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  • Grant St. Clair
    8:00 am Mon, Sep 22, 2025
    Zuckerberg's Meta AI glasses repeatedly fail live demo; embarrass him onstage Wax figure of Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (Harmony Video Production / Shutterstock.com)

    I sure love living in a system that allows self-absorbed billionaires to waste endless resources on crowbarring tech no one wants or cares about into our lives. After the Metaverse… Read the rest of the article: Zuckerberg's Meta AI glasses repeatedly fail live demo; embarrass him onstage

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  • Grant St. Clair
    7:56 am Mon, Sep 22, 2025
    Brush up before GTA 6 with a Grand Theft Auto college class Grand Theft Auto V. Image: Take-Two Interactive

    Granted, the Grand Theft Auto series hasn't exactly been concerned with continuity between games. The most you'll get are a few references from one to another, or in extreme cases,… Read the rest of the article: Brush up before GTA 6 with a Grand Theft Auto college class

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  • Grant St. Clair
    9:33 am Thu, Sep 18, 2025
    Trump Tower security rejects Good Liars' Epstein prank display President Donald Trump (Joey Sussman / Shutterstock.com)

    Left-wing comedy duo The Good Liars always have their finger on the pulse. With the news cycle consumed by that one political event everyone is talking about right now, it… Read the rest of the article: Trump Tower security rejects Good Liars' Epstein prank display

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  • Grant St. Clair
    9:24 am Thu, Sep 18, 2025
    New Star Wars film follows Baby Yoda's successful formula Ryan Gosling (Fred Duval / Shutterstock.com)

    I can't lie, guys: I'm kind of over Star Wars. More renowned media commentators than me have pointed out its devolution into a constant stream of samey, half-considered projects that… Read the rest of the article: New Star Wars film follows Baby Yoda's successful formula

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  • Grant St. Clair
    9:16 am Thu, Sep 18, 2025
    Instagram artist captures cats' hilariously undignified moments AllKlear Love Photo/shutterstock.com

    It is perhaps a testament to the remarkable cuteness of cats that they manage to stay cute even in their most undignified moments. Are they cute despite the strained, scrunkly,… Read the rest of the article: Instagram artist captures cats' hilariously undignified moments

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  • Grant St. Clair
    10:01 am Wed, Sep 17, 2025
    Bernie Sanders ventures into deep-red West Virginia Image: Trevor Collens / shutterstock.com

    For a lot of right-wing America (and far too many liberals, it should be noted), "socialism" is still a scary word. Bernie Sanders isn't quite Chairman Mao, though, as demonstrated… Read the rest of the article: Bernie Sanders ventures into deep-red West Virginia

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  • Grant St. Clair
    9:30 am Wed, Sep 17, 2025
    The weird, uncanny atmosphere of the early Grand Theft Auto games GTA

    Grand Theft Auto 6 is likely to be the best-looking game ever made when it launches in the middle of next year. There's just something special about how the PS2… Read the rest of the article: The weird, uncanny atmosphere of the early Grand Theft Auto games

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  • Grant St. Clair
    8:00 am Wed, Sep 17, 2025
    Lord of the Rings eagle controversy gets musical resolution Nok Lek Travel Lifestyle / Shutterstock.com

    Ever since Fellowship of the Ring's release, perhaps the biggest Lord of the Rings talking point (aside from Viggo Mortensen really breaking his toe on that helmet) has been the… Read the rest of the article: Lord of the Rings eagle controversy gets musical resolution

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  • Grant St. Clair
    9:02 am Tue, Sep 16, 2025
    Borderlands boss defends game's abysmal performance, kickstarts yet another PR controversy Borderlands 4. Image via Gearbox

    Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford has done it again. Just as the memory of him saying "real fans" would "find a way" to purchase a potential $80 Borderlands 4 was beginning… Read the rest of the article: Borderlands boss defends game's abysmal performance, kickstarts yet another PR controversy

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  • Grant St. Clair
    8:54 am Tue, Sep 16, 2025
    Making Animal Crossing more real — and more terrifying – with AI chatbots

    Ahh, Animal Crossing, everybody's favorite crushing debt simulator with cute animals. A common criticism of the last game in the series was its limited pool of dialogue for each possible… Read the rest of the article: Making Animal Crossing more real — and more terrifying – with AI chatbots

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  • Grant St. Clair
    8:47 am Tue, Sep 16, 2025
    Steam president faces weekly abuse in gaming community Alberto Garcia Guillen / Shutterstock.com

    As Valve co-founder and president and head of the company's distribution service Steam, there are very few people out there who have done more for PC gaming than legendary developer… Read the rest of the article: Steam president faces weekly abuse in gaming community

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  • Grant St. Clair
    10:21 am Sat, Sep 13, 2025
    Nintendo's biggest flop returns: Virtual Boy on Switch Online The new and not improved Virtual Boy. Image via Nintendo

    Hey, remember the Virtual Boy? Of course you don't, because the 3D video game console was completely terrible, widely considered one of gaming's greatest failures. The company revealed that Nintendo… Read the rest of the article: Nintendo's biggest flop returns: Virtual Boy on Switch Online

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  • Grant St. Clair
    10:17 am Sat, Sep 13, 2025
    Nintendo announces Super Mario Galaxy Movie as unexpected sequel Mario

    Nintendo has officially announced a sequel to their blockbuster animated film, and they're taking Mario to the cosmos. During yesterday's Nintendo Direct presentation, the company revealed "The Super Mario Galaxy… Read the rest of the article: Nintendo announces Super Mario Galaxy Movie as unexpected sequel

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  • Grant St. Clair
    10:10 am Sat, Sep 13, 2025
    Nintendo faces backlash over Minecraft-like Pokémon Pokopia Disappointed Pikachu in a still frame from Pokémon

    For a company so famously litigious to the point where they've begun indebting people for life, it sure is interesting that Nintendo's next big Pokémon game is going to be… Read the rest of the article: Nintendo faces backlash over Minecraft-like Pokémon Pokopia

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  • Grant St. Clair
    9:10 am Fri, Sep 12, 2025
    Borderlands 4 launch marred by "terrible performance" across all hardware Borderlands 4. Image via Gearbox

    Borderlands 4 has been a bit of a magnet for controversy, even beyond that which comes with being another Borderlands game. First it was the lingering shadow of the terrible… Read the rest of the article: Borderlands 4 launch marred by "terrible performance" across all hardware

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  • Grant St. Clair
    9:09 am Fri, Sep 12, 2025
    Gorillaz returns with political punch in new single "The Happy Dictator" Image: Gorillaz.com

    When Gorillaz' upcoming album 'The Mountain' leaked, everyone assumed it meant official news was going to be coming soon. I'm not sure anyone thought it'd be literally the day after,… Read the rest of the article: Gorillaz returns with political punch in new single "The Happy Dictator"

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  • Grant St. Clair
    9:03 am Fri, Sep 12, 2025
    Forgotten gem Saints Row 2 finally playable on PC after 14 years Saints Row 2. Image via Volition

    Nowadays, Saints Row is a brand most associated with dubstep music, large purple marital aids, and abject failure. Given that the franchise has had far more bad games than good… Read the rest of the article: Forgotten gem Saints Row 2 finally playable on PC after 14 years

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  • Grant St. Clair
    8:30 am Thu, Sep 11, 2025
    PlayStation turns 30: How Sony's gray box changed gaming forever

    Does that headline make you feel old? I'm sorry. It is, however, an undeniable fact: this month in 1995, the original PlayStation was released around the world. The date in… Read the rest of the article: PlayStation turns 30: How Sony's gray box changed gaming forever

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  • Grant St. Clair
    8:00 am Thu, Sep 11, 2025
    Tim Robinson moves to HBO with new conspiracy workplace comedy

    Friendship was really, really good, but it also made me depressed that we have yet to hear any more news on season 4 of Tim Robinson's brilliant sketch comedy show… Read the rest of the article: Tim Robinson moves to HBO with new conspiracy workplace comedy

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  • Grant St. Clair
    7:30 am Thu, Sep 11, 2025
    Cyberpunk 2077 puzzle deepens as players uncover secret Night City website Idris Elba in Cyberpunk 2077's Phantom Liberty DLC

    Last week, I reported on an elaborate ARG that seemed to be teasing upcoming content for already massive, engrossing RPG Cyberpunk 2077. At the time, the trail ended at an… Read the rest of the article: Cyberpunk 2077 puzzle deepens as players uncover secret Night City website

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