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After 25% positive Steam reviews, Soulslike dev realizes people hate AI slop and admits “if it looks like the effort is not there, that is a fair reading of what is on screen”
They really just came out and said it
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Cross-border deal, Alaska Senate race and Florida upset headline busy day
The United States and Canada announced a tentative cross-border trade arrangement on 19 August, prompting President Donald Trump to delay planned 50 per cent tariffs on certain Canadian imports for three days while documents were finalised. The proposed duties, which had been due to affect about $20 billion of goods, had raised concerns about costs…
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The first big Skyrim update in ages is huge news for mods, and Bethesda promises it “should not affect load orders”
Bethesda has released the first major update to Skyrim in a considerable time, marking significant news for the game’s large modding community. The update is notable because major patches can often disrupt mod compatibility, but Bethesda has stated that this one “should not affect load orders,” meaning players who rely on extensive mod setups should…
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Epic Games dismisses Apple’s simplified EU App Store fees as ‘junk’
Apple has unveiled a revised App Store fee structure for the European Union in an attempt to resolve its long-running dispute with the European Commission, but the move has been branded “junk fees” by Epic Games, while a consumer group remains cautious. The announcement, made on 18 August, is intended to simplify the previous terms…
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Flock is testing a new AI tool that tracks and identifies people based on their driving habits
Flock, a company best known for automated licence plate readers, is reportedly testing a new AI tool that can identify and locate people based on their driving patterns rather than just number plates. According to a Wired investigation, the tool – previously called Nightshift and now renamed OS Investigate – draws on a network of…
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81,000 warning letters sent to crypto holders in HMRC tax crackdown
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) sent more than 81,000 warning letters, emails and texts to cryptocurrency holders in the past year, urging them to check whether they owe capital gains tax. This marks a near-tripling of such warnings since 2024, reflecting HMRC’s growing focus on crypto investors, many of whom are young and may wrongly…
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Jack White ends Charley Crockett row with Rappin’ Duke post
Jack White has ended his public spat with fellow musician Charley Crockett with a satirical Instagram post styled as an official statement “from” John Wayne, in which he reproduced the full lyrics of “Rappin’ Duke”, a 1984 novelty rap parodying the actor’s gruff drawl. The exchange capped a row that began more than a month…
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Why a Wexford youth charity is the BIG loser in a row involving a doomed cash-for-passports scheme, an insolvent housing developer… and the slick Canadian ‘migration investment architect’ it paid 720K euro to find rich foreign donors
A Wexford-based youth charity has emerged as the major loser in a tangled financial dispute involving a failed cash-for-passports investment scheme, an insolvent housing developer, and a Canadian consultant described as a “migration investment architect”. The charity reportedly paid the consultant €720,000 to help source wealthy foreign donors, but the wider scheme collapsed, leaving the…
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Ex-PlayStation Boss Says Game Development Will Have A “Tough Future” Because Of AI
As a veteran of the industry, former PlayStation Studios boss Shuhei has a lot of thoughts about where things are currently headed. And with AI infiltrating just about every major developer under the sun, he is both fascinated by and worried about artificial intelligence’s overall impact on game development. In an August 18 Gamerbraves interview,…