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Hades II Announces Another Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Supergiant Games has revealed the patch notes for “Hotfix 5”, the latest post-launch update for Hades II, following June’s “Hotfix 4”. The update is currently available on PC, with a version for the Switch 1 and Switch 2 releases expected to follow at an unspecified later date. As with previous patches, this instalment focuses on…
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AI tool will lead to more child refugees being treated as adults, charity warns
Rights groups and children’s charities are warning that new AI-powered facial age-estimation technology, which the UK government plans to introduce to screen migrants, will lead to more child refugees being wrongly classified as adults. Critics say the underlying models show racial bias, disproportionately overestimating the ages of Black children from conflict zones, meaning unaccompanied minors…
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Pokémon Pokopia ‘Bubbly Basin’ Expansion Pass DLC Locks In Switch 2 Release Date
The Pokémon Company has confirmed that “Bubbly Basin”, the first part of the paid Expansion Pass for Pokémon Pokopia on Switch 2, will launch on 5th August 2026. The date was revealed via a Japanese television commercial rather than an official announcement, giving players an underwater-themed content drop just weeks after the expansion pass was…
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Queensland and NT reject Labor’s push to ensure that power-hungry AI datacentres use renewable energy
Queensland and the Northern Territory have rejected federal Labor’s proposal to force AI datacentres to use renewable energy, deepening a dispute over how Australia manages the rapid growth of the power-hungry technology. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wants binding national standards requiring datacentres to generate renewable energy, minimise water use and offset their power consumption, but…
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LAST SENTINEL Hits Roadblock as Lightspeed LA Shifts Game’s Creative Direction
Lightspeed LA, the studio developing the AAA action game Last Sentinel, has announced it is shifting the title’s creative and development direction after “extensive internal reviews and play-testing,” a move that will result in layoffs at the studio. The decision suggests early builds of the game fell short of expectations, and it will further delay…
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Koei Tecmo Reiterates Support For Switch 2, Plans To Release Even More Ports
Koei Tecmo has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the Nintendo Switch 2, confirming during its latest financial report that it plans to keep releasing games and ports for the console. The Japanese publisher, known for franchises such as Dynasty Warriors, Dead or Alive and Atelier, said it will continue diversifying its output across major titles,…
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Newly Independent Double Fine Has to Lay Off 23 Devs to Ensure Survival of the Studio
Double Fine, the studio behind Psychonauts, has laid off 23 members of staff just as it regains independence from Microsoft’s Xbox division. Founder Tim Schafer said the cuts were necessary for the studio’s survival, describing the decision as painful but unavoidable given the need to become a size the newly independent company can sustain financially.…
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A Typo Landed an Innocent Gamer in Prison for 18 Months
A Canadian man, Brandon Klayme, spent 18 months in prison after a child-luring investigation was thrown off course by a single-character typo in a police subpoena. Wisconsin investigators were seeking a Kik messaging user with a double underscore in their username, but mistakenly requested records for a similar name with only one underscore, leading them…
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College lab class ends with 32 people on antibiotics for deadly germ exposure
A microbiology lab exercise at a US college went badly wrong after 33 students, professors and lab workers misidentified a bacterial sample as Neisseria meningitidis, a dangerous pathogen that can cause meningitis and bloodstream infections. The mix-up prompted a full public health response, with 32 of those exposed placed on a 10-day course of preventive…
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An ArenaNet developer’s spouse first discovered Jimothy the raccoon, so it’s only right that Guild Wars 2 adds him as a new pet for all classes
Guild Wars 2 developer ArenaNet is adding a new pet called Jimothy the raccoon, which will be available to all classes in the MMORPG. The addition has a charmingly personal origin story: the raccoon was first spotted by the spouse of an ArenaNet developer, whose sighting inspired the creature’s inclusion in the game as a…