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    Pillars of Eternity is getting turn-based combat, all but demanding replays

    I don't think I can cope with Avellone's edgy bullshit NPC writing again. Pass.
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    At the halfway point of season 3, The Wheel of Time is getting it done

    It looks so anemic and unimaginative.
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    People in this career are better at seeing through optical illusions

    "Optical illusions are great fun" evidence needed
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    Behind the scenes of The Electric State

    "I have one fallback position: when in doubt, make it beautiful." well, failed on that one
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    OpenAI urges Trump: Either settle AI copyright debate or lose AI race to China

    Christ, you can even tell which publicity stills it's using sometimes.
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    Spark 2 adds AI, doubles its DSP power to help your guitar rock out

    "Studios today are far more likely to be digital" Nah. Studios seem to be the same as they've been for decades, a mix of both depending on what works best and what clients are asking to use. Surely we moved on from all-or-nothing a long time ago?
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    FBI nabs worker at DVD company for ripping prerelease Marvel blockbusters

    Ever since physical media "died" for the mainstream, the only thing I get any decent royalties for any more are limited edition boutique releases aimed at whales. That shit sells out pretty quickly. Still, I miss DVDs and VHS covering my bills even on marginal projects. It was a nice backup and...
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    Researchers surprised to find less-educated areas adopting AI writing tools faster

    I doubt that's what your coworkers say.
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    After 50 years, Ars staffers pick their favorite Saturday Night Live sketches

    i'd trade em all for a Sammy Maudlin sketch
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    Users report emotional bonds with startlingly realistic AI voice demo

    Brendan Iribe! Boy, I remember talking to a morose Iribe before he left Oculus/Meta years ago. He was so damn unhappy with the direction Zuck was taking things in. Wasn't surprised he was gone a week later. I imagine he'll end up selling this off soon too.
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    Kaizen: A Factory Story makes a game of perfecting 1980s Japanese manufacturing

    I guess crack has a way more limited appeal than I thought.
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    Fresh leaks suggest Half-Life 3 development may be nearing completion

    Tyler McVicker is a seriously unpleasant creep. Ugh.
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    FTC investigates “tech censorship,” says it’s un-American and may be illegal

    Republicans have been sick, evil creeps my entire life but they really are the most loathsome they've ever been in 2025.
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    Reddit mods are fighting to keep AI slop off subreddits. They could use help.

    I'd rather fight to keep reddit mods off reddit, those people need better hobbies
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    ChatGPT can now write erotica as OpenAI eases up on AI paternalism

    Man that sounds so bleak.
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    After 50 years, Ars staffers pick their favorite Saturday Night Live sketches

    They never managed to create anything as incredible as Eugene Levy's Bobby Bittman.
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    Avowed review: Wait, are we the baddies?

    I'm really fucking bored of Obsidian "managing expectations" and underachieving for yet another product. More hub worlds? Pass. Surely it's time they did something a little more ambitious?
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    Sam Altman: OpenAI is not for sale, even for Elon Musk’s $97 billion offer

    Schlock Mercenary is really badly written and drawn, with some of the ugliest book covers I have ever seen. Those maxims are deeply corny.
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    The Sims re-release shows what’s wrong with big publishers and single-player games

    I doubt I would've signed off on putting significant resources behind updating the old games either. Seems like a good way to lose money and get fired.
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    New “WikiTok” web app allows infinite TikTok-style scroll of Wikipedia

    Sounds like this will pair well with my information sponge tendencies.