FFXIV Plugin is causing huge risks for both privacy and security – Destructoid

FFXIV Plugin is causing huge risks for both privacy and security – Destructoid

Back when Final Fantasy XIV announced that they were altering the Blacklist system, some players pointed out that the new system could enable players to access information that shouldn’t be for their eyes. Worryingly, this prediction has come true in the form of the PlayerScope plugin.  FFXIV is strictly against any use of plugins or…

All sales and fests coming to Steam in first six months of 2025 – Destructoid

All sales and fests coming to Steam in first six months of 2025 – Destructoid

If you’re a PC gamer, then there’s no doubt that you have Steam installed and a hefty library filled with titles to play at a moment’s notice. Steam is well known for its periodical sales and events, but they can sometimes sneak up on you without any warning if you’re not careful.  These special events…

The 10 best and most out-there Marvel Rivals mods, ranked – Destructoid

The 10 best and most out-there Marvel Rivals mods, ranked – Destructoid

Updated: January 10, 2025 As the debut of Season 1 saw Marvel Rivals adopt asset hash checking, all of the mods below no longer work. The Marvel Rivals modding scene has quickly become known for its novel and out-there crossovers, letting players bring beloved characters like GTA‘s CJ and real-life celebrities like Ariana Grande into…

An upcoming Doom 2 mod will turn the game into a STALKER-style FPS

An upcoming Doom 2 mod will turn the game into a STALKER-style FPS

There’s an argument to be had that all video games are survival games in many respects. Despite the gun-blasting, demon-killing chaos of the likes of Doom 2, you’re still trying to survive in a pixelated world run amok with hellish antagonists. But what if you were to turn the game into something that’s more in-line…

Three bizarre home devices and a couple good things at CES 2025

Three bizarre home devices and a couple good things at CES 2025

And yet, this week, in a CES-adjacent announcement, Google reminded me that Matter can really, uh, matter. All of Google Home’s hub devices—Nest screens and speakers, Chromecasts, Google TV devices running at least Android 14, and a few other gadgets—can interoperate with Matter devices locally, with no cloud required. That means people with a Google…

161 years ago, a New Zealand sheep farmer predicted AI doom

161 years ago, a New Zealand sheep farmer predicted AI doom

While worrying about AI takeover might seem like a modern idea that sprung from War Games or The Terminator, it turns out that a similar concern about machine dominance dates back to the time of the American Civil War, albeit from an English sheep farmer living in New Zealand. Theoretically, Abraham Lincoln could have read…

Matt Mullenweg: WordPress developer hours cutback may or may not slow innovation

Matt Mullenweg: WordPress developer hours cutback may or may not slow innovation

Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg said his decision to reduce his team’s weekly hours working on WordPress by 99% , from 4,000 hours to 45 hours, was designed to pressure WP Engine to drop its lawsuit against Mullenweg and Automattic “They don’t actually make WordPress. They just resell it,” Mullenweg told Computerworld Friday evening. “If what…

Microsoft sues service for creating illicit content with its AI platform

Microsoft sues service for creating illicit content with its AI platform

Microsoft is accusing three individuals of running a “hacking-as-a-service” scheme that was designed to allow the creation of harmful and illicit content using the company’s platform for AI-generated content. The foreign-based defendants developed tools specifically designed to bypass safety guardrails Microsoft has erected to prevent the creation of harmful content through its generative AI services,…