Gamer Fridge

PvP is the most controversial part of survival MMO Dune: Awakening, and players haven’t been shy about airing their grievances. The massive endgame zone, the Deep Desert, is the only place to find spice in large quantities and endgame-tier resources, and some players aren’t happy that it’s dominated by PvP combat that mostly takes place…

Last night, New York assemblyman Zohran Mamdani declared victory in New York City’s mayoral primary election, defeating former governor and political dynast Andrew Cuomo and an opposition backed by billionaire-funded interest groups and an antagonistic press. Some might argue that Mamdani—a 33-year old Muslim immigrant and democratic socialist—achieved a surprising victory by pitching a bold…

One of my favorite and most-used memes is an image of William Hurt, taken from the film A History of Violence, expressing disbelief that a simple, straightforward task could be utterly botched by someone who is presumably a professional in his field. The facial expression is so clear and definitive that I often like to…

In the world of cybercrime and hacking, the rise of AI has been a blessing, as it has given ne’er-do-wells even more ways to steal accounts, nab vital information, or phish you for money. All is not lost, though, as it turns out that there’s one AI that’s so good at finding security issues and…

The struggle to find Jasmium Crystal in Dune: Awakening is one of the biggest challenges standing between you and the endgame. You’ll need Jasmium (along with Aluminum Ingots) to make Duraluminum at a Medium Ore Refinery. The ingots are used in making things like your first Spice Refinery and Cutteray Mk5. But before you can…

I fear Grow a Garden’s entire premise was ruined for me less than 30 minutes in when I was given a gigantic watermelon by another player, which then turned out to be worth 800,000 sheckles. I was still barely scraping 1,000 from my handful of strawberry and blueberry bushes, and in a flash the joys…

Windows 10 is officially dead to Microsoft come October 14. Microsoft had said you’d need to cough up $30 to a year to add another year of security updates. But now there’s a way to keep your install of Win 10 safe for free. But it’s a little convoluted. Microsoft says you can now have…