F1® 22 brings significant technological innovations, including overhauled physics, handling, and tyre models that accurately reflect the real-world changes in the sport. The game introduces Adaptive AI, a setting that adjusts the level of difficulty applied to AI competitors, adapting their speed and competitiveness, so new players remain in the heat of the battle at all times. VR also makes its debut on PC, offering the most immersive on-track F1® experience to date. Now players can feel the adrenaline rush from the cockpit in single-player modes or with their friends in multiplayer.

“F1 22 strikes a great balance for race fans of all levels and deepens the authenticity of the Formula 1 experience, with challenging, realistic and high adrenaline race moments,” said Lee Mather, F1 Senior Creative Director at Codemasters. “We have delivered our biggest ever revamp of physics, handling and presentation, and a range of innovative lifestyle options for those new to the game. We are excited to offer players a gateway into the world of F1 and to get closer to the sport than ever before.”

Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms is a skill-driven ARPG game inspired by such classics as Baldur’s Gate and Pillars of Eternity. Set in a rich fantasy world, resembling the darkest period of the Middle Ages, the game offers fast-paced action with a deep narrative.

• Master a unique, hardcore combat system
• Customize your character by choosing different Ways of Power, classes and skills
• Explore, craft, gain reputation and unlock new quests
• Choose one of 4 playable races (Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Orcs), 40+ houses and clans to fight for, each with their own history. Start your own legacy in The Four Kingdoms after the first playthrough
• 12 memorable companions with their own backstories, ready to join or fight you during your journey

Forgotten World invites players to explore the game’s largest addition to date, which includes ten new monsters (five of which were designs from the community) for players to add to their team; two new outfits; 78 new skills; 13 new items, and three new game modes (Bravery Mode, Randomizer, and Permadeath) that can be combined freely, allowing players to customise their Monster Sanctuary experience for endless replayability.

• Entire Industry Lambasts EA For Bad ‘Single Player Games’ Tweet.

• Special Sale: Good Old Games up to 90% off - GOG.com.*

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• BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT INC. AND ILCA INC. JOIN FORCES TO ESTABLISH BANDAI NAMCO ACES INC.
• Analysts: “The games industry is not going anywhere” in the face of a recession.
• Bethesda has offered jobs to developers behind a ‘Fallout: London’ mod.

• Steam Deck Client Beta Update- Crash fixes, input updates, and CJK keyboards.

↑ Official patches. ↓ Unofficial games, patches, and mods.

• AMD FSR 2.0 now available in Dying Light 2 thanks to this mod.
• This Red Dead Redemption 2 Mod completely overhauls its law system.
• No Man's Sky players have created an in-game cryptocurrency that works because it has no value. How authentic!

• Digimon Survive – Gameplay Trailer.
• Redfall – “Welcome to Redfall” Official Trailer.

• BAFTA announces 2022 Young Game Designers competition winners.
• Watch the MDI & AWC Shadowlands Global Finals and earn the Fearless Spectator title! — World of Warcraft.

• This Xbox Series X Is Also Thor's Hammer.

• Social Chain to lay off around 35 editorial and publishing staff.
• The seven best secure messaging apps with end-to-end encryption. Thanks Neutronbeam.
• The World's Biggest NFT Festival vs. the Crypto Crash of 2022.

• Open source body quits GitHub, urges you to do the same. Thanks Ant.
• NVIDIA reportedly wants to cut TSMC orders for next-gen RTX 40 GPUs 5nm wafers amid lower demand.
• Used GPU Prices Fall by up to 50% in Recent Months as Mining Stops.
• Ex-Apple exec Ron Johnson's Enjoy Technology files for bankruptcy.
• What Does “TBW” Mean for SSDs? Thanks Neutronbeam.
• Robot umpires could be coming to Major League Baseball in 2024. Humans are genuinely terrible at calling balls and strikes.
• Doom Is Now Playable At A McDonald's Order Kiosk. "Can it play Doom?" has become the opposite of the old "can it run Crysis?"
• How to survive the inevitable CD revival.

• You Need to Update Windows and Chrome Right Now (may require registration or subscription).
• Microsoft Exchange servers worldwide backdoored with new malware.
• FCC says it closed a loophole that many robocallers used to evade blocking.

• Hausfeld Announces $90 Million Settlement in Groundbreaking Antitrust Class Action Against Google Regarding the Google Play Store.

• F1 22 Review - IGN.
• I'm going to die if I don't eat sushi - Christ Centered Gamer. Poison, poison, tasty fish!

• CPU Cooler: ID-Cooling SE-207-XT Advanced CPU Air Cooler Review - TweakTown.
• Headset: Long Term Review of Sony LinkBuds Truly Wireless Earbuds - ThePCEnthusiast.
• Keyboard: AQIRYS ALUDRA TKL Gaming Keyboard - Mad Shrimps.
• Laptop: Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 Review - PCMag.
• Motherboard: The ASUS TUF Gaming Alliance Revisited - TechPowerUp.
• RAM: Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x16GB Review - APH Networks.
• SSD: Silicon Power UD90 500GB & 1TB M.2 NVMe SSDs - Nikk Tech.

Neighborly Round-up
Thanks Ant and Neutronbeam.

Breakfast Link

• Why are we feeding crops to our cars when people are starving?

Stories

• Another giant African snail sighting forces Florida county into quarantine. That's a long crawl. Thanks RedEye9.
• Missing homing pigeon Bob found 4,000 miles away in Alabama. Should have turned left at Albuquerque. Thanks brother19.
• Bret Michaels gives health update after hospitalization.

Science

• Riskiest Asteroid Known to Humankind in the Last Year Will Not Strike Earth for at Least 100 Years. Set a reminder for 2122.
• New psychology research has found that celebrity worship predicts impulsive buying behavior. Thanks Max.

Media
Thanks VideoSift.

• Lego WW1 - The Battle Of Verdun - stop motion.
• Nenmara Vela Accident.

Follow-up

• The pandemic is nearly over. Anthony Fauci has learned a few things (may require registration or subscription). Thanks RedEye9.

The Funnies

• Savage Chickens.

Experience all the ups and downs of teenage life with The Sims™ 4 High School Years Expansion Pack*, launching July 28th at 10:00am PT. Preorder or buy through September 8 and get the Vibing Streamer Gear Digital Content**! (This content will become available when the pack launches.)

Your Sims will dance the night away at prom, explore their personal style, and maybe even be asked out by their crushes! Between after-school activities, hyping outfits on Trendi, and new opportunities for pranks and mischief your teen Sims will have tons to do. They won’t have to sit on their beds and waste time on their phones. But they’ll be able to.

Xbox Insiders on Windows PC are invited to preview Quake 4. Originally released in 2005, players lead the invasion of an alien planet in this epic, narrative-driven and action-packed FPS from the award-winning id Software and Raven Software.

Check out the Xbox Insider Hub on Windows PC to join the preview today! This preview is an integral part of bringing the game to Windows PC, and we are delighted that you’ll be a part of it!

We’re delighted to announce that, shortly after the launch of The Sunken Sea Update - our first major content update - Core Keeper hit 1,000,000 sales. This is a momentous occasion for us as developers and for our publisher, Fireshine Games. In fact, Core Keeper previously set the record for being Fireshine Games’ fastest-selling digital game of all time by selling 100,000 copies within its first two days of Early-Access launch.

We’re truly overwhelmed by the fantastic community response that Core Keeper has had, and we’re thrilled to have hit this milestone so early on in the games’ development. Launching in Early Access has given us a unique opportunity to involve the community in major game decisions and collaborate with them on improvements and optimisations.

• Dr Disrespect calls Warzone's anti-cheat the “biggest PR scandal” in gaming. The guy who's making an NFT game?

• Humble Software Bundle- RPG Maker Resurgence (pay what you want and help charity).*

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• As the NFT boom fades, major gaming companies slow their crypto plans.

• SEGA Considers A Live-Action "Persona."

• Call of Duty: Warzone Season Four Patch Notes.
• Microsoft Flight Simulator June 30th, 2022 Development Update.

• Cult of the Lamb - Sermons from the Lamb: Starting Your Cult.
• Sonic Origins: Speed Strats - Episode 3.

↑ Official trailers. ↓ Content creator videos.

• Microsoft's 3 Biggest Mistakes - Gaming Historian. Thanks Ant.

• Building Azeroth: Northrend — World of Warcraft.

• Dying Light 2 Stay Human - Bloody Summer Event (video).
• Master Chief Dives into Fall Guys with the Spartan Showdown Challenges.
• Warframe is counting down to TennoCon 2022 on July 16th.
• No game does pride like Apex Legends.
• The Crew 2 Celebrates Its 4th Anniversary, Season 6 Episode 1 Coming July 6.

• Play Rabbids: Party of Legends Today. Here's a trailer.
• House Flipper - Renovating Old Fixer-Uppers is Available Now with Xbox Game Pass.
• Star Ocean The Divine Force Launches October 27 on Xbox.
• Here's a weird secret about the first Playstation that you never knew.

• U.S. FCC Commissioner Asks Apple and Google to Remove TikTok from App Stores.

• Meta warns employees of ‘serious times’ in internal memo listing key product bets.
• Twitch streamers may soon be able to share banlists with other channels.

• Releasing Windows 11 Build 22621.169 to the Release Preview Channel. Thanks Console General.
• Raspberry Pi introduces a $6 board with Wi-Fi.

• OpenSea says rogue insider leaked customers' email addresses.
• Jenkins warns of security holes in these 25 plugins.

• Major cryptocurrency exchange signs $1.4 million deal to help ICE track crypto trades.
• Fugitive ‘CryptoQueen’ added to FBI Most Wanted list. Thanks RedEye9.
• New York denies air permit to Bitcoin mining power plant.
• The EU extends its 'Roam-like-at-home' mobile service rule through 2032.

Geneforge 1 – Mutagen is a unique, truly open-ended fantasy adventure in a strange, new world. You are one of the Shapers, wizards with the awesome power to create life. Want a tool, a trap, an army? You summon it into existence. You create mighty beasts, and they totally obey you. Usually.

We are all Outlaws… but some of us will become Legends. Faced with a merciless, unchecked state, rebels and rogues battle to claim their place among legends. To win influence with an oppressed people, rival gangs compete in daring heists to hit the wealthy where it hurts. Folk hero or gold-hungry outlaw, only the best will escape with hard-earned riches.

Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!

We told you we’re back, and we’re still working on it - but it’s time for you to see what we’ve been up to. It’s still early, but we want to get this right and that means we want you to be a part of it.

Become a skate. insider at http://skate.game/insider for a chance to play, provide feedback and help shape the future of skate.

As we are closing in on a very big milestone the road to launch becomes clearer, and we find ourselves here with a large body of text and our logos at the bottom. Keeping in mind our two main priorities -quality of life for our team and quality of the finished game- we can now confirm that Sea of Stars will be released in 2023.

We understand waiting is a big ask, and we want to sincerely thank our community for the overwhelming support and positive vibes. In the meantime, we are looking at options to get a playable slice to out to everyone this year.

Stuntfest - World Tour combines racing, crashing, and destruction with a unique aimed ejection mechanism. 18 players compete against each other in an elimination-based stunt show through various nerve-wrecking game modes. The goal? To shine on stage and become the winner of the festival! Characters turn into living bullets, ejected out of the vehicles, and catapulted hundreds of meters through the air. The players maintain control when maneuvering their character while hurtling over vast distances and after crashing through huge obstacles. Up in the air, the players can take advantage of quirky gadgets to reach secret shortcuts and turn the tables at the last second. And the best part: Recover after a high jump and dive back into the next vehicle on the road!

Need a break from the action? Meet up and fool around in the Stuntfest - World Tour arena, a vast festival area where you can flex your reflexes and surround yourself with other kindred stunt buddies. Use the pit in the backstage area to upgrade and customize your car or character and become the next champion of the insane Stuntshow tournament!

In Cuphead - The Delicious Last Course, stalwart brothers Cuphead and Mugman are joined by the clever, adventurous Ms. Chalice - known to fans of the original as the wise Legendary Chalice - for a rollicking adventure on a previously undiscovered Inkwell Isle! With the aid of new weapons, magical charms, and Ms. Chalice's unique abilities, players will take on a new cast of fearsome, larger than life bosses to assist the jolly Chef Saltbaker in Cuphead's final challenging quest!

• Cuphead expansion pack review- As good as DLC gets - Ars Technica.
• Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course – Destructoid.
• Cuphead's Delicious Last Course is short but tastes so sweet - Eurogamer.net.
• Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course Review - Tasty Sips From A Worthy Grail - Game Informer.
• Cuphead- The Delicious Last Course Review - More Than A Cherry On Top - GameSpot.
• Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course Review - IGN.
• Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course- is salty, tough, and scrumptious - NPR.
• Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course DLC review: a hell of an encore - Polygon.
• Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course review- A five-star meal - The Washington Post (may require registration or subscription).
• Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course Review - The Perfect Digestif - Wccftech.

Age of Water takes place on a water covered Earth. Survivors live on the roofs of high-rise buildings and on the tops of other man-made islands and natural objects. Players freely roam the boundless open sea world in a motorboat or small ship, recruiting new crew members, upgrading equipment and weapons, fighting or trading, completing quests, and uncovering the mysteries of the Age of Water.

Dozens of hulls and hundreds of parts are available, from which players can assemble anything ranging from a small boat to a hefty 30 meters long vessel. Players can equip it with gear, armor, and weapons. Recruiting team members to build a crew, man the guns and cannons, complete other vital tasks is equally as important. Players can establish their own strategic naval case to hideout from enemies, to organize production, and get ready to explore the vast open sea.

This change in identity reflects a new direction in the group’s global strategy. As the name implies, the company aims to be universally recognized as the partner that any game developer can lean on to fully leverage their talent and vision, and bring the best possible gaming experiences to a worldwide audience together, thanks to innovative concepts, inventive gameplay, and original worlds that transcend the boundaries of video games.

Verne: The Shape of Fantasy is a narrative-driven experience based on the real-life works by Jules Verne, the author most famous for novels like Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days. Leveraging Verne’s one-of-a-kind storytelling and science fiction prowess, Verne: The Shape of Fantasy delivers a magical gameplay journey where players will encounter many friends, villains, and deep-sea monsters of legend.

Set in an alternate 1888, the war against the dreadful “Nation” has reached its breaking point, devastating the land of Hemera, the fantastical world created inside the mind of Jules Verne. Aboard the mighty Nautilus, Jules Verne, Captain Nemo, and the courageous crew struggle to uncover the secrets of Atlantis, the fabled utopia that faced mass destruction from the very power source Verne and his crew aim to locate: the Flame of Hephaestus.

The Ghostrunner: Complete Edition includes everything that made Ghostrunner a smash hit at launch in 2020 and adds the refinements and post-launch content One More Level has created since then. The Project_Hel prequel DLC offers a new campaign starring a new playable character, Hel - an unstable combat android driven by seething hatred, with distinct moves that set her apart from the original protagonist Jack.

Master Ghostrunner: Complete Edition’s movement and combat in post-launch game modes. Speed through Killrun, defeating enemies along the way to add precious seconds to the timer. Overcome an onslaught of attackers with help from randomized upgrades in the roguelike Wave Mode. Assist Mode provides optionable boons like shorter ability cooldowns, slower gameplay, and an extra life. Take the perfect snapshot with Photo Mode.

In addition to the actual game purchase, gaming revenue also comes from selling additional content and microtransaction-based purchases, presenting significant revenue generation opportunities for game developers and publishers. While selling additional content is an important revenue stream, it has become easy to bypass the existing barriers that try to secure DLCs on popular gaming platforms like Steam and Epic. By using public and easily accessible tools, players can automatically generate and install programs that access downloadable content without paying for it.

While some DLCs are offered for free, players typically must pay additional fees to unlock new content or features. They are usually extensions for a base game and can be anything from cosmetic items, new characters, weapons, and power-ups to big content updates for a game that are only included in certain versions of the game (like a collectors’ edition) or must be purchased separately.

The industry’s first secure solution can be applied to games that are free to play and rely on revenue stream entirely from DLCs, and also on games that are currently protected by the existing Denuvo Anti-Tamper product.

• Tom Henderson: "The next Need for Speed installment is due to launch on November 4th and sources have suggested that the current plan for Ubisoft's Avatar title is due to launch on November 18th."
• Skull & Bones Reportedly Has To Release This Year 'Due To Existing Government Subsidy Agreement.'

• Ron Gilbert will no longer post about Monkey Island due to ‘personal attacks.’ Though the post in question has been removed from his website.
• Valve: 'No Impact To Performance' After Steam Deck SSD Switch.

• Save 20% on Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms on Steam.
• Newegg Sets Bonanza Sale Trilogy with Bonanza Sale: Amplified.

• Unity is reportedly laying off hundreds of employees. Thanks Max.
• Ubisoft calls off 500 million euros bonds tender offer over bad market conditions.
• Wildlife establishes Moon Tavern Games.
• Gartner Predicts a 9.5% PC Industry Decline for 2022.

• SEGA Is Looking Into Adapting ATLUS Games Into Live-Action TV Shows, Movies.

• Crossfire: Legion - DevBlog 18- Major Update 1.1.
• Total War: WARHAMMER III Update 1.3.0.

• The Chant - Story Trailer.
• STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN - TRIALS OF THE DRAGON KING Teaser.
• Content Of The Week - 30 June - For Honor.
• ONE PIECE ODYSSEY - Dev Diary.
• The Forsaken Hunter- A Sea of Thieves Adventure - Cinematic Trailer.
• Way of the Hunter - Animals of the Pacific Northwest Trailer.

↑ Official trailers. ↓ Content creator videos.

• Planet Forbidden (Unused Ambience from Duke Nukem Forever). From composer Lee Jackson.
• Canceled Donald Duck Video Game Footage Leaks Online.
• 10 "Next Big Thing" Video Games Nobody Is Playing.

• The future of AAA development culture- Sustainable, ethical, responsible - Playable Futures - GamesIndustry.biz.
• Testimonial: Andreas Krogh - IO Interactive.
• The Crew 2- Chris Forsberg Interview (video).

• Trove Growin' and Trovin' Event.
• Star Wars: The Old Republic - In-Game Events for July.

• Fire Emblem Heroes first Nintendo mobile title to hit $1bn in spending.
• Google’s Android Automotive OS is coming to BMW cars next year.
• Samsung working to bring foldable phones to regular folks with Galaxy A Fold and Flip.

• Samsung TVs have Xbox, Stadia and GeForce Now game streaming from today.
• Google announces big update to Password Manager.
• Until demand drops, Amazon limiting Plan B purchases to 3 per week.
• Pride: Amazon restricts LGBT goods in United Arab Emirates.

• Just-released $169 GeForce GTX 1630 is officially as fast as $139 GTX 1050 Ti from 2016.
• Samsung Begins 3nm Production- World's First Gate-All-Around Transistors.
• Intel Driver Adds Support for High End Cards, Toggle Performance Optimizations.
• Apache OpenOffice - 4.1.12. Thanks Console General.

• Google sign-up 'fast track to surveillance', consumer groups say.
• TikTok Users Are Doxing the Supreme Court.
• These are the 25 most dangerous software bugs you need to worry about. Thanks Neutronbeam.
• A New, Remarkably Sophisticated Malware Is Attacking Routers (may require registration or subscription).
• Microsoft warning: This malware that targets Linux just got a big update.
• YouTube content creator credentials are under siege by YTStealer malware.

• Itch.io creator hits out at copycat for using site's code.

• Neon White Review – Heavenly Sprint - GameSpot.
• Outriders Worldslayer review- Another bumpy ride on Enoch - VG247.

• Case: Fractal Design Pop Air RGB Black TG review - Guru3D.
• Case Fan: The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Review- 96 MB of L3 3D V-Cache Designed For Gamers - AnandTech.
• CPU Cooler: DEEPCOOL AK400 Performance CPU Air Cooler Review - TweakTown.
• Headset: Master & Dynamic MW75 Headphones review- Sounds fantastic, but at a high price - iMore.
• Keyboard: HyperX Alloy Origins 65 Review- Small but Solidly-Built - Tom's Hardware.
• Misc: AnkerWork B600 Video Bar - LanOC Reviews.
• Misc: NZXT Signal 4K30 Capture Card Review- Lossless High-Quality Footage - How-To Geek.
• Mouse: EVGA X12 Gaming Mouse Review - TechPowerUp.
• SSD: Netac NV7000 2 TB M.2 NVMe SSD Review - TechPowerUp.

• MAME version 0.245. Thanks Ant…
• Nerf’s Gjallarhorn rocket launcher from Destiny is truly gigantic — preorders begin July 7th. Thanks Neutronbeam…

Curb Your Round-up
Thanks Ant and Neutronbeam.

Breakfast Links

• Books that transport you someplace else. Thanks RedEye9.
• Why roller coaster loops aren’t a perfect circle.
• Mattel just released a David Bowie "Hunky Dory" Barbie doll to celebrate the album's 50th anniversary.

Stories

• Fish reportedly raining from the sky across San Francisco.
• Missing 8-year-old boy found alive after more than a week in sewers. Presumably survived on pizza. Thanks Claudius.

Science
Thanks Max.

• MIT proposes Brazil-sized fleet of “space bubbles” to cool the Earth. Thanks Slashdot.
• Cooking up a conductive alternative to copper with aluminum.
• Explosive Power Beats Even Moore’s Law.

Media

• Pratt and Whitney R-2800 - America's Indestructible WWII Aircraft Engine. Thanks RedEye9.
• Just a Normal Bike Math- 0.5 х 2 = 1 Wheel. Bike math, or bike meth? Thanks VideoSift.

Follow-up

• NASA scientists say images from the Webb telescope nearly brought them to tears.