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I’m boycotting Love and Deepspace for killing my virtual boyfriend, and so are 251,000 other loyal widows
Fans of the mobile romance game Love and Deepspace are organising a boycott after an in-game storyline apparently killed off a popular virtual love interest. The reaction highlights how strongly players can become attached to the game’s characters and how narrative choices can affect a live-service game’s community and reputation. The article says 251,000 players…
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Louis Leterrier reveals E.T. lenses used for The Last House
Netflix has released The Last House, a sci-fi survival thriller directed by Louis Leterrier, who has since spoken to Collider about the film’s making, hidden references and craft choices. He revealed that the production shot on the same camera lenses used in Steven Spielberg’s E.T. and Raiders of the Lost Ark, one of numerous nods…
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“Would Kurt Cobain Ever Do ‘The Voice’?”: Travis Barker Warned His Son Against Joining Singing Competition
Musician Travis Barker has revealed that he advised his son, Landon Barker, against auditioning for the US singing competition The Voice, arguing it wasn’t the right path for an artist wanting to build genuine credibility. Speaking on The New York Times Popcast, the Blink-182 drummer said he pointed out that idols such as Kurt Cobain…
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Another OpenAI executive takes off
Brad Lightcap, OpenAI’s special projects lead and former chief operating officer, has announced his departure after eight years at the company, saying he plans to pursue “something new.” In an internal memo shared on X, he said he had been considering “the next horizon” for the company and was leaving to help advance its mission…
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Saber CEO hides jab at Randy Pitchford in game trailer as payback for Pitchford dumping on Embracer: ‘Without Embracer, Randy is performing magic tricks at birthday parties for a living’
Saber Interactive’s chief executive, Matthew Karch, has been reported to have hidden a dig at Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford inside one of his studio’s game trailers, in an apparent response to Pitchford’s recent public criticism of former parent company Embracer Group. The jibe reflects ongoing tension between senior figures at studios that were previously part…
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What’s Scaleup Europe, the $5.7B fund that just backed satellite company ICEYE?
The European Commission has confirmed that the Scaleup Europe Fund is now fully operational, with its first backing going to ICEYE, a Finnish satellite intelligence company valued at more than $11 billion. The fund is a public-private vehicle designed to keep promising European deep-tech companies from having to seek late-stage funding, and thus relocate, abroad,…
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General Catalyst leads $1.1B round into 2-month-old River AI
River AI, a startup founded two months ago by xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin, has raised $1.1 billion in a seed/Series A round led by General Catalyst and AMP PBC, with Nvidia, AMD Ventures, Y Combinator and Temasek also participating. The scale of the investment is striking for such a young company, underlining both the intensity…
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Will Andy Burnham’s everyday fixes be enough to get the public on his side?
The prime minister’s money-saving policies are popular but they are yet to convince voters he can take on the big things It was last year that Martin Lewis, the money-saving guru, advised the government to find “100 small things that piss people off” and set about sorting them out. That approach has been adopted almost…
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American Airlines banned woman, 52, with Down syndrome from flying… here’s why staff say they made correct decision
American Airlines is facing scrutiny after barring a 52-year-old woman with Down syndrome from boarding a flight, though airline staff maintain the decision was justified on safety grounds. The incident has reignited debate over how airlines balance accessibility for passengers with disabilities against crew judgement calls made in the interest of passenger and flight safety.…
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Bron Breakker confronts the future on WWE Raw, Paul Heyman lays down a challenge
WWE’s Bron Breakker confronted his stalled push towards the top of the promotion during a segment on Raw, seeking approval from advisor Paul Heyman as he continues to chase the World Heavyweight Championship currently held by Oba Femi. The moment underlines a shift in Breakker’s storyline trajectory: roughly a year ago he was being groomed…