Nell’s Diner is the best Phasmophobia has ever looked, setting up Tanglewood for a promising rework: ‘We’re gonna make sure we do it justice’

It’s hard to believe it’s been five years since Phasmophobia kicked off a whole subgenre of multiplayer horror games, but the team at Kinetic Games isn’t lacking when it comes to ideas for new haunts. Nell’s Diner—an intricately detailed small map with all the charm of a haunted Waffle House—launched this week and I’m already…

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Godzilla is stomping his way into the world of tabletop RPGs, with a new game from three legendary Warhammer designers

Godzilla’s been having a bit of a moment lately, hasn’t he? Between the hugely successful Monsterverse movies in the US, and Japanese filmmakers knocking out smash hit reinterpretations Shin Godzilla and Godzilla Minus One, the stink of Godzilla 1998 seems to have been entirely dispelled. What better time, then, for the big fella to finally…

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Seriously people, it’s fine the Steam Machine has just 8 GB of VRAM, but Valve ought to chill out on the ‘play every game at 4K60’ chat

Valve’s Steam Machine has been received generally quite well so far. Judging by online commentary, there’s plenty of excitement for it, although pretty much everything of course rests on its pricing. But apart from the over-abundance of still-somehow-funny ‘GabeCube’ comments, what I’ve seen perhaps the most is people questioning why the Steam Machine has just…

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If you have one of these old Asus routers, update its firmware as it may have a critical vulnerability that ‘may allow remote attackers to gain unauthorized access’

If you’ve got an old Asus router, you might want to check whether it’s needing a firmware update. Asus has just reported that three of its older DSL modem routers have a critical vulnerability, an “authentication bypass vulnerability” that “may allow remote attackers to gain unauthorized access into the affected system.” Asus hasn’t just dropped…

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Imagineer Claims Victory In Multi-Year-Long Legal Battle Over The ‘Medabots’ Trademark

Could the Japanese multimedia series finally be due a European return? The Japanese video game company Imagineer has issued a statement on its website, declaring victory in the fight for the Medabots trademark in Europe, after a long battle against Kevin Comadrán de Frutos. Medabots, in case you’re unfamiliar, is a long-running Japanese multimedia series…

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I reported on the failure of Valve’s first Steam Machines 8 years ago—this time I think they have it right

If you’re experiencing déjà vu following Valve’s announcement of a little cubic “Steam Machine”—essentially a PC gaming console—it’s because Valve already announced and launched Steam Machines a decade ago. It didn’t work out so well back then, but this time, I think Valve has a real shot at finally decoupling a respectable chunk of PC…

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