The ashes of Arthur C. Clarke and Star Trek creator Gene Rodenberry just burned up on re-entry to Earth’s atmosphere after a failed moonshot

Star Trek creator Gene Rodenberry and science fiction legend Arthur C. Clarke’s ashes were on board a pirate US lunar lander that, after a failed moonshot, re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on Friday and burned-up on the way down. The intention had been to leave the ashes, among those from around 70 individuals including actors James Doohan…

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18 years on, The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion’s unmatched comedic timing is still enough to go viral

Oblivion isn’t many people’s favourite Elder Scrolls game—that title usually goes to either its predecessor or successor—but it’s unquestionably the funniest. Yes, Morrowind had The Lusty Argonian Maid and Skyrim sent you to the Moon every time a giant took a swing at you, but Oblivion’s technology and acting combined in perfect alchemy to produce…

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Doom (2016)’s creative director reveals the secret to balancing the iconic BFG during a major charity speedrun: ‘Uh, we don’t’

Awesome Games Done Quick 2024 is already a delight—and not just because it’s already raised over $1 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. In a recent speedrun of Doom (2016), Hugo Martin, the game’s creative director, decided to make an appearance as a guest commentator. During the speedrun, the BFG 9000 came up—BFG stands for…

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Your PC might be cool, but it’ll never be Colossus—an 80-year-old beast as tall as a person that could ‘read Hitler’s mind’

The United Kingdom’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) has unveiled further details about Colossus, often referred to as “the first ever digital computer”, for its 80th birthday. A machine which—as this obituary to an MI5 chief scientific officer who helped rebuild it states—could “read Hitler’s mind”.  OK—we didn’t have psychic powers in the 1940s, but Colossus…

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Palworld is the top-selling game on Steam right now and the servers are struggling to handle the load

The Pokémon-with-guns-and-abusive-labor-practices game Palworld is off to a roaring early access launch on Steam, racking up 370,000 concurrent users (and counting) in its first day of release. That’s proving to be a bit of a problem for the game’s servers, which are buckling under the stream, but developer Pocketpair says it’s working on the problem,…

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The best ways to get Paldium Fragments in Palworld

If you’ve just started your adventures into Palworld, you’re likely in need of Paldium Fragments. This early game material is used in just about everything you need to build up your base, and they’re also a key component in crafting the gear you need to buff your character.  It’s not immediately obvious what the best…

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