery caused shockwaves in the games industry. The game was retrospectively given an “Adults Only” rating, was banned outright in Australia and earned Rockstar and Take-Two…

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Hero shooter Highguard reportedly didn’t even pay for the Game Awards slot that’s earned it so much preemptive hate—the showrunners thought it deserved the spotlight

Remember when Apex Legends was shadow dropped? It’s a risky move for such a high-profile game to skip all the pre-release marketing hype entirely, but it paid off, and it’s clear why Respawn went that route—”photoreal PvP hero shooter” was an eyeroll-inducing prospect even back in 2019, so letting the game speak for itself short-circuited…

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Wikipedia turns 25, still boasting zero ads and over 7 billion visitors per month despite the rise of AI and threats of government repression

As reported by Tom’s Hardware, the ubiquitous, nonprofit, user-driven reference site Wikipedia celebrated its 25th anniversary on January 15. Though threatened by AI and censorious repression in the US and UK, Wikipedia remains a staggering achievement and a rare bright spot on the modern internet. As Tom’s Hardware pointed out, Wikipedia founder and public face…

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Wikipedia turns 25, still boasting zero ads and over 7 billion visitors per month despite the rise of AI and threats of government repression

As reported by Tom’s Hardware, the ubiquitous, nonprofit, user-driven reference site Wikipedia celebrated its 25th anniversary on January 15. Though threatened by AI and censorious repression in the US and UK, Wikipedia remains a staggering achievement and a rare bright spot on the modern internet. As Tom’s Hardware pointed out, Wikipedia founder and public face…

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