The creators of zombie survival hit Vein say its launch was 'much larger than expected' and there will be 'a bit of a transition period' as it looks toward future updates

The creators of zombie survival hit Vein say its launch was ‘much larger than expected’ and there will be ‘a bit of a transition period’ as it looks toward future updates

Steam’s endless torrent of new games means that far too many of them go overlooked, but it also means that surprise hits are being created pretty much every week. Such is the case with Vein, an early access zombie survival sandbox that aspires to be a hybrid of DayZ and Project Zomboid, and has quietly…

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Twitter owner Elon Musk tells departing advertisers to ‘Go f*** yourself’ in baffling on-stage interview: ‘This advertising boycott is going to kill the company… Let’s see how Earth responds to that’

In a perplexing performance at yesterday’s New York Times DealBook Summit, Twitter owner Elon Musk told advertisers dropping the platform to “go fuck yourself”. In fact, he did so three times, and took a specific swipe at Disney CEO Bob Iger before going on to say that the departure of major advertisers like Apple, Disney,…

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Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Master X review

Intel’s 14th Generation processors are now on shelves. They are very much an iterative improvement over their 13th Gen predecessors and the same can be said of a new wave of Z790 motherboards. As they have the same Z790 chipset, they too can be considered refreshes, but its been over a year since Z790 launched,…

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The first gameplay footage from Astroneer studio’s next space game looks like co-op chaos on colorful planets, but I’m not crazy about the idea of timed missions in a hangout game

Today we got our first look at gameplay from Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions, the next game from Astroneer developer System Era Softworks and published by Devolver Digital. It looks like a lot of fun, though I do have a couple reservations right out of the gate. Beginning at a space station crammed with astronauts, up to…

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Share of the Week: Resident Evil 9

Share of the Week: Resident Evil 9

Last week, we asked to share haunting (but spoiler-free) moments from Resident Evil Requiem using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here’s are this week’s highlights: Faerk7 shares Leon grimacing in the rain KevinFerna43259 shares Grace framed by broken glass AlagoaJon shares Leon readying his leg to attack PattyGnand shares Grace aiming at The Girl before she attacks ThomasCao13…

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Sorry, nightfarers: Elden Ring Nightreign does not have crossplay

It’s Elden Ring Nightreign week, and there are countless punishment-hungry Soulslike devotees around the world readying themselves to prove just how good they’ve gotten through a gauntlet of randomized FromSoft boss encounters. As those nightfarers prep for the Elden Ring roguelike, however, you might be wondering: Can I play Nightreign with my console friends? Unfortunately,…

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Pistol Whip hits PS VR July 28

Let’s get straight to the good news: We’re excited to announce today that Pistol Whip will launch on PS VR July 28 with its current 15-scene soundtrack, including fan-favourite DLC scenes like Full Throttle and the brand-spanking new Religion. As we built out the earliest prototypes for Pistol Whip, our first-of-its-kind action/rhythm FPS, we imagined…

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XCOM 2 is $2.40, and its excellent DLC War of the Chosen ain’t far off—making the all-time tactical strategy great cheaper than takeout

XCOM 2 is one of the all-time greats—a nail-biting tactical strategy game that ruthlessly taught us all the difference between probability and certainty. Remember, missing on a 95% chance shot isn’t impossible, it’s just unlikely. It also happens all the goddamn time. As part of the GOG summer sale, you can snag XCOM 2 for…

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