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Lindsay Clancy continues defense after dramatic testimony about ‘male voice’ ordering her to kill her children: Live updates
Lindsay Clancy’s defence team continued presenting its case at her murder trial, following earlier dramatic testimony describing a “male voice” that she said had ordered her to kill her children. Clancy, a former labour and delivery nurse from Massachusetts, stands accused of murdering her three young children, and the case has drawn significant public attention…
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FPS Games Are Finally Getting a Dedicated Showcase
Bulkhead, the studio behind the upcoming Steam Early Access title Wardogs, is launching a new pre-recorded event called the FPS Games Show, dedicated entirely to first-person shooter titles. Set for Thursday 3 September at 2pm EDT and streamed exclusively on Twitch, the showcase aims to fill a gap its creators see in the industry, where…
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“Through the looking glass”: as Arkane fight for their future, Dishonored veteran Harvey Smith reveals new studio dedicated to immersive sims
Former Arkane Austin figures Harvey Smith, Ben Horne and Ricardo Bare have launched a new studio, Black Pony Immersive, dedicated to making “imaginative first-person action RPGs” in the immersive sim tradition that made Dishonored and Prey acclaimed. The announcement comes just days after Deus Ex director Warren Spector said he was leaving the games industry,…
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STALKER 2: Cost of Hope review: An expanded Zone that begs to be explored, even as its faction war fizzles
Rock Paper Shotgun’s review of STALKER 2: Cost of Hope, an expansion launching alongside the game’s 2.0 update, finds it a mostly successful attempt to address omissions from the 2024 base game. The DLC adds long-absent locations such as the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant and revives the classic Duty-versus-Freedom faction rivalry, restoring elements series veterans…
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Live updates: Trump delays new tariffs on Canada amid talks; Florida, Wyoming primaries yield upsets
President Trump announced late Tuesday he would pause the 50 percent tariffs on many Canadian goods for three days, saying the U.S. and Canada are finalizing a deal. The tariffs were expected to go into effect at midnight Wednesday. At the White House, the president will meet with crypto, prediction market and financial leaders, along…
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Live updates: Trump delays new tariffs on Canada amid talks; Florida, Wyoming primaries yield upsets
President Trump announced late Tuesday he would pause the 50 percent tariffs on many Canadian goods for three days, saying the U.S. and Canada are finalizing a deal. The tariffs were expected to go into effect at midnight Wednesday. At the White House, the president will meet with crypto, prediction market and financial leaders, along…
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Subnautica 2 Patch Adds Buddy System, Dev Reveals Glimpse at Early Access 2 Update
Subnautica 2 gets its Buddy system update today, August 19. It adds a number of new features revolving around multiplayer in the underwater survival and crafting game. Here’s what to expect from the 1.2 update.
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Postgres pioneer credits Oracle with helping his database take over the world
PostgreSQL creator Michael Stonebraker says Oracle inadvertently fuelled his database’s rise to dominance by acquiring rival MySQL in 2010. He told The Register that fear of Oracle controlling MySQL’s future pushed developers towards PostgreSQL, which remains free of any single vendor’s control, driving what he calls “open source at its absolute best”. The shift matters…