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The Morning After: Nintendo Switch 2 US pre-orders (finally) open Thursday

The biggest news stories this morning: Bluesky is getting an official verification system, Blizzard explains hero bans in Overwatch 2, Using generative AI will ‘neither help nor harm the chances’ of Oscar nominations.

If you don’t meet those criteria of die-hard/flush with cash Nintendo fan, there are other options: Best Buy, GameStop, Walmart and Target have confirmed they’ll open pre-orders on April 24. Nintendo said in a subpoena the person uploaded “confidential materials not released to the public” to a Discord server called FreakLeak. The issue of award-nominated films using AI was first raised in 2024 when the productions behind Best Picture nominees The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez both admitted to using the tech to alter performances.

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