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Path of Exile studio warns of ‘malicious’ phishing post that appeared on Steam, tells players ‘please take immediate action to secure your account’

Grinding Gear Games is warning followers to change their passwords after a post containing a phishing link appeared briefly on the Path of Exile page on Steam. “Earlier today, a malicious news post containing a phishing link went up on the Path of Exile Steam page from a compromised account,” the studio wrote in a…

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A Konami code variant in Castlevania has been discovered after a quarter of a century

The Konami code is one of those Easter eggs that has long since travelled outside of its origins. It first appeared in the seminal shooter Gradius in 1986, but came to prominence in the west thanks to the NES release of Contra (it is sometimes called “the Contra code”), and basically gives the players bonuses…

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So many people are downloading Fallout mods after watching the show that the Nexus is straining to support all the traffic

First reported by PCGamesN, ubiquitous videogame mod site NexusMods has been experiencing interruptions due to an influx of traffic as new and old Fallout fans check out the games after watching the show. Fallouts 4, New Vegas, and 3 are the third, fourth, and eighth all-time biggest games on the site, commanding over 2 billion…

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Tales of the Shire is Stardew Valley but with happy little hobbits

Lord of the Rings games tend to be full of conflict, whether you’re a band of dwarves delving deep into Moria and fighting off orcs, or Gollum sneaking through Mordor and trying not to become dinner for its denizens. Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game eschews all the grim stuff, though,…

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Rewatching the iconic Crysis 2 ‘Ultra Upgrade’ graphics trailer today in 2024, a bombastic tech showcase that changed how we talk about PC gaming forever

Today, in 2024, you don’t have to look far for a new PC game to be found advertised almost entirely on the graphical benefits it delivers to PC gamers alone. From Cyberpunk 2077, a game repeatedly marketed on PC almost solely on its graphical prowess, through to AAA ports of big-budget console games, such as…

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Tales of Kenzera: Zau review

Need to know What is it? A metroidvania based on African folklore. Expect to pay £18/$20 Release date April 23, 2024 Developer Surgent Studios Publisher EA Reviewed on RTX 2070, i7-10750H, 16GB RAM Steam Deck Verified Link Official site Mythologies often paint the Sun and the Moon as complementary opposites, two sides of an enormous…

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Embracer Group embraces its new future as three separate companies including ‘Middle-earth and Friends’, which its CEO says ‘reinforces Embracer’s vision of backing entrepreneurs and creators with a long-term mindset’

Embracer Group has announced it is transforming into three separate, publicly listed companies, respectively named Asmodee Corp, Coffee Stain & Friends, and Middle-Earth Enterprises & Friends. In a press release, Embracer Group explains that each of the three companies will be listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm stock exchange, with Asmodee Group and Coffee Stain &…

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Microsoft’s VASA-1 takes AI-generated video one step closer to ‘aw hell, we’re all doomed’

With generative AI being a key feature of all its new software and hardware projects, it should be no surprise that Microsoft has been developing its own machine learning models. VASA-1 is one such example, where a single image of a person and an audio track can be converted into a convincing video clip of…

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The ultimate bloatware removal tool now works on any version of Windows 11

For the most part, Windows 11 isn’t a bad operating system, even if its adoption rate is slower than Microsoft would like. Its system demands means it requires a relatively beefy system to run, and it comes with more than its fair share of bloatware crap. Thanks to the release of a new version of…

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Fallout TV show sneaks in New Vegas lead designer’s map of the setting

It feels like we’re going to be mining the Fallout TV show for new nuggets of information for years, kind of like the way people in the show’s settlement of Filly survive by mining the sinking trash of their home. Here’s an example: I only just realized it’s called Filly because it’s a landfill, not…

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