Amateur stuns world's best to win A$1m in Melbourne

Amateur Jordan Smith is the shock winner of the Million Dollar One Point Slam at the Australian Open, beating reigning men's ...
TwistedSifter on MSN

Rock-paper-scissors is a game of pure chance, right? Studies have found there are actually winning strategies.

Rock-Paper-Scissors is one of the oldest and most popular games out there. It is used not just for fun, but also to make ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

"AI is bad, game will be deleted" concludes developer behind sloppy Steam card battler, before setting the self-destruct timer

Hardest, a roguelike card battler with AI-generated assets, is set to be pulled from Steam after its creator's views on the ...
Woody and Kleiny on MSNOpinion

What happens when rock paper scissors turns extreme

It started as a simple game everyone knows. Then the stakes kept getting higher. This extreme rock paper scissors challenge ...
The New York Times

This Diminutive Reptile Plays Rock-Paper-Scissors

Side-blotched lizards probably don’t call the game that, but they play a version of it anyway. A new study explains the hidden biology that makes this possible. By Carl Zimmer If you live in the ...
People

High School Student, 16, Fatally Stabbed with Scissors Over a $21 Vape Pen: Prosecutors

Aundre Matthews, 18, is accused of stabbing his friend Andrew Meismer, 16, during a fight, prosecutors in Texas said GoFundMe Aundre Matthews, 18, accused Andrew Meismer, 16, of stealing his vape pen, ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

Expedition 33 may be a turn-based RPG, but it refuses to behave like one

The RPS Advent Calendar 2025 has begun! We're revealing one of our favourite games of the year every day, and our favourite of favourites on December 24th. Check the main Calendar post to see a full ...