Have you ever magnetically levitated a cow? If not, then however magnetic they are, it’s less magnetic than frogs.

She’s hot, but there’s just too much pressure to make it work.

This article should be Exhibit A in any class on “correlation does not imply causation.”

1. Gambling was made more accessible in the US because of a SCOTUS case in 2018. Starting later that year, Delaware became the 2nd state to allow sports betting (after Nevada). The list of states allowing access to online sports betting keeps growing, with Missouri the latest to join less than 3 months ago. 39 states now have gambling in some form, with 7 more considering legislation in the next year or two.

2. Gaming revenue took off in 2020-2021 because more people were spending all day at home. It has since flattened, or slightly declined as a) pandemic-era games that were written and designed in those tough circumstances turned out poorly. b) gaming company execs thought the gravy train would never end, so set projections too high. c) acquisitions and mergers due to a combination of a) and b) meant massive layoffs and low-effort slop. d) VCs bought up the shells of former successes and accelerated c). Oh look:

A new report by Epyllion, a gaming industry advisory company headed by venture capitalist and market guru

These two things have nothing to do with one another, besides coincidentally happening at roughly the same time.

Wreckfest 2 is in early access, if that counts as upcoming. Same developer as Flatout 2, so it should feel similar, just more modern.

The original Japanese release of The Legend of Zelda was February 21, 1986, making it 40 in just under three weeks.

North American and European releases were in the summer and fall of 1987, though.

77 - Iridium is a satellite communications company.

The Pippin 2.

I’ve had games purchased for me, but I’m not really into first person shooters, especially competitive ones, and especially especially on a console where I’m stuck using a controller.

So Black Ops III and the Master Chief Collection may be awesome for lots of people, but that’s not my jam.

If it looks like a cobra, it’s a cobra, and if it looks like a viper, it’s a viper.

Turtle with a runny nose.

“I’m a lone wolf.”

OK, so you’re too useless and/or immature to pull your own weight among your group and they kicked you out?

Odyssey counts, right?

Is that a research grant I hear calling?

Teachers: You can’t divide by zero.
Nature: Hey guys, check this shit out.

In other news, sales of the caveman fad diet books have cratered.

Must be an angel with wings, so they can also have a flying fuck.

What’s the worst that could happen if we eradicate all the rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows?

They were living in 2025 when they posted that in 2023. I don’t think the stats software is the biggest story here.

Absolutely essential for the full experience in a retro roguelike.

Usually repetitive and boring in 3D.

Yep. “1” is 12:00am on 1-Jan-1900

Numbers less than zero just give a weird error. Between zero and less than one give a nonsense date-formatted non-date.