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id Software producer says ‘you’ll never get another WoW or Morrowind in the current climate’ in the wake of Xbox layoffs
“These large publishers and monopolies have proven themselves terrible stewards.”
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X’s algorithm will finally prioritize replies from people you already follow
X has made a tweak to give your replies a boost in your friends’ comment section.
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China’s monthly car exports top 1m for first time as overall trade soars
Country risks new tariffs from US and EU as it looks likely to match or beat last year’s record surplus of $1tn Business live – latest updates China’s monthly car exports topped 1m for the first time in June as overall overseas shipments from the world’s second biggest economy rose 27%. Official Chinese customs data…
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This Luddite Puppet Hopes You’re Not Reading This on Your Smartphone
On this week’s episode of The Big Interview podcast, WIRED’s senior culture editor Manisha Krishnan talks to Gowanus about eschewing Big Tech, going outside, and rejection in the age of dating apps.
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Mouse: P.I. For Hire Surpasses One Million Copies Sold as It Launches Physical Edition on PS5
Should squeak out a few more. Mouse: P.I. for Hire is a hit; it’s now been announced by publisher PlaySide that the black-and-white detective adventure has exceeded sales of 1 million units. Developer Fumi Games celebrated this milestone with a social post, complete with new art: Read the full article on pushsquare.com
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GoldenEye-inspired FPS Agent 64: Spies Never Die finally releases in August, complete with optional big heads
2026 has already had a modern take on James Bond in game form thanks to IO Interactive’s 007 First Light, and now it’s getting some retro bondage thanks to a throwback spy FPS that’s been in the works for a while. Agent 64: Spies Never Die, a GoldenEye-inspired romp from solo developer Replicant D6, releases…
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It Sounds Like Mike Flanagan Is Having a Tough Time Getting the Green Light on His Long-Awaited Dark Tower TV Series
Mike Flanagan has issued an update on his long-awaited The Dark Tower TV series, although it sounds like it’s still far from becoming a reality.
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Tomorrowland 2026 weather forecast: latest update
Festival-goers can expect mild and mostly sunny conditions across weekend one
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Days after leaving Xbox, South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games broadcasts that it’s looking for work
Just days after Compulsion Games bought back its independence from Microsoft as part of Xbox’s mass layoffs, the studio – facing the realities of going it alone – is already on the hunt for new work opportunities. Read more
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Synthetic Sincerity review – Marc Isaacs’ AI interrogation grapples with identity and existence
A combination of fact and fiction leaves the celebrated documentarian’s puzzling project about software training wanting for depth Marc Isaacs’ new film is a curious, intriguing, semi-sincere affair that I couldn’t make friends with. It is an odd, shallow piece of work about artificial intelligence that is itself exasperatingly artificial, a self-aware docudrama hybrid. Isaacs…