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Tencent’s cyberpunk rival to Grand Theft Auto is in trouble as its developer lays off 80 people
Tencent-owned Lightspeed LA has laid off around 80 staff after changing the creative direction of Last Sentinel, an ambitious cyberpunk open-world game positioned as a potential rival to Grand Theft Auto. The cuts suggest the project has encountered serious development problems and cast doubt over how closely its eventual form will resemble the game originally…
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These devs have been building the perfect platformer for 22 years, and the Steam apocalypse won’t stop them now: “Video games have always been about a small team of sickos doing something”
The article profiles a small development team that has spent 22 years working towards what it considers the ideal platform game. It presents their persistence as significant because they intend to continue despite uncertainty and disruption affecting Steam, underlining the resilience of long-running independent projects. The developers argue that games have often been created by…
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Newly discovered Demon’s Souls prototype footage reveals a scrapped first-person mode
Newly uncovered 2007 presentation footage shows that FromSoftware’s Demon’s Souls originally included a selectable first-person mode, later removed before release. The discovery offers fresh insight into how the influential PlayStation game evolved, including design ideas that anticipated mechanics and enemies used in later Souls titles. Dataminer Lance McDonald found the footage, images and slides from…
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Trump Targets Head Start as Syrian Spy Chief Vanishes
Washington plans early-learning overhaul; BBC traces Syria’s “Spider”. Sydney salon assault allegations, rare Demon’s Souls footage and songwriter Felice Bryant tributes also feature
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X is replacing revenue sharing with a new original content rewards program
X will end its existing creator revenue-sharing scheme after 7 September and replace it with an Original Content Rewards Program. The change matters because payouts will now be tied specifically to qualified impressions on material X considers original, rather than the previous revenue-sharing model. Eligible content includes a user’s own writing, reporting, photos, videos, memes…
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‘Fallout’ EP’s 5-Part Sci-Fi Thriller Is Officially a Sudden Streaming Hit 10 Years Later
Person of Interest, the CBS drama created by Jonathan Nolan, is reportedly finding new streaming audiences a decade after its finale. The series is being rediscovered for its depiction of artificial intelligence, mass surveillance and the ethical questions surrounding predictive technology, themes that now feel more relevant than when it began in 2011. The show…
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Flock’s Plans for Rideshare Dashcams and Coaching Police, Revealed
Flock Safety explored expanding its surveillance network by using dashcams in rideshare and delivery vehicles to collect vehicle data, according to a presentation obtained by 404 Media. The proposal matters because it could have converted a system of fixed automatic number-plate recognition cameras into a mobile network operating through drivers’ vehicles, potentially without their knowledge.…
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How to Disable Gemini in Gmail and Google Docs
WIRED explains how users can reduce or remove Gemini AI features from Gmail and Google Docs, responding to concerns that Google is making these tools highly visible and intrusive. The guidance matters because the available controls differ by account type and may involve losing other useful Gmail functions. In Google Docs, users can hide the…
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Trump questions Texas data center move in surging political battle
President Trump criticised Texas’s growing resistance to AI data centres, saying the state was making a mistake by opposing them. His intervention highlights a political split within a Republican stronghold: the White House sees the facilities as vital to US competitiveness in artificial intelligence, while many rural communities fear their effects on electricity, water and…
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South Korean satellite spots SpaceX lunar impact
South Korea’s Danuri lunar orbiter has photographed the Moon’s surface before and after the unplanned impact of a spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage. The images, released by the Korean Aerospace Administration, provide early visual evidence of the impact and renew attention on how lunar missions dispose of hardware as traffic around the Moon increases.…