Topic: technical challenges
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Sifu Devs' New Game Rematch Lacks Crossplay at Launch, Studio Apologizes
*Rematch*, the new soccer game from *Sifu* developer Sloclap, launched without cross-platform play, disappointing players who expected to team up across different systems. Sloclap admitted underestimating the technical challenges of crossplay and apologized for the delay, stating it’s their top p...
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SpaceX Starship Explodes During Test in South Texas
SpaceX's Starship prototype exploded during ground testing in Texas, marking the fourth consecutive failure and raising concerns about the program's timeline. The explosion destroyed Ship 36 during propellant loading for a static fire test, with no injuries reported but significant damage to the ...
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Borderlands 4 Nears as Fans Revive Dead MMO
Preserving gaming history is crucial as many online games disappear when servers shut down, exemplified by the recent rediscovery of *Borderlands Online*, a lost Chinese MMO from 2015. A fan-led revival effort, spearheaded by developer EpicNNG, uncovered a playable build after months of technical...
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WordPress Co-Founder Mullenweg Responds to FAIR Project
The Linux Foundation recently announced the FAIR Package Manager project, an open-source, distributed WordPress plugin and theme repository that decentralizes control of the repository. Mullenweg was gracious about answering the questions but he was also understandably cautious about it, given that it had only been less than 24 hours since the FAIR project had been announced. He did seem a little annoyed that the FAIR project was created “in secret.” I don’t know the extent of whether the FAIR p...
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Beijing’s Humanoid Robot Marathon: A Glimpse of Progress, and the Long Road Ahead
On April 19, 2025, Beijing’s Yizhuang district hosted a half-marathon unlike any other. Alongside 12,000 human runners, 21 humanoid robots lumbered down a separate track in what organizers hailed as a “world-first” test of bipedal endurance.
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