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Half of all games released on Steam will use AI by 2028, study predicts: “AI lowers the barrier not just to make a game but to make several”
A new study predicts that by 2028, half of all games released on the Steam platform will incorporate artificial intelligence in some form, reflecting how rapidly AI tools are being adopted across game development. The forecast highlights growing concern within the industry that AI is not just changing how individual games are made, but is…
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Bungie announces new Marathon PvE mode, an experimental roguelite
Bungie will add Vault Breaker, an experimental roguelite PvE mode, to Marathon in a mid-season update on 21 July. The mode is intended to broaden the extraction shooter’s activities while the studio’s future depends heavily on Marathon following Destiny 2’s development wind-down and recent layoffs. Players can enter the Cryo Archive alone, in pairs or…
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Leaky pipes may explain years-long bay pollution
Northumbrian Water says leaking sewage pipes may have been a long-running source of contamination at Cullercoats Bay, where bathing water has received the Environment Agency’s lowest rating since 2018. If confirmed, the discovery could explain years of poor water quality and offer a route to improving conditions at the North Tyneside beach. Recent surveys and…
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Marathon adds ‘experimental’ PvE experience next week, full-fledged PvE mode coming in September
The battle continues. The post Marathon adds ‘experimental’ PvE experience next week, full-fledged PvE mode coming in September appeared first on Destructoid.
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A dismal glimpse into the future: Scientists give their chilling predictions for life in the 2100s
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The Residents Announce Rescheduled Eskimo Live! North American Tour Dates
The Residents have rescheduled their “Eskimo Live!” North American tour for autumn 2026 after the original plans were postponed because of an unexpected health issue within the group’s camp. The experimental collective will perform its 1979 album Eskimo in full for the first time in 46 years, presenting it as a staged surrealist ritual with…
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Don’t lose sleep over reports of 260 Starlink satellites deorbiting
SpaceX deorbited 260 Starlink satellites between December 2025 and May 2026, according to a filing with the US Federal Communications Commission. Although the figure has attracted attention, it is presented as a routine part of managing the large Starlink network rather than evidence of an unusual failure; the company proactively removes satellites to reduce orbital…
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Marathon’s experimental PvE roguelite mode is, bafflingly, only around for two weeks when it drops next week
Marathon is set to receive its Mid-Season 2 update next week, introducing Vault Breaker, the shooter’s first proper PvE mode, but the roguelite-style mode will only be playable for around two weeks before it disappears. Bungie has framed the addition as experimental, with a full PvE mode reportedly planned for season 3, suggesting Vault Breaker…
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Dodging Gerontogeddon: Adaptating to an Aging Population
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Rising Texas river threatens same region where campers died in flooding
At least two people have died and around 230 have been rescued as severe flooding once again strikes the central Texas region devastated by last year’s Camp Mystic disaster. The National Weather Service in San Antonio warned of “large and deadly” flooding along the Guadalupe River, prompting Governor Greg Abbott to declare the rainfall “record-shattering”…