Official PlayStation Podcast Episode 469: Wakes, Lakes, and Drakes

How Sweepstakes Casinos Are Revolutionizing Social Gaming

Sweepstakes casinos have emerged as a dynamic force in the changing world of online entertainment, bridging the gap between casual gaming and the social connectivity expected in today’s digital landscape. Unlike traditional online casinos, these platforms bypass barriers that once limited social experiences, setting new standards for community, engagement, and accessibility among players across North…

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Super Mario 64 – by Brett Weiss

It didn’t just revolutionize a franchise – it reshaped the entire video game industry, much like Super Mario Bros. had done more than a decade earlier. Just as the 1985 NES classic defined the blueprint for side-scrolling platformers, Super Mario 64 established the foundation for 3D game design. Before Mario’s leap into 3D, few developers…

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The sequel to one of my favorite 3D platformers always had a janky PC port, but a huge fanmade patch just dropped in hopes to fix it

American McGee’s Alice is simply sensational, what with its weird, janky hybrid of shooter-inspired action and surreal 3D platforming, and though the sequel Madness Returns didn’t hit me quite as hard, it’s still well worth your time. The problem, for PC gamers at least, is that Madness Returns has a pretty rough port that’s only…

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McDonalds serves up super size AI botch with a ‘McHire’ platform that allowed admin access to 64 million candidate chats with the username and password ‘123456’

Like many large corporations McDonalds now uses an AI hiring platform, McHire.com, to screen candidates for jobs. The process involves a chatbot called Olivia, built by AI firm Paradox.ai, which takes personal information from applicants, points them towards a personality test, and answers basic questions about the company (though sometimes it’s really bad at this)….

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