These fanmade reload animations for Abiotic Factor are so good the game's own art director praises them: 'You absolutely nailed the vibe I was going for'

These fanmade reload animations for Abiotic Factor are so good the game’s own art director praises them: ‘You absolutely nailed the vibe I was going for’

Half-Life-inspired survival game Abiotic Factor cascaded into a 1.0 launch earlier this week, earning itself an ‘Overwhelmingly Positive’ rating on Steam, and a whopping score of 92 in our Abiotic Factor review. Our intrepid brainiac Morgan Park called it “one of the greatest survival crafting games ever made, and by far my favourite,” praising its…

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Global ransomware payments topped $1B last year with Russia-based groups blamed for a resurgence in attacks as they stop focusing on Ukraine

The bad guys behind ransomware attacks clocked up over $1.1 billion in extorted winnings in 2023. So says Chainalysis, a blockchain data specialist with a particular interest in the subject given ransom payments are typically made in cryptocurrency. News of 2023’s peak could come as something of a surprise given that 2022 saw a significant…

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth PC performance analysis: Runs well and looks good, but the tight system requirements and dearth of PC-centric options spoil the show

Released to critical acclaim almost one year ago on the PlayStation 5, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s port to the PC is unlikely to achieve the same accolades in the PC gaming community. Not because it’s a bad conversion and not because the game itself is poor—Square Enix has done an excellent job of making the…

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Paragon Essentials Edition Hits Stores June 7

Hey, PlayStation Nation! We’ve been working on a special retail edition of our new MOBA, Paragon — called the Paragon Essentials Edition. The Essentials Edition includes everything you need to start killing me on the battlefields of Agora, including a launch-exclusive Wasteland Twinblast skin. We put together the Essentials Edition so that even if you’ve…

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Steam’s most-wishlisted game is out this week following a year of corporate drama that involved one of the most embarrassing ChatGPT uses on record

Who can’t relate to this classic blunder: You promised the heads of the game studio you acquired a $250 million bonus if their game sold well, and now it’s the most-wishlisted game on Steam and it’s looking like you’ll have to pay up. Ay, caramba! What’s a CEO to do? After consulting ChatGPT, the answer…

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A New Pokémon Theme Park Is Launching In Japan

Welcome to PokéPark Kanto. The Pokémon Company has announced that it will be launching a new attraction called ‘PokéPark Kanto’ within the amusement park Yomiuriland in Inagi, Tokyo. While there are no details on exactly when the new park will open, it’s thought that this will be a full-fledged attraction with rides and other amusements,…

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