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Byond is an old, free game engine that's been around since at least the early 2000s in games like Space Station 13, to cite one we've talked about recently. It's also been the subject of a sustained DDoS attack, according to a MassivelyOP report, that's now into at least it's third week.And why, exactly, would someone launch a DDoS attack against an obscure game engine, and keep it up for...

Ready for Halloween, but a little miffed it's so far off? Well, Steam's got you covered. There's plenty of blood, guts, and ghoulies waiting for you in the Zombies vs. Vampires Fest active through June 2.That might sound a little narrow if you consider the full scope of things, but zombies are such a quintessentially videogame archetype that you'll find all sorts of games about them. Vampires are less ubiquitous,...

Less than a month after the end of its licensing deal with Electronic Arts racing studio Codemasters, the FIA has announced a new deal to bring WRC racing games back in 2027 with an "all-new WRC games series" being developed by Nacon."After a comprehensive evaluation, we are delighted to have reached an agreement with Nacon," FIA World Rally Championship chief marketing officer Arne Dirks said in the announcement (via Wario64)."Their...

It turns out that Valve boss Gabe Newell is also the cofounder of a neuroscience company called Starfish that's "developing a broad range of foundational technologies to enable new ways to interact with the brain," and if all goes well its first neural interface chip may launch in late 2025.The 'brain interface' thing isn't a new interest for Newell: In 2021, for instance, he went deep (and, honestly, got a...

In the world of fighting games, NetherRealm fighters are an odd duck. Games like Guilty Gear, Street Fighter, and Tekken tend to get souped up with DLC for half a decade or more before the next entry is even announced—but like Mortal Kombat 11 before it, Mortal Kombat 1 is dispensing with further major updates after around two years.NetherRealm broke the news in a thread on X, saying "while we...

In my early 20s, I hopped over to Amsterdam with some friends. I'd just ended a long-term relationship and was determined to melt my brain. On the third day of our trip, we rented a cabin outside the city, surrounded by farmland and chickens, and devoured too many mushrooms.For the next few hours, I was treated to a world where everything glowed purple. Especially the trees. Which also seemed to...

Before you get to start slaying dragons or thwarting the plans of evil deities, RPGs tend to test your mettle with more mundane fare. Typically this involves a filthy tavern with a rodent problem. It's such an ancient trope that RPG designers have been poking fun at it for decades, like 2004's The Bard's Tale, which sees you slay a single, solitary rat, celebrate your heroism, and cowardly run away...

Y'all ever see a chicken try to knife a duck to death? Y'all ever see a seagull try to beat a duck with a police baton? I hadn't earlier, but now I have thanks to the demo trailer for goofily parodic shooter Escape from Duckov, which is getting a new demo on May 29 that'll last until July 1.It is, if you haven't heard, a kind of singleplayer, top-down, extraction...

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