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Why random lines of video game dialogue get stuck in our heads
Some snippets of video game dialogue, like classic movie quotes, are immediately recognisable to a swathe of fans. From Street Fighter's “hadouken!” to Call of Duty's “remember, no Russian” to BioShock's “would…
Media Lies, Not Video Games, Turned Charlie Kirk Into A Target
Charlie Kirk is dead, and the reaction has been as grotesque as it is predictable. Across social media, leftists revel in his murder, posting sick celebrations as if a man's murder were something to cheer. That outpouring of cruelty was not…
Mindseye Star Talks About His 'Luck' With Video Game Roles
When a video game fails, most of the blame rightfully goes to the dev team and the publisher who made the title or titles, as they were the ones who had the “most hands on the product,” and were the ones to make the terrible decisions…
Kei' And 'Midi' Are Much More Interesting Video Game Definitions Than 'Indie' Or 'AA'
Humans are smart, so we know deep down that every attempt we make to classify the things we create is fraught with peril, because so much of what we create evades strict definition. But humans are also humans, meaning we can't resist doing it…
Canceled Xbox Game Perfect Dark Eulogized By Top Boss: 'I Leave With Nothing But Pride'
Microsoft recently cut thousands of jobs as part of its latest round of mass layoffs, and as part of the drawback, the company also canceled the new Perfect Dark and closed its developer, The Initiative. The studio's top boss, Darrell Gallagher…
A footballing future without referees, just cameras?
Referees could be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI) one day, reckons Livingston manager David Martindale. Semi-automated offside technology has been around since the 2022 World Cup and Martindale is predicting further advances to reduce…
What Is an NVE? The FBI's latest term for tracking extremist threats
news article Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. ✓ Link copied to clipboard! The killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has reignited debate over…
The Upgrade Treadmill: How The AI Arms Race Traps Us All
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 04: A robotic arm belonging to Ai-Da Robot, an ultra-realistic humanoid robot artist,during a press call at The British Library on April 4, 2022 in London, England. Ai-Da will open her solo exhibition LEAPING INTO THE…
Review | Good Game: lightweight Hong Kong esports comedy with Will Or
The intense, jargon-filled world of professional esports might seem like a rather esoteric setting for a film. Yet in the new comedy-drama Good Game, this competitive backdrop is used for something unexpectedly heartwarming: a simple underdog story…
Rumor: Could Grand Theft Auto 6 Have Aging Like Red Dead Redemption 2?
There's a rumor going around about Grand Theft Auto 6 that seems very interesting, even if it may not be legitimate. GTA 6 Updates shared this on Twitter today: GTA 6 Characters Are Rumored To Age The Longer You Play The Game The source GTA 6…
PAT NEAL: A winter weather prediction
THE SIGNS OF the impending season are unmistakable and should not be ignored. The vine maples are red. The cottonwood trees are yellow. The old guide's woodpile is large enough to be seen from space. The cows are getting shaggy coats. The spiders…
14 stores closing in September - from Marks & Spencer to Hobbycraft and GAME
Over a dozen high street chains, including Marks and Spencer and Hobbycraft, are set to close their doors across the nation this month. This follows the revelation by the British Retail Consortium that over the past five years, 1,000 large-format…
I wouldn't get too excited for the latest Dragon Quest mobile game
Square Enix has announced another Dragon Quest mobile game. Titled Dragon Quest Smash/Grow, it's a roguelike action RPG that reminds me of games like Hades and Vampire Survivors. It's holding a beta next month ahead of a wide release on Android and…
90% of gamers have played a remake or remaster, finds new report
90% of PC and console gamers have played a remaster or remake in the last 12 months, a new report has found. MTM, a specialist strategy and insights consultancy firm, published its findings in the ' Remake vs Innovate: Is the past the future of…
'Steamboat Willie' Meets Joan Of Arc: Seriesly Kicks Off With A Deep Dive Into The Future Of Content Creation
Seriesly set out its high-concept stall, Wednesday, with an opening keynote that straddled film, TV, art, politics, sport, architecture by way of video games and social media. The Berlin confab is in its second year and director and Igor…
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