May 2025

The Dune: Awakening beta weekend has come to an end, and along with sandworms, speeders, and spice, there’s another topic on everyone’s mind: stunlock. We learned over the weekend that Paul Atreides didn’t need to spend all that time training to master the slow blade: he could have just repeatedly slashed his knife around in…

Even if you’re taking advantage of one of the great mods to un-level or auto-upgrade Oblivion Remastered’s quest rewards, you might still want to snag yourself something with a little extra oomph right out of the gate. That’s where Umbra comes in. This pitch-black, super evil longsword is a centerpiece of Elder Scrolls lore, and…

Last week, we reported on Democrat congressman Bill Foster’s plans to introduce a bill that requires manufacturers of AI processors, like those in Nvidia GPUs, to implement tech that allows the US government to track where they end up. Well, it looks like the Senate didn’t want to be outdone, because less than 24 hours…

If Dark Souls is any indication, people take a lot of pride in mastering hard games. There’s nothing wrong with that until the moment they make it about ego: getting smart and finding creative solutions through hard games can be so much more interesting than getting good. General sentiment seemed to be that it was…

If you ask me, No Man’s Sky is at its best when it’s at its most desolate—when it’s just you, your spaceship, and the awe of an indifferent cosmos. By most metrics, No Man’s Sky has only improved since its launch in 2016, but all those massive updates and feature additions have made that delightful…

Oblivion Remastered has taken some well-judged steps to fix the original’s wonky skill and attribute system, but it’s still a very strange, unbalanced experience. Nublivion’s middle, “Adept” difficulty just feels too easy, while a single step up to “Expert” makes fighting even a basic bandit a life or death slog. Now I know why: The…