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The Fallout TV show returns for Season 2 next week, with the series opting for a weekly cadence that goes right into February (fine by me: I’ve still got Stranger Things to finish). Executive producer Jonathan Nolan has already confirmed season three will begin shooting next summer, which just shows you the kind of faith…

Battlefield 6‘s Winter Offensive update rolled out today, adding a snowy map variant, winter-themed cosmetics, a balancing pass, and unfortunately a handful of day one bugs. According to the Battlefield Comms X account, players are reporting buggy menus, incorrect ticket counts in Conquest (this has since been corrected), and nonfunctional tier skipping in the Winter…

Horse armor isn’t usually a top priority for Minecraft players, but given how strong netherite horse armor is, it’s worth looking into at the very least. Netherite horse armor takes a significant amount of work, but it’s well worth it. If you’re bringing the same horse out each time you adventure, you’ll want to keep…

Minecraft has answered the prayers of anyone looking for a longer-reach melee weapon rather than relying on the bow. That’s right, the spear is here courtesy of the Mounts of Mayhem drop, and don’t let its simplicity fool you—there’s a lot to love about this little weapon. Working out how to craft a spear is…

Minecraft‘s Mounts of Mayhem drop introduced the Nautilus to the game; an underwater mount that whips you around under the waves much faster than swimming. If you’ve been waiting for an excuse to finally explore underwater, then finding a Nautilus might be your key to success. But, much like a lot of Minecraft’s underwater mobs,…

When Microsoft laid off an astonishing 9,000 people in July, the long-awaited Perfect Dark reboot was among the casualties. The main studio working on it—The Initiative—was shuttered, but co-developers Crystal Dynamics tried to salvage the project by cutting a publishing deal with Take-Two. The deal never eventuated because Take-Two and Microsoft couldn’t agree on who…

Every so often, a wonderful thing happens: someone young enough to have missed out on using computers in the early 1990s is introduced to the Windows 3.1 “Hot Dog Stand” color scheme. Back in the day Windows was pretty plain looking out of the box, with grey windows and blue highlights as the default. A…

On your way to becoming a blacksmithing master, The Forge tasks you with learning the ins and outs of gathering with Umut The Brave’s quest, The Basics of Mining. He has a fairly simple request—just bring him a few resources—but you’ll need to know how to get Stone in The Forge to check off the…