PSA: Dune: Awakening’s sandworm is ‘currently missing’, says Funcom, but ‘we’re working on it and he’ll soon be back prowling the sands’

Well sleepers, this is a really good time to login to Dune: Awakening and harvest some spice. Somehow, the sandworm has gone MIA. “We’re aware that Shai-Hulud is currently missing,” Funcom said in the official Discord around 2 pm Pacific Time. “We’re working on it and he’ll soon be back prowling the sands.” Huh. How…

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Stardust Vanguards Blasts Onto PS4 January 19th

Hey PlayStation fans. I’m Jason Koohi from Team Zanrai. We’re a very small team comprised of myself for direction, art, and sound and our programming guru, Simon Inch. We’re behind the retro-inspired, local-multiplayer battling game known as Stardust Vanguards — and today we’re very excited to announce that we’re bringing it to PS4 on January…

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Mega Drive Mini 2 Cyber Stick Is Getting A Gun Attachment That’s Perfect For Operation Wolf

Complete with ‘electric blowback’. The Japan-exclusive Cyber Stick controller – which was released alongside the Mega Drive Mini 2 in that region – is getting a gun attachment complete with ‘electric blowback’. The attachment is being created by Far East Pinball, an independent manufacturer that makes pinball, electromechanical games, and gaming devices. The company is…

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‘Are monitors anti-inflation?’: AOC argues monitors are a better upgrade than graphics cards or memory right now, which seems like the kind of thing a monitor manufacturer would say

Monitors are kind of important. Like, you need them to see the games you play, man. But on a deeper level, picking the right one to see your games as intended actually is important—be that going up to 4K for those beautifully rendered textures or OLED for true blacks. Monitor manufacturer AOC seems to agree,…

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Deadlock goes full second breakfast by having another, secret playtest tucked inside the first one—with all-new heroes and a redesign of everyone’s favourite gargoyle gal

If you’re at all familiar with Deadlock, you might remember some hullabaloo about its ‘open secret’ status during early testing. Valve’s new MOBA/shooter was kept very much under wraps, with the company playing coy right up until the finish line. Even now, it’s still invite-only. Why? Beats me, since getting a pass to go play…

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