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Super Meat Boy 3D, coin-pushing chaos and other new indie games worth checking out

Welcome to our latest roundup of what’s going on in the indie game space. As ever, we’ve got a whole bunch of new games for you to dive into this weekend, along with announcements and updates on several others that are coming down the pike.I love how spoiled we are for game showcases these days, […]

AI animation studio Toonstar will turn books into digital shows for HarperCollins

HarperCollins is tapping into AI to bring some of its book franchises to life. Specifically, the publisher is teaming up with Toonstar, an AI animation studio, to turn them into digital shows. The first project will be an adaptation of Lisa Greenwald’s “Friendship List” series, which will also be joined by a graphic novel. You’d […]

Jason Blundell announces his new-new studio, Magic Fractal

Jason Blundell, a former creative lead on Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: Black Ops series, has announced that he’s formed a new development studio called Magic Fractal Studios. Blundell announced the studio on a livestream with former Dark Outlaw Games coworker JC Farmer, a little over a week after the previous studio was closed by […]

Banks working on the SpaceX IPO reportedly have to subscribe to Grok

Cutthroat capitalism sure does bring out the best in humanity. Take, for example, Elon Musk. He reportedly set a condition for banks, law firms, auditors and advisors who want to work on the SpaceX IPO. They’re required to subscribe to the bastion of nonconsensual deepfakes and occasional Hitler praise known as Grok.Surely the best and […]

The Artemis II crew snapped some mesmerizing photos of Earth

On their way around the Moon, the Artemis II crew had time to snap some terrific pictures of our blue planet. NASA has begun sharing the images, including the one above, which shows a striking view of Earth through the Orion capsule’s window.Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman overcame the crew’s problems with Microsoft Outlook and […]

March Madness 2026: How to watch the Final Four

Let’s face it: your bracket was probably busted a long time ago. The 2026 NCAA basketball tournaments, affectionately known as March Madness, are ending soon. The Final Four for both the men’s and women’s tournaments starts this weekend. Both the men’s and women’s tournaments are available to stream through various apps and services, but navigating […]

Take-Two laid off the head its AI division and an undisclosed number of staff

Take-Two, the owner of Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Games, has seemingly laid off the head of its AI division, Luke Dicken, and several staff members working under him. “​​It’s truly disappointing that I have to share with you that my time with T2 — and that of my team — has come to an […]

Much like the game’s zombies, State of Decay 3 is somehow still alive

Amid Microsoft’s hacking and slashing of its Xbox division, you wouldn’t be crazy for thinking State of Decay 3 was dead. After all, the title was announced nearly six years ago, and, well, we haven’t heard much since. But the survival game is still in the pipeline, and developer Undead Labs will hold a series […]

Trump labor board tells Amazon to negotiate with Staten Island warehouse union

The Trump administration’s labor board has ordered Amazon to recognize and bargain with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union, which represents workers at a warehouse in Staten Island. This is just the latest chapter in a multiyear standoff between Staten Island warehouse workers and Amazon, according to a report by The Washington Post. The union […]

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is a black hole of entertainment

I realized something was genuinely wrong with The Super Mario Galaxy Movie about 30 minutes in: I hadn’t laughed even once. My audience of around 15 people, including a few families, was dead silent as well. The guy sitting behind me, a Nintendo fan decked out in Mario gear, was so bored he fell asleep. […]