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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for May 27, #1081 (cnet.com)

2026-05-26 | by See Full Bio | tags: nytimes, connections, wordle

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The Melancholy of Slaying Monsters (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-26 | by The Mit Press Reader | get Monster Hunter Rise Nintendo Switch → | tags: shadow of the colossus, bloodborne, team ico

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Modern Blu-ray drives can now rip GameCube, Wii, and Xbox 360 games to PC (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-26 | by Aaron Klotz | get GameCube & Wii Emulator Kit → | tags: blu-ray drives, omnidrive, gamecube

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Xbox Game Pass Adds Forza Horizon 6 but Loses Two Beloved JRPGs at the End of May (cnet.com)

2026-05-26 | by See Full Bio | get Forza Horizon 6 Game → | tags: forza horizon 6, xbox game pass, playground games

515.

Nvidia retires the classic GeForce Control Panel after 20 years (techspot.com)

2026-05-26 | get Nvidia GeForce Driver Update → | tags: nvidia, geforce, control panel

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Make room for even more retro games with this Android compression tool for emulators (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-26 | get RetroArch Emulator for Android → | tags: chd files, android authority, chdroid

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C64 Basic: Game Map Overhead “Camera View” (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-26 | by Chris Garrett | get Commodore 64 Programming Book → | tags: commodore 64, ultima, viewport

518.

C64 Basic: Game Map Overhead "Camera View" (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-26 | by Chris Garrett | get Commodore 64 Emulator → | tags: commodore 64, ultima, viewport

519.

007 First Light reviews call the spy thriller one of the best Bond games ever made (techspot.com)

2026-05-26 | get James Bond 007 Game → | tags: 007 first light, james bond, stealth gameplay

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They Held a New Olympics Where Athletes Can Take as Many Drugs and Steroids as They Want, and the Funniest Possible Thing Happened (futurism.com)

2026-05-26 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: enhanced games, peter thiel, christian angermayer

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Modern Blu-ray drives can now rip GameCube, Wii, and Xbox 360 games to PC — third-party OmniDrive firmware unlocks game rips from physical media on select players (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-26 | by Aaron Klotz | get GameCube & Wii Ripper Kit → | tags: blu-ray drives, omnidrive, gamecube

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Fake Tomodachi Life apps are popping up like weeds on the Google Play Store (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-25 | tags: tomodachi life, google play store, nintendo

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Epic Games reveals a first look at Unreal Engine 6 with a Rocket League makeover (engadget.com)

2026-05-25 | by Jackson Chen | get Unreal Engine 6 Art Kit → | tags: unreal engine 6, epic games, rocket league

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A Swimmer Broke a World Record at the Enhanced Games (wired.com)

2026-05-25 | by Ben Dowsett | get SwimTech Waterproof Smartwatch → | tags: enhanced games, kristian gkolomeev, world record

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Riot Games Denies Using Anti-Cheat Software That Bricks Hackers’ Computers (futurism.com)

2026-05-25 | by Frank Landymore | get Riot Games Anti-Cheat Software → | tags: riot games, vanguard, valorant

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My new obsession: A horse-racing board game of pure luck (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-25 | get Horse Racing Board Game → | tags: horse racing, board game, gambling

527.

Star Citizen has raised $1 billion, remains in early access after nine years (engadget.com)

2026-05-25 | by Kris Holt | get Star Citizen Collector's Edition → | tags: star citizen, cloud imperium games, crowdfunding

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Unreal Engine 6 is coming in 2028, aims to streamline live-service game development (techspot.com)

2026-05-25 | get Unreal Engine 6 Software → | tags: unreal engine 6, psynix, rocket league

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Star Citizen crosses $1 billion in crowdfunding as Chris Roberts eyes version 1.0 (techspot.com)

2026-05-25 | get Star Citizen Collector's Edition → | tags: star citizen, cloud imperium games, chris roberts

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I spent years forcing myself to finish The Witcher 3—don't repeat my mistake (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-25 | get The Witcher 3 Game Guide → | tags: the witcher 3, gog.com, wild hunt

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It's Like the Olympics - But Steroids Are Allowed (slashdot.org)

2026-05-25 | by Posted | get Steroid Testing Kit → | tags: enhanced games, world anti-doping agency, aron d'souza

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Our 2D game character grew 3% taller every time he walked (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-25 | by Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison | get Game Character Growth Figurine → | tags: leo, adventure game, leonardo’s moon ship

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We tested Advanced Shader Delivery on the RX 9070 XT in six games — up to 95% improvement in load times and 33 percent faster 1% Low FPS (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-24 | by Dan Mateescu | get AMD Radeon RX 7000 Series Graphics Card → | tags: shader delivery, rx 9070 xt, pipeline state objects

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What I've Learned (So Far) Building Online Mini Games with Elixir and Swift (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-24 | get Elixir and Swift Development Kit → | tags: elixir, phoenix, swift

535.

Ayaneo reveals yet another Game Boy remake but this one has AI (engadget.com)

2026-05-23 | by Jackson Chen | get Ayaneo AI Gaming Console → | tags: ayaneo, game boy, konkr pocket block

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Dead by Daylight is finally adding Jason from Friday the 13th (engadget.com)

2026-05-23 | by Kris Holt | get Friday the 13th Jason Figure → | tags: jason voorhees, friday the 13th, behaviour interactive

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This Android gaming app might kill handheld PCs (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-23 | get Steam Deck Protective Case → | tags: gamenative, steam, android

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Valorant anti-cheat update soft-bricks $6,000 cheating hardware, company then trolls cheaters on social media — studio tweets 'congrats to the owners of a brand new $6k paperweight' (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-23 | by Zhiye Liu | get Valorant Hardware Blocker → | tags: valorant, riot games, vanguard

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Retro enthusiast injects Snake game into vintage S3 graphics card VBIOS — enjoy some serpentum fun while your old PC boots (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-23 | by Mark Tyson | get Vintage Graphics Card VBIOS Kit → | tags: s3 graphics, snake game, vbios

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The ‘Steroid Olympics’ are happening this weekend, and even former Olympians are taking part (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-22 | get Olympic Steroid Testing Kit → | tags: enhanced games, olympic medal winners, sin city