If Kane Parsons does make a Backrooms sequel then it’ll be to ‘poke at’ aspects of the first film that ‘didn’t feel like it accurately spoke to the cultural core of Backrooms’

The Backrooms left me with more questions than answers, which to be fair is exactly what I wanted from it. But, while I enjoy sustaining the mystique of this odd liminal space, I would like to see a bit more of what Parsons has to offer of his take on the backrooms—so yes, I would…

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Humanbrew Is a New Discord Server Dedicated to Sharing and Championing Non-AI Homebrew Projects

(Cats are also allowed). Calling all fans of human endeavour: Veteran modder Elias Daler, renowned in the community for their PlayStation and Dreamcast projects, announced the opening of “Humanbrew“, a Discord server for a community of coders, recompers, decompers, emulation heads, and any and all homebrew project enthusiasts who are still delivering work crafted without…

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Over $12 million worth of AI chips seized by Malaysian authorities after suspected smuggling syndicate tries to sneak servers through customs under false pretenses

Malaysian customs have shared this week that $12.11 million worth of AI chips were discovered during an inspection. A total of 30 server units, each featuring cutting edge AI chips, were seized from Kuala Lumpur ​International Airport on October 15. The servers originated from and were to be exported to two different, undisclosed Asian countries,…

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‘It’s so much easier to steal this than to rob a bank’: $100,000,000+ worth of AI data center freight reportedly stolen since June

AI data centers are springing up across the US at an unprecedented rate, and with them comes a number of problems. Aside from the noise, disruption, and environmental concerns, the vast infrastructure projects also require the transport of millions of dollars worth of equipment—and opportunistic thieves are cashing in. An NBC News report details two…

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‘Morale has been terrible’ at EA, workers claim, saying that AI mandates and mismanagement have left the company ‘a cold dead place that’s slowly decaying as leadership pilfers every last cent’

EA took the axe to BioWare last week after a long, slow death partially born of mandates to either work on live service games that didn’t work (Anthem) or pivot from live service games in messy, chaotic development cycles (Veilguard). A report from Vertical Slice now also claims that its employee morale is at an…

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Taito Milestones 5 Brings Together Space Invaders, Hat Trick Hero and More Arcade Hits on a Single Switch Cart

Marine Date & Extermination also making their Switch debut. It’s that time again! Time for another Taito Milestones collection for Nintendo Switch. Announced earlier today, the newly unveiled Taito Milestones 5 will launch in Japan January 28th, 2027, and will be available to buy both digitally and physically for 5,720 yen (as reported by Gematsu!)….

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