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Preview: Ignore the haters, Concord is a solid PS5 shooter that we can’t wait to play more of

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We finally got our hands on Concord, the live service hero shooter from Firewalk Studios, ahead of its August 23 launch. Sony’s big multiplayer gamble didn’t get the best of first impressions when it debuted on Situationbut now that we’ve played the game for a while, the question is, will this be the next live … Read more

Review: The First Descendant (PS5) – A mindless and repetitive slog

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In The First Descendant, Nexon’s new looter shooter, each character has her own set of abilities and gimmicks. Bunny, the first one you can unlock, must keep moving in order to charge up her electricity, which she can then use to fire attacks. She does more damage the faster she runs, so you’ll rarely fire … Read more

Concord Beta: How to get access, start times and what you can play

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Looking for a Concord PS5, PC Beta Guide revealing how to get access the, the start timesAnd what you can play before the full launch? As one of Sony’s first live-service shooters to hit the market, there’s a curiosity surrounding Concord that will largely be satisfied by an upcoming beta available a month before release. … Read more

GTA 5’s ‘Kick Ass’ Story DLC Scrapped Because GTA Online ‘Was Such a Cash Cow,’ Claims Former Rockstar Dev – IGN

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A former Rockstar developer has said that the company canceled a standalone Grand Theft Auto 5 story DLC because GTA Online proved to be a “cash cow” shortly after launch. Joe Robino, who worked as a senior cameraman and virtual cinematographer at Rockstar’s New York office from 2010 to 2016, explained on the YouTube channel … Read more

GTA Online update puts quality-of-life feature behind GTA+ paywall, making it unavailable on PC

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We’ve had the enshittification of Google, Facebook, and the public internet, now the enshittification of GTA Online. What do you mean, “it was enshittified to begin with”? Take it to the comments, because first I have to tell you about the latest GTA Online update, which lets you collect currency collected from vaults, request vehicles, and replenish ammo using your in-game phone — but only if you pay the $8 or $7 a month for a GTA+ subscription, which is currently unavailable on PC.

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Microsoft CEO of AI: Your online content is ‘freeware’ fodder for training models

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Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, said this week that machine learning companies can “scrape” most of the content published online and use it to train neural networks because it is essentially “freeware.” Shortly after, the Center for Investigative Reporting sued OpenAI and its largest investor Microsoft “for using the nonprofit news organization’s content without … Read more

GTA Online Zombie Mode Revealed in New Update – RockstarINTEL

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🔊 Listen to this The new GTA Online update Floor premiums in dollars has just been released and includes content for a special zombie mode. Hidden within the game files, community members have been able to find and access parts of the Halloween event that will take place later this year. Last year’s Halloween event … Read more

Physicists want to drill a five kilometer hole in the moon, online discussion arises

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The Standard Model of particle physics says that protons are stable and live forever, but it still has some shortcomings, especially in reconciling quantum mechanics with Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity, which describes gravity. The proton decay hypothesis was first described by Andrei Sakharov in 1967, but despite experimental efforts, all means of finding evidence … Read more

Elden Ring patch 1.12 is now available, adding new features and adjusting the balance ahead of Erdtree

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Update: Elden Ring’s 1.12 update is now available for download and is fully detailed. We’ve included the key points from the patch notes below. Elden Ring Update 1.12 Patch Notes New functions Added support for the SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE DLC. Five new hairstyles have been added to the game. They can be selected during … Read more