Update your spreadsheets, CDPR is out talking about the genres its mysterious non-Witcher, non-Cyberpunk game isn’t going to be

With Cyberpunk 2077’s redemption arc firmly in the rear-view mirror, CD Projekt Red is now full throttle on three separate projects. We already know, more or less, what two of them are: One is a new trilogy of Witcher games codenamed Polaris, and the other is a Cyberpunk sequel codenamed Orion. But one mysterious star-themed…

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D&D Lego comes full circle by rendering the tabletop game’s deadliest block in brick form: The dreaded gelatinous cube

We’ve come full-circle—or full cube, as it were. There’s something about this recently-announced set by Lego ideas that’s tickling my poetic sensibilities. It’s a block, represented by blocks. Now we just need a Minecraft mod porting this exact set inside it, and we’ll be three meta-layers deep. Time to party up. We’re oozing with anticipation!…

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Reddit’s set to rake in $60M per year in a deal with an unnamed AI company to train future models on its 20 years’ worth of user generated content

If you’ve ever posted to Reddit there’s a good chance you’re helping train the next generation of AI models with your own words, pictures, and memes, because the company’s selling access to its 20 years’ worth of content for a reported $60 million. I mean, chances are you’ve already been used to train AIs given…

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Helldivers 2 lead says the game’s farcical comedy was inspired by tabletop games like D&D—and he’s nowhere near the first dev to worship at the altar of pen and paper

I’ve written a touch about Helldivers 2’s slapstick deaths, reinforced by rapid respawns and a low punishment for beefing it—its Magika-esque friendly fire systems also contributing to its ‘Warhammer 40k Gone Wrong’ vibes. It joins Lethal Company as a game where dying is just inherently funny, each panicked, scrambling doom its own punchline. Arrowhead Games…

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Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (2024) review

A question as old as time: Does size matter? When it comes to making a laptop purchasing decision, size and form factor is often key to picking the right lappy for you. However, some buyers are content to throw portability out of the window in the name of top gaming performance, and a substantial screen…

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Kioxia aims to sweet talk SK Hynix into letting the Western Digital merger go ahead, with a new manufacturing deal as the carrot this time around

This is a news story that’s been rumbling along for a good while now. Kioxia and Western Digital, two of the largest SSD and USB memory stick manufacturers in the world, have been repeatedly trying to merge into a single company, except that SK Hynix has blocked the attempt every single time. This time, however,…

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How to find and kill Hunters in Helldivers 2

The new Personal Order sees you trying to kill Hunters in Helldivers 2, but as always, you might not have been paying attention to the names of the things that have killed you so far. I can almost guarantee you’ve been murdered by Hunters before, considering they’re one of the most troublesome, and possibly a…

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Today’s Wordle answer for Tuesday, February 20

Give your daily Wordle game a helping hand with our brilliant range of tips and tricks. Keep scrolling and you’ll soon find everything from a guided clue for the February 20 (976), helping to keep your own guesses on track, to today’s Wordle answer. Whatever you need, we’ve got it. I couldn’t have asked for…

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