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Conor McGregor’s return to action at UFC 329 was highlighted by a heated Las Vegas face-off in which he ripped Max Holloway’s glasses, signaling a high-stakes rematch as fans cheered the Irish star despite his recent controversies and Holloway played the cooler counterpoint.
Two AI coding assistants, Claude Code and OpenAI Codex, were put to the test building three real apps: a subscription tracker, a grocery‑price comparison tool, and a big‑purchases financing calculator. Claude Code delivered a production‑ready app quickly with an intuitive UI and flexible entry methods, while Codex favored deeper analytics and feature‑rich dashboards but required more setup. Verdict: Codex wins on long‑term capability and analytical depth, though Claude Code feels more approachable for fast, beginner‑friendly builds.
In a seven-prompt face-off, Tom's Guide pits OpenAI's ChatGPT Images 2.0 against Google's Nano Banana 2. ChatGPT Images 2.0 generally delivers more photorealistic results with accurate lighting, legible text and better spatial coherence, earning the overall win, while Nano Banana 2 excels in specific prompts—such as window reflections and hands—highlighting complementary strengths and signaling an era where intent and design matter as much as realism.
A Tom's Guide face-off pits ChatGPT against Gemini across seven real-world prompts (math word problem, ethical scenario, debugging, persuasive essay, hallucination trap, knowledge gap, and a 100-word horror story). While Gemini shines in depth and nuance, ChatGPT generally wins on clarity, structure, and speed, with outcomes varying by task and several prompts favoring one model’s strengths over the other.
Ahead of UFC Seattle, Joe Pyfer and Israel Adesanya shared a classy final face-off as Pyfer thanked Adesanya for accepting the bout. The main event pits a rising middleweight in Pyfer against the former champ Adesanya, who is chasing a turnaround after recent losses, while Pyfer seeks momentum in his own winning streak.
Tom's Guide compared OpenAI's ChatGPT-5.2 default model with Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4.6 across seven real-world tasks (writing under pressure, structured reasoning, explaining complex ideas to a 12-year-old, step-by-step planning, tone adaptation, executive summarization, and critical thinking). Claude won more of the challenges, delivering stronger strategic thinking, decision framing, and risk-aware analysis, while ChatGPT excelled in clarity, readability, and cohesive explanations. Overall, Claude Sonnet 4.6 was deemed the winner for everyday productivity and decision-support contexts.
Paramount’s Face/Off 2 has lost director Adam Wingard, who exited the project last summer after agreeing to write and direct the sequel with Simon Barrett; with Wingard out, the film is now an open assignment as Paramount looks for a new filmmaker to helm the follow-up to John Woo’s 1997 cult hit.
Jake Paul and Gervonta Davis faced off in a humorous and tense first encounter ahead of their scheduled Netflix exhibition boxing match on November 14, with notable size differences and heated exchanges, and rules confirmed for a judged bout despite being an exhibition.
Tensions ran high at the UFC 319 face-off between Khamzat Chimaev and Dricus du Plessis, with a physical altercation occurring as security intervened, just a day before their highly anticipated middleweight title fight in Chicago.
Resident Evil 4 Remake has been crowned the winner of IGN's Best Horror Video Game Face-Off, dethroning Silent Hill 2 from its previous victory. With an 84.0% win percentage, Resident Evil 4 Remake claimed the top spot, narrowly beating Resident Evil 2 Remake. The top 10 games in the Face-Off include titles from the Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Dead Space franchises. Indie titles like Cooking Companions had a lower win percentage, highlighting the dominance of big franchises in the competition. While not making the top rankings, games like P.T. still garnered recognition.
IGN is hosting a "Face-Off" to determine the best '90s video game. They have selected 163 games for readers to vote on, pitting two games against each other at a time. The game with the most wins will be crowned the winner, and the ranked list will be published on August 4. Readers can vote as many times as they want until the Face-Off closes on August 3.
IGN has created a Face-Off game to determine the best Spider-Man character from the upcoming movie, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. The game includes 41 Spideys from the trailers and posters, and players can vote for their favorites until June 8th. The winner will be announced on June 9th, and IGN will update the rankings after the movie's release to include any spoiler characters.
IGN has created a Face-Off to determine the best The Legend of Zelda game of all time, with 18 of the best games in the series pitted against each other. The voting will end on May 11, and the game with the most wins will be crowned the winner. The results will be announced on May 12, the day before the release of the long-awaited sequel, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The Face-Off includes only mainline Zelda games, excluding remakes, spin-offs, and appearances in other games.