New Far Cry game coming to replace canceled extraction shooter, report says
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Published Jul 27, 2026, 2:35 PM EDT
A new mainline Far Cry game is in the works, as well as a new spinoff
Ubisoft's scraps Far Cry extraction shooter for 'really ambitious' open-world FPS, report says
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New research turns the Dunning-Kruger effect on its head: Rethinking the confident incompetent
Researchers at the University of Bath and The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) suggest that the celebrated Dunning-Kruger effect, often taken to mean the least competent people are the most overconfident, may actually be the wrong way around.
The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind is easily playable in a web browser now
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Published Jul 27, 2026, 2:16 PM EDT
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Amazon’s new satellite network for mobile phones could turn up the heat on SpaceX
Amazon filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission for a license to operate a new network of 5,105 satellites that would provide service to mobile phones, with plans to start launching them in 2028.
CME launches single stock futures enabling investors to trade SpaceX, Micron and others 23 hours a day
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Investors looking to wager on stocks such as SpaceX and Micron Technology now have a new tool: single-stock futures that trade for nearly 24 hours a day.
'If It Had to Be Literal, I Would Be Open' — Simu Liu Says He Would 'Crawl Through a Mile of Broken Glass' for Shang-Chi 2
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: Jul 27, 2026 6:04pm UTC
We still know next to nothing about Shang-Chi 2, but star Simu Liu said he would "crawl through a mile of broken glass on my bare hands" to make it happen.
Pirlo out of Italy football top job after backlash over Russian betting firm links
Andrea Pirlo has said he is no longer a candidate to coach the Italian national side following days of controversy over his ties to a Russian betting company.
His appointment as Italy's next head coach had not been confirmed by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) yet was being treated as all but certain.
New research reveals mass shootings and suicide deaths share summer peaks
A new study has found that mass shootings and deaths by suicide in the United States share seasonal patterns, reaching their highest levels during summer months. Analyzing national data spanning 2014–2021, researchers observed consistent summertime peaks in both mass shootings and suicide deaths, suggesting that common environmental, behavioral or biological factors may contribute to seasonal fluctuations in these forms of violence.
Mets’ Clay Holmes, 2-Time Yankees All-Star, Hints At Trade Move With Contract Message
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - MAY 3: Clay Holmes #35 of the New York Mets walks to the dugout prior to a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on May 3, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images)
This week in PC games: a battle royale detective game, a broken Y2K metaverse, a laptop tycoon sim, and a new Company of Heroes RTS
What we're feeding the Maw
Hello all! Welcome to another week of sordid digital diversions, aka new PC games, dumped upon the innocent wanderer like a chamberpot upended over your head by a Victorian maid, as you saunter down an alleyway in your finest crinoline and lobster tail bustle. How are you supposed to attend the Crown Prince's soirée in this bedraggled state? In vain do you shake your reeking fists at the chambermaid, for she is a minion of the Maw, and only squawks with glee. You totter out of the alleyway, mopping your face with your nosegay, and are promptly arrested for being a public obscenity.