Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance’s new combat gimmick is putting some Devil May Cry stink on hitting dinosaurs with hammers

Back in June, Capcom revealed Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, a “massive,” Iceborne-style expansion promising new and returning monsters, new regions to hunt in, and—of course—new combat options. In the announcement trailer, Capcom offered a brief glimpse at the Boost Bracer, an enigmatic new mechanic that seemed to augment hunter fighting styles with additional jolts of…

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“Disney Started Freaking Out” – Here’s Why Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse of The Black Pearl Never Got A Proper Video Game Tie-In

“The push internally was, ‘focus on Mansion and forget Pirates.’”. There has been no shortage of stories over the years about the development of the first Pirates of the Caribbean film and the lack of confidence in the movie from Disney executives. But perhaps nowhere is this more apparent (to me, at least!) than Disney’s…

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OpenAI head Sam Altman says ‘people hate data centers,’ but the company still plans to invest $50 million more in AI infrastructure this year alone

Earlier this year, shots were fired and an incendiary device was thrown at the house of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. In a recent interview with Time, he reflected on the past year: “It has been a painful personal experience. Clearly, people hate data centres—right now, at least. People are pretty negative on AI.” Does that…

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