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LinkedIn, a platform that surely everybody associates with fun, may soon offer puzzle-based games to give its users something to do besides networking. App researcher posted a series of screenshots on X this weekend showing some of the games LinkedIn is working on, and the company has since confirmed the plan to . Employees’ scores will reportedly affect how the companies they work for are ranked in the games.BREAKING: #LinkedIn is working on IN-APP GAMES!There are going to be a few different games and companies will be…

Credit: Antiquity (2023). DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2023.90 New research has confirmed that the commonly repeated statement that the illicit antiquities trade is the third largest illicit trade in the world is unsupported by evidence. This factoid has been in circulation since the 1970s, and is regularly repeated in academic articles,…

How convenient that just when DC needed to distract us from the sad debacle that is The Flash’s box office results, there’s an all-new Superman (and Lois Lane) to announce? Philadelphia-born David Corenswet, 29, will step into Kal-El’s famous red and blue suit, while Rachel Brosnahan will spend the next few years gazing adoringly at him. The pair will make their first foray into the DC Universe in head honcho James Gunn’s Superman Legacy, due out in 2025, replacing previous incumbents Henry Cavill and Amy Adams.Corenswet…

Nix is the little alien creature following protag Kay Vess in Ubisoft's Star Wars: Outlaws. The critter is a friend and a helper, offering both gameplay utility and narrative import.Some of Nix's capabilities are displayed in the gameplay reveal trailer shown at Ubisoft Forward. The tiny guy can tackle enemies, distract them, as well as interact with and pilfer items from the environment. In the trailer, he activates a conveyor belt, letting Kay sneak by a couple of Pike thugs. He can even be of use in a…

“You got games on your phone?”It is a question that haunts Black gamers whenever they return home for Thanksgiving dinner. It’s usually asked by a younger relative as the duty to look after them falls to you if you’re still in that awkward age where you’re too grown for the kids’ table but not grown enough for the adult one. You’re the cool, video-game-playing cousin and your younger relatives, much to your chagrin or not, look up to you and want to be like you. So naturally they also want to take part in — or sometimes…

It's not just Tesla that can offer games to play while you're waiting in your car. BMW is teaming up with AirConsole to deliver casual games in its cars starting in 2023. The technology downloads games to your infotainment system, and uses your phone as the controller. This is clearly meant to keep you distracted while you charge your EV, but the automaker sees this as helpful for any time you're waiting in the car — say, to pick someone up at the airport. BMW didn't say which vehicles were first in line for the gaming…