David Gaider will never play Dragon Age: The Veilguard because he'd be 'wincing' the whole time: 'EA really did a number on them in terms of setting them up to fail'

Taash stares, sorrowfully, off the screen in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
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There's a common thread amongst former BioWare developers: They are proud of what they worked on, have a lot of love for their former studio, and they have few good things to say about publisher EA. For understandable reasons.

Sizing Up The First Generation Of Enterprise Agentic Assistants

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The Microsoft Copilot Cowork user interface

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In my previous article, I argued that agentic assistants have changed knowledge work for the better but remain demanding tools that are best suited for power users. The largest software vendors have addressed this reality with what I have been calling the Claude-ification of the enterprise: a wave of look-alike desktop agents for broader use — modeled on Claude Cowork — each built with the hope of becoming the primary interface for knowledge workers.

The ‘Moana’ Rotten Tomatoes Critic Review Score Is A Disney Disaster

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While The Odyssey dropped its social media embargo for early critic impressions nearly two weeks before release, Moana waited until the very last minute to do the same, stacking actual, full reviews the very same day. We are exactly one day before release, and those scored reviews are live. Going through many of them, it’s easy to see why Disney might have waited, given its horrific Rotten Tomatoes score.

Samsung CEO Outlines Wide Foldable Phones And Agentic AI In Surprise Editorial

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Detail of a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 smartphone. The next model is just days away from being revealed.

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TM Roh, CEO and President of Samsung, has just published a post — surprising because it’s unusual for him to do so. What he says plays into what we can expect to see from the brand when it holds its Galaxy Unpacked event on July 22 (read this for more details). Here’s what he said, and what it means.

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced can run smoothly aboard both Steam Deck and Steam Machine - with the right settings

Trying and testing the SteamOS duo

A Steam Deck, running Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, next to a Steam Machine. The RPS Steam Deck Academy is added in the bottom-right corner
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Greetings, owners of hardware who are also partial to reasonably well-made pirate game remakes. I’m trying something new and fresh and debatably sexy for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, extending the semi-usual Steam Deck performance and settings investigation with one for the newly launched Steam Machine as well. Look, I said debatably.

These AI startups are growing revenue at faster and faster rates

As companies old and new rush to capitalize on AI, many AI startups say that their revenue is not just growing, but also rapidly accelerating, hitting their next milestones in shorter timeframes.

Elder Scrolls fans get terrible update on Skyrim sequel's release

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Amid much turmoil at Xbox, TES6 fans get an update on the hyped RPG

Elder Scrolls 6 is at least two years away, says report

The jaws of Oblivion: Saving the Elder Scrolls MMO
The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited launched One Tamriel on PC on Oct. 5, 2016. It will arrive on consoles on Oct. 18.

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World Cup 2026: Are claims Argentina are being treated favourably at World Cup fair?

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Argentina have made the quarter-finals after winning 3-2 in the first two knockout rounds

World Series of Poker main event: Malcolm Trayner leads final 21 as shot clock comes into play - ESPN

Jul 13, 2026, 07:38 AM ET

The 2026 World Series of Poker main event began July 2 at the Paris Las Vegas and Horseshoe Las Vegas and is streaming live on ESPN+. Check daily for updates as the field grows and then shrinks to the final table, which will air on ESPN live Aug. 3-5. Doug Greenberg and Lance Bradley have the updates all tournament long.