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Games Black Flag Resynced is skipping the RPG format Grant St. Clair

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Games Starfield announces surprise expansion to hopefully make the game good (and comes to PS5) Grant St. Clair

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writing Science fiction author Dan Simmons, RIP Séamus Bellamy

mistakes Three months' prison for woman who claimed her astronaut wife accessed bank account from space Rob Beschizza

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deaths Playwright Tom Stoppard dead at 88 Rob Beschizza

crime Woman lied about astronaut wife accessing bank account from International Space Station Rob Beschizza

Entertainment Tom the Dancing Bug finally gets its complete archive treatment  Mark Frauenfelder

blockchain Neal Stephenson and Weta Workshop's new project is… something? Gail Sherman

politics Leaked plans show Ubisoft backed away from Reconstruction-era game featuring Black protagonist Grant St. Clair

Games Sega Dreamcast esoterica site Rob Beschizza

top talent Wakka Wakka's latest magical puppetry production, Dead as a Dodo, starting its USA South Tour in October Jennifer Sandlin

music Bill Evans Trio's lost recordings reveal jazz revolution in progress Ellsworth Toohey

Games Ubisoft's NFT game isn't dead yet, but it's sure close Grant St. Clair

Games The eternal quest to beat Red Dead Redemption 2 without killing anyone Grant St. Clair

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