THE BEST NON-TRADITIONAL WAR GAMES

Is it possible for wargamers to give peace a chance?

RICH'N BEEFY

LIKE A DRAGON: INFINITE WEALTH is a dizzyingly huge all-you-can-eat Yakuza buffet

MOTIONAL EXPERIENCE

PHIL STILGOE and JOE ELLS of Centroid UK on the art of motion capture

YELLOW RAT'S REVENGE

How a DMCA'd PALWORLD modder got back at Nintendo

WHEELIE GOOD

Freewheeling with Northern Irish indie studio Billy Goat Entertainment and its next project, PARCEL CORPS

TERMINATOR: RESISTANCE

Revisiting Teyon’s game after Robocop: Rogue City.

A SCUM SUPREME

Developers weigh-in on save scumming

ROUND 8 FIGHT!

TEKKEN 8 is a blend of nostalgia for fans and a pair of welcoming arms for newbies

SHOT DEAD

There are flashes of greatness in SUICIDE SQUAD: KILL THE JUSTICE LEAGUE

HOLY HELL

THE INQUISITOR is a grim yet strangely gripping dark fantasy adventure

INDIANA JONES AND THE GREAT CIRCLE

A whip-cracking look at the newly revealed first-person adventure

DIVINE FREQUENCY

This horror-RPG-FPS built in the Doom engine is terrifying

AVOWED

Obsidian's next RPG goes all in on first-person action

THE UNITED STATES HAS ITS FIRST LARGE OFFSHORE WIND FARM, WITH MORE TO COME

America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officially open, a long-awaited moment that helps pave the way for a succession of large wind farms.

THIRD TEST FLIGHT OF SPACEX'S MEGA ROCKET ENDS WITH LOSS OF SPACECRAFT

SpaceX’s mega-rocket blasted off on another test flight Thursday and made it farther than two previous attempts, but the spacecraft was lost as it descended back to Earth.

FORMER TREASURY SECRETARY STEVE MNUCHIN SAYS HE'S PUTTING TOGETHER INVESTOR GROUP TO BUY TIKTOK

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he’s going to put together an investor group to buy TikTok, a day after the House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban the popular video app in the U.S. if its China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake.

APPLE REVERSES COURSE AND CLEARS WAY FOR EPIC GAMES TO SET UP RIVAL IPHONE APP STORE IN EUROPE

Apple has reversed course under regulatory pressure and cleared the way for a nettlesome adversary, video game maker Epic Games, to set up an alternative store for iPhone apps in Europe.

NEW AI TOOLS CAN RECORD YOUR MEDICAL APPOINTMENT OR DRAFT A MESSAGE FROM YOUR DOCTOR

Don’t be surprised if your doctors start writing you overly friendly messages. They could be getting some help from artificial intelligence.

US LAWMAKERS SEE TIKTOK AS CHINA'S TOOL, EVEN AS IT DISTANCES ITSELF FROM BEIJING

If some U.S. lawmakers have their way, the United States and China could end up with something in common: TikTok might not be available in either country.

Air vs Pro - COMPARING PROS & CONS OF THE POWERFUL M3 MACBOOK LINES

Apple has once again set the stage for a riveting comparison between its latest offerings: the M3 MacBook Air and the M3 MacBook Pro. Both laptops offer unrivaled performance but appeal to different audiences and serve unique purposes for creativity, productivity, and fun.

ELON MUSK VISITS A TESLA PLANT NEAR BERLIN AS PRODUCTION RESUMES AFTER A SUSPECTED ARSON ATTACK

Tesla CEO Elon Musk visited the electric car maker’s first European plant on Wednesday as production resumed at the factory just outside Berlin, about a week after a suspected arson attack cut its power supply.

US LAWMAKERS SAY TIKTOK WON'T BE BANNED IF IT FINDS A NEW OWNER. BUT THAT'S EASIER SAID THAN DONE

U.S. lawmakers are threatening to ban TikTok but also say they are giving its Chinese parent company a chance to keep it running.

EUROPE'S WORLD-FIRST AI RULES GET FINAL APPROVAL FROM LAWMAKERS. HERE'S WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

European Union lawmakers gave final approval to the 27-nation bloc’s artificial intelligence law Wednesday, putting the world-leading rules on track to take effect later this year.

COMPARING THREE-ROW EVS: THE KIA EV9 VS RIVIAN R1S

Shoppers thinking about buying a three-row SUV have plenty of options. Unless they want an electric SUV, that is. Fortunately, there are two models that hold a lot of promise: the Kia EV9 and the Rivian R1S. The EV9 is Kia’s latest and largest electric SUV. Think of it as a Kia Telluride that’s electric. As for the R1S, it hails from Rivian, an electric vehicle startup, and boasts massive power and impressive off-road performance. Both can haul lots of passengers and swallow loads of cargo. But which is the better buy? Car experts compare them to find out.

MOST TEENS REPORT FEELING HAPPY OR PEACEFUL WHEN THEY GO WITHOUT SMARTPHONES, PEW SURVEY FINDS

Nearly three-quarters of U.S. teens say they feel happy or peaceful when they don’t have their phones with them, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center.

REDDIT IS PREPARING TO SELL SHARES TO THE PUBLIC. HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Reddit, that vast, lively and sometimes chaotic repository of internet discussion, projected a price for its initial public offering stock that values the 18-year-old social media platform at up to $6.4 billion.

WHY YOU SHOULD STOP TEXTING YOUR KIDS AT SCHOOL

Virginia high school teacher Joe Clement keeps track of the text messages parents have sent students sitting in his economics and government classes:

DELETE A BACKGROUND? EASY. SMOOTH OUT A FACE? SEAMLESS. DIGITAL PHOTO MANIPULATION IS NOW MAINSTREAM

It’s been a common refrain when seeking proof that someone’s story or some event actually took place: “Pics, or it didn’t happen.”

US SPEARHEADS FIRST UN RESOLUTION ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AIMED AT ENSURING WORLD HAS ACCESS

The United States is spearheading the first United Nations resolution on artificial intelligence, aimed at ensuring the new technology is “safe, secure and trustworthy” and that all countries, especially those in the developing world, have equal access.

OPENAI HAS 'FULL CONFIDENCE' IN CEO SAM ALTMAN AFTER INVESTIGATION, REINSTATES HIM TO BOARD

OpenAI is reinstating CEO Sam Altman to its board of directors and said it has “full confidence” in his leadership after the conclusion of an outside investigation into the company’s turmoil.