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Real-Life Squid Game Contestants Claim ‘Rigged’ Reality Show Caused ‘Torment and Trauma’
Remember when we all thought the idea of turning Netflix’s Squid Game into a real-world reality show was a bad idea? Turns out we were right because a bunch of contestants are seeking legal action against the Netflix-produced reality show for unsafe working conditions, trauma, and participating in what they claim was a rigged competition.…
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There’s An Elden Ring Jazz Concert Coming Up But You Can’t Go (Or Afford It)
It’s been a year of video game concerts, hasn’t it? Nintendo’s been going hard on live concerts featuring some of its most popular characters — Kirby got his own live concert earlier this year. Now, it seems Elden Ring publisher Bandai Namco wants to get in on this action and it doesn’t give a toot. The…
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Report: California Governor Gavin Newsom Accused Of Interfering In Activision Lawsuit
California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) recently lost the top two lawyers in its ongoing gender discrimination lawsuit against Activision Blizzard. The chief counsel was fired by the state governor, Gavin Newsom, while the assistant chief counsel resigned today in protest. The assistant claimed that the governor had been actively interfering in the…
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Oculus Founder’s Vision For Military AI, Which He’s Helping Build, Is Kinda Yikes
One of the founders of Oculus, now called Meta Quest, has been busy since being pushed out of the company in 2018 with, um, military tech that may be involved in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.