Diablo 2 is already a game you could lose thousands of hours to, but what if you could truly lose yourself in the world via VR? Well, a modder found a way to translate the isometric ARPG to a first-person VR game.
Reddit user fantasticauthor2736 created the mod, using an existing 3D conversion mod, FlatVR and BodyWalk. While the mod itself hasn’t been published quite yet, there are a few…
Last month, Xbox announced its intention to close Hellblade developer Ninja Theory, after two deals to save the company didn’t pan out. Now we’re starting to see the consequences of that decision as people at the studio post on job site LinkedIn, spotted by journalist…
'We Have a Strong Desire to Further Develop the Character of Bayonetta' — PlatinumGames Isn't Done With the Gun Witch
October 6, 2026
PlatinumGames CEO Atsushi Inaba said he isn’t done with Bayonetta, the studio’s character action series featuring a witch equipped with gun shoes and weaponized hair. While many of the original developers at Platinum have left — including original game director Hideki…
Turkey’s large crypto market is creating opportunities for bank custody and dollar-backed stablecoins, according to Ripple. The company ties its local strategy to currency pressure and evolving regulations as institutions follow consumers into digital assets.
Key Takeaways
Turkey recorded nearly $200 billion in annual transactions, according to Chainalysis.
Garanti BBVA’s digital asset…
Federal crypto initiatives are advancing across trading, asset custody, and tokenized stocks as Washington pursues global digital asset leadership. The CFTC’s new consultation joins SEC measures aimed at keeping innovation domestic while protecting customers and…
Greek police dismantled an unauthorized cryptocurrency pyramid scheme that defrauded over 10,000 investors of approximately $9 million in total by promising to double their money in 50 days via automated artificial intelligence (AI) trading.
Key Takeaways
Greek police…
Hot Girl Hotline is like ‘Dear Abby’ for the AI era
October 6, 2026
Women throughout history have always sought out relationship advice, whether from newspaper columnists like “Dear Abby,” letters to Cosmo, or just chatting with girlfriends. In the social media era, you can instead post anonymously on Reddit relationship forums or look to social media creators who discuss the topic.
Now, two sisters are launching a startup for young women, Hot Girl…
What happens when AI moves from helping job candidates to evaluating them? HackerRank, a platform used by companies to assess and hire developers, is offering a glimpse at what that future of job interviews could look like with Chakra, an AI agent that conducts interviews…
The big trend in robots is handing the keys over to a generative AI model, but that brings with it a problem: that architecture isn’t predictable the way traditional algorithms are. How can you be sure your brand new humanoid will be safe?
Dr. Ding Zhao, who directs…
Think Britain in the 1930s and, if you’ve been watching a lot of History Channel documentaries, you’ll probably picture things like hunger marches, unemployment lines and the gathering shadow of war in Europe.
All of which, of course, was very important. But as a new photo book highlights, there was a lot more to the decade than that.
Historian Steven Brindle and writer Maureen Hill…
