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Nothing brings to light the spookily anarchic nature of the international order more than cyber warfare. It's happening all the time, in that ethereal realm of bits and bytes—poking, prodding, testing. We might picture this as state agencies tampering with other state agencies, but the reality is often far from it, as demonstrated by a recent report from cybersecurity company Proofpoint's Threat Research team (via Mynavi).This research shows how Chinese...
New seasons of Apex Legends always bring with them new plot developments and narrative threads to tug at. In this season, for instance, a new haute couture-themed event has just gone live, and to promote the game’s latest premium cosmetics, Respawn has posted a set of four in-universe magazine covers, each featuring a different playable Legend in their new high-fashion digs. But a closer look reveals that each magazine also...
The hype for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, starring Matt Damon (and roughly half of Hollywood,) is very real. The movie doesn’t hit theaters for another year, but its trailer is already crashing the party in front of summer blockbusters like Superman and Jurassic World Rebirth. And because patience is as extinct as the dinosaurs, IMAX tickets are already on sale — and they’re already selling out. Listings on IMAX’s website...
It’s almost Zed Time again. The gore-drenched co-op FPS, Killing Floor 3, is exploding its way onto PS5 on July 24. In preparation for launch, Studio Creative Director Bryan Wynia and Design Director Leland Scali from Tripwire Interactive took me through what to expect in this big, brutal and bloody sequel to one of the best blasters on the block. Play Video PlayStation Blog: In terms of gameplay, what was...
Console launches are chaotic endeavors, and the Nintendo Switch 2’s launch was exactly that, right up to surprise snacks appearing alongside some new Switches. Chaos was most prevalent, perhaps, at a GameStop in New York City (specifically Staten Island) where dozens of consoles were ruined by staples that pierced the screens. The story goes that employees stapled purchase receipts to the boxes, and customers then learned how poorly protected their...
Sadly, it doesn't look like controller standardisation is ever going to happen. Each of the major players have insisted on keeping their face button layouts no matter how confusing it might be. 8BitDo has just offered us another solution. Instead of being sensible and making all face buttons the same, instead it suggests we simply move them around.According to The Verge, The Pro 3 is the newest controller from 8BitDo...
This month PC Gamer gets world-exclusive access to Dying Light: The Beast, Techland's brutal new open world survival horror FPS. For this authoritative cover story, PC Gamer travels to Wrocław, Poland, to go inside Techland's headquarters, go hands-on with The Beast for several hours, and interview the Dying Light franchise director, Tymon Smektała, about the future of the series that propelled Techland to fame, as well as how this entry...
AI companies don't need an excuse to pat themselves on the back, but they've got one anyway: "AI Appreciation Day."The July 16 occasion was started in 2021. It's mainly celebrated on the social media feeds of minor AI startups, but it's gaining traction. This year, Emirates airline acknowledged the day with an AI generated video, and the University of Kentucky's IT department marked the occasion with a brief article.But what...
I've been saying for years now, the current standard setup for PC gaming needs to evolve. Keyboard and mouse offer more precision than a controller which tends to do a better job of translating movement. Then there's ergonomics and comfort to think of, all of which tells me there just has to be a better way, and maybe the folks at Azeron have found it with its newest weird hand...
Secretlab is one of the mainstays of purpose built gaming chairs. They're known for making pricy, yet comfortable thrones that seat even the largest of humans with the Titan Evo currently earning our best overall recommendation when it comes to the best PC gaming chairs around. Now the brand is set to take that loving attitude it provides your buns and back and apply them to your feat, with its...