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Meta is still flinging the equivalent of a small country’s annual GDP down the Reality Labs money pit each and every quarter

Meta’s second quarter earnings are in, reporting revenue of $60.80 billion. That’s another record-breaking year-on-year increase of about 28%, though shares are reportedly down by about 10%. Funny, that. Now, time to take a look at how the company’s famous money-hole, its VR and AR division, Reality Labs, is doing while I take a big…

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Arcade Cabinets vs Home Consoles: The Battle for Strategic Depth

Retro gaming enthusiasts often debate which platform produced deeper strategy: the coin-operated cabinet or the home console. Both formats shaped competitive play, but they did so through entirely different design pressures. Understanding those pressures explains why arcade and console games still feel so distinct decades later. The differences weren’t accidental. Hardware limitations, business models, and…

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Old School RuneScape players are getting their boats stuck Suez Canal-style thanks to a narrow river in its new island: ‘Helmp mee’

Old School RuneScape‘s had a content update this week—Wyrmscraig, an island designed by a player that has a new quest, a repeatable boss, a cool sword, and so on. All the neat little additions you’d expect out of a patch. But some players have been running into an obstacle. Or rather, getting stuck between two…

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The Helldivers 2 x Warhammer 40k Warbond arrives on August 12, bringing three of its most iconic weapons and two Imperial Guard armour sets

About two months back, during Warhammer Skulls 10th anniversary showcase, Helldivers 2 revealed that its next Warbond was going to be a crossover with Warhammer 40k. It was exciting news, especially considering the similarity of the settings, both beset on all sides by endless tides of terrifying aliens and robot men, though at least Super…

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