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I played that $2,000 Steam game, and its ridiculous price is probably for the best
This goes on for eight minutes. (Image credit: ProX)A game called The Hidden and Unknown (opens in new tab) released on Steam this week with an absurd $1,999.90 price tag. The twist is that the self-published game is purposefully shorter…
Microsoft is shutting down its metaverse
You may be feeling a sense of deja vu at news that social virtual reality platform AltspaceVR is being closed down. This almost happened once before, after its developers announced in 2017 they didn't have enough funding to keep the…
Justice for Miranda finally achieved, thanks to Mass Effect mod
(Image credit: EA)Mass Effect 2's suicide mission—which you're about to read some spoilers for, by the way—is a much-loved finale to an excellent RPG. Forced to split your squad and assign appropriate specialists for a series of dangerous…
Wordle hint and answer today: Let’s solve #586, January 26
Daily tips, hints, clues—everything you need to solve the January 26 (586) Wordle (opens in new tab) the way you want to is waiting for you just below. Need more help? No problem. You're already just a quick scroll or click away from the…
Sierra’s classic city builder returns next month with Pharaoh: A New Era
Those of us of a certain age—or with a certain impeccable taste—will be interested to hear that Pharaoh: A New Era (opens in new tab) has finally gotten a release date. A remake of Sierra's 1999 city-builder Pharaoh (and its expansion…
Here’s when Dead Space releases in your time zone
The Dead Space release time is almost here. The remake of the 2008 original was first announced (opens in new tab) back in 2021, with developers from the now-closed Visceral Games heading it up, and the first gameplay trailer (opens in…
Realism mod for Fallout 4 fixes its most unbelievable part: your ability to survive the intro
As a stubborn and insufferable Fallout: New Vegas fan, I actually liked Fallout 4 more than I thought I would, but I still think it has its problems. Chief among them has got to be that intro, which sees the nukes drop at the exact moment…
Improve your RTX 4090’s thermals by playing in a -53°C snowdrift
What's the best way to improve your gaming PC's core temperature? I dunno, take it out in a blizzard? Chinese content creator 苏打baka (opens in new tab) (the name apparently translates to 'sparkling idiot', for the non-weebs) is aiming to…
Forza Motorsport promises ray traced reflections, ‘fully procedural’ clouds, and loads…
Whenever there's a new sports game, especially a new racing game, there must also be the traditional listing of the Granular Technical Advancements™. For the next game in the Forza Motorsport series (Forza Horizon's older, more serious…
The Elder Scrolls Online is returning to Vvardenfall in Shadow Over Morrowind
The Elder Scrolls Online (opens in new tab) is headed back to the magical island of Vvardenfall in Shadow Over Morrowind, a new adventure announced during today's Xbox—Bethesda Developer Direct livestream.Shadow Over Morrowind will get…