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Once upon a time, about five years or so ago, the AI apocalypse was a violently dignified end to humanity. Basically a high-tech Frankenstein's monster, we created carelessly and the consequences were murderous, sometimes coming down only on those who earned it and other times leading to nuclear war or, in sci-fi without budget concerns, entire solar systems and galaxies over...

EA SPORTS has officially released its F1 25: 2026 SeasonDLC, rather than going with a full release for the current season. This year signifies possibly the most drastic change to the cars in the history of the sport. This decision has left fans split on the sport, even makin...

One of the great things about being a gamer in Japan is that the arcade scene is still very much alive and kicking, even amidst rebrandings of major game center locations and the increasing domination of crane games. In those centers, two games that visitors are almost certain to encounter are MaiMai (a rhythm game) and Sangokushi Taisen (something akin to a multiplayer RTS c...

WWE 2K26 has been out since March and it's the first entry with the new Ringside Pass content that offers up forty tiers of content per season to unlock and keep people coming back. The third season content is pretty loaded with four new Superstars in the premium version of the t...

Choice is one of the defining factors in 007 First Light, or at least it is in The Past Never Dies mission. James Bond is given a simple task: find a way to come up with an absurd amount of money to get into an auction, and fortunately, there are various means to do so, one of which is winning it off a scammer.