Games
NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, October 23 (game #1230)
Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.\n \nOpen Original Post
AI
The Social Society Helping Women Join the AI Boom
WIRED spoke with the founders of the Aged Intelligence Society, a fast-growing events startup that brings women together to “solve midlife problems using frontier tools.” Open Original Post
Games
Good news for World of Warcraft: Forever players: Blizzard has extended the beta and is opening WoW name reservations ahead of the game's November launch
Blizzard has extended the World of Warcraft: Forever beta, giving those with access additional playtime in Azeroth ahead of the game's official launch.\n \nOpen Original Post
Games
Stranger Than Heaven director says 'it was really important' for RGG that 'the player experience the whole life of a man' and that the story's 50-year timeline was essential to depicting how a yakuza organization is built
Stranger Than Heaven director Mikinobu Abe has explained why RGG Studios chose to tell an era-spanning story in one game, rather than across multiple titles.\n \nOpen Original Post
Games
EA says it's 'bringing together our Respawn and DICE studios to collaborate on a future project' that is reportedly Star Wars Battlefront 3
Star Wars Battlefront 3 is reportedly in development after EA confirmed that Respawn and DICE will work collaboratively on a new project.\n \nOpen Original Post
Games
Secretlab's new League of Legends K/DA Firestarter collection is a gorgeous new addition to its Titan Evo and Magnus Pro series — here's where to get your matching set
Secretlab is expanding its Secretlab Titan Evo and Magnus Pro series with a new League of Legends collection inspired by the game's virtual pop group, K/DA.\n \nOpen Original Post
Games
Stranger Than Heaven director says the game's combat was inspired by old 'Ninkyo' Yakuza movies because the 'raw and gritty' action scenes fit Daito's character as an inexperienced fighter — 'We felt that atmosphere was what made those genres special'
Stranger Than Heaven director Mikinobu Abe has revealed that classic "Ninkyo" yakuza movies inspired the upcoming action game's combat system.\n \nOpen Original Post
Games
The MSI Cyborg 15 is a 'solid budget gaming laptop' — and this RTX 5050 model with an Intel i5 and 16GB of RAM is now $899 at Walmart
Walmart has surprised me with one of the best value gaming laptop deals right now, with a $400 saving on this MSI Cyborg 15 that features an RTX 5050, 16GB of RAM, and a 144Hz display.\n \nOpen Original Post
AI
Meet Mori, a Cute Robot Mushroom That Doesn’t Really Say (or Do) Anything
Step one in convincing people to live with robots with cameras on their faces? Disguise them as cute home decor. Open Original Post
Games
'I believe we were making something special' — BioWare dev says the now-canceled Mass Effect 5 offered 'a level of autonomy and choice that no other game has been able to match'
BioWare cinematic supervisor Tony de Waal has revealed new details about the now-canceled Mass Effect 5.\n \nOpen Original Post
Games
'We’re removing the friction between creator vision and spatial execution' — Audeze and Audiokinetic are introducing native head-tracking support for the Maxwell 2 ANC headset directly inside Wwise
Audeze has announced a new partnership with Audiokinetic to introduce native head-tracking support for the Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC headset directly inside Wwise.\n \nOpen Original Post
Games
'We're now entering an era where the name BioWare won't show up anymore when discussing upcoming RPGs' — The game industry reacts to the shuttering of legendary Mass Effect and Dragon Age studio, BioWare
EA is shutting down BioWare, the legendary studio behind Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.\n \nOpen Original Post