"I could feel myself coming apart at the seams": Suicide Squad leads on almost leaving the games industry after its failure

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Crikey, remember Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League? That sure was a mess. It was a public mess too, one where there were seemingly some attempts to save the game, but none that could have shifted it away from its inherent flaws. But for the game's co-director Axel Rydby and associate design director Johnny Armstrong, the behind the scenes events were enough to almost turn them off from the games industry entirely.

Jersey Mike’s IPO illustrates how bad the AI hype has become

I can’t tell the exact tipping point from realistic excitement over a new technology, to hype, to aww-come-on — but I’m pretty sure when a sandwich shop with Danny DeVito as its public face talks about AI in its IPO documents, we must be getting close.

Google Ends Cache-Served AMP Pages In Search

• Google Search now routes searchers to the domain's own AMP host pages.
• Google will no longer use the AMP viewer, AMP Cache, or signed exchanges for AMP serving.
• AMP content will continue to rank like any other web page.

Google Search now takes searchers directly to a domain's AMP host pages, ending the viewer/cache serving path. AMP still ranks as normal.

This spray-on powder can stop life-threatening bleeding in 1 second

Excessive blood loss is the leading cause of death from combat injuries, making rapid bleeding control one of the biggest challenges in battlefield medicine. Researchers at KAIST, including an Army Major, have developed a next generation spray-on powder that can stop severe bleeding in about one second. The innovation could significantly improve survival for wounded soldiers while also offering broad potential for civilian emergency care.

The Top 10 TV Series Right Now, According to Streaming Data

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Polestar's U.S. Sales Ban Leads to Fire Sale. Some Discounts Can Save You up to $25,000

• Polestar's imminent exit from the U.S. market is resulting in some extremely enticing discounts on remaining inventory.
• Polestar 4 models can be had for up to $25,000 off the sticker price, or a 39-month lease payment of only $399 per month.
• The more expensive Polestar 3 is offered with up to $23,000 in rebates.

Last week, fledgling electric-car maker Polestar was forced to exit the U.S. market due to a change in federal regulations surrounding connected car services, which affects vehicles manufactured in China and Russia. The U.S. government's decision to ban the Chinese-owned company from selling new cars on our shores has kickstarted a fire sale of existing Polestar 3 and Polestar 4 inventory at dealers across the country.

Ithaca is a road trip RPG about climate resistance and dealing with the hostage you have in your trunk

How'd that get in there?

The ethical quandaries around car usage aside, we can all agree there's nothing like a road trip, right? When better a time is there to think about every single decision you've ever made in life than on an open stretch of road with only other cars to stop you? It feels like a great setting for a video game, despite there not being very many road trip games. But another one is entering the fray and it's called Ithaca, a "narrative road-trip with RPG elements about environmental resistance."

Don't Get Charged for a Subscription After Preordering 'Grand Theft Auto VI'

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