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The Department of Justice is reaffirming its demands for action to break up Google’s search monopoly, calling for the sale of Chrome and potentially Android as well. In a court filing published on March 7, the DOJ doubled down on its assertion that Google’s dominance in search is the result of monopolistic practices that have…
Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing, a canonical “bad videogame” with a 1/10 review from GameSpot and 8/100 score on Metacritic, is set to be re-released on Steam some time between April and June this year. The listing went live on March 22 according to SteamDB, and was subsequently shared to Twitter by popular gaming…
Dune: Awakening is only a couple months away from release, and its dev team just gave us a few new reasons to get excited, including a promise of free updates and no monthly subscription. This weekend, Funcom posted a video on Steam sharing more details on Dune: Awakening, which will open for pre-orders on Monday….
In a recent interview with Edge magazine (spotted via GamesRadar), actor Samantha Béart—most famous for their performance as Karlach in Baldur’s Gate 3—gave their assessment of the push for AI-generated performances and other assets in games, and the motivation behind it. “Essentially, [CEOs pushing AI] just want to save money,” said Béart. “In the long…
I mostly enjoyed Norland and its randy lords when I previewed it last summer, but the medieval colony sim definitely had its problems. Getting monarchs and nobles to do what you needed to ensure your colony’s survival could be tricky when all they cared about was getting laid and acquiring holy rings as status symbols,…
Just three days after its release date, Assassin’s Creed Shadows has hit yet another milestone and passed 2 million players. According to Ubisoft, “Assassin’s Creed Shadows has now surpassed the launches of AC Origins and Odyssey.” Shadows had already sailed past 1 million players in its first 24 hours, easily breaking AC Valhalla’s record. To…
Ever had that feeling that something’s been staring you in the face for years and you simply never realised? Like the fact that Simon Pegg is in Band of Brothers. Or the fact that Andrew Scott is also in Band of Brothers. In fact, I get this feeling pretty much every time I rewatch Band…
Time is a flat circle, and Myst has new content. Developer Cyan Worlds had added another area to its modern remake of the classic 1993 adventure game. The Age of Rime update expands the game with a “snowy, mountainous seascape”, which becomes available to players after completing the main story of Myst, bringing “all new…
The Steam Spring Sale may be over but, like rain in Scotland, the discounts never truly end. If your wallet survived the tsunami of cheap games over the last couple of weeks, then you can currently grab BioWare’s fantasy RPG Dragon Age: The Veilguard at a 50% discount. That’s not all, either. To coincide with…
YouTube Baldur’s Gate 3 expert SlimX, who brought to our attention developer secrets like the offscreen “asylum” where plot-critical NPCs hide, is back with another chunky set of secrets and cut content from our favorite fantasy RPG/wiki deep dive subject. This time he’s highlighting the endgame, finding things we’d never have seen otherwise in the…