March 6, 2026
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December 2025

Fallen Aces’s second episode won’t be out this year, but it will feature a first-person car chase with a tommy gun in both hands and a foot-operated steering wheel

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If you haven’t played Fallen Aces, I highly recommend it whether you’re a dedicated immsim sicko or an FPS greenhorn. It’s Dishonored by way of Dick Tracy: an immediate and stylish neo-noir FPS dripping with pulpy comic art and a tantalizingly interactive goon sandbox. And that’s just the first episode, which launched into early access…

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Rainbow Six Siege servers are back after hackers randomly doled out bans, unbans, rare skins and ‘billions’ in in-game currency

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On December 27, the official Rainbow Six Siege account posted on X that it was “aware of an incident” affecting the game, but that sort of undersells it. Hackers went berserk in Siege over the weekend, and players reported a range of anomalies: receipt of billions of credits and ultra-rare or developer-only skins, and chaotic…

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Rainbow Six Siege servers are back after hackers randomly doled out bans, unbans, rare skins and ‘billions’ in in-game currency

The Fridge04 mins

On December 27, the official Rainbow Six Siege account posted on X that it was “aware of an incident” affecting the game, but that sort of undersells it. Hackers went berserk in Siege over the weekend, and players reported a range of anomalies: receipt of billions of credits and ultra-rare or developer-only skins, and chaotic…

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LAN Parties Before Broadband: Playing Together in the Dial-Up Years

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The era before always-on internet felt slower and louder. Gaming with others meant planning ahead, packing hardware, and hoping nothing went wrong once everyone arrived. Dial-up tones echoed through bedrooms, and connections dropped without warning. Yet those previous limits did shape how people played and how communities formed. LAN parties became social events, technical challenges,…

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Last year I predicted all three of Valve’s announcements so now I reckon I have the ability to speak these 2026 prophecies into reality

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Long ago, it was foretold that there would arrive a special person of average height, muddy blonde hair, and absent-minded character, who would prophesy the coming of the most glorious PC gaming technology. Far and wide would he proclaim what is to come in the PC gaming hardware industry. That’s me. I’m that special person….

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