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Gorgeous and hazy pixel art horror farming sim Neverway has been pushed to 2027, but you can at least have a gander at some of the NPCs you can smooch
Neverway, a pixel-art horror life simulation and RPG from Coldblood Inc., has been delayed until 2027. The small development team says feedback on its prologue and internal testing led it to expand later chapters and areas, with the aim of better matching the game’s story and player experience. The game has 20 characters following more…
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Amazon devices are the latest casualties of the memory shortage price hikes
Amazon has raised prices across much of its Echo, Fire TV, Kindle and eero range, citing higher costs for memory and storage components. The increases show how the continuing chip shortage is affecting consumer technology prices, with Amazon joining companies such as Apple and Roku in passing some of those costs on to customers. The…
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Cemetery Outrage, Acapulco Wins and Blades Boost
This roundup covers three unrelated stories. In County Cork, Ireland, visitors discovered stones scattered across St Catherine’s Cemetery in Kilcully in an incident that caused local alarm; Cork City Council said no graves were damaged and that the stones had come from a nearby skip, though relatives and residents described the scene as distressing given…
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OpenAI says California should strengthen its AI safety bill
OpenAI has urged California to strengthen its AI safety law, SB 53, despite having previously opposed it. The company says additional rules are needed to monitor advanced AI systems for serious incidents during training and evaluation, and to improve cybersecurity across their development; the shift matters because it signals support for state-led safeguards while federal…
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Eddie Money Was Disappointed About This One Kenny Loggins Hit
Eddie Money said he resented Kenny Loggins because he believed his backing vocals on Loggins’s 1980 hit “I’m Alright” were never properly credited. The song became Loggins’s second Top 10 single and helped establish him as a major contributor to film soundtracks, making Money’s allegation a dispute over recognition on a significant recording. “I’m Alright”,…
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“Buying any of our games helps support the studio”: Psychonauts studio Double Fine are the latest former Xbox-owned studio to get the rights to their games back
Double Fine, the studio behind Psychonauts, has regained publishing rights to its games after becoming independent from Xbox, according to chief executive Tim Schafer. The change means purchases of the studio’s catalogue now directly support Double Fine, giving it more financial control as it seeks to sustain itself outside Microsoft. Schafer said Microsoft branding may…
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23 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the Honky-Tonk Pioneer Once Dubbed the “Original Outlaw” by Willie Nelson
Floyd Tillman, a pioneering honky-tonk musician and songwriter, died at his Texas home on 22 August 2003 aged 88. The article marks the 23rd anniversary of his death, highlighting his influence on country music through candid songwriting, jazz-inflected guitar playing and songs that helped shape later artists including Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and Merle Haggard.…
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Modern Warfare 4 beta’s first update is live, adding a new map, mode, and toned-down footsteps
Infinity Ward has released the first major update for the Modern Warfare 4 beta after responding to feedback from its opening day. The patch reduces the volume and audible range of enemy footsteps and gear, adjusts weapon lethality, and enables map voting, aiming to improve the multiplayer experience during the test. The update adds the…
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GTA6 leaker Cyberleek shows off gas station rampage, refueling, promises strip club gameplay if people juice his cryptocurrency enough
A leaker known as “Cyberleek” has continued sharing purported Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay footage, this time showing a rampage at a gas station and vehicle refuelling, while dangling the promise of strip club footage if a cryptocurrency they promote receives enough investment. The story fits a wider pattern of unofficial GTA6 material circulating online…