Game Informer is shutting down
Image: Game Informer Game Informer, one of the last remaining gaming magazines, is shutting down after 33 years, the GameStop-owned publication announced on Friday. The magazine’s entire staff is being…
US Declares Maduro’s Right-Wing Opposition the Winner in Venezuela’s Election
The U.S. State Department has formally recognized opposition candidate Edmundo González as the winner of Venezuela’s election as the nation’s highest legal body began an investigation of the vote at…
Valorant launches on Xbox Series S / X and PS5
Image: Riot Games Riot Games is surprise launching Valorant on Xbox Series S / X and PS5 consoles today. After a brief beta period in June, the console version of…
Journalist Marc Lamont Hill: Josh Shapiro Is Not a Progressive VP Candidate
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is reportedly at the top of the list of potential running mates for Vice President Kamala Harris in her bid for the White House. But many…
Meet the Man Behind Project 2025’s Most Radical Plans
In January 2023, a group of about 15 people gathered for three days at the Heritage Foundation, the conservative Washington think tank a few blocks from the Capitol. Their aim…
Illinois Aims to Spend $900 Million Revamping Prisons. Let’s Close Them Instead.
What would you do with 900 million dollars? People incarcerated at two maximum-security prisons in Illinois are brimming with ideas about how to spend that sum: Ending poverty via a…
This online puzzle community has a fresh twist on battle passes
Image: Puzzmo / Angie Wang Everyone seems to want in on newspaper-style casual gaming. While The New York Times is leading the way with Wordle and its iconic crossword, major…
Surface Pro 11 review: tantalizingly close to the dream
Microsoft’s latest 2-in-1 is all in on Arm, and it’s the closest the company’s come to merging the power of a laptop with the battery life and flexibility of a…
AI music startups say copyright violation is just rock-and-roll
Image: The Verge / Shutterstock Several weeks after being targeted with copyright infringement lawsuits, AI music startups Suno and Udio have now accused the record labels that filed them of…
Humble Games layoffs leave indie studios in a state of uncertainty
Image: Squid Shock Studios Humble Games “restructured” and reportedly laid off its 36-person team last week. The publisher, which is part of the IGN-owned Humble Bundle, started helping developers release…
