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Nintendo president rejects idea that the company hasn’t had any new ideas to rival the Wii Remote

  • Furukawa says new ways to play remain a priority.
  • Nintendo develops hardware and software together.
  • Executives say ideas must be fun before features.

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa says developing new ways to play remains a high management priority, rejecting an investor’s suggestion that Nintendo has not proposed ideas to rival the Wii Remote. He says the company aims to provide distinctive entertainment, with hardware and software development working together to create…

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In 1963, David Crosby was an aspiring musician. But one song made him want to quit music: “I can’t do that”

  • “In My Room” nearly made David Crosby quit music.
  • Crosby felt he could not match Brian Wilson’s songwriting.
  • The song grew from childhood harmonies with Wilson’s brothers.

David Crosby said Brian Wilson’s 1963 Beach Boys song “In My Room” made him consider giving up music, because he felt he could never match its songwriting. The story shows how Wilson’s work could shape and unsettle fellow musicians, including Crosby just as he was beginning to record…

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The scariest horror movie villain of all time, according to science

  • Freddy Krueger topped a ranking of horror villains.
  • Michael Myers came second.
  • Characters from 15 films and franchises featured in the top group.

A study of votes gathered from viewers and critics across multiple online sources ranked Freddy Krueger as the scariest horror film villain of all time. The result highlights how enduring characters can become central to a horror series, sometimes more memorable than the stories their creators first intended…

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NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 has presets you should know about

  • K favours image quality on high-end PCs.
  • M suits mid-range systems, including RTX 4070 cards.
  • L offers older RTX cards more performance headroom.

NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 offers K, L and M presets that let PC gamers balance image quality and performance according to their hardware. Choosing a suitable preset can help demanding games run more smoothly, particularly with ray tracing enabled. Preset K prioritises image quality and is aimed at high-end…

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Sam Amidon Announces New Album Willing Brother Knowing: Hear “Innisfree”

  • Sam Amidon’s next album arrives on 26 February.
  • Big Thief’s James Krivchenia produced the 12-track record.
  • Lead single “Innisfree” sets a Yeats poem to music.

Sam Amidon has announced *Willing Brother Knowing*, his next album, produced by Big Thief drummer James Krivchenia and due on 26 February through River Lea. Its lead single, “Innisfree”, sets a poem by W. B. Yeats to music, continuing Amidon's work with traditional material and adventurous collaborations. The…

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Disney star Brenda Song recalls passing out on set amid brutal working conditions: ‘Underpaid and overworked’

  • Brenda Song says she fainted in a dangerously overheated hot tub on set.
  • The heater was reportedly set to 250 degrees.
  • Song says the cast was underpaid and overworked, despite valuing the platform Disney provided.

Brenda Song recalled fainting while filming “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody” after a hot tub heater malfunctioned, with the water reportedly reaching 250 degrees. Her account highlights the cast’s concerns about working conditions and comes alongside her claim that the actors were underpaid and overworked. Speaking…

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Logitech Is Letting Employees Take Work Off for Game Releases, Just Ahead of GTA 6

  • Logitech is offering staff time off for game releases.
  • Its “Logi Game Day” aligns with GTA 6’s 19 November launch.
  • The company links gaming with skills used at work.

Logitech is introducing “Logi Game Day”, giving employees the option to take time off for video game releases. The company says gaming can build skills that support work performance, and its chief executive argues that gaming should not be dismissed as a waste of time. Logitech G will…

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Bungie Tempts New Players With Free Period as PvE Mode and PvP Arena Battles Come to Marathon

  • Marathon’s Symbiosis season starts on 8 December.
  • PvE Expeditions and a PvP deathmatch mode are coming.
  • The game will be free to play for one week.

Bungie is adding a co-operative PvE mode and a PvP deathmatch arena to Marathon when its Symbiosis season begins on 8 December. The update gives players more ways to experience the game, including a mode without the risk of opponents stealing their equipment. The PvE Expeditions mode is…

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How to change layers in WoW Forever? (After the layer size change)

  • Shards copy individual zones; layers copy the wider game world.
  • WoW: Forever appears to retain sharding.
  • Automatic layer changes may disrupt grouping and PvP.

WoW: Forever uses layers and sharding to manage player numbers, but these systems can make it harder for friends and guildmates to meet in the same game instance. The article explains how these copies of areas or of the whole world work, and why moving between them can…

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Walliams accused of assaulting teenager at former London home

  • A woman alleges Walliams assaulted her at age 15 in 2007.
  • Walliams denies sexual contact and grooming.
  • His former mansion was associated with 1990s celebrity parties.

David Walliams is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl at his former north London home, Supernova Heights, in 2007. The allegation has renewed attention on the comedian’s conduct and on the mansion’s past as a venue for celebrity parties. The woman, identified as Jade, says Walliams contacted…

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