Microsoft started testing its Xbox Copilot on iOS and Android earlier this year, and now it’s bringing the chatbot to the Game Bar feature on Windows 11. Xbox Insiders can start testing a preview of the Gaming Copilot integration in the Game Bar today, and Microsoft is planning “further optimizations” for this new feature on the upcoming Xbox Ally handhelds. …
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Several veteran developers who worked on the original Guitar Hero games have founded a new studio, RedOctane, and are working on a rhythm game inspired by their past work as well as what the community has created in the decades since plastic guitars ruled video games. The new game is expected to be announced later this year. On August 6, …
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Sophie Cunningham did not anticipate a close encounter with a sex toy in Tuesday’s Fever game after voicing her displeasure over unruly fan behavior days before. Shortly after a green dildo appeared to nick her ankle in Tuesday’s 100-91 loss to the Sparks in Los Angeles, the Fever guard, 28, took to her Instagram Stories to digest what had just …
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A sex toy landed near Indiana’s Sophie Cunningham after it was thrown from the stands in Los Angeles while the Fever played the Sparks on Tuesday night. The incident in Los Angeles occurred with 2:05 left in the second quarter with the object landing in the lane near Cunningham, who had been vocal on social media about fans throwing the …
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from the nice-try dept This whole attempted censorship of adult games on gaming platforms is becoming a thing. Collective Shout—a group out of Australia that wraps itself in a feminist flag while behaving like the religious right to get anything it doesn’t like out of the video game industry—put on a pressure campaign with payment processors, writing in to demand …
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Macronix, the Taiwanese company that’s been making Nintendo’s game cards for years, just shared some interesting news in its latest financial report. Turns out, Macronix’s ROM chips are being used in both the current Nintendo Switch and the Switch 2 game cards. But here’s the fun part: they’re cooking up future cartridges using a mix of their own MLC NAND …
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RedOctane Games, a new studio within Embracer Freemode founded by veterans of the rhythm game world, has announced its establishment. It is focused “solely on advancing the rhythm game genre, combining the past with the future,” and is currently in production on its debut rhythm game to be announced later in 2025. The studio is led by Simon Ebejer, the …
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Minnesota Vikings Unofficial Depth Chart Updated on Wednesday, Aug. 6 Minnesota’s offense is listed in 21 personnel (a running back and a fullback, with one tight end) with two receivers. OFFENSE Quarterback Backups: Sam Howell; Brett Rypien; Max Brosmer Running back Starter: Aaron Jones, Sr. Backups: Jordan Mason; Ty Chandler; Zavier Scott; Tre Stewart Fullback Wide receiver Starter: Justin Jefferson …
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Horror game Vile: Exhumed, which sees you delving into a 90s computer to uncover a man’s obsession with an adult film actress, has launched as a free download after being “wrongly banned” from Steam over sexual content, according to developer Cara Cadaver of Final Girl Games. Initially released via Itch.io (where that version remains live), the game was set to …
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Back in February we told you about Ludocene, a forthcoming project that was setting out to become the perfect game recommendation machine. And crucially, it was aiming to do this via human curation, rather than any ghastly AI. Well, following a successful Kickstarter and the gathering of a wide selection of gaming experts, it’s out today. Combining a dating app …
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