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Jay Peters
Jay Peters
45 minutes of indie game news.

Check out the full replay of the October 2026 Triple-i Initiative show, which included news about a Machinarium sequel, a February 17th release date for the Among Us narrative game spinoff, a new Strange Scaffold game, the “final” Dave the Diver DLC, and more.

Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
Google is testing a splashy YouTube Music redesign.

A few Reddit users have reported seeing a new look that features cleaner text, streamlined controls, and, most importantly, full-width artwork on albums and playlists. It’s a huge improvement over the cramped, boxed-in look of the current app. Hopefully it’ll be rolling out to more users soon.

YouTube Music’s old UI with smaller album art on the left, playing Madvillainy. The new UI being tested on teh right with larger album art for Madvillainy II.
Justine Calma
Justine Calma
A bipartisan bill aims to hold data centers accountable for their energy use.

The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act would require data centers to report their electricity use, and allow utilities to charge them more for transmission costs. The bill aims to speed the construction of new infrastructure needed to meet soaring electricity demand, but won’t come up for a Senate vote until after midterm elections.

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Wordle is coming to a theater near you.

They’re not turning the popular puzzler into a movie just yet, but The New York Times Games has partnered with Screenvision Media to turn games like Wordle and Spelling Bee into a pre-show experience, according to a report by Variety. A nationwide rollout is expected to start by Thanksgiving giving audiences something else to do before the trailers.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
The cutest robot couple is back.

Amanita Design’s cult classic point-and-click adventure Machinarium is getting a sequel, and it looks just as cryptic and charming as the original, which debuted 17 years ago. You can watch the debut trailer, but unfortunately there’s no word on when it will be launching.

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Camp Snap’s retro digital camcorder is now available in three new colors.

A year after launching its first screen-free video camera inspired by the design of retro Super 8 film cameras from Kodak and Canon, Camp Snap is introducing three new color options for its $199 CS-8. Espresso, champagne, and rose versions are now available, in addition to the original black-and-silver model.

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<em>The new CS-8 color options include rose, espresso, and champagne.</em>
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The new CS-8 color options include rose, espresso, and champagne.
Image: Camp Snap
Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Asos confirms hackers stole names, addresses, phone numbers, and search history.

As reported by BBC News, search terms like “reclaimed vintage”, “glamorous wide fit” and “Asos petite” appeared in the breached data. Asos says an “unauthorised party” accessed an Asos employee’s account by “impersonating a trusted contact,” The Guardian reports.

Earlier this week, alleged hackers sent a push notification to Asos users, warning they have “fully compromised” the UK-based clothing retailer.