As reported by the BBC, Dubai-based crypto firm Bybit is down $1.5 billion in Ethereum after hackers compromised its digital wallet. If the hackers successfully make off with the dough, that would make this the largest single crypto heist ever, more than doubling the previous record holder’s ill-gotten gains. Bybit has not fully disclosed how…
Over the years, we’ve seen many Xbox players on console, PC and Game Pass venture into No Man’s Sky’s universe and lose themselves in all there is to do, in some cases for hundreds of hours. Today we’re announcing our latest No Man’s Sky expedition, Omega, and this time we’re inviting the entire Xbox community,…
After Embark Studios’ “playtest battles” and slew of competing plans caused it to pivot Arc Raiders away from its PvE boss-killing roots, it decided to add PvP to spice things up. While the rest isn’t quite history (development was still far from simple), it would be a defining factor in how it became the PvPvE…
New gameplay modes detailed as the wait continues. Nitrome’s Mouse Work made a bit of a splash when it was revealed back around the Switch 2’s launch, looking very much, as it does, a sort of Snipperclips for Switch 2 that utilises the console’s neat mouse mode function. Now, Nitrome has released a second trailer…
The mouse has gone gold. Yacht Club Games has been pretty tight-lipped about its upcoming Game Boy-inspired, Zelda-style adventure Mina the Hollower, which is due to launch in spring 2026. But the developer has revealed today that the game has finally gone Gold. So while we’re approaching the end of that spring 2026 window, it…
The feline fun returns in Super Mario 3D World on the Nintendo Switch, but this time it comes with a twist. To quote from a literary visionary, where from the ashes a fire shall be woken and a light from the shadows shall spring, there is but one Bowser’s Fury, to calm takes a Giga…
Heya everyone, I hope that you’re all getting into the swing of 2020 and had some nice time off over the holidays. While it’s now a bit late to pass this off as a “Christmas update,” we have a little something for you that we hope will make the start of this new decade a…
Flippin’ ‘eck. A new patent from Nintendo suggests that the Joy-Con controllers for the Switch 2 can be inserted into either side of the main console, effectively letting you flip it 180 degrees according to your preference. As spotted by VGC, the patent includes detailed images showcasing the idea, with the two Joy-Con controllers effectively…
Haemimont Games has spent the last 25 years knocking out an impressive list of strategy and management romps, including corkers like Tropico 3-5, Surviving Mars and Jagged Alliance 3. It’s had a pretty great run, and now it’s the latest feather in publisher Paradox Interactive’s cap, which just snatched the studio up. Announced today, Paradox…
Pick a drive on my machine, any drive, and you’ll find at least one Steam library folder, another for Epic Games, maybe even one more for GOG. Alongside a scattering of OBS recordings and a Plex media server. Now I don’t see myself as a terribly disorganised guy—I keep both my virtual and real-world desktop…