The Outer Worlds 2 dunks on you with a 'Consumerism' flaw that secretly makes you stupid if you bought its $100 version for early access: 'Promotions and sales have riddled your brain'

The Outer Worlds 2 dunks on you with a ‘Consumerism’ flaw that secretly makes you stupid if you bought its $100 version for early access: ‘Promotions and sales have riddled your brain’

Premium editions with early access periods, love ’em or hate ’em (let’s be real, you probably hate them), we can’t deny the fact that they help make the line go up for studios because, er, well. They keep doing it, so it’s clearly profitable enough to tank the negative PR. The Outer Worlds 2, despite…

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New Xbox Exploit Hacks Your Console With Just A Memory Card

“It will make softmodding significantly more accessible”. A new exploit has been discovered for the original Xbox which allows you to hack your console using nothing but a memory card. “ENDGAME is a universal dashboard exploit for the original Microsoft Xbox,” reads the exploit’s GitHub page. “This exploit has been carefully engineered to be compatible…

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Dragon Age setting creator says AI push is a delusion of the executive class that’s a ‘virulent plague’ on games

With the confidence of a man whose name is on some of the best videogame stories out there, BioWare veteran and Dragon Age setting creator David Gaider recently told GamesRadar that generative AI is a “virulent plague” on the games industry. Gaider, who most recently worked on “unholy roguelite deckbuilder” Malys, said that the way…

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Grovemade desk review

I didn’t expect the sparkle to last quite so long with this desk, but it has. I’m not talking about a physical sparkle, of course, I mean that ‘freshly impressed with new furniture’ feeling. I’ve been using the Grovemade standing desk system—AKA the Grovemade desk—for a few months now, and I’m still a little in…

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3D Printed Organs Could Become a Thing

Using genetic glue to build vital organs It’s probably far fetched to think that we’re on the verge of being able to print off replacement hearts, kidneys, and other vital body parts, but perhaps your children or grandchildren will one day benefit from such a sci-fi scenario. The technology is closer than you may think…

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Microsoft: Windows Not Immune to FREAK Attack

The encryption flaw was previously thought to only affect Google and Apple products A few days back, Apple and Google products were found to be affected by a longstanding vulnerability, which stems from a now-defunct U.S. government regulation enjoining tech companies to use encryption no stronger than 512 bits in “export-grade” software — so that…

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