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Appa is a gorgeous, surreal card game about grieving siblings where every move your opponent makes can be reacted to
I love a digital card game as much as the next person, but honestly, most of the time I feel that they’re a bit of a letdown in the visuals department. There’s never been one I’ve played where I’ve been satisfied in how it plays and how it looks. But! I am hopeful about the…
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Doom developer id reportedly cut in half as part of Xbox layoffs
As part of the mass layoffs hitting Xbox, Doom developer id Software has laid off around 50 percent of its staff, according to Game Developer. One source claimed to the publication that the cuts equate to more than 90 redundancies. Another source said that id’s QA department was significantly impacted. The report was published the…
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Bombardier raped woman on morning of her birthday, court martial hears
A court martial at Bulford Military Court in Wiltshire has heard that Bombardier Michael Murley raped a fellow soldier on the morning of her birthday after she repeatedly told him “no”. Prosecutors allege that Murley pinned the woman down and told her “I would have finished by now if you just let me do it”,…
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U2 gatecrash a family’s flat in their latest music video
U2 have released the music video for “Street of Dreams”, the first single from a forthcoming album, and its filming took an unplanned turn when the band ended up commandeering a Mexico City family’s flat. While shooting in Plaza Santo Domingo earlier this year, thunder and rain knocked out the generator powering the production, prompting…
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Age of Umbra: Sallowlands trailer revealed by Critical Role
Critical Role has revealed the trailer for Age of Umbra: Sallowlands, its latest tabletop role-playing miniseries, exclusively to Polygon. The gothic, horror-tinged series continues the previous Age of Umbra storyline and uses the Daggerheart system, marking another notable release from the popular actual-play company ahead of its debut. The miniseries follows five adventurers — Sister,…
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Anthropic brings its Claude cowork agent to mobile phones
Claude Cowork now keeps working on tasks even after you close your laptop. It’s part of a larger push toward smartphone-controlled agents.
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Star Trek Online revives and remakes one of its oldest storylines
Star Trek Online, the long-running massively multiplayer online game that is now 16 years old, has returned to its roots by digging up and remaking one of its earliest storylines. Rather than pushing solely forward with new content, the developers have chosen to revisit and modernise older material, and the reworked storyline is available for…
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Netflix strikes video licensing deal with Penske Media brands including Variety and Billboard
Netflix is further expanding the mix of content available on its platform through licensing partnerships with a range of top publishers, including Variety and other brands in Penske Media’s PMX unit, as well as BuzzFeed Studios, Condé Nast, Hearst Magazines, People Inc. and Tastemade. The deal calls for Netflix to carry a selection of top…
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Netflix strikes video content deal with major magazine publishers
Netflix announced on Tuesday that it will bring short-form video content from a range of leading digital publishers to its platform, marking an expansion beyond its traditional film and television offerings. The move sees the streaming giant partner with major magazine and media brands to keep subscribers engaged with the personalities and topics they enjoy,…
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Rolling Stone Video Series ‘The Breakdown’ and ‘My Life in 10 Songs’ Are Headed to Netflix
New and archival episodes from both franchises will be available to watch on the streaming platform starting in August