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Caitlin Clark proves there’s no NBA 2K27 cover curse as Fever set franchise scoring record
The Indiana Fever extended their winning run to three games with a commanding 123-88 victory over the Connecticut Sun, setting a new franchise scoring record in the process. The win came just hours after star guard Caitlin Clark was unveiled as a cover athlete for NBA 2K27, dispelling suggestions of a so-called “cover curse” that…
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Doom Co-Creator John Romero to Headline Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show 2026
John Romero, co-founder of id Software and co-creator of Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein 3D, has been confirmed as the headline keynote speaker for Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show 2026 in Bangkok. His keynote, titled “Why We Still Make Games”, will reflect on his long career, industry setbacks and the challenges the games industry has…
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Splatoon Raiders Switch 2 Launch Update Out Now, Here Are The Patch Notes
The hunt begins. The new adventure Splatoon Raiders is out exclusively for the Switch 2 this week and like many other first-party Nintendo releases nowadays, there’s a launch update. The patch notes aren’t available locally just yet, but according to Nintendo’s Japanese website, it comes with some adjustments as well as bug fixes to improve…
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China’s Moonshot AI stole from Anthropic, Trump tech adviser says
A White House technology adviser has accused Chinese firm Moonshot AI of running a “large scale” effort to steal capabilities from leading US artificial intelligence models, intensifying scrutiny of Chinese AI developers amid the ongoing US-China tech rivalry. Michael Kratsios, Donald Trump’s Science and Technology adviser, said Moonshot used “distillation” – a technique where a…
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I regret to report that the AIs are weebs, too
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Blocked by censors, China’s animal lovers take fight against abuse offline and overseas
A stray dog and her puppies were killed by four boys under 14 in Jieyang, Guangdong province, in a video that sparked outrage across the Chinese internet in June. Authorities said the boys would avoid criminal charges and be sent to a “specialised school” instead, and asked the public to stop sharing the footage and…
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The Japanese Patent Office has officially had enough of Nintendo, rejecting a patent attached to the Palworld lawsuit with “rarely seen” sass
Japan’s Patent Office has rejected a patent held by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company that underpins part of their ongoing lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair, reportedly using unusually blunt language in doing so. The ruling matters because it strikes at the legal foundation of one of the video game industry’s highest-profile intellectual property disputes, potentially…
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2 people sentenced to prison for threatening Mace’s life
Two people were sentenced after making threats against Republican Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina, highlighting continuing concerns about violence and intimidation directed at elected officials. Shayla Addison received a federal prison sentence for threatening Mace, while Samuel Theodore Cain received house arrest and probation under South Carolina law. Addison, 28, was sentenced in Indiana…
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China’s Open AI Models Are Challenging Silicon Valley’s Playbook
A wave of powerful new open-source AI models from Chinese firms, including Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3, Z.ai’s GLM 5.2 and Alibaba’s Qwen 3.8, has drawn immediate attention from Silicon Valley and Washington, echoing the shock caused by DeepSeek’s R1 model in January 2025. The releases underscore a widening divergence between Chinese and American approaches to…