News Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2’s Hardcore Mode Arrives Next Week Players must select three negative perks before starting a Hardcore playthrough and deal with no fast travel or directions. Posted By Ravi Sinha | On 08th, Apr. 2025 Warhorse Studios’ Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 received a major update last month with over 1,000 bug fixes and Barber Mode to adjust Henry’s hair and beard style. But what about Hardcore Mode? The game’s official Twitter announced it’s coming next week, though a specific date is pending. It also showcases negative perks players can activate for a Hardcore run, each with unique effects. What does it all mean? As outlined in a Dev Livestream from last month, Bad Back means less carrying capacity and a chance to strain your back when bending over to pick up herbs or mushrooms. Heavy-Footed causes Henry to make more noise and shoes to deteriorate faster. Numbskull is a 20 percent decrease for experience gain, and so on. There are ten negative perks, of which you must pick three before starting a Hardcore run. The mode also limits helpful UI elements, turns off fast travel, removes cardinal directions from the compass, and doesn’t show your position on the map. Stay tuned for more details on the patch, including its release date, in the coming days. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is available for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC. Check out our review, where we gave it a nine out of ten. Tagged With: Atomfall Publisher:Rebellion Developments Developer:Rebellion Developments Platforms:PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One, PCView More Monster Hunter Wilds Publisher:Capcom Developer:Capcom Platforms:PS5, Xbox Series X, PCView More South of Midnight Publisher:Microsoft Developer:Compulsion Games Platforms:Xbox Series X, PCView More Amazing Articles You Might Want To Check Out! Nintendo Switch 2 Price Reveal Has Fans Scratching Their Heads Nintendo's Switch 2 pricing has sparked major backlash, with many fans feeling it's too steep for what’s bei... Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Gets New Video Discussing Motion Capture "This is my first mo-cap production, ever," said Alessandra Mastronardi, who plays Gina Lombardi in Indiana Jo... Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree – Everything You Need to Know Here's what you should know about Primal Game Studio's 2.5D action RPG. 20 Best VR Games You Need to Play VR gaming has come a long way from its nascent roots, and this list runs down 20 of the best VR games that you... Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2’s Hardcore Mode Arrives Next Week Players must select three negative perks before starting a Hardcore playthrough and deal with no fast travel o... Disney Illusion Island Might be Coming to PS5 – Rumour The seeming PS5 release of Disney Illusion Island might also include additional content, but no official annou... View More

Meelow Uncle Works at Nintendo Member Oct 31, 2017 9,835 You can borrow, resell, and use Nintendo’s game-key cards on any Switch 2 console An internet connection is only needed once. www.theverge.com Nintendo's Tetsuya Sasaki explained to GameSpot that game-key cards aren't permanently tied to a specific Nintendo account. The games can be inserted and played on any Switch 2 console, allowing them to be borrowed, rented, and even resold. "So key cards will start up on the console or system that it is slotted into, so it's not tied to an account or anything," said Sasaki. Click to expand... Click to shrink... So basically like physical media.  2Blackcats Member Oct 26, 2017 17,349 Yeah, that's the whole point I think.   Amnixia ▲ Legend ▲ The Fallen Jan 25, 2018 11,567 Yeah, it is essentially "code in a box" where you can trade/lend/resell the code. My biggest issue is why stuff like BD is not just on the card. With a live service like street fighter I can understand it (or games too big for a standard cardridge)  g.a.u Member Oct 31, 2017 571 I don't care, I'm still gonna boycott it. What? Sony and Microsoft did it first? Don't care—still gonna boycott it  HandsomeCharles Member Oct 26, 2017 4,564 Good, much better than the current codes in boxes.   SanTheSly The San Symphony Project Member Sep 2, 2019 7,984 United Kingdom I would still prefer to get either Switch 1 carts with an upgrade pass, or non game-key Switch 2 games personally. Still, at least these are shareable and resell-able. Better than codes-in-a-box.  Akuma-san メカ豪鬼 Unshakable Resolve Member Oct 25, 2017 1,093 Philippines I hope it is clear on the box that it is a game key cart and it requires internet to install.   Serebii Serebii.net Webmaster Verified Oct 24, 2017 14,010 Akuma-san メカ豪鬼 said: I hope it is clear on the box that it is a game key cart and it requires internet to install. Click to expand... Click to shrink... It is   Firemind Member Oct 25, 2017 16,450 Good luck when the servers die.   Shoichi Member Jan 10, 2018 12,187 yeah that was what I had understood, these are more like those game carts on Switch already that require a huge download, which can be resold, as opposed to digital codes in the box that lock your account to the game. it's like COD which I believe requires downloads as well in order to play. Nintendo just decided to go with SD Express for faster data transfer, which is still a newer format and will take time to go down in price for larger storage sizes just like it did for the older current version.  Last edited: Today at 3:32 AM Bufbaf Don't F5! Member Oct 25, 2017 15,315 Hamburg, Germany Firemind said: Good luck when the servers die. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Which is already the case now for a way-too-big lot of "regular" games, let's be honest. The real negative here is that SD cards/internal memory will be full way, way faster than before.  Terbinator Member Oct 29, 2017 12,992 Firemind said: Good luck when the servers die. Click to expand... Click to shrink... My GFs nephew got a board game for Christmas which had an app component to it. Couldn't register it on Christmas Day as the servers were hammered.   Siresly Prophet of Regret Member Oct 27, 2017 7,228 I was just wondering about why in the hell they were putting keys on carts. The only thing I could think of that would make sense of the decision to produce carts over just printing a code on a piece of paper, was the ability to tie licenses to the cart rather than just the account or console. So that's cool that that's what they're actually doing. Now I wonder though, is Nintendo going to start charging users a transfer fee or some such? That possibility seems open. And of course, it's purely worse than just an actual cart with the actual game on it.  Waddles the Piggu Member Oct 26, 2017 1,151 Suikoden on Switch 2 is also on a game key cart. Looks like Japanese companies chose the option that is cheapest for them. Expect a lot more to follow.   Laserbeam Member Oct 27, 2017 6,693 Canada Wait did people think they'd be tied to an account? Good to have confirmation I guess if so. I guess I had just assumed they functioned the same as Switch games that required downloads. Just potentially even less/nothing at all on the cards. Still a dumb thing, regardless.  Crax Member May 21, 2018 1,459 I still don't understand the point of these. If you need to have it inserted into the console to use it, why would you not get the regular game card instead? I guess for games that are over 64gb?  cw_sasuke Member Oct 27, 2017 29,537 I mean thats the main point why they are a big upgrade from the current Code in a Box Switch SKUs. Between this and Virtual Game Card system Nintendo been making moves in letting people lend/sell virtual games but people seem to focus just on the worst case scenario and downplaying the potential benefits, bummer.  STGHMAAV Member Oct 26, 2017 337 Crax said: I still don't understand the point of these. If you need to have it inserted into the console to use it, why would you not get the regular game card instead? I guess for games that are over 64gb? Click to expand... Click to shrink... Or companies that don't want to absorb the cost of the cardtridge and going for the minimun size option, probably the case with Square and the Bravle Default HD Remaster   geehepea Member Aug 5, 2024 278 Crax said: I still don't understand the point of these. If you need to have it inserted into the console to use it, why would you not get the regular game card instead? I guess for games that are over 64gb? Click to expand... Click to shrink... games over 64gb or companies that want to cut the cost of cards themselves, the larger the capacity the more it costs.   nekomix Member Oct 30, 2017 510 Crax said: I still don't understand the point of these. If you need to have it inserted into the console to use it, why would you not get the regular game card instead? I guess for games that are over 64gb? Click to expand... Click to shrink... Because a real cartridge is more expensive for publishers. 32 GB was a rarity on Switch, only CDProjekt with Cyberpunk 2077 is paying for the 64 GB cartridge for now. It's the middle ground Nintendo found for a retail presence and not eating too much in the margin of publishers.  duckroll Member Oct 25, 2017 13,548 Singapore Crax said: I still don't understand the point of these. If you need to have it inserted into the console to use it, why would you not get the regular game card instead? I guess for games that are over 64gb? Click to expand... Click to shrink... It's not a consumer option. It's a publisher choice.   jediyoshi Member Oct 25, 2017 5,699 Crax said: I still don't understand the point of these. If you need to have it inserted into the console to use it, why would you not get the regular game card instead? I guess for games that are over 64gb? Click to expand... Click to shrink... It's not for your benefit, it's for theirs in lowering manufacturing costs. They're not doing multiple SKUs for games where you can choose if you want the game on it or not. Siresly said: Now I wonder though, is Nintendo going to start charging users a transfer fee or some such? That possibility seems open. Click to expand... Click to shrink... It doesn't change the situation, if they figured out a solution to do that with their read-only carts, they could've done that at any point in history.   cw_sasuke Member Oct 27, 2017 29,537 This is the sequel to this SKU style allowing publishers to sell at retailer for cheap (Nier Automata 13€ CIAB compared to 45€) Amazon.de GKC allows the cheaper sell, for a game that can still be sold and borrowed without being locked to your account.  mockingbird One Winged Slayer Member Oct 27, 2017 2,773 Better than code in a box at least.   Lirael Member Oct 27, 2017 16,497 Did people think otherwise? They're basically the same as those third party Switch games that had a mandatory download and those worked the same way.  --R Being sued right now, please help me find a lawyer Member Oct 25, 2017 15,181 I thought this was pretty clear, unlike the whole Nintendo Switch 2 Editions and what comes in the cartridge. It's basically what Xbox does, empty cartridge that serves as a license but can be lent or resold. Only difference is that Nintendo will tell you when a cartridge is empty unlike Xbox.   onesvenus Member May 27, 2018 555 Laserbeam said: Still a dumb thing, regardless. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Crax said: I still don't understand the point of these. If you need to have it inserted into the console to use it, why would you not get the regular game card instead? Click to expand... Click to shrink... It makes a lot of sense from a cost and game size perspective  Elven_Star Member Oct 27, 2017 4,675 So, let me get this straight. It lets me do something I've been doing for decades, while I lose some conveniences I have had for decades. Thanks, here's $450 for the privilege. Would you please deem me worthy of buying some overpriced memory cards too, Your Highness?  Crax Member May 21, 2018 1,459 duckroll said: It's not a consumer option. It's a publisher choice. Click to expand... Click to shrink... jediyoshi said: It's not for your benefit, it's for theirs in lowering manufacturing costs. They're not doing multiple SKUs for games where you can choose if you want the game on it or not. Click to expand... Click to shrink... That does make way more sense yeah  Zomba13 #1 Waluigi Fan! Current Status: Crying Member Oct 25, 2017 10,038 Ok, nice to see this confirmed. I was sceptical of it because it's Nintendo and they like to do things their own way but this is good. At least, it's good for while the servers are available. Storage space is also an issue but no more than going digital is anyway and it's still more inconvenient (needing to swap the cards AND wait for the download/keep the space occupied on the storage) but oh well. Really sucks that some "smaller" games are using the key cards instead of actual storage but I guess these are cheaper for publishers so they get to make more money and not pass the savings on to us. And yeah, other platforms have essentially some of their physical release be download keys on a disc (or on PC Steam.exe on a disc + a CD key you need to enter) but that sucks too! Nintendo were (for the most part) the platform where you could buy a game and have the thing be on the card (barring any updates etc of course and excluding multiplayer). I know there were Switch 1 games that were basically this but not marked (or marked as clearly) but it was kind of just the "big" games right? As in storage size, because of the Switch card limitations and pricing. You didn't really see many games that'd fit on a Switch card ship with a card and then require the download on top of that right? (I'm not talking about smaller sized games being sold "physically" that were just a DL code). Anyway, much better than a DL key in a box I think but about the same for game preservation/future use especially as I don't see Nintendo carrying these forward with Switch 3 (or releasing some kind of adaptor) or keeping the Switch 2 eShop active in the future (like with past Nintendo online stores). Very cool being able to just resell or lend them out like a normal game though. I think we should be able to just do that in general with out fully digital licences too (beyond the up coming sharing stuff). End of the day though, the people will preserve the games one way or arrrrnother so preservation isn't too much of an issue outside of wanting to play on original hardware in the future where you don't have the game already downloaded.  SupersonicHypertonic Member Apr 20, 2022 3,288 I thought that was given seeing as they're basically a way to put games bigger than 64GB (max size SD card for S2) onto a "physical" media. But I kept seeing news or tweets like it's a locked account or it's a scratch code in a box. It's basically the same discs on other system that download games but still need the disc as verification so why the confusion as if it was an unheard of idea.   cw_sasuke Member Oct 27, 2017 29,537 Elven_Star said: So, let me get this straight. It lets me do something I've been doing for decades, while I lose some conveniences I have had for decades. Thanks, here's $450 for the privilege. Would you please deem me worthy of buying some overpriced memory cards too, Your Highness? Click to expand... Click to shrink... You aint been doing that for years with CIAB SKUs.   Kenzodielocke Member Oct 25, 2017 13,729 Its just for publishers to cheap out on the more expensive cards.   345 Member Oct 30, 2017 9,744 Crax said: I still don't understand the point of these. If you need to have it inserted into the console to use it, why would you not get the regular game card instead? I guess for games that are over 64gb? Click to expand... Click to shrink... the game card will not exist. it'll be either/or. (and yeah for bigger games there wouldn't be another option regardless)  Firemind Member Oct 25, 2017 16,450 Crax said: I still don't understand the point of these. If you need to have it inserted into the console to use it, why would you not get the regular game card instead? I guess for games that are over 64gb? Click to expand... Click to shrink... Or in the middle area of 8 to 64GB where publishers are opting to save costs to offer a lower price on retail spaces. It's good that the average customer will hopefully pay less for these and not just publishers upping their margins. It's bad for preservation. Bufbaf said: Which is already the case now for a way-too-big lot of "regular" games, let's be honest. Click to expand... Click to shrink... A lot of publishers like Capcom and Square Enix will make use of this for their smaller legacy titles. They've already been doing this for Switch 1 where compilations are not complete on cart (Mega Man Legacy Collection / Final Fantasy X/X-2 Remaster).   Qikz Member Oct 25, 2017 13,626 Kenzodielocke said: Its just for publishers to cheap out on the more expensive cards. Click to expand... Click to shrink... I mean in a way it makes them more likely to put games out, otherwise it could be an N64 situation where publishers don't want to pay the cost of a cart and therefore the game doesn't come.  LordRuyn Member Oct 29, 2017 4,266 It's still no less of a waste of plastic and electronics. If reports of Nintendo not offering smaller-sized carts is true, this whole thing is on them.   Shoichi Member Jan 10, 2018 12,187 Zomba13 said: Anyway, much better than a DL key in a box I think but about the same for game preservation/future use especially as I don't see Nintendo carrying these forward with Switch 3 (or releasing some kind of adaptor) or keeping the Switch 2 eShop active in the future (like with past Nintendo online stores). Click to expand... Click to shrink... fwiw, Nintendo has kept open their old system online stores for redownloads of purchased software purposes dating back to the DSi (at least they haven't updated their notice). Just no new purchases/free downloads.   Last edited: Today at 3:56 AM MrKlaw Member Oct 25, 2017 36,425 g.a.u said: I don't care, I'm still gonna boycott it. What? Sony and Microsoft did it first? Don't care—still gonna boycott it Click to expand... Click to shrink... if 64GB is the largest card and Call of Duty comes out needing maybe 100GB.. The only solution is a card with some of the game on it and a required download for the rest. At that point, the card is no longer an archive of the original game as part of it depends on the internet. Functionally there is little/no difference between that and just having the card be a key and saving some cost on the storage? Even if the game *does* fit on the card, many games will have day one patches. So the card is an archive, but might be an archive of a bugged or not playable version that is reliant on an online patch. If you buy DLC and have a physical card, the DLC is tied to your account not the card so that isn't affected The waters are so muddied for physical already, I don't know that this 'breaks' anything. It seems better than a code in a box as it frees up the ability to trade/share/resell etc which a digital code doesn't.  LAA One Winged Slayer Member Oct 28, 2017 3,057 Thought this was already known, if it wasn't, these are even more worthless, and my opinion of them is low already ha. Going digital just would be a better option all round at that point if you couldn't resell them.   Red Kong XIX Member Oct 11, 2020 12,788 Don't really get why people are upset about this whole game-key card thing. It was always bound to happen with the increasing size of games. And they can't really put 2 game cards in one box since it's not just to install the game like discs on PS5.   Mivey Member Oct 25, 2017 20,277 Firemind said: Good luck when the servers die. Click to expand... Click to shrink... I wonder what the legal ramifications of that would be for countries with meaningful consumer protection laws (not the US). After all, you are not simply buying a license to hold a code, you are buying a permanent license to play the game, and if Nintendo decides to break that functionality in 2040 (or whenever) to save some pennies on server costs, they would need to compensate those consumers. If not, it seems like a pretty compelling legal case against them.   Adulfzen Member Oct 29, 2017 3,836 that's what always gonna be an inevatibility given the technology of cartridges doesn't really seem to have a breakthrough making it cheaper to manufacture. And with Switch 2 I imagine the costs difference with bluray is even higher given that they're gonna need much faster read speeds to play the games without installing them. LAA said: Thought this was already known, if it wasn't, these are even more worthless, and my opinion of them is low already ha. Going digital just would be a better option all round at that point if you couldn't resell them. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Another benefit, which heavily depends on the region, is that the retail version of a game will end up being cheaper even if it's a gamekey cart especially during the preorder period.  robinium7 Member Jul 25, 2020 1,000 Ireland Siresly said: I was just wondering about why in the hell they were putting keys on carts. The only thing I could think of that would make sense of the decision to produce carts over just printing a code on a piece of paper, was the ability to tie licenses to the cart rather than just the account or console. So that's cool that that's what they're actually doing. Now I wonder though, is Nintendo going to start charging users a transfer fee or some such? That possibility seems open. And of course, it's purely worse than just an actual cart with the actual game on it. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Transfer fee doesn't sound like the type of route Nintendo would go down tbh  chocobalt Member Apr 2, 2018 762 Firemind said: Good luck when the servers die. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Wii Shop servers have been available for over 18 years. I think it'll be okay.   Bumble Berry Member Sep 25, 2024 281 STGHMAAV said: Or companies that don't want to absorb the cost of the cardtridge and going for the minimun size option, probably the case with Square and the Bravle Default HD Remaster Click to expand... Click to shrink... Dark Souls Switch port fitting the minimum size cartridge with dog ass audio never forghetti   xyla Member Oct 27, 2017 9,423 Germany There is a huuuge indie physical market for the Switch 1 - I guess they will profit from this as it's probably the cheapest physical card available - they'll just stay with Switch 1 cards if feasible but if they need any Switch 2 features but are rather small, this is their way to more eyes.   Flame Lord Member Oct 26, 2017 3,519 MrKlaw said: if 64GB is the largest card and Call of Duty comes out needing maybe 100GB.. The only solution is a card with some of the game on it and a required download for the rest. At that point, the card is no longer an archive of the original game as part of it depends on the internet. Functionally there is little/no difference between that and just having the card be a key and saving some cost on the storage? Even if the game *does* fit on the card, many games will have day one patches. So the card is an archive, but might be an archive of a bugged or not playable version that is reliant on an online patch. If you buy DLC and have a physical card, the DLC is tied to your account not the card so that isn't affected The waters are so muddied for physical already, I don't know that this 'breaks' anything. It seems better than a code in a box as it frees up the ability to trade/share/resell etc which a digital code doesn't. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Why are we rushing to the CoD and general huge game examples, but all the instances of game keys I've seen so far can most definitely fit on a cart, BD is only 11GB supposedly. If it's something that can't fit at all, fine, but you can already tell it's going to be used mostly for smaller releases.  Bufbaf Don't F5! Member Oct 25, 2017 15,315 Hamburg, Germany Flame Lord said: Why are we rushing to the CoD and general huge game examples, but all the instances of game keys I've seen so far can most definitely fit on a cart, BD is only 11GB supposedly. If it's something that can't fit at all, fine, but you can already tell it's going to be used mostly for smaller releases. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Buying a "key" card from nintendo to publish your small indie game is much, much cheaper than paying up for storage space. These cards are literally the optimal option for developers big and small, both for cost reasons on smaller games, but of course also for when game sizes get too big for reasonable regular cards for big devs, and it's obvious Nintendo wants to push them as well. The vast majority of games will be "game key cards" in like 4-5 years I'd wager.  ZeoVGM Member Oct 25, 2017 83,797 Providence, RI Firemind said: Good luck when the servers die. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Bufbaf said: Which is already the case now for a way-too-big lot of "regular" games, let's be honest. Click to expand... Click to shrink... I don't really understand where comments like this come from. There is nothing to worry about in regards to servers dying and it's not already the case now for a lot of regular games. Are you confusing when an eShop closes or when multiplayer servers go down with the ability to redownload a game you already purchased? You can still redownload games you purchased on Wii. As long as NIntendo is around, you will almost certainly be able to download the extra data needed for the key cards and that will be long after the Switch 2 is dead. I'm a physical media guy through and through but there's nothing to worry about when it comes to being able to download what you need for these key cards. 

While massive demonstrations in opposition of the Trump regime raged across the globe this weekend, a very different type of protest was taking place in Path of Exile 2 against its most infamous “player,” billionaire Elon Musk.Musk went live on X (formerly Twitter) the afternoon of April 5 with an “airborne continuity test” of his satellite internet service Starlink, also known as playing Path of Exile 2 poorly on a private jet. Shortly after his broadcast started, the CEO and prominent political advisor began receiving private messages from other players, many of which were incredibly cutting and therefore quite hilarious.One might assume someone like Musk who presents himself as epic gamer would know how to turn off the chat, and thus prevent these insults from interrupting his vanity project. But alas, it seems like he was okay with just ignoring folks hating on him one at a time. Some examples include:Multiple players asking Musk if he needs help boosting his account“YOU HAVE NO FRIENDS AND YOU WILL DIE ALONE,” from a player named ELON_IS_A_PEEDOPHILESupporters begging Musk to turn on “Do Not Disturb” mode to prevent the hate spam“put on some grimes,” which, as the most divorced man alive, you know he didPeople citing Musk’s own bizarre criticism of chess for being too “simple” and having no fog of war or technology trees“YOU WILL ALWAYS FEEL INSECURE AND IT WILL NEVER GO AWAY,” from a player named ELON_MUSK_IS_PATHETICSomeone pretending to be Ashley St. Clair, a conservative influencer who says she is the mother of Musk’s latest child, begging him to pay child support“your daughter was right,” likely referencing Musk’s estranged daughter Vivian Wilson’s recent conversation with Twitch streamer Hasan PikerMultiple insults about how Musk plays the game“ELON HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO LOOK THIS DUMB AND UGLY WHY IS UR TESLA COMPANY FALLING APART”The weirdest part of the stream, however, was Musk’s wordless, dead-eyed stare through the whole broadcast. I’ve had the archive playing in the background while writing this story, and Musk hasn’t mumbled more than a few words at a time for the last half hour. I keep flipping back to the video, thinking he must be doing something other than wordlessly clicking through a computer game on a luxury aircraft (maybe he’s too busy daydreaming of destroying Social Security?) — but nope, there’s his face, staring blankly at the screen as other players’ contempt fills his in-game whispers.As for what Musk did in Path of Exile 2, he lost several hardcore characters, then quit when the connection got bad and he died to a tutorial boss.See More:

Product Info GALAX GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OCFebruary, 2025 TypeGraphics Card Price$749.99 US It's been two years since NVIDIA introduced its Ada Lovelace GPUs, kicking things off with the RTX 4090 and finishing up the initial lineup with the SUPER family At CES, the company unveiled its new RTX 50 "Blackwell" family which features a brand new architecture and several changes such as new cores, AI accelerators, new memory standards, and the latest video/display capabilities. NVIDIA recently released the third fastest card within its "RTX 50" portfolio, the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti. The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti retains its enthusiast positioning, with the green team promising lots of performance at a price point of $749 US, which is $50 US lower than the 4070 Ti SUPER. Today, we will try out the GALAX GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC, a custom variant designed with a ton of cooling potential and retails around $750 US which is the MSRP for the 5070 Ti. NVIDIA GeForce GPU Segment/Tier Prices Graphics Segment20252023-20242022-20232021-20222020-20212019-20202018-20192017-2018 Titan TierGeForce RTX 5090GeForce RTX 4090GeForce RTX 4090GeForce RTX 3090 Ti GeForce RTX 3090GeForce RTX 3090Titan RTX (Turing)Titan V (Volta)Titan Xp (Pascal) Price$1999 US$1599 US$1599 US$1999 US $1499 US$1499 US$2499 US$2999 US$1199 US Ultra Enthusiast TierGeForce RTX 5080GeForce RTX 4080 SUPERGeForce RTX 4080GeForce RTX 3080 TiGeForce RTX 3080 TiGeForce RTX 2080 TiGeForce RTX 2080 TiGeForce GTX 1080 Ti Price$999 US$999 US$1199 US$1199 US$1199 US$999 US$999 US$699 US Enthusiast TierGeForce RTX 5070 TiGeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPERGeForce RTX 4070 TiGeForce RTX 3080 12 GBGeForce RTX 3080 10 GBGeForce RTX 2080 SUPERGeForce RTX 2080GeForce GTX 1080 Price$749 US$799 US$799 US$799 US$699 US$699 US$699 US$549 US High-End TierGeForce RTX 5070GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER GeForce RTX 4070GeForce RTX 4070 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GBGeForce RTX 3070 Ti GeForce RTX 3070GeForce RTX 3070 Ti GeForce RTX 3070GeForce RTX 2070 SUPERGeForce RTX 2070GeForce GTX 1070 Price$549 US$599 $549$599 US $499 US$599 $499$599 $499$499 US$499 US$379 US Mainstream TierGeForce RTX 5060 TiGeForce RTX 4060 Ti GeForce RTX 4060GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GeForce RTX 4060GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GeForce RTX 3060 12 GBGeForce RTX 3060 Ti GeForce RTX 3060 12 GBGeForce RTX 2060 SUPER GeForce RTX 2060 GeForce GTX 1660 Ti GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GeForce GTX 1660GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 1060 PriceTBD$449 $299$399 US $299 US$399 US $329 US$399 US $329 US$399 US $349 US $279 US $229 US $219 US$249 US$249 US Entry TierGeForce RTX 5060RTX 3050 8 GB RTX 3050 6 GBRTX 3050RTX 3050GTX 1650 SUPER GTX 1650GTX 1650 SUPER GTX 1650GTX 1050 Ti GTX 1050GTX 1050 Ti GTX 1050 PriceTBD$229 $179$249 US$249 US$159 US $149 US$159 US $149 US$139 US $109 US$139 US $109 US NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Gaming Graphics Cards With Blackwell, NVIDIA is going full-on into the AI segment with loads of optimizations & AI-specific accelerators. The Blackwell GPU does many traditional things that we would expect from a GPU, but simultaneously breaks the barrier when it comes to untraditional GPU operations. To sum up some features: New Streaming Multiprocessor (SM) New 5th Gen Tensor Cores New 4th Gen RT (Ray Tracing) Cores AI Management Processor Max-Q Mode for Desktops & Laptops New GDDR7 High-Performance Memory Subsystem New DP2.1b Display Engine & Next-Gen NVENC/NVDEC 2 of 9 The technologies mentioned above are some of the main building blocks of the Blackwell GPU, but there's more within the graphics core itself which we will talk about in detail, so let's get started. Contents Next page

الرئيسية/الأخبار/تحذيرات أمنية من أكواد الذكاء الاصطناعي: منصة Cursor تنتج تعليمات برمجية معرضة للاختراق الأخبار تحذيرات أمنية من أكواد الذكاء الاصطناعي: منصة Cursor تنتج تعليمات برمجية معرضة للاختراقحذّرت شركة OX Security من المخاطر الأمنية المتزايدة المرتبطة باستخدام أدوات الذكاء الاصطناعي في تطوير البرمجيات، بعد أن كشفت تجارب عملية عن قدرة هذه الأدوات على توليد أكواد تحتوي على ثغرات خطيرة، قد تُستغل في تنفيذ هجمات إلكترونية معقدة.وفي تجربة أجراها الباحث الأمني تومر كاتسير من OX Security، طُلب من منصة Cursor، وهي أداة برمجة مدعومة من OpenAI، إنشاء خادم Python يحتوي على ثغرة أمنية معروفة، فجاءت النتيجة بتوليد تعليمات برمجية تضمنت ثغرة من نوع «XSS المعكوس» (Reflected Cross-Site Scripting)، دون أي محاولة لتنقيح أو تنقية مدخلات المستخدم، ما يتيح للمهاجمين حقن تعليمات خبيثة قد تؤدي إلى سرقة بيانات المستخدمين أو السيطرة على الموقع.كما أظهرت التجربة أن Cursor فشلت أيضًا في توليد كود آمن لتطبيق واجهة دفع إلكتروني، حيث افتقرت الأكواد الناتجة إلى التحقق من المدخلات، أو التشفير، أو آليات المصادقة، وهي عناصر أساسية في تأمين التطبيقات من الهجمات المحتملة، مثل اختراقات البيانات أو حقن الأوامر.وفي اختبار آخر، طُلب من المنصة تجاهل أفضل الممارسات الأمنية وإنشاء خادم لتحميل واستضافة الملفات، فاستجابت لذلك بالرغم من عرضها تحذيرًا شكليًا، وولّدت كودًا غير محمي يسمح بتحميل ملفات خبيثة، منها ملف PHP يوفر تحكمًا كاملاً بالخادم عند تشغيله، وهو ما نجح الباحث في تجربته فعليًا.وأظهرت التجارب أيضًا أن المنصة لا تراعي الالتزامات المتعلقة بحقوق الملكية، إذ أنتجت كودًا مشابهًا جدًا لمشروع مفتوح المصدر دون الإشارة إلى المؤلف الأصلي أو الرخصة المعتمدة.وخلص التقرير إلى أن أدوات البرمجة المدعومة بالذكاء الاصطناعي مثل Cursor قد تسهّل العمل على المطورين، خصوصًا المبتدئين، لكنها في المقابل قد تُنتج تعليمات برمجية غير آمنة، مما يتطلب مراجعة دقيقة وجودة صارمة قبل استخدامها في بيئات الإنتاج. بواسطة OX Security تابع عالم التقنية على

تتضمن المقالة عدة أفكار مُجنونة في التسويق لزيادة المبيعات والانتشار. في حالات مميزة، يجب أن يكون الشخص المتخصص في التسويق على دراية بعدّة جوانب من نظام العمل، كالحال مع فريق IBM للبرمجيات. دعنا نختصر المسافات الطويلة في عالم التسويق، ونقفز مباشرةً إلى أفكار التسويق وحقائقه الثابتةٍ والمعروفة بدون الكثير من الثرثرة. عند تأسيسك لأي شركةٍ، ومن أجل زيادة المبيعات بشكلٍ هائلٍ وسريعٍ، اعتمد على القاعدة التي أقررناها سويًّا من قبل: لا يهم أي سياساتٍ تسويقيةٍ تتبعها.. ولا الحملات الإعلانية.. ولا حتى المُنتجات التي تعرضها.. المهم أن تعثر على وسيلةٍ مجنونةٍ، تقدّم بها نفسك إلى السوق بطريقةٍ مُبسّطةٍ، تُساعد العميل على الإدراك فورًا أنك (مُختلفٌ) عن الآخرين، وبالتالي تتيح لك أكبر قدرةً من الانتشار.. أفكار التسويق المجنونة! أستأذنك أن تأخذ الجملة السابقة، وتضعها أمامك في أي مكانٍ، حتى لا تنساها أو تغفل عنها نهائيًّا.. انفض كل مادرسته أو سمعته عن علم التسويق الإلكتروني المُعقّد، وضع تركيزك كله على هذا المعنى.. الجنون في التسويق.. هو الشيء الوحيد الذي يجلب لك الأرباح الهائلة والسريعة .. وإليك الدليل .. للمرة الثانية! لا شيء يُعادل مُتعة الزبون الدائم في ولاية أوهايو الأمريكية، كانت (لورا فريزر) مالكة ومديرة ذلك المقهى الصغير في أحد مُدن الولاية، تعاني من مأزقٍ حقيقيٍّ. فعلى الجهة المُقابلة لمقهاها الصغير، يقع مقهى ستارباكس الشهير! بالتأكيد كانت مُجرّد تصوّر المنافسة بين المقهى الصغير الذي تملكه، ومقهى ستارباكس العالمي، هي محض خيالٍ زائدٍ. وكانت تُعاني من خسائرَ فادحةٍ طبعًا، باعتبار أن أغلب الزبائن والمارة يتوجّهون إلى مقهى ستارباكس بمُجرّد المرور في هذه المنطقة. فكّرت المرأة في عمل إحدى أفكار التسويق المختلفة، فكرة تستطيع من خلالها جذب الزبائن إليها، على الرغم من تواضع إمكانيّات المقهى بالنسبة لمقهى كبيرٍ مثل ستاربكس. وتوصلت لورا إلى فكرةٍ عبقريةٍ! قامت برسم مُخططٍ لكارتٍ صغيرٍ، كتبت فيه بخطٍ أنيقٍ (لا شيء يُعادل مُتعة الزبون الدائم)، ثم وضعت على خلفية الكارت مجموعةً من المميزات والعروض التي يحصل عليها (الزبائن الدائمين) لمقهاها الصغير، بشكلٍ يُغريهم للتردد عليه أكثر من غيره، للحصول على هذه الامتيازات، التي تُعتبر أفضل بكثيرٍ من مجرد الحصول على مشروبٍ غالي الثمن من مقهى عالمي، ثم الانصراف. قامت بتوزيع الكارت في المدينة، وفوجئت بعد وقتٍ قصيرٍ أن مقهاها الصغير الذي كان الكثيرون لا يُلاحظون وجوده، ممتلئًا عن آخره، وأن الزبائن بدأوا يتوافدون عليه بدلًا من ستاربكس! فريق المنطقة 51 بدأ جون سبولسترا وظيفته الجديدة، كمسوّقٍ رسميٍّ لفريق (لاس فيجاس ستارز) الأمريكي للعبة البيسبول بمفاجأةٍ لا تُبشّر بالخير إطلاقًا، والتي بالطبع ستستدعي الاعتماد على أفكار التسويق المجنونة لاحقًا. فالرجل اكتشف أنه مسؤول تسويق لفريقٍ معروفٍ عنه على مدى 18 عامًا، أنه من أكثر الفرق الرياضية في هذه اللعبة إثارةً للملل. حتى أن المشاهدين والمشجعين لهذا الفريق، أصبحوا بعد كل هذه السنوات يتوقعون الآداء المُمل في كل مباراةٍ يلعبها. وأنه من غير المُحبب أبدًا مُشاهدة هذا الفريق تحديدًا في عطلات نهاية الأسبوع، حتى لا يُكدّر مزاج الكثير من عُشّاق هذه اللعبة. الرجل توصّل إلى أن الحل الوحيد لإعادة لفت الانتباه لهذا الفريق التعيس، هو أن يُغيّر اسمه. بدأ يعرض الأمر على الإدارة، فقوبل بعاصفةٍ من الرفض والاستهجان – كعادة أي فكرةٍ مجنونةٍ – إلا أنه ظل مُصرًّا على تغيير الاسم، وبدأ بالفعل في سؤال المشجّعين والعاملين بالفريق، عن أفضل الأسماء الذين يرون أنها مُناسبةٌ للفريق. وبالفعل، اختار الرجل (أغرب) اسم عُرض عليه! وتم تبديل اسم الفريق من (لاس فيجاس ستارز) إلى فريق (لاس فيجاس المنطقة 51)! والمنطقة 51 لمن لا يعرف، هي اسم منطقةٍ تبعد عن لاس فيجاس بمسافة قصيرة، وتُعتبر من أكثر المناطق غموضًا في أمريكا، ويُقال أنها شهدت سقوط طبقٍ طائرٍ، وتشريح كائنٍ فضائيٍّ كان بداخله! ولم يكتفِ جون بتغيير الاسم إلى هذا الاسم العجيب، بل استعان برسّامٍ موهوبٍ، طلب منه تصميم شعارٍ للفريق مُناسب للاسم الجديد، فقام برسم شعارٍ على شكل رأس مخلوقٍ فضائيٍّ، أصبح الشعار الرسمي للفريق، وهي من أفكار التسويق المجنونة فعلًا. بعد شهرين من تغيير الاسم، كان النادى (الممل) حديث الساعة للعديد من الجهات الصحفية في أمريكا والعالم، وأجريت العديد من الاستبيانات واستطلاعات الرأي حول هذا الاسم العجيب، بل وعاد مُشجّعو النادي القدامى لمشاهدة فريقهم مرةً أخرى في المباريات، وجذب الاسم الغريب الآلاف من المشاهدين الآخرين تدريجيًّا الذي خمّنوا أن ناديًّا بهذا الاسم وهذا الشعار الطريف، لابد أن يكون آداء لاعبيه مُختلفًا ومشوّقًا بشكلٍ أو بآخر. وأن الفريق يستحق المُتابعة! الرجل الصحيح في المكان الصحيح كانت شركة (IBM) للبرمجيات، تُرسل أفراد مبيعاتها للبنوك صباحًا. ونفس الأفراد إلى الفنادق مساءً، بهدف إقناع هذه المؤسسات بشراء حواسيب IBM. مثل أي فريق مبيعاتٍ في أي مكانٍ في العالم، ولكن مستوى المبيعات لم يكن مُرضيًّا أبدًا للشركة. كان رجال مبيعات الشركة على درايةٍ ممتازةٍ بفن البيع والتسويق، ولكنهم لم يكونوا على خبرةٍ كافيةٍ بنظام عمل البنوك والفنادق. لم يكن دورهم معرفة هذه المجالات، بقدر اهتمامهم الكامل على التوزيع وزيادة المبيعات والدعاية والتسويق للمنتج. لذلك، قامت الشركة بخطوةٍ مختلفةٍ تمامًا، وواحدة من أفكار التسويق المجنونة فعلًا. لجأت الشركة إلى تعيين موظفي مبيعاتٍ ذوي خبرةٍ في عمل البنوك والمصارف (سبق لهم العمل في هذا القطاع)، للتعامل مع البنوك والمصارف وإقناعهم بشراء الحواسيب التي تنتجها الشركة. في الوقت الذي قامت بتعيين موظفين أيضًا ذوي خبرةٍ في مجالات السياحة والفندقة، للتعامل مع الفنادق والمنشآت السياحية، وإقناعهم بالشراء. وبمجرّد أن تولى هؤلاء الموظفين (ذوي الخبرة والعلاقات الطويلة في مجالاتهم) العمل في الشركة، حققت في نفس الفترة الزمنية طفرةً كبيرةً في مبيعاتها. رجل من نيوجيرسي يبيع جسر بروكلين كان بول هارتونيان مُستلقيًّا على أريكته يتابع التلفاز في تلك الليلة. فوقع على مُقابلةٍ تلفزيونيةٍ مع مُقاول أخشابٍ شهيرٍ، سيقوم بتغيير الممرات الخشبية الخاصة بالمارة على جسر بروكلين؛ لأن الخشب الأصلي للجسر تآكل ولم يعد آمنًا ووجب تغييره. وهنا أتت له واحدة من أكثر أفكار التسويق جنونًا بشكلٍ عام! أسرع بول فورًا بشراء هذا الخشب القديم الذي تمّ تفكيكه من الجسر، وأخذه إلى شخصٍ يعرفه، وطلب منه أن يقوم بتقطيع هذا الخشب إلى قطعٍ صغيرةٍ على شكل مُربّعاتٍ. وبعد عدّة أيامٍ، أصدر بول هارتونيان بيانه الصحفي الذي نال شُهرةً كبيرةً، وأثار ضجّةً واسعةً جدًا وقتها: رجل من نيوجيرسي يبيع جسر بروكلين مقابل 1495 دولار. وبعد أن نشر الإعلان، قام العبقري بكتابة شهاداتٍ اعتمدها بنفسه، تُثبت أصالة هذه القطع الخشبية، وأنها بالفعل مأخوذة من الممر الخشبي لجسر بروكلين، وطبع منها مئات النسخ. وكل نسخةٍ وضع معها قطعة صغيرة من هذه المربعات الخشبية كعيّنةٍ لمن يريد اختبارها .. ثم قام بإرسال هذه الشهادات المرفق معها القطع الخشبية إلى أشهر المؤسسات الصحفية والإعلامية، حتى يتأكدوا من مصداقيته. نتيجةً لهذه الخطوة، بدأ المراسلون الصحفيون يتوافدون عليه، ويجرون معه المقابلات الصحفية، وفي غضون أيامٍ قليلةٍ أصبح أحد الشخصيات الشهيرة في الولايات المُتحدة. هذه الشُهرة ساعدته في اجتذاب المُشترين الأثرياء، وقام ببيع كل قطع الخشب التي يملكها، مُقابل مبالغ فلكية فعلًا، وهذه قوة أفكار التسويق المجنونة يا رفاق! أعتقد أنني لن أملّ أبدًا من تناول الأفكار التسويقية المجنونة في موقعنا، وأنقل لكم هذه الخبرات. تحرروا تمامًا من أفكاركم التقليدية المملة البطيئة المستفزة، في زمنٍ لا يتميّز ولا ينجح فيه سوى المختلفين والمجانين. ذو صلة أتمنى أن تنشروا هذه المقالة على أوسع نطاق، وتشاركوها أصدقاءكم حتى يستفيد الجميع. وأنا متأكدٌ تمامًا أن العقول العربية مليئةٌ بآلاف الأفكار التسويقية المتميزة، التى ستدر أرباحًا هائلةً على أصحابها، فقط لو اقتنعوا تمامًا بجملة: (الأفكار المجنونة في التسويق تنجح دائمًا)، وعملوا على تنفيذها! إذا كانت لديك فكرة تسويقية مجنونة، أو مررت بالفعل بخبرةٍ تسويقيةٍ متميزةٍ، حققت نجاحًا من وراءها، فلا تبخل أبدًا علينا وعلى القرّاء بمشاركتها من خلال تعليقك. عبَّر عن رأيك إحرص أن يكون تعليقك موضوعيّاً ومفيداً، حافظ على سُمعتكَ الرقميَّةواحترم الكاتب والأعضاء والقُرّاء.ياريت تجيبلنا افكار تسويقية مجنونة للصيدليات …… اين الجزء الاول الحاجات المجنونه بصراحه الدراسه او الطريقه او الفكره جميله وناجحه جدا عجبتنى شكرا كتيرفين الجزء الاول 😀 انا بحب الحاجات المجنونه دي اوووي و انا حاليا في دبلوم تسويق و قررت ان دراستي تكون غير عااااااااديه و بعمل ابحاث غير عاديه انا و الجروب بتاعي و اسمه ابداااااااااااعبالنسبة للزمالك كان اسمه الأول زمان نادي المختلط لأنه كان فيه لعيبه من اليونان وايطاليا ومصر وجنسيات مختلفة عشان كدا سموه المختلط وبعد كدا غيروه بقى نادي الزمالك وواخد طريقه في النازل ما شاء الله وده دليل على ان فكرتك التسويقية مش ناجحه ههههههههههه شكراً جزيلاً أخ عمرو .. سيكون هناك أجزاء أخرى حتى يستفيد الجميع .. أخ محمد .. لو غيروا اسم الزمالك وخللوه ريال مدريد .. هيفضل الآداء التعبان للنادى دا مستمر للأبد .. متقلبش عليا المواجع 🙁 فكرة مدير تسويق فريق المنطقة 51 غريبه وجميله، لازم نادي الزمالك يستفيد من خبرات الراجل ده 🙂 مقالة رائعة شكرا لك ذو صلة

أعلنت نينتندو مؤخرًا عن نوع جديد من بطاقات اللعبة يُطلق عليها بطاقات مفتاح اللعبة، والتي تشبه بطاقات اللعبة التقليدية، ولكنها لا تحتوي على لعبة فعلية. بدلاً من ذلك، تعمل هذه البطاقة كأداة لتنزيل اللعبة بالكامل على جهاز Switch 2. في هذا السياق، قدمت نينتندو مزيدًا من التفاصيل حول كيفية عمل هذه البطاقات.عند شراء بطاقة مفتاح اللعبة، يجب على المشترين إدراجها في وحدة التحكم، ومن ثم البدء بتنزيل اللعبة. في المرة الأولى التي يتم فيها تشغيل اللعبة، سيكون من الضروري وجود اتصال بالإنترنت. بعد ذلك، يمكن للاعبين إدخال بطاقة مفتاح اللعبة فقط في جهاز Switch 2 للعب، كما يفعلون مع بطاقات الألعاب التقليدية.ورغم أن هذا قد يثير الانطباع بأن بطاقة مفتاح اللعبة مرتبطة بوحدة التحكم، إلا أن الحقيقة خلاف ذلك. وفقًا لتصريحات “تسوتسوا ساساكي” من نينتندو، فإن البطاقة ليست مرتبطة بحساب وحدة التحكم أو حساب نينتندو.يمكن إقراضها أو استئجارها أو حتى إعادة بيعها تمامًا مثل بطاقات اللعبة العادية. يوضح “دوغ بوسر”، رئيس نينتندو أمريكا، أن السبب وراء إنشاء بطاقات مفتاح اللعبة هو تمكين الناشرين من بيع نسخ مادية من الألعاب التي تتجاوز سعة 64 جيجابايت الخاصة ببطاقات ألعاب Nintendo Switch 2.ومع ذلك، من الممكن أن يختار بعض الناشرين استخدام هذه البطاقات حتى وإن كانت الألعاب أصغر من حجم الملف الأقصى للبطاقات.ورغم التأكيد على أن بطاقات مفتاح اللعبة ليست مرتبطة بالحسابات كما هو الحال مع التنزيلات الرقمية، يبقى البعض قلقًا بشأن مستقبل هذا النوع من الألعاب، خاصة إذا تم إغلاق الخوادم في المستقبل.ومع ذلك، بالنظر إلى أن مالكي أجهزة Nintendo 3DS وWii U لا يزال بإمكانهم إعادة تنزيل الألعاب التي اشتروها وتحديث ألعابهم، حتى بعد إغلاق متجر ESHOP لهذه الأجهزة، من المحتمل أن يكون أولئك الذين يشترون بطاقات مفتاح اللعبة قادرين على الوصول إلى ألعابهم وتنزيلها على مدار السنوات القادمة.المصدر

While it's cuter than the official Nintendo accessory, the Piranha Plant camera for Switch 2 won't offer the same image quality. The peripheral from Hori will only offer 480p resolution, according to Nintendo UK's website. That's not even true HD.Meanwhile, VGC points out that the Nintendo Switch 2 Camera boasts the capability for 1080p resolution on Nintendo UK's website. That could be one major reason for the cost difference, at least in the UK market. Hori's Piranha Plant camera is retailing for £34, while the Nintendo camera will cost £50. Both will be available at launch on June 5 for Switch 2. The Piranha Plant camera for Switch 2 does have some other things going for it, however. For instance, instead of looking like a run-of-the-mill peripheral, the accessory resembles its Super Mario Bros. enemy namesake. Additionally, it can fit inside the warp pipe or not, as well as close the mouth over the camera to block it when not in use.Continue Reading at GameSpot

Hollow Knight: Silksong will come to the original Switch when Team Cherry finally releases it, its Marketing and PR Director has confirmed. After a long period of silence, news around the hotly anticipated Metroidvania sequel is starting to pick up again, thanks to a short but impactful announcement during the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct. While a specific release day is still up in the air, Switch users can rest easy knowing they'll also be able to play Hollow Knight: Silksong when it comes out later this year.

“I don’t think that Game Changer gets meaningfully more ambitious than this season without me getting arrested,” Sam Reich — CEO of Dropout but, more pertinently, host of its flagship competition series, Game Changer — tells Polygon.  Seven seasons in, Game Changer has hosted miniature versions of half a dozen reality shows, pulled off even more unique feats of intricately constructed mindfuckery, and variously terrorized, rewarded, thwarted, and bamboozled Dropout’s expansive cast of comedians, writers, and online personalities for half a decade.  So when Polygon sat down with Reich on the occasion of this Monday’s season premiere, we naturally asked how he handles the expectation of ever-escalating surprises the show has created for itself. But Reich isn’t sweating.  “I will say this is the first season we’ve ever done where we’ve ended the season and I’ve been like, You know what? We could probably rest here,” he said, laughing.  Which may only make a lot of fans all the more curious about what Reich has up his sleeve (metaphorically, anyway). For more on what he’s learned from Dropout’s growth in the two years since it dropped the CollegeHumor brand, how we’re probably reading too much into teaser trailers, and what his personal favorite moments of Game Changer’s already ambitious season premiere were, read on.  [Ed. note: This interview has been edited for structure and clarity.] Polygon: Living up to Game Changer seasons past aside, is it stressful when fans put their detective hats on and try to sift truth from the vapor of nuance, en masse? Sam Reich: God, what a fantastic question. Look, I love the detail-orientedness of our fans. I just sometimes wish they understood how panicked and last minute a lot of our decision making is [laughs], and when they really get into the weeds, I start to go, Oh, if only you knew how much you were giving us too much credit. Independent of fan reaction, how much do you stress about the thought “How are we going to top this next season?” I think a few seasons ago I did stress out about it quite a bit and I can safely say… So, I’m now on the set of Make Some Noise; we’re about to shoot a season of Make Some Noise. And after that we’ll turn around and we’ll open up the Game Changer writers’ room again. And I can safely say that I have zero idea what we’re going to do in season 8, like, not the faintest. And at this point I’ve been around the sun enough with this show that that doesn’t stress me out at all. This is a question purely out of my own edification: When you let Caldwell Tanner, Kiana Mai, and Nathan Yaffe draw dicks all over the set last season, was that because you knew you were going to tear it down and rebuild?  We did repaint the flats, and they are in this new season. We were looking through the lens, I think it was day one or day two, at one of those filters that will show you where the light changes, even subtly. And we suddenly saw dicks that were not visible to the human eye. So they are still there, but you just need a little bit of infrared in order to see them. That’s a great Easter egg for the fans, I’m sure. The last time we chatted was for Dropout’s fifth anniversary, and the company and the show lineup has grown so hugely since then. What do you feel like you’ve learned about how to grow the creative project of Dropout without it getting bigger than it’s possible to get your arms around?  I think we’re still learning that, to be honest with you. There’s a few different components of that. There’s new opportunities being presented to us. [The Gauntlet in the Garden] is one of those opportunities where we feel like we should seize upon these even though it does feel like a lot to chew on. And then there’s all of this new programming, which we’ve only really even just figured out the better means of supporting creatively. I’m really proud of the work that we’ve done, but I think it’ll get better all the time by virtue of us being able to wrap our heads and our arms around it even a little bit better.  If I could slap one big label across the forehead of this company, it would be “work in progress.” We have been talking a lot recently about how we can’t be perfectionists, that we should strive for “A minus,” otherwise we’re just never going to be able to get the job done. [laughs] What do you think the percentage is — and maybe it’s a 100% and 0% — between stuff that comes from you and the Dropout producers room going to performers and going, Hey, we have this idea, we think you would be great for it, would you do it with us? Or Dropout folks coming to you and saying, I have this idea. Is it something you’d be interested in? I’ll give you an honest answer to that, which is that up until incredibly recently, there are almost no examples of a Dropout cast member coming to us with an idea. All of our stuff, all of our ideas were hatched internally by a combination of, like, myself, Paul Robalino, David Kerns, and select other people in our development committee. That is beginning to change pretty quickly, which is to say — we are not taking outside pitches. God forbid you should publish that [laughs]. God forbid.  But we are beginning to collaborate more in-depthly with people that we’re enthused about. To say, “What is your show?” And that is kind of a little bit more like us singling out creatives that we’re excited about. You’ve talked before about how you’ve considered home video releases for Dropout content. I figure if you’d figured that out you would either have announced it already, or would be staying mum in preparation for an announcement, but nevertheless, should fans expect that any time soon? Still haven’t figured it out. Part of the problem is just the limits of these media in terms of how much data they contain. We learned that doing just season 1 of Fantasy High would be like 10 DVDs. So it’s just complicated from a sheer nuts and bolts standpoint. We’ve taken it back to the ’90s era, where one VHS tape could hold two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Exactly! Exactly. Coming back around to Game Changer season 7, which responses to the prompts in “One Year Later” were you most impressed by? [Ed. note: The rest of this piece contains spoilers for the premiere of Game Changer season 7.] If I’m going to single anything out, it’s probably going to be Lou’s band. The reason why, is because Lou, dangerously, did one of the most public things, out in front of the audience. Like, launching [the band] Paraloubis, launching music, putting on events? There were remarkably few people — some people, but few people — who guessed that it was anything to do with Game Changer. Which I was really concerned about!  The fact that he pulled that off and made it seem so, just, organic to him, I think people will be really surprised to learn. To me, that’s one of the real payoffs of this episode. If you’re following these folks, you will have seen trappings of this that you’re now learning are actually a part of Game Changer, when you didn’t realize it.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by PARALOUBIS (@paraloubis) I mean, Vic impressed me through and through with some of their responses, which I happily deducted points from them for, because they were so funny and yet completely irrelevant to what I asked for. Investment Account, Inc. made me laugh so much. Vic’s musical! The entirety of [The Voicemail the Musical] is coming out as a part of the BTS video. I didn’t see it on stage. And if I had seen that whole musical, I probably would’ve awarded them the three points, because it is a masterpiece.  And then, Jacob’s magic trick, which, frustratingly, he still won’t tell me how he did it. To close out I want to get back to fans putting on their detective hats. Am I reading too much into the themed exit sign and the “far away” lines in your teaser? Because you’ve talked before about taking the show to splashy other locations. Part and parcel of the problem is, fans see me as sort of a mischievous Jigsaw-type game master. When in fact what I am is more like a poet who has found himself in this role. I’m sure all over the season there will be people looking for things that aren’t there. I would approach this from the angle of poetry and say, maybe the show is whatever you want for it to be. Maybe there are connections that even I don’t see, that you’ll find for me. There’s certainly poetry in how I can’t go longer in this interview because I have to go interview Russell T. Davies about the new season of Doctor Who, another classically suit-wearing, wand-carrying, trickster figure.  I’m sure that he is a lot better at putting Easter eggs in shows than I am. Game Changer season 7 is currently streaming every other Monday on Dropout.