I want to punt Meta's Muse AI mascot back into the cursed void from whence it came

A wargame experiment pitting AI chatbots against each other ended exactly how you’d expect

Governments are increasingly considering integrating autonomous AI agents in high-stakes military and foreign-policy decision-making. That’s the pithy, dispassionate observation of a recent study from a collective of US universities. So, they set out to discover just how the latest AI models behave when pitched against one another in a range of wargame scenarios. The results…

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Hearthstone’s ‘year of change’ begins with a twist on one of WoW’s biggest expansions, and a bucket of free cards

Being set in the Warcraft universe lets Hearthstone’s developers do pretty much whatever they want with familiar moments in its history, so its next expansion puts a dark spin on a critical time in World of Warcraft. Hearthstone: Cataclysm is what would’ve happened if the big evil dragon, Deathwing, took over WoW in 2010 and…

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Elden Ring Nightreign dataminers have uncovered plans for a new endless mode with Armored Core 6’s rank system and skill-based matchmaking

Elden Ring Nightreign’s latest update brought many great things with it: a new Everdark boss (Augur), highly anticipated duo expeditions, and a brilliant new relic sorting system. But something rather unexpected also came with: whispers of upcoming (unannounced) Nightreign content. After the recent patch, dataminers got to work sifting through files to see if there…

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4 PS VR Games Confirmed for the West During ChinaJoy

At PlayStation, we’re serious about unearthing new talent to make sure we bring you the freshest, most innovative experiences across each of our platforms. At the ChinaJoy expo in Shanghai, four new titles for PlayStation VR took center stage, the result of a partnership between Sony Interactive Entertainment and some of Asia’s most exciting developers….

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GeoGuessr withdraws from Esports World Cup following furious blowback from the community over Saudi Arabia’s human rights record

In response to a massive blowback from its player base, geographical puzzle game GeoGuessr has announced its withdrawal from the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. GeoGuessr announced its planned participation in the Esports World Cup earlier in May, describing it as “a massive step” for the game. But the immediate reaction was almost…

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