Steam Machine is ‘more expensive’ than even Valve wanted it to be

Now that the Steam Machine’s price has been revealed and reservations have opened up, the marketing blitz for Valve’s hardware is officially underway. Developers who worked on the Steam Machine have answered all sorts of questions about Valve’s console recently, but nearly every interview had to contend with the elephant in the room: pricing. There…

Sea Of Thieves Is Getting A Live-Action Movie

Rare’s multiplayer pirate adventure Sea of Thieves is getting a live-action film adaptation, and it’s part of a larger push by Xbox to bring its franchises to both the big and small screens, Entertainment Weekly reports.  The film has no director as of yet, but it is being produced by Destin Daniel Cretton, director of…

Last-Minute Deltarune ARG Clue Upends A Year’s Worth Of Fan Theories

I’m still maniacally following the Deltarune ARG, a bizarro puzzle that’s been going on for several years now and which, as of most recent count, only 1,229 people are able to solve. Today, 24 hours before the launch of Deltarune Chapter 5, there’s been a big update that’s currently sending the Deltarune ARG community into…

Erosion’s time-bending twist stands out, but it’s also a great roguelike twin-stick shooter

Erosion‘s unique selling point is obvious. You can completely alter the future of the game’s world simply by dying or clearing out a little town. As the game’s Steam description reads, “Die in a dungeon? Wake up ten years later. That peaceful farm is now a cultist compound worshipping the Great Ol’ Rooster. That store…

Sonic Frontiers Has Sold Just Shy Of 5 Million Copies

Image: Sega Sega’s been making the headlines today thanks to Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance both failing to meet expectations. Shock. There are, however, some more games worth highlighting when it comes to overall sales. First up, Sonic Frontiers – which seems to be getting a Definitive Edition release any day now…

Fun 2023 PS5 Action Adventure Game 80% Off in PS Store Deal

A 2023 PS5 and PS4 historical action adventure game is 80% off on the PS Store in a limited-time deal that ends next week. Set in 1860s Japan, Like a Dragon: Ishin — a remake of 2014’s PS3 and PS4 game Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin — is currently at its lowest price. PS5, PS4 action…

The grim industry summer continues as EA lays off staff ahead of $55 billion sale to Saudi Arabia, likely to soothe the sting of its $20 billion debt

It’s looking like another grim summer for the videogame industry. Microsoft is eyeing up several studios to shutter, and the CEO of Epic Games says there’s a tidal wave sweeping over the AAA business, which I’m sure is fine. The next step in this macabre march comes from EA, which will reportedly be laying off…

AI Hallucinations Are A Feature, Not A Bug

Since 2020, a rapidly evolving neural network technology called NeRF (Neural Radiance Fields) has been used to create 3D scenes from 2D photographs and videos. The most famous example is probably Luma AI, available to use in a browser, which can turn your mobile videos into geometric spaces. In the last couple of years, a…

Steam Machine review roundup: Hefty pricetag for a niche product

The Steam Machine is almost here. Valve has finally announced the price of their latest hardware release, with the interest list for purchasing one of the four options available open until June 25. Valve has sent review models to journalists around the world, and while some are fans of the Steam Machine, they all share…

How To Find The Secret Destiny 2 Exotic Mission And Get Cull’s Shadow

As part of its final ever content drop, a new secret Exotic mission has been added to Destiny 2. The reward is Cull’s Shadow–a fusion rifle with the intrinsic trait of Soulburn. Soulburn means that final blows or rapid hits with the weapon’s frontal blades heal you and provide Soulfire Charges, which cause rounds fired…