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Prof. Palmer August 20, 2025September 9, 2025 In the News, News from the Multiverse™
  • ← Roblox’s child predator problem just got weirder
  • How Grand Theft Auto legend’s new studio blew $270 million on a flop →

VIdeo Games in the News

  • Hackers breach Canvas learning platform, exposing data on millions of students
  • Apple’s 1991 Macintosh shipped with a bug that should’ve stopped it from booting, but no one ever knew…
  • YouTube will ‘strengthen’ enforcement around violent and gambling games in November
  • How Grand Theft Auto legend’s new studio blew $270 million on a flop
  • Game On!

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  • Hackers breach Canvas learning platform, exposing data on millions of students
  • Apple’s 1991 Macintosh shipped with a bug that should’ve stopped it from booting, but no one ever knew…
  • YouTube will ‘strengthen’ enforcement around violent and gambling games in November
  • How Grand Theft Auto legend’s new studio blew $270 million on a flop
  • Game On!

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