Destiny’s story structure ‘may have become predictable,’ admits Bungie as it pivots to Episodes to ‘pleasantly surprise’ players more often

Bungie is still playing it close to the vest with its planned shift from a seasonal model to an “Episodic” one with its upcoming expansion, The Final Shape, but at a recent developer roundtable, members of the team shed some light on the reasons behind the change, as well as how the unique demands of…

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Enshrouded has grabbed more than 1 million players in just 4 days, joining Palworld in making January an impressive month for early access survival games

Developer Keen Games might have been a bit worried about releasing its new survival game, Enshrouded, just as the world was obsessing over Poké-like Palworld, currently the most-played game on Steam, and the second most popular game in the platform’s history. But it looks like there’s room for two big survival game launches, because Enshrouded…

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The state of Total War: Warhammer in 2024 – The next updates are going to have to be something special

Dedicated fandom has two states: cultishly devoted or aggressively cynical. So here’s something that Total War: Warhammer’s more jaded fans (It’s me, I’m the jaded fan) sometimes have trouble admitting: even if Creative Assembly was to Doomrocket the entire franchise tomorrow, it would still have long ago earned its place in strategy game history as…

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Alienware Aurora R16 review

Alienware introduced the latest version of its desktop gaming PC, the Aurora R16, in the middle of last year, marking a radically non-radical shift away from its Giger-inspired origins. This release goes beyond a mere plexiglass window addition, presenting an entirely new chassis design that will elicit either love or disdain.  According to Alienware, the…

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You too can run a functional 16-bit CPU inside Microsoft Excel thanks to one YouTube hobbyist with more willpower than I shall ever possess

Microsoft Excel isn’t exactly up there when it comes to anyone’s top-ten list of exciting software. Regarded as the dependable if more-than-slightly dull workhorse of productivity apps, the mere mention of Excel brings to mind endless spreadsheets, budgetary calculations, and… oh no you’ve fallen asleep already. But when someone creates a functional 16-bit CPU inside…

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