Dune: Awakening will have private servers at launch where players can disable taxes and enable 'free for all' PvP

Dune: Awakening will have private servers at launch where players can disable taxes and enable ‘free for all’ PvP

Dune: Awakening is out in three days (for deluxe and ultimate edition pre-purchasers) but here’s a last minute surprise: the survival MMO will support private servers. Funcom announced today that for Dune: Awakening “rentable private servers will be available from head start launch on June 5th!” It’s worth noting you won’t be able to go…

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How to unlock parry in Nioh 3

Working out how to unlock parry in Nioh 3 will be a great addition to your offensive and defensive capabilities. Unlike Sekiro, the parry in Nioh 3 is purely defensive in that it doesn’t damage enemy Ki (stamina) so it never leads to a stagger and a Grapple attack. It does, however, give you Ki…

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Blending Deus Ex with Escape from Butcher Bay, Deficit is one of the best-feeling indie immersive sims I’ve played—even if the stealth system needs serious work

Immersive sims like Deus Ex and Dishonored are among the hardest kinds of games to make, so I always try to be supportive when an indie developer takes on the absurd challenge of creating one. Yet while there have been some good examples in recent years like Skin Deep and New Blood’s early access Thief-like…

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How to get carbide scraps in Dune: Awakening

Let’s face it, getting an ornithopter to completely avoid the worm-infested sands of Dune: Awakening is the main goal. It’s quick, it’s easy, and you can haul resources back and forth. As you’d expect, though, it’s expensive to craft, requiring the extremely hard-to-find carbide scraps. Below, I’ll go over the one location where you can…

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You too can run a functional 16-bit CPU inside Microsoft Excel thanks to one YouTube hobbyist with more willpower than I shall ever possess

Microsoft Excel isn’t exactly up there when it comes to anyone’s top-ten list of exciting software. Regarded as the dependable if more-than-slightly dull workhorse of productivity apps, the mere mention of Excel brings to mind endless spreadsheets, budgetary calculations, and… oh no you’ve fallen asleep already. But when someone creates a functional 16-bit CPU inside…

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How to romance Aerith in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Oh, Aerith. Even after all this time, the kind-hearted flower merchant we first met in Midgar’s Sector 5 slums still has my heart. And though Cloud’s completely oblivious himbo personality is pretty charming, he can’t be trusted to always say the right thing, so I’m here to play the role of matchmaker with an FF7…

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