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Red Dead Redemption multiplayer launched with so many bugs, lead dev thought Rockstar was being hacked: “Is somebody trolling us? What’s going on?”
Red Dead Redemption’s multiplayer launch was reportedly so unstable that its lead developer initially wondered whether Rockstar Games was being deliberately targeted or hacked. The account highlights the scale of technical problems faced when the mode went live and illustrates how unexpected the failures appeared to the development team. According to the developer, the volume…
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Go updates may delight diehard gophers but displease AI overlords
Go’s maintainers released version 1.27 on Wednesday, bringing a major expansion of generics to now cover methods, not just functions and data types. Generics let developers write code that works across different data types without duplicating logic for each one (integers, strings, floats and so on), and the update is being welcomed by many programmers…
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Who is Cyberleek? What we know about the GTA 6 leaker
Cyberleek is the name used by an unidentified person or group claiming responsibility for recent alleged Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay and map leaks. The case matters because the material appeared shortly before Rockstar’s planned reveal, while Cyberleek says the releases are intended to pressure publishers over digital ownership and pre-orders. Its identity, methods and…
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“Steam is a monopoly with very few precedents,” says dev of game inexplicably flagged as adult-only by Valve: “As a developer, I’m completely at their whim”
A games developer has criticised Valve’s control over Steam after their game was reportedly classified as adult-only without a clear explanation. The developer argues that Steam’s dominant position leaves creators with little practical ability to challenge its decisions, raising wider concerns about platform power and moderation transparency. The game’s adult-only label could severely restrict its…
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Malware Disguised as Leaked GTA 6 Copies Are Popping Up on Piracy Sites
Malicious files disguised as a leaked, playable build of Grand Theft Auto 6 are circulating on piracy and torrenting sites, but these downloads are actually malware and not a genuine copy of the unreleased Rockstar Games title. The scam has resurfaced amid renewed excitement following recent leaked gameplay footage from a source known as CyberLeek,…
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Apple Music to slap AI labels on Suno music – but pushes the onus onto record companies
Apple Music has told industry partners it will start showing “Made With AI” labels on tracks generated using AI platforms such as Suno, later this year. However, the system relies on record labels and distributors voluntarily tagging content as AI-generated before it reaches the platform, rather than Apple detecting it independently, meaning enforcement depends on…
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The Galaxy’s Fastest Star Could Reveal the Secrets of a Supermassive Black Hole
Astronomers have identified S301, the fastest-moving star yet found in the Milky Way, which orbits the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* at the galaxy’s centre. Its extreme speed offers researchers a rare opportunity to measure the black hole’s spin, a property that has so far eluded precise determination and would help confirm predictions of general…
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Ok, can we actually cool data centers with our pee?
A tongue-in-cheek Liquid Death and Garage Beer marketing campaign fronted by former NFL star Jason Kelce jokingly urges people to donate urine to cool AI data centres, which consume vast quantities of water to stop servers overheating. While the campaign is a comedic stunt, water industry experts told TechCrunch that it inadvertently points to a…
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Vile woman caught dumping huge bag of trash into stunning lake filled with ducks… before being extremely rude to onlooker who confronted her
A woman was filmed dumping a large bag of rubbish into a lake in a park in British Columbia, Canada, in an incident that has drawn criticism online. The lake is home to ducks, and the act of pollution was captured by a bystander who then confronted the woman, only to be met with rudeness…
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Riot to cease 2XKO development in December 2026
Riot Games has confirmed it will end active development of 2XKO, its League of Legends-based tag team fighting game, from December 2026, though servers will stay online and offline play will continue for now. The studio said too few players had stuck with the game long enough to make continued investment sustainable, despite a dedicated…