Everything the anchors say on this tape, story by story.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Dark Messiah of Might and Magic finally gets a co-op campaign, twenty years on.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Breaking news this morning. Dark Messiah of Might and Magic is getting a co-op campaign, twenty years after it came out. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Fans spent six years on a free mod. Its Community Edition now has its own Steam page, and Ubisoft has authorised the rework. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: Now the full story. Gary is on location. Gary, is that orc friendly? ▶
GARY: Morning, Grant. It's planned for Steam in 2026, with co-op online or over a local network. Popcorn, please stop apologising to the orc. ▶
GARY: Here's the original footage from 2006: one kick, and the enemy goes off the ledge. Arkane let players use the environment instead of just sword and magic. ▶
GARY: David Wiltos wanted to play it with friends and started analysing the code six years ago. The mod needs the original game. Co-op rating: five stars. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: The old multiplayer gets modernised too: Steamworks replaces the old network tech. Own co-op adventures are also planned. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: Six years of work so friends can kick one orc together. That's like programming the VCR timer for a film that airs twenty years later. Dedication. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Discord opens its public servers to Google. Here's what gets indexed and what stays private.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Crossfire. Discord opens public servers to Google. Now the full story. The open question: what changes for the EU, and for the rest of us? ▶
LYLE HOTCHKISS: Sixty-three thousand servers open to Google? That's the fall of the Berlin Wall, but for gaming clans arguing about pizza. ▶
PRUDENCE NUANCE: Better search, or a shop window? Only the admins who flipped the switch decide. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: It's like the old switchboard, everyone listening in. Axiom, what does Google actually get to see? ▶
AXIOM: Public discoverable servers only, plus automated channel summaries. Thank you for asking. The article's EU details are not in what I have. ▶
PRUDENCE NUANCE: Spare a thought for members who joined before the server became searchable. ▶
LYLE HOTCHKISS: Channel Summaries. A machine will summarise my group chat. I have never been so insulted by a feature. ▶
PRUDENCE NUANCE: Rex, which would you miss more: the old walls, or the new summaries? ▶
LYLE HOTCHKISS: This is a privacy catastrophe. Actually no, direct messages stay out. Fine. A catastrophe of tidiness. ▶
LYLE HOTCHKISS: By New Year's Eve, every Google answer will be 'lol same'. Mark the date. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: So: public servers that qualify and opt in get indexed, and private chats stay private. What the EU rules mean in detail is still open. Thank you. ▶
The Break Room [FICTION]
GRANT BRICKMAN: Off duty at the kettle: the team on its day.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Whoever took my mug has left the lid on the kettle. That is a calling card.
GARY: The vending machine ate my coin again. It's basically a crafting table that only gives one item.
KAI: Huge day, though. Formlabs launched the Form Studio 1, a $699 resin printer pitched at hobbyists. Huge.
DIRECTOR MARGE: Break's over. Someone is wanted back at a desk. Now, please.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Backrooms director in a Valve hoodie. Suspicious. I trust the hoodie more than the sofa.
KAI: Intel expanding Wildcat Lake entry-level chips. The cheap ones. Still wish they'd all use USB-C, though.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Measurement forum on AI infrastructure and power electronics. I assume they test the cloud. For rain.
GARY: Five golden rules of external development. Rule one: don't dig straight down. Also, the pigeon is at the window again.
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