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“Great job Microsoft”: Former id Software artist says the legendary dev has been “relegated to support studio size” after Xbox’s strategy of “nuking a team into the dirt”
A former id Software artist has publicly criticised Microsoft over the current state of the studio behind Doom and Quake, claiming the legendary developer has been “relegated to support studio size” following Xbox’s handling of its teams. The former staffer accused Microsoft’s strategy of “nuking a team into the dirt” and sarcastically remarked “great job…
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Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX are bigger than the last 25 years of tech exits
SpaceX has floated on public markets at a $1.77 trillion valuation, with AI firms Anthropic and possibly OpenAI expected to follow, and their combined scale is drawing attention for eclipsing decades of technology exits. According to the latest NVCA-PitchBook Venture Monitor report, cited by TechCrunch, these three offerings together are set to “generate more value…
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You can snap up a Lego Hubble set before the real one burns up in the atmosphere
Lego has unveiled a new 1,252-piece Icons set that pays tribute to the Hubble Space Telescope, allowing enthusiasts to build their own model of the famous observatory. The set goes on sale on 1 August priced at $140, offering fans a way to commemorate the telescope that has been in orbit since 1990 and is…
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Ruf debuts new flat-eight engine at Goodwood
The German car maker Ruf has unveiled a new engine, the B8, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England, firing it up in public for the first time. The B8 is notable as a flat-eight design, marking a departure from the horizontally opposed six-cylinder engines Ruf has used in its Porsche-derived models, and it…
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Star Trek’s Darkest Episode Still Has the Best Space Battle Sci-Fi Has Ever Seen
This article argues that Star Trek: The Next Generation’s two-part episode “The Best of Both Worlds” contains the finest space battle in science fiction, centred on the devastating clash at the star Wolf 359. After the cybernetic Borg abduct and assimilate Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Starfleet confronts a single Borg cube, only to be overwhelmed in…
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1000xRESIST Switch 2 Rating Appears Online
An ESRB rating for the acclaimed narrative game 1000xRESIST has appeared online specifically for the Nintendo Switch 2, hinting that a version for the new console may be in the works. The listing, spotted on the ESRB website and highlighted by @Wario64 on Bluesky, is notable because it is separate from the existing Switch and…
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Significant progress made to secure future burial space for Sheffield
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Blizzard is already patching Diablo 4 Season 14 after players proved Mythics got screwed up, update coming next week will address complaints
Blizzard has confirmed it is preparing a patch for Diablo 4’s Season 14 after players demonstrated that Mythic Unique item drop rates were not working as intended. The developer acknowledged the community’s findings and said a fix would follow, signalling that data-driven player feedback prompted a swift response to a launch-period problem. According to the…
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Microsoft Layoffs Threaten Elder Scrolls 6 Development as Bethesda Morale Plummets
Microsoft’s latest round of Xbox workforce reductions has reached Bethesda Game Studios, with multiple staff members confirming that key personnel were terminated in the cuts. The layoffs have intensified concerns about
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American Horror Story Season 13 Premieres September 24 With All-Star Cast Reunion
American Horror Story’s 13th season will debut on FX on Thursday, September 24 at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s horror anthology returns with an ensemble format, reuniting multiple cast members fr