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10 Replay Ideas to Make Elden Ring Feel Brand New Again
This Polygon feature offers ten suggestions for players looking to refresh their experience of Elden Ring, FromSoftware’s acclaimed open-world RPG, whether they have just finished the game, are struggling against a tough boss, or are preparing for its upcoming release on Nintendo Switch 2. The piece frames replaying as a way to rediscover the game’s…
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James Bond 007 First Light Sequel All But Confirmed With 4 Million Copies Sold
IO Interactive has revealed that its action-stealth game 007 First Light has sold 4 million copies since launching in May, a strong result that makes a sequel look highly likely even though nothing has been officially confirmed. The news comes amid uncertainty over the future of Bond video games following the franchise’s move to Amazon,…
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A recent Windows 11 update is causing game crashes and all kinds of other problems
Microsoft is investigating widespread problems caused by a recent mandatory Windows 11 update, which has been linked to game crashes, login errors, display glitches and system crashes on some PCs. The KB5121003 patch, released on 11 August as the month’s major security update, fixed over 400 vulnerabilities but appears to have introduced significant new bugs,…
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Grok keeps sending gibberish responses to users
xAI’s Grok chatbot has been sending nonsensical, garbled text to some users, in what the company describes as a temporary generation glitch. Users on Grok Lite reported the issue as early as Wednesday morning, with the bot producing strings of unrelated words instead of coherent answers, sometimes accompanied by unexplained links to reinforcement learning research…
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Nintendo Proved Crucial In Helping Players Understand The Duskbloods
FromSoftware director Hidetaka Miyazaki has credited Nintendo with helping the studio improve player onboarding for its upcoming game The Duskbloods, a departure from the studio’s traditionally cryptic approach to explaining game mechanics. In an interview with IGN, Miyazaki admitted the developer had historically “just dropped players in and hoped they would figure it out,” but…
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The investor’s guide to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Everything you need to know
TechCrunch has published an investor-focused guide to its Disrupt 2026 conference, taking place 13–15 October at Moscone West in San Francisco. The guide sets out how investors at different stages, from angels to growth-stage funds, should navigate the event, framing it as a chance to source deals and meet founders before rivals do. The piece…
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Framework says it’s addressing a BIOS update that bricked some of its older laptops
Framework has confirmed it is addressing a faulty BIOS update that left some older Laptop 13 models unable to boot. The update, version 3.20 for laptops using AMD’s Ryzen 7040-series chips, was released in July and remained available on Framework’s website even as reports of bricked devices emerged, prompting concern from owners running both Windows…
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Roblox must make changes after failing to block adults creeping on kids
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has found that Roblox is still failing to prevent adults from contacting and grooming children on its platform, despite safety changes introduced last autumn. Following its own testing, the regulator concluded the gaming platform, used by 1.7 million Australian children, breaches obligations under the Online Safety Act to block unwanted adult-child contact…
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Sherrill escalates Trump fight over voter fiasco day after Mullin praises NJ cooperation
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill sharply criticised the Trump administration on Wednesday as she released findings from her state’s investigation into thousands of ineligible voters who had been improperly registered. The criticism came a day after Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin had publicly thanked New Jersey for its cooperation on the matter, exposing…
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Modern Warfare 4 Developers Address Need for Balance in Call of Duty
The developers of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 have discussed how they are working to keep multiplayer balanced ahead of the game’s beta, saying the average player has improved significantly since the franchise’s earlier instalments. Speaking to IGN, multiplayer design lead Jacky Reynolds said the team plays extensively together internally to spot and close…