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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.
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 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.

Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
Real people faced off inside a giant Street Fighter arcade cabinet in Times Square.

As far as publicity stunts go, this is a pretty solid one. Performers dressed as Ryu and Ken battled inside an arcade cabinet, complete with oversized joysticks and buttons. Interestingly, it only has three buttons, rather than the traditional six, with one of them reminiscent of the pressure-sensitive buttons on the original Street Fighter.

Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
Nvidia ‘commits’ $1 billion to US science research.

The company announced the investment at the Science: A New Golden Age event in DC, but didn’t specify what shape the investments would take, only saying they were “valued at” $1 billion and would focus on “super intelligence” and quantum computing.

Over the next five years, NVIDIA will commit $1 billion to the advancement of super intelligence for science and quantum computing across the U.S. through support of the nation’s higher-education research institutions, investments in accelerating American quantum leadership and support for cloud service providers bolstering U.S. government mission needs.

Gaby Del Valle
Gaby Del Valle
Someone just swatted Cornell’s Jane Doe.

After online vigilantes doxxed the former Cornell student, someone called the police in Jane Doe’s hometown claiming there had been a shooting at her parents’ house, her attorney told CNN.

“Somebody could have been killed. This has gone too far.”