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1980s music-making tool Music Mouse returns with 2026 update

Music Mouse was a pioneering piece of software released by composer and developer Laurie Spiegel in 1986. Now it's back.

Laurie Spiegel on the difference between algorithmic music and ‘AI’

The legendary composer is celebrating 40 years of Music Mouse, which brought algorithmic composition to home computers.
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Chewy is selling the cutest laptop-shaped cat scratcher, and it’s actually genius

This decoy laptop is a must-have for keyboard-loving cats.

Doom co-creator John Romero adores Ghost Recon and has over 3,000 hours in World of Warcraft: 'God, I lived in that game every day for five years'

The co-founder of id Software and Romero Games takes us on a tour of his games library.

THQ's Gothic 1 remake arrives in June, and I think it might prove a more valuable overhaul than Oblivion Remastered

Over five years since it was announced, the remake of Gothic 1 finally has a release date. The overhaul of Piranha Bytes' lovably janky RPG—which boasts a 'complex life simulation on a scale hardly ...