Gambles

For years now, studios have been chasing the impossible dream. Rather than giving games one or two great expansions, we’ve seen a rise in live-service games looking to replicate the titanic success of games like Fortnite. Though that continued in 2023 (especially in Fortnite itself), this year has seen a return to a more traditional approach to DLC and expansions — and that’s led to some unforgettable results that prove the power of a focused update. The year started strong with Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania…

KYIV, Ukraine —  Russia’s war on Ukraine has entered its second year, with a universal realization that the world is witnessing a long, protracted conflict, the deadliest in Europe since World War II, in which Moscow and Kyiv are hoping against long odds for a decisive breakthrough in 2023. “This has become a grinding war of attrition,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a recent meeting of member countries’ defense ministers. And wars of attrition tend to end badly, with overwhelmingly deadly tolls.A year…

As 2022 starts to wind down, it’s a good time to take a moment and reflect on how wild this year has been, especially in the world of tech. Specifically for Apple, this was one of the more interesting years because it took some risks with this year’s releases. For the most part, it has paid off. But of course, while some of Apple’s experiments worked out, others certainly raised some eyebrows. It’s been a weird one, for sure, so let’s take a closer look at what worked and what didn’t. No one expected Dynamic Island,…

Born in Hammersmith in 1986, Ed Gamble is a comedian, writer and actor. He studied philosophy at Durham University and started his career doing standup. Since 2018 he has co-presented the podcast Off Menu with James Acaster and is one of the creators of the 2022 comedy panel show The Island. He is also a regular guest on Mock the Week, Would I Lie to You, QI and Live at the Apollo. In 2019 Gamble won the ninth series of Taskmaster and the following year set up Taskmaster the Podcast. Ed Gamble will be touring the UK with…

Dogecoin influencer and YouTuber Matt Wallace placed a big bet on everyone’s favorite meme token Dogecoin. Cryptocurrencies and tweets are always in a complicated relationship. One tweet from Elon Musk can change the entire scenario of any cryptocurrency (particularly Dogecoin and bitcoin). But recently, DOGE is the talk of the town after famous Dogecoin influencer and YouTuber Matt Wallace placed a big bet on the meme coin, promising to delete his YouTube channel if DOGE doesn’t reach US$1 by the end of the year.…