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First reported by Ars Technica, the “big cheese” of online search appears to have really curdled things, and in the heart of America’s dairyland, no less. An ad for Google’s Gemini AI that played in Wisconsin during the Super Bowl was first shown online last week with a “hallucination”—that is to say, a bald-faced lie—visible…
It may have felt like you’ve been waiting for ages, but the long wait is almost over: Civilization VII comes ashore on February 11, and the developers over at Firaxis Games have a lot in store for long-time fans and new players alike. In a new developer interview, they break down the many new additions…
I’m a member of way more Discord servers than I actually engage with, and I can only put so much blame on my pathologically narrow attention span. I’d be frequenting a few more communities were it not for something I’m sure we’ve all experienced: having to share spaces with somebody whose vibes are frequently, y’know,…
The early access launch for fresh new Sims competitor Inzoi is just about six weeks away and information about its features—those coming in time for early access and those planned to be developed later—are arriving at a weekly pace now. Over the weekend we got yet more details about Inzoi’s life sim features, this time…
A new update for Civilization 7 aims to address “some player feedback” from the advanced access release of the game, and promises “larger, more substantive updates” on the way in the future. Civilization 7 doesn’t fully launch until February 11, but it’s been available since February 6 for players who ponied up for the Founders…
Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick said in a recent interview with IGN that PC has become a “much more” important part of the gaming ecosphere than it was in the past—one that generates a significant portion of sales for multiplatform games. And if you think that means he’s ready to commit to a PC version…
In a recent Bloomberg interview with Balatro creator LocalThunk, the notably private, anonymous developer opened up a little bit about the roguelike card game’s origins, including how he first realized he was on to something special with what had started as just another hobby project. LocalThunk worked in IT before making Balatro, and was apparently…
Rainbow Six: Siege esports team M80’s head coach, Matheus ‘Budega’ Figueiredo, and team manager, Igor ‘Vivas‘ Vivas, have been “ejected” from the 2025 Six Invitational by Ubisoft, following an “altercation” that was partly caught on camera. The incident occurred after M80 had lost a match 2-1 to DarkZero Esports, and saw Budega shouting at members…
If history teaches us one thing, it’s this: it’s always a great idea to invade Central Asia. It just can’t go wrong. Honestly, if this games journalism thing doesn’t work out, I’m thinking I might head over there with the lads and establish some kind of thousand-year imperium. That or back to SEO writing. Ah,…
OpenAI boss Sam Altman has been merrily blogging away about his thoughts on AGI, or Artificial General Intelligence, and there’s a lot of food for thought. A key takeaway, however, is his link between Moore’s Law, and what he perceives to be the AI equivalent. Point two of his “three observations” regarding the oncoming AGI…