You'd think a genre with the word "immersive" in its name would obviously be a good match for virtual reality, but there haven't been that many VR immersive sims. There was Vampire: The Masquerade – Justice and the Espire series, but mostly we've seen immersive sim-adjacent stuff like The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners—games that take inspiration from immsim classics to spice up a regular shooter. (0452 games, basically.)Sure, you...

In the EU, a class action lawsuit has been leveled against Sony for what the claimants say are artificially high prices on the PlayStation store. The lawsuit claims Sony's monopoly and control over pricing on its proprietary store has cost Dutch PlayStation gamers 435 million euros since 2013.According TechSpot the case began when the Mass Damage & Consumer Foundation launched the 'Fair PlayStation' campaign back in February this year. In...

Solve your daily Wordle easily—with a little help from us if you need it. Our compact selection of tips can brush up your general technique, and when combined with our hint for today's Wordle are sure to quickly lead you to another fantastic win. Or if you'd rather keep things nice and simple, the June 26 (1468) answer is never more than a quick click or scroll away.Green letters? Present....

A few days ago we were treated to a sneak peak of the recent collaboration between Xbox and Meta Quest. The Xbox themed virtual reality headset was leaked by a BestBuy employee earlier this week, but now the official news blast is out. This limited edition black and green Meta Quest 3S is now available for purchase on Meta's website, or at Best Buy for folks in the USA, Argos...

It was 2015—10 years ago—that we called Nuclear Throne "a crowning achievement for Vlambeer, and one of the finest action-roguelikes ever made" in our 90% review. Seven years later, in 2022, we said it was still the best roguelike around. And now, in 2025, eight years after its last update, Nuclear Throne has suddenly sprung back to life."Good news for (future) Nuclear Throne fans: there's an updated beta build on...

Last night, New York assemblyman Zohran Mamdani declared victory in New York City's mayoral primary election, defeating former governor and political dynast Andrew Cuomo and an opposition backed by billionaire-funded interest groups and an antagonistic press.Some might argue that Mamdani—a 33-year old Muslim immigrant and democratic socialist—achieved a surprising victory by pitching a bold and progressive platform, offering an energizing alternative for an electorate that's been forced to endure an...

One of my favorite and most-used memes is an image of William Hurt, taken from the film A History of Violence, expressing disbelief that a simple, straightforward task could be utterly botched by someone who is presumably a professional in his field. The facial expression is so clear and definitive that I often like to share it without any accompanying text, because it conveys the message so well entirely on...

In the world of cybercrime and hacking, the rise of AI has been a blessing, as it has given ne'er-do-wells even more ways to steal accounts, nab vital information, or phish you for money. All is not lost, though, as it turns out that there's one AI that's so good at finding security issues and vulnerabilities in code that it's currently the leader in the US HackerOne leaderboard.The company that...

The struggle to find Jasmium Crystal in Dune: Awakening is one of the biggest challenges standing between you and the endgame. You'll need Jasmium (along with Aluminum Ingots) to make Duraluminum at a Medium Ore Refinery. The ingots are used in making things like your first Spice Refinery and Cutteray Mk5.But before you can even begin gathering those raw materials, there are some nasty environmental hazards to contend with. To...

I fear Grow a Garden's entire premise was ruined for me less than 30 minutes in when I was given a gigantic watermelon by another player, which then turned out to be worth 800,000 sheckles. I was still barely scraping 1,000 from my handful of strawberry and blueberry bushes, and in a flash the joys of 'number go bigger' had been felled at the hands of a kind stranger.Even before...