Alex Spiro Blasts The SEC’s “Improperly Motivated Campaign” Against Elon Musk, Demands To Know Who Is Guiding The Agency’s Actions
In what can only be described as a dramatic escalation in the ongoing high-stakes one-upmanship between Elon Musk and the SEC, Alex Spiro - the attorney of the CEO of Tesla - has penned a harshly critical letter to the agency's current chair, Gary Gensler, rejecting an offer to settle charges and demanding the disclosure of the hidden hands directing the agency's supposed anti-Musk agenda. For the benefit of those who might not be aware, the SEC has been probing Elon Musk's inordinate
Warren Spector’s Thick As Thieves Is a PvPvE Stealth Action Game Out in 2026
OtherSide Entertainment, the studio founded by Warren Spector and Paul Neurath, has unveiled its new immersive sim-inspired IP at The Game Awards 2024. It's called Thick As Thieves, and it will be a PvPvE stealth action multiplayer game, which will definitely wrinkle the noses of some classic immersive sim fans since they are used to single player adventures. However, Warren Spector maintains that the new game sits firmly in the studio's historic immersive sim roots. In a prepared statement, he said:
Ninja Gaiden Ragebound Announced For PC and Consoles With a Summer 2025 Release
The Ninja Gaiden series is coming back next year on PC and consoles with Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, a game that pays tribute to the series' roots. The new game, which is being developed by The Game Kitchen as revealed by the announcement trailer below, the studio behind Blasphemous, will combine the series' classic role and gameplay from the first 2D entries in the series with the depth and intensity of the modern 3D entries in the series, bringing the best of both areas to modern audiences. Our story begins
Epic Games Store’s Holiday Sale Live, Free Games & Cosmetic Giveaways Available
To celebrate the festive season, the Epic Games Store Holiday Sale has just started, providing those who utilize the launcher the option to get their hands on some of the top games on their wishlist for a discounted price. This includes titles such as Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Frostpunk 2, and No More Room In Hell 2, for example. Of course, there are plenty more games on sale and plenty of opportunities to get free games and cosmetics, too. The Epic Games Store Holiday Sale is available until January
Intel co-CEOs Remain Quiet On Complete Separation Of Manufacturing Business
After Intel's former CEO Patrick Gelsinger left the company earlier this month, the firm's two co-CEOs have shared additional details about separating its chip manufacturing and design divisions. Intel is the only firm in the x86 chip industry that is an integrated company, meaning that it designs and manufactures its chips. However, the recent slowdown in the PC market, along with its manufacturing struggles, has forced the firm on the back foot as it rushes to regain process node leadership with the 18A
WB Games Montreal Lays Off 99 Staff Members, Majority Were Subcontractors
Today, a French outlet named Radio-Canada mentioned that 99 developers have been laid off at WB Games Montreal. It's been said that 99 employees were impacted by this new round of layoffs. However, the vast majority of the employees affected by this round of layoffs were subcontractors hired through Keywords. Keywords is a game service provider that helps connect studios with professionals. They have previously worked with companies such as BioWare and NetEase for their projects. The workers at WB Montreal were in the QA department and
Lords of the Fallen Update 1.7 Improves Combat Fluidity, Adds NPC Summons
Lords of the Fallen developer HEXWORKS continues improving the game at a rather impressive rate. After November's big 1.6 update that introduced enhanced exploration of the Umbral realm, balance changes, and PlayStation 5 Pro support (further detailed in our exclusive interview), the Spanish team has already released a new major update to improve the fluidity of combat thanks to more accurate animation cancellation, improved invincibility frames, more intuitive dodges and rolls, serious attack button prompts, general stamina balancing, and more. These latest enhancements are
TSMC’s US Chipmaking Costs Can Be 30% Higher Due To Chemical Supply Chain Warns Bank
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) Arizona chip manufacturing facility can be as much as 30% more expensive to operate than its Taiwan facilities, according to research from Macquarie Bank. TSMC's Arizona plant is a result of its collaboration with the US government through the CHIPS and Science Act. High costs of running the site have been an industry concern for quite some time, with TSMC founder Dr. Morris Chang warning in 2021 that the unit costs at the American site will be higher
Fortnite OG Sees A Million Active Players In First 20 Minutes
Fortnite OG has now launched as a separate game type for players to enjoy, and it comes with its own game pass as well, allowing players to get rewards that they can utilize in Fortnite OG. Within just 20 minutes of the game's release, it managed to get over 1.1 million concurrent players, with this statistic including the OG Zero Build game. This a huge deal for Fortnite, especially after they broke their record for most concurrent users just days before, with 14 million players playing
Fartcoin Stuns The World With A $500 Million Market Cap: “Nobody Ever Went Broke Overestimating The Flatulence Of The American Public”
Fartcoin (FARTCOIN), a quintessential memecoin with no utility whatsoever, has stunned the world by claiming a market-based capitalization in excess of $500 million. This development is all the more striking when one considers the well-founded hypothesis that the current memecoin season is still in its infancy, with much more insanity presumably in the offing. For the benefit of those who might not be aware, Fartcoin does not lay claim to any intrinsic value. Instead, the memecoin draws the entirety of its worth from