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You’ll remember the first time you encounter the coworker in Abiotic Factor, as a fully grown man crawls out of the darkness on all fours and starts begging for treats. My colleague was relieving herself when this entity first scurried into the bathroom and you can bet she jumped out of her skin. Despite his…
Speaking as someone who learned the hard way, working out how to open a GATE Security Crate in Abiotic Factor is a fool’s errand in the early game. The Half-Life-inspired survival adventure teases your scientist with loot drops out in plain sight, but you can’t open them for quite a while. I mean a mid-to-late…
After wrapping things up in the Office Sector, it’s time to head out to Manufacturing West and repair parts around the Synchrotron. You’ll need to get an Optic Lens to make it beyond Abiotic Factor’s second zone—it’s one of three pieces required to open the path to Cascade Laboratories. Fortunately, it’s not left up to…
Tracking down an anvil in Abiotic Factor is a task you’ll have to undertake if you want to construct a repair and salvage station for your worn-out gear. This is one of the first items in the game that actually gave me a little trouble; since they are quite rare early on, you’ll only find…
If you’re looking for Refined Carbon in Abiotic Factor, that’s probably because you’ve finally made it to Cascade Laboratories. Cascade is one of the meanest, most dangerous, and downright fascinating wings of GATE. It’s also a location you’ll be returning to often, as it’s host to an infinite supply of Refined Carbon (one of the…
I’ll just get it out in the open: Abiotic Factor is one of the greatest survival crafting games ever made, and by far my favorite. It’s an easy declaration to make because, unlike most games I’ve put a score on, I’ve had a lot of time to think about this one. NEED TO KNOW What…
We’ve all been calling the next yet-untitled Battlefield game “Battlefield 6” these last few months, which is great luck, because that’s officially the name. EA dropped the news in an X post alongside a fresh piece of artwork and a trailer date: “BATTLEFIELD 6. July 24. Reveal Trailer.” The art is done in the traditional…
Hellraiser’s twisted puzzle box has spawned a whopping 11 films, loads of comics and a TV show is on the way (allegedly). But until now, videogames have been left out—with the exception of main antagonist Pinhead’s appearance in Dead By Daylight. Thanks to Saber Interactive, that’s about to change. Saber’s just unveiled Hellraiser: Revival (or…
Capcom’s had enough of all those players going around in Monster Hunter: Wilds, having fun, and not opening their wallets. It wants some microtransaction money and it wants it now. And so, dear reader, it has deployed the most dastardly tactic of all: swimwear. That sound you hear is millions of hunters groaning as, almost…
Ubisoft recently held its annual shareholder’s meeting, an event at which CEO Yves Guillemot has to take questions about the publisher’s successes and failures. One of the latter is perhaps surprising, because Star Wars Outlaws is a pretty decent Star Wars game, and has benefitted from considerable post-launch support—it just didn’t do the numbers. One…