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Folks falling for LLM chatbots often end up with AI girlfriends ‘unintentionally,’ claims new study

A new study out of MIT offers a first-of-its-kind large-scale computational analysis exploring the how and why of folks falling for AI chatbots. The research team dove into subreddit r/MyBoyfriendIsAI, a community of folks that sometimes ironically, sometimes more seriously refer to AI bots like ChatGPT as their romantic other half. The team found that…

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Larian’s dropped some more Baldur’s Gate 3 stats, and at least 33% of you have a lot of explaining to do

Larian Studios collects a lot of data—as plenty of studios do—about their player’s habits in-game, and Baldur’s Gate 3 is no exception. For example, it shared the game’s most-played multiclasses back in September, leading to some interesting insights about how a strong character theme wins out over min-maxing power. Well, it’s time to look at…

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The Atari Jaguar Is Set To Get A New 3D, Multi-Directional Shoot ‘Em Up & A New Virtua Cop-Style Shooter Next Year

‘Shape Shooter 2000’ & ‘Operation Followthrough’ will launch in 2026. The homebrew publisher Songbird Productions has announced it will be releasing a new 3D, multi-directional shoot ’em up for the Atari Jaguar in 2026. Shape Shooter 2000, as the game is called, has players take control of a ship that is trapped inside a small…

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The new Fallout Season 2 images tease more pre-war flashbacks—which was honestly the best part of Fallout Season 1

Maybe it’s just years and years of games like Fallout and Dying Light and Metro, plus a few decades of movies like Mad Max that take place after some civilization-shattering calamity… but I’m just a bit burned out on post-apocalyptic wastelands. Bleak, barren landscapes. Ruined buildings and rusted metal. Grubby survivors wearing tattered clothes. I’ve…

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Arc Raiders finally lifts the curtain on its Expedition rewards, showing us what players can expect to get for retiring and prestiging their Raiders later this month

In a new blog post, Embark Studios has outlined what players can expect from the Expedition, a feature that will let you wipe your progress and start a new character with special rewards and new bonuses based on your previous character’s stash value. You can choose whether or not to opt in to the Expedition…

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