The Witcher 3 multiplayer mod adds new setting-appropriate features, like the ability to form a totem pole of Geralts or turn into a fox

The Witcher 3 is a deep, textured game with incredible worldbuilding—worldbuilding that the Witcher Online mod on NexusMods delves deeply into. Finally, you can explore the Continent with your friends, doing setting-appropriate activities like (checks notes) er, riding about on each other’s shoulders, and (frantically sweating, flipping through notes in a panic) turning into a…

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Hackers claim they’ve breached a Chinese supercomputer and are demanding huge amounts of crypto for the data, but security researchers are sceptical

Earlier this year, dark web hackers claimed to have exfiltrated a huge amount of data from the National Supercomputing Center (NSCC) in Tianjin, China. The hacker group FlamingChina claims that it stole 10 petabytes of data pertaining to advanced science and defence agencies within China. However, a number of security researchers have since cast doubt…

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A renowned New York Times investigative reporter thinks British cryptographer is Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, said cryptographer says no

Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous name of the inventor of bitcoin, has never been publicly unveiled. The New York Times believes it may have finally nailed the right guy, but said guy says it’s not him. In a video report from the New York Times, investigative reporter John Carreyrou argues it is British cryptographer Adam Back….

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New ‘Hang-On’ Patch For The Sega Master System Brings The 8-Bit Racer Closer To The Arcade

Includes a new title screen, redrawn sprites, and more. 40 years after its release, Sega’s 1985 Master System port of the arcade classic Hang-On has just received a brand-new “enhanced” version, courtesy of a fan patch, published late last month. The patch, which was developed by a three-person team, including chirinea (art, music, project direction),…

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