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You can now check if you’ve been selected for The Duskbloods network test – here’s how
FromSoftware’s upcoming action-adventure The Duskbloods is holding its first public network test, and players who registered in July can now check whether they’ve been selected to take part. As the test is limited to a set number of participants, not everyone who signed up will get a slot, and the developer has now added a…
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Beast of Reincarnation’s first update is here, and it aims to fix story issues and more as “Mixed” Steam reviews dub Game Freak’s new action RPG “bad and laughable”
Game Freak’s new action RPG, Beast of Reincarnation, has received its first update following a rocky launch on Steam, where the game currently holds a “Mixed” rating and has drawn criticism from reviewers who have called it “bad and laughable.” The patch is aimed at addressing complaints about the game’s story, among other issues, marking…
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Gothic 1 Remake devs hint at next game while announcing a photo mode, “Marvin mode” for cheaters, and some mysterious “alternative progression systems”
Alkimia Interactive, the studio behind THQ Nordic’s Gothic 1 Remake, has revealed a slate of upcoming additions during a THQ Nordic publisher showcase, including a photo mode, unspecified “alternative progression mechanics”, an official mod kit, and a developer-style “Marvin Mode”. The announcement matters for fans of the remake, which has been praised for preserving the…
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Thames Water faces row over £1m payment to finance chief
Thames Water has paid its chief financial officer, Steve Buck, a £1m signing fee despite the company facing intense scrutiny over its finances and the possibility of being brought into public ownership. The disclosure, made by chairman Sir Adrian Montague in a letter to MPs, has reignited criticism of the struggling utility, which is one…
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Demoralized developer’s desperate hack came back to haunt him on LinkedIn
A developer, referred to as “Walter” for anonymity, shared a story with The Register’s “Who, Me?” column about a hasty workaround he implemented while upgrading systems from Python 2 to Python 3 at a company beset by repeated layoffs and low morale. Rather than properly fixing the roughly 20 percent of systems that refused to…
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Linus Torvalds says AI has made ‘huge’ Linux kernel updates the new normal
Linux creator Linus Torvalds says the kernel project has entered a “new normal” of unusually large updates, which he attributes largely to the growing role of AI tools in reviewing and fixing code. In his weekly release-candidate update for the upcoming Linux 7.2, he noted that despite the sheer volume of changes, he isn’t especially…
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Jeremy Clarkson shares bleak update on Diddly Squat Farm: TV presenter complains his harvest is ‘f*****’ ahead of UK’s fifth heatwave
Jeremy Clarkson has given a downbeat update on the state of his Diddly Squat Farm harvest, describing it in blunt terms as the UK braces for its fifth heatwave of the summer. The former Top Gear presenter, who has documented the trials of running his Oxfordshire farm in his Amazon Prime series, used characteristically colourful…
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Zuckerberg’s yacht was closer, but someone else saved a stranded boat
Mark Zuckerberg’s superyacht, Launchpad, was the closest vessel to a stranded skiff near Farragut Bay, Alaska, but did not respond when it ran out of fuel, according to tracking data reviewed by the Alaska Beacon and Halifax Shipping News. Instead, the small cruise ship Wilderness Legacy carried out the rescue, towing the skiff to safety…
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Kapp stars as Spirit win by 32 runs against Phoenix
London Spirit secured a 32-run victory over Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred at Lord’s, with South African all-rounder Marizanne Kapp playing a starring role with the bat. The result gives Spirit a boost in the competition and follows a related report noting the win has also lifted the hopes of the Sunrisers. Kapp’s batting performance…
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Letterboxd outage locks users out of accounts worldwide
Letterboxd, the popular film review and social media platform, suffered a major outage on Sunday that locked users out of their accounts worldwide. Those attempting to log in via the app or website were met with error messages or repeatedly returned to the login screen, leaving the cinephile community unable to access their profiles for…