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I delight in looking at shapes, I suspect we all do. They are the building blocks of life, often turned into literal building blocks handed to us as wee babes to help us make sense of the world. Games like Shapez 2, then, feel like a natural through line from this point, a mechanical orchestra that lets you put all sorts of shapes together to build factories that produce more shapes endlessly. And now that line has seen its end, as Shapez 2 has left early access today, arriving at its 1.0 release a little less than two years…
What are the best Dota 2 settings? In order to get the most out of Valve’s MOBA and ensure you have both a smooth and successful time in your matches, you’ll want to make sure that you’ve ticked all the right boxes first. Whether it’s setting up launch options to optimize the boot-up process and turn on handy features, or adjusting your controls so that you can quickly respond to events in-game with minimal misclicks or delay, we’ve rounded up everything you need to check. Dota 2 is a competitive game first and foremost, and winning means getting every edge…
Microsoft Gaming is changing its name back to Xbox as new leadership admits its losing players to languishing console features, rising prices, and a minimal presence on PC.Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and CCO Matt Booty explain in a joint Xbox Wire post also “sent to Team Xbox employees globally,” informing them “We Are Xbox.” Literally – they are Xbox again, since “‘Microsoft Gaming’ describes our structure but it does not describe our ambition,” Sharma and Booty write. “So, we are going back to where we started and changing our team’s name.”Microsoft Gaming is a relatively new concept created to represent…
I have never played the knife game, the game where you rest your hand on a table, splay out your fingers, and stab the gaps between with a knife, increasing your speed as you go. The reason I have not played the knife game is because I like my fingers, and do not trust my own fine motor movement enough. Good thing video games exist then, ‘ey? Specifically, it’s a good thing 500 FINGER FILLET exists, or will exist somewhere down the line, a roguelite clicker where you have to stab yourself in the hand 500 times to escape…
Do you love Metroidvanias? Do you like Doom? Are 2D platformers right up your street? Then say hello to Doomblade, this week’s free PC game on the Epic Games Store, an award-winning 2D extravaganza created by Finnish developers Muro Studios. Doomblade sends you deep into the Lowland caves, where Gloom Girl has discovered the eponymous knife, a sentient weapon that has been chained up for eons. Desperate to escape captivity, ‘Doom and Gloom’ team up to escape the depths, working together to discover the sword’s true powers and get some revenge on the Dread Lords who imprisoned it. A 2D…
Microsoft’s new gaming CEO, Asha Sharma, has shared a mission statement for the future of Xbox and confirmed that the platform holder is ‘reevaluating’ game exclusivity and AI.In a message sent to Xbox employees worldwide and published on the company’s website, Sharma and chief content officer Matt Booty outlined the future objectives for the Xbox brand.The pair said the “new north star” for Xbox will be daily active players and indicated it will execute its new plan through four priorities: hardware, content, experience, and services.Notably, the leadership team claimed that, “along the way, we will reevaluate our approach to exclusivity, windowing, and AI,…
The weekend is almost here, which means a whole bunch of new streaming releases are landing. From original movies making their debut to returning familiar franchises, this week’s crop is full of exciting new movies and shows to enjoy. To help you navigate what’s fresh, we’ve created this handy guide breaking down what you can stream on each of the major platforms.Making their way onto our shortlist this week is a new Stranger Things animated show, as well as HBO Max’s exciting new drama Half Man. If you’re after a movie, Oscar contender Marty Supreme will be making its streaming…
Yep, after years of messages in bottles washing ashore in the form of reports claiming Ubisoft are remaking Assassin’s Creed Black Flag, it’s finally coming on July 9th. I’ve seen the newly dubbed Black Flag Resynced and all the tweaks Ubisoft have made to the very good pirate game which also features some assassinating. A few things have stuck out to me. Most notably, what I didn’t see.
April 23, 2026: We just added a new code for 1,000x Crystals. What are the new Cookie Run Kingdom codes? To create the kingdom of your dreams, you’ll need as many crystals and resources as you can get. Thankfully, you’re able to redeem CRK codes to add to your in-game funds. After launching on mobile a few years ago, you can now jump into the PC version. Whether you’re just starting this management game or have been grinding for a long time, make sure you redeem all of the codes below. They don’t drop as often as they used to (outside…
We finally have our first official look at Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced ahead of its release on July 9, 2026, and it promises to be one very big swashbuckling reunion with Edward Kenway. Entirely rebuilt on Ubisoft’s latest Anvil Engine, Ubisoft is setting out to deliver a “faithful remake” that will continue to be a “solo adventure and character-driven experience”, with game director Richard Knight stressing “it is not an RPG”.But we can also expect to set sail with some exciting new content and changes that aim to improve the original 2013 experience. Alongside a visual overhaul with high…