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Big Walk simulates the strange, childlike sensation of being unexpectedly separated from your friends, and the joy and relief of finding your way back
Rock Paper Shotgun’s writer explores House House’s upcoming co-op hiking game Big Walk, focusing on how its unusually tight proximity voice chat recreates the disorienting feeling of accidentally losing sight of friends. Unlike similar “friendslop” titles such as Peak or Content Warning, where separation usually only happens during dramatic mishaps like falls or deaths, Big…
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Grand Theft Auto VI Extended Look Coming August 27 Trailer
Get an extended look at Grand Theft Auto VI: premiering on Netflix Thursday, August 27 at 3 p.m. ET and will also launch on the official Rockstar Games YouTube channel and the Grand Theft Auto VI site at 9 p.m. ET on August 27.
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Netflix bags an exclusive GTA VI trailer… for all of six hours
Netflix has partnered with Rockstar Games to secure a brief exclusive premiere of an extended trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI, one of the most anticipated video game releases of the year. The “Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look” footage will debut on Netflix on 27 August before being released more widely on YouTube…
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GTA VI is getting an ‘extended look’ at the end of August
Rockstar Games will give Grand Theft Auto VI an “extended look” on 27 August, offering the most detailed preview yet of its highly anticipated next instalment. The event matters because GTA VI is one of the industry’s biggest forthcoming releases, with its launch expected to influence other publishers’ release schedules. Netflix subscribers will be able…
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Roblox causes Wall Street value estimators to cry themselves a $9 billion puddle, as a result of pushing less kids towards aggressively monetised viral games
Roblox has come under fire from Wall Street after changing its recommendation algorithm to favour games that retain players long-term rather than those that squeeze the most money out of them quickly, causing its market capitalisation to fall by around $9 billion. The move followed the company’s second-quarter financial results, which showed spending within Roblox…
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Eyewitness describes suspicious encounter that helped launch Washington wildfire arson probe
A Washington state grandfather has described a suspicious encounter with a stranger that helped lead investigators to an arson suspect accused of starting a devastating wildfire near Spokane. The witness said a man loitering near a little-used dead-end road by railroad tracks caught his attention shortly before smoke was seen rising from the same spot,…
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TikTok speak out on delayed removal of Perez Hilton’s livestream showing footage of self-harm
TikTok has responded to criticism over its handling of a livestream in which celebrity blogger Perez Hilton filmed himself self-harming, saying the delay in removal was down to a moderator error rather than inaction. Hilton was hospitalised on Tuesday (4 August) after the stream prompted several viewers to call emergency services, with the Miami-Dade sheriff’s…
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TikTok closes Nashville office on Music Row and lays off staff – two years after signing the lease
TikTok is closing its Nashville office on Music Row and laying off all staff based there, just two years after signing the lease. The company said the move was intended to “streamline our operations and better align our teams for long-term growth,” though the decision marks a sharp reversal from an expansion that had made…
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Roblox Blames Falling Player Numbers and In-Game Spending on Its Push to Recommend Less Slop to Kids — And There Being No Replacement for Last Year’s Viral Hit Grow a Garden
Roblox player numbers and in-game spending have fallen sharply from their peak last summer, when the gaming platform hosted viral hits such as Grow a Garden and Steal the Brainrot.
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SpaceX’s wandering Falcon 9 rocket has crashed into the moon
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket upper stage has crashed into the Moon, roughly four months after astronomers first predicted the collision would occur. Scientists confirmed the impact indirectly, as it happened on the sunlit side of the Moon where glare made direct observation impossible; researchers instead detected a plume of sodium and lithium gas via…