Eye scans and digital IDs to stop online bots in games: It’s not quite as Orwellian as you might think but proof-of-human isn’t problem-free

What a time to be alive: a time where we’re being asked to prove we’re alive and human. We have, of course, been ‘proving’ we’re human for many years now, though it’s always been easy to forget that’s what those CAPTCHA tasks are up to. Now, though, with AI becoming increasingly able to beat Turing…

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Creative Stage Pro review

Apparently someone thought it was a good idea to give the Eartha Kitt disco-era defender a soundbar and subwoofer to review. Not only that, they gave it to the person who’s never known the delight of having such a snazzy sound setup before. Will she go drunk with power? Will she stop referring to herself…

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Borderlands 4 devs want to redeem the series’ story, which is a tall task, since it’s always been all over the place

Harvey Randall, Staff Writer (Image credit: Future) This week I’ve been: Playing Silksong and writing PSAs about benches. Last week I was: Getting back into Deadlock, because I just really hate having free time. One thing I’ve seen repeated often in Borderlands 4’s interviews is the insistence that yes, we’ve learned our lesson with Borderlands…

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God help us all, GTA 6 may be a ‘AAAAA’ game, says Devolver co-founder, and that’s why the entire industry is taking cover from it like it’s a nuclear blast

Great news, everyone: we’ve discovered a new A. Two new As, actually, and it’s all thanks to Grand Theft Auto 6, which is so gargantuanly, revoltingly high-budget that neither ‘AAA’ nor ‘AAAA’ are sufficient to describe it. We’re in ‘AAAAA’ territory, gang; new heights of absurdity are here. That’s per Nigel Lowrie, co-founder of Devolver…

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Mark Zuckerberg has filed a lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg. No, not that Mark Zuckerberg, an entirely different Mark Zuckerberg. Although the one being sued is that Mark Zuckerberg

While having the same name as someone incredibly famous might be occasionally fun for some people, for others, it can be really annoying. And in certain cases, it can be so bad that the impact it’s having on your livelihood ultimately forces you to do one thing: file a lawsuit against your famous namesake. This…

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