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30 years later, Mel Brooks' Dracula satire is still his weirdest misfire

Polygon looks back on Dracula: Dead and Loving It, a vampire spoof that probably should have stayed dead.

Indie Game Awards retracts Expedition 33 prizes due to generative AI

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 had earned another Game of the Year award by the Indie Game Awards last week, but the organization has since announced that the award would be retracted because developer Sandfall Interactive used generative AI during development. The Indie Game Awards also rescinded the Debut Game award given to Expedition 33. Here […]

A New Era for TNW.


My name is Alexandru Stan, and this article continues the dialogue I began following the acquisition of TNW. Following the recent transaction, TNW Spaces remains with the Financial Times, while we continue the mission of the website, the events, and the global community. We already have a dedicated team at tekpon operating the platform, events, and community initiatives. Our objective is to expand and strengthen the team as TNW accelerates its next chapter. TNW is already a global media platform with millions of readers. We’re not starting over. We are building forward. Why TNW matters today Technology is entering a…

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FanDuel and CME Group launch a prediction market app called FanDuel Predicts in five US states, just days after DraftKings rolled out a similar product (Denitsa Tsekova/Bloomberg)

Denitsa Tsekova / Bloomberg:
FanDuel and CME Group launch a prediction market app called FanDuel Predicts in five US states, just days after DraftKings rolled out a similar product  —  FanDuel, the US online gambling division of Flutter Entertainment Plc, launched its own prediction-market app in five states just days …

Nintendo's holiday sale on Switch and Switch 2 games has some great deals

Switch and Switch 2 games are on sale in Nintendo's holiday hits sale, including Minecraft, Super Mario Odyssey, and Hades 2.