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Security researchers have leveraged bad maths to get around AI safety guardrails, naming the attack method after one of 2007's best PC games

LLMs can be most simply understood as sycophantic, 'yes, and' machines. To the surprise of very few, that's gotten AI companies in hot water when LLM-based chatbots and AI agents attempt to answer users' more unsavoury requests. So, AI companies have implemented safety guardrails that make fulfilling certain requests o...

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Dawn of War 2’s The Last Stand mode is still the best co-op MOBA that never was

Have you ever played 'comp stomp?' When I want to arrange an RTS playdate with a mix of casual and hardcore friends with wide gaps in skill level, it's the only way to play without someone (or perhaps everyone except the guy who can time his build order) getting smoked. Load into a map against a bunch of AI opponents,...

1 week ago πŸ‘ 11
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Riot teases League of Legends Classic, with a full reveal coming in two weeks

After a bunch of decidedly low-poly character models started leaking from League of Legends's public test servers, Riot decided to pull the ripcord: League of Legends Classic is real, though when exactly it will harken back to is yet to be seen.The reveal came in the form of a cheeky skit called "200 Years of Experienc...

1 week ago πŸ‘ 15
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Dota 2's Dark Carnival has begun, with a huge story chapter and five automaton hero personas

At last, weeks of speculation and mystery can finally be put to bed: the Dota 2 Dark Carnival has begun. Valve's latest big event is here, and as many were hoping (myself included), it's a full-scale story campaign in a similar format to 2024's Crownfall. This time, the tale opens with Legion Commander and Hoodwink tra...

1 week ago πŸ‘ 18
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Team Fortress Leak Found In Dota 2 Update

Last year, Valve dataminers uncovered references to a new project simply labeled 'TF.' Given the initials, it's widely believed to be a new Team Fortress projectβ€”though whether it's a sequel or a Source 2 port of TF2 remains unclear.

1 week ago πŸ‘ 9
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After mysteriously vanishing from the game, Dota 2's Axe has been 'replaced' by a fake

Dota 2 has a new hero - or should that be an old one? It's tough to be sure. If you logged into the Valve MOBA this week, you might have been surprised to find that Axe, one of its longest-standing and most iconic faces, was completely absent from the roster. You couldn't play him, and his spot in the lineup was replac...

1 week ago πŸ‘ 14
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Valve calls out Dota 2 dataminers desperate for Dark Carnival news: "Why are you guys reading our variable names?"

Rumors of a new Dota 2 event called Dark Carnival have been swirling among the MOBA's community for several months, with the leading speculation being that Valve is preparing a new, large-scale feature in the vein of 2024's Crownfall. Lately, in-game signs have suggested that something, at least, is on the horizon, and...

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Dota 2 Pokes Fun At Half-Life 3 Dataminers

Valve is as elusive as G-Man when it comes to discussing its plans, which is hardly surprising considering all the "unforeseen consequences" over the years, i.e. the numerous versions of Half-Life 3 and Episode Three that have been canceled. Announcing a sequel only to publicly 180 would probably go down about as well...

2 weeks ago πŸ‘ 14
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Dota 2 heroes - best picks for the June 2026 meta

With 128 characters to choose from, picking the best Dota 2 heroes can be difficult. The draft screen flicks to you, and you realize that the person you had your heart set on has already been picked or banned by the enemy team. Who should you choose? Dota 2 is quite flexible, allowing you to succeed with anyone on the...

2 weeks ago πŸ‘ 15
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A new Dota 2 update buffs Nature's Prophet and Arc Warden, but everyone's talking about a mysterious Axe 'change'

Fresh Dota 2 patch notes have just dropped, and that means the meta will start to creak and shift under the weight of Valve's latest balance adjustments. There are some welcome changes in Dota 2 update 7.41d, along with a few that I'm sure people will question, and even a nice quality-of-life buff. The line that's got...

1 month ago πŸ‘ 20
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PlayStation First-Party Game Sales Were In Decline for 5 Straight Years

PlayStation-published game sales have been on the decline for nearly five years, essentially since 2020. First-party games from PlayStation have seen a steady drop in sales numbers from year to year over this five-year period, with only a small uptick in 2025. A trend like this is in line with the anecdotal observation...

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There's one game Don't Nod narrative designer Nina Freeman won't ever uninstall from her PC, because it's banned on Steam: 'It's tragic, because everyone should play this game'

Disk CleanupWelcome to Disk Cleanup, our regular weekend feature delving into the PCs of PC gaming luminaries. Come back every weekend to read a new interview, digging into the important questions, like "How tidy is your desktop?" and "What game will you never uninstall?"Publishers of the '90s loved a boxed video game...

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