I'm a huge fan of turn-based games, but sometimes, I want something a little more involved than just choosing attack from a list over and over again.

The writer of Final Fantasy Tactics has discussed how the writing in the game is just as relevant now as it was when it first launched in the late ‘90s, as the world is just as bad now as it was then.

BTs are an enemy type in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach that you'll encounter pretty frequently. They are horrifying up close as they resemble the appearance of ghosts, while also making disturbing sounds.

There’s something magnetic about competition. The thrill of the chase. The pressure of the spotlight. The desperation in a final, game-changing moment. Anime has always understood that, and not just in traditional sports. Across countless genres, competitions are used as battlegrounds for pride, ambition, survival, and sometimes, just pure fun.

JRPGs are generally very, very long games. While most end up being worth the journey, some can be an absolute slog at the start of the game before the story really picks up.

SecDef Hegseth Excoriates the Media in Blistering Takedown: ‘It’s in Your Blood to Cheer Against Trump’

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We’ve had AI image generators for years now, but they’ve gotten significantly better in recent months. ChatGPT, Gemini, Firefly, Midjourney, and other services now offer high-quality images that are nearly indistinguishable from real photos. Since most AI-generated images lack visible watermarks, the untrained eye might not be able to tell the difference between real photography and AI-generated content. ChatGPT went viral a few months ago thanks to its new 4o image generation tool. Everyone wanted to try it, and OpenAI saw a big jump in new ChatGPT users. But if you choose Gemini instead of ChatGPT, you’ll get the same spectacular experience. In fact, Google just introduced Imagen 4 and Imagen 4 Ultra, which bring even more powerful image generation features to Gemini. https://twitter.com/higgsfield_ai/status/1937931727084917097 No sooner had Imagen launched than Soul became the talk of the town. It’s a new model from an AI startup called Higgsfield, and it's going viral on social media. Like tools from OpenAI and Google, Soul can deliver images that look like real photos taken with a smartphone. But Soul is a “high-aesthetic photo model” designed to replicate the quality of real-life photography. Soul promises “fashion-grade realism” that might make you “throw away your iPhone,” according to an announcement from Higgsfield on social media. Continue reading... The post Everyone’s flipping out over a crazy new AI image generator called Soul appeared first on BGR.

New Jersey GOP gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli is inviting all New York City residents and business owners to move to his state to escape the possibility of living in a city governed by Zohran Mamdani, the state assemblyman who took the city's Democratic primary Tuesday.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, during a news conference with Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine, scolded the media for indicating that strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites may not have been as devastating as President Donald Trump had reported.