Rumors have been swirling about Stephen A. Smith setting his sights on the presidency in 2028 — but a recent New York Times article attempts to put those rumors to rest. The article, titled, “Stephen A. Smith is running to be Joe Rogan,” claims that Smith isn’t planning on running for president, but is instead trying to emulate Joe Rogan. BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock of “Fearless” is not only unimpressed with the article, but doesn’t think Smith is cut out for either position — and simply believes that he’s a “plant.” “I apologize, but it reads like ChatGPT wrote it, that AI wrote this story, that Mark Shapiro and Ari Emanuel and WME said, ‘Hey, we need the New York Times to write a story promoting Stephen A. Smith; we’ve had ChatGPT write the gist of it. Can we put someone’s name on this?’” Whitlock says. There’s no mention in the article of Rogan’s own disdain for Smith, which Whitlock recalls as Rogan “trashing” Smith over his fighting skills — or lack thereof — and Smith’s inability to properly commentate on UFC fights. “Joe Rogan trashed Stephen A. Smith, and the whole thing went viral. It’s the biggest connection between Joe Rogan and Stephen A. Smith, and any reporter that did an ounce of research would have contacted Joe Rogan and/or just mentioned in the article,” Whitlock explains. “The only thing, only real interaction, only thing interesting that’s ever happened between Joe Rogan and Stephen A. Smith is that Stephen A. Smith went on a UFC podcast, Joe Rogan took a dump on him, and Stephen A. hasn’t been involved with UFC fighting ever since,” he continues. “This is the selling the protection of Stephen A. Smith,” Whitlock charges. “‘We’re not going to mention that Joe Rogan trashed him and basically ran him out of UFC fight coverage.’ This guy doesn’t want to be Joe Rogan; he wants to be Joe Biden.” “And that’s how the media is treating Stephen A. Smith — like he’s Joe Biden. There’s a protection racket ahead, because he’s a puppet willing to be put on puppet strings, and so, there’s a level of protection that goes along with that,” he adds. Want more from Jason Whitlock?To enjoy more fearless conversations at the crossroads of culture, faith, sports, and comedy with Jason Whitlock, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Valheim developer Iron Gate has a new Deep North update for us as it continues to work on the next biome for the Viking survival game. The final region to be fleshed out of those included with the game’s early-access launch, the Deep North is currently in development, but things have been quiet lately as rivals such as Rust, Ark, and Palworld unveil new regions and major patches. Thankfully, the Valheim maker promises that it’s “very much still working on the game” despite not showing much of the Deep North publicly so far - and it has another big overhaul in the works for the meantime. Continue reading Valheim dev reveals new Deep North enemy and teases incoming combat overhaul MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best survival games , Best Valheim mods, Valheim console commands and cheats

Ahead of my trip to 11 Bit Studios HQ in Warsaw, I did not expect to fall in love with its upcoming slate of games quite so quickly. While acutely aware of its hard-hitting works like Frostpunk, This War of Mine, and The Invinicible, I had little to no experience with its tried and tested formula of engaging gameplay loops interspersed with dark and desperate thematic hooks. The Alters has convinced me to pay the Polish developer-publisher much more mind. The in-house efforts of 11 Bit Studios have produced a gorgeous and immediately engaging interstellar exploration game that's as much a management sim as a narrative space opera. With just a few weeks until release, The Alters is poised to become another fine example of the value of a Game Pass subscription to players and publishers alike. Continue reading The Alters is a story-driven survival mash-up that's primed to pop on Game Pass MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best survival games, Best strategy games, Best story games

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