The algorithm failed music
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on how to break free of the algorithm and discover things you…
The endearing movie that affirms creativity as a human act
Peter Hujar’s Day began, as many great works of art do, with a DM. Director Ira Sachs (Passages, The Delta) had just finished reading a recently unearthed interview between the…
World of Warcraft is getting a new kind of fake money
The long-awaited addition of Housing in World of Warcraft is going to cost you. On top of your monthly subscription and the cost of the Midnight expansion itself, some Housing…
Steam store pages are wider now
So wide. Valve is making Steam store pages wider as part of a new update rolling out today. With the changes, “many pages” will be widened from “940 pixels to…
BioWare says it’s ‘focused exclusively’ on the next Mass Effect
It’s been five years since BioWare first announced it was working on a brand new Mass Effect game. But today, November 7th (N7 Day), BioWare shared a promising sign of…
Apple’s latest sci-fi series Pluribus luxuriates in its mystery
Toward the end of the first episode of Pluribus, Carol (Rhea Seehorn), a woman put in a bizarre and impossible scenario, asks a very straightforward question: “What the fuck is…
GTA VI: all the news on Rockstar’s next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series
GTA 6 artwork | Image: Rockstar Games It’s been over a decade and two console generations since GTA V came out, and its sequel is still a work in progress.…
Grand Theft Auto VI launch delayed until November 2026
Grand Theft Auto VI is being delayed again: it will now launch on November 19th, 2026. “We are sorry for adding additional time to what we realize has been a…
Films from YouTube and Google Play are no longer available on Movies Anywhere
If you logged into your Movies Anywhere account in the past few days, you might have noticed some titles missing from your library, specifically content purchased on Google Play and…
Valve will finally turn off the Steam Deck’s screen while it’s downloading games
Valve is testing a low-power way to complete downloads on your Steam Deck without having to leave the handheld running with the screen on. As part of an update that’s…