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Monday, Jul 18, 2022
Steam VR Festival Begins [4:46 pm ET] – Share – 15 Comments
The promised Steam VR Fest is
now underway, highlighting a wide variety of virtual reality titles on the
store. The festival runs until next Monday, so you virtually have a week to get
in on the action, which includes demos and discounts.
This
trailer takes a look, and the description is a good summary of what to
expect:
July 18th - July 25th, Steam VR Fest is a celebration of games that drop players face-first into their favorite worlds. With thousands of VR titles on Steam, we're excited to host this event celebrating the world of virtual reality.Continue here to read the full story.
Animal Shelter Puppies & Kittens DLC Next Week [4:46 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
One of the things that make animal shelters so vital is how there are always
more puppies and kittens in need of good homes. To that end, Games Incubator
announces July 25th is when to expect the launch of new Puppies & Kittens
DLC
on Steam, adding new content to
Animal Shelter for
Windows. Here's a new
Release Date Trailer if you can stand a cuteness overload. Read on for some
details:
In this DLC you will take after little puppies and kittens. It is a very important task. Your job is to find them a new home to make them belong to a loving family! In the DLC there will be new functions to make the gameplay more interesting.Continue here to read the full story.
Open up your imagination with new buildings and decorations - the ground of your animal shelter will grow. Some of the new mechanics add it to Puppies & Kittens will be toppling, escaping during the caressing, aggressive biting and more other new animations of the animals will aim your heart with all the sweetness they have.
Untamed Isles Announced [4:45 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Phat Loot Studios announces Untamed Isles, a new monster collecting game
in the vein of Pokémon, TemTem, and Digimon. This is
expected to arrive later this year
on Steam.
The gimmick here is the vast number of creatures to hunt thanks to a "unique"
feature called "limb-swapping." Here's a
Teaser Trailer with a look, and here's word on the game's variety of
targets:
Untamed Islesis breaking the rules in the monster-taming genre, launching with over one million visually and tactically unique monsters. Unlike other monster-catching games, there are only ten different base species of tames living in the Isles at launch. Each base tame’s head, front legs, back legs, torso, and tail, may be randomly mixed to create a variety of combinations. Every tame also has one of 15 mood types affecting the tame’s coloring and combat style.Continue here to read the full story.
New tames added to the game will further increase the combinations, creating an evolving world and expanding the player experience. Additionally, players can encounter extremely rare Gemborne and Alpha variations of tames.
Evening Multiplex [4:45 pm ET] – Share – 10 Comments
Evening Previews [4:45 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Evening Consolidation [4:45 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Evening Metaverse [4:45 pm ET] – Share – 2 Comments
- Twitter Has Entered the Elon Musk Twilight Zone (may require registration or subscription).
- Snapchat announces its web app allowing users to log in without mobile phones.
- Amazon is giving Prime Video its biggest redesign in years.
- Netflix investors brace for subscriber losses as firm focuses on fixes.
- Netflix’s latest anti-password sharing test lets users ‘buy’ additional homes.
Evening Tech Bits [4:45 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
- Intel Denies Arc A780 GPU Ever Existed.
- Visual Studio Code version 1.69.2. Thanks Console General.
Evening Safety Dance [4:45 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
- Feds are tracking phone locations with data bought from brokers.
- The latest Tor browser update bypasses internet censorship.
- Devilish SATAn Hack Turns Drive Cable Into Antenna to Steal Data.
- Hacker Posts Internal Roblox Employee Documents Online.
- Botnet malware disguises itself as password cracker for PLCs.
Evening Legal Briefs [4:45 pm ET] – Share – 7 Comments
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Into the Black [4:45 pm ET] – Share – 1 Comment
Obituary:
Claes Oldenburg Dies at 93; Pop Artist Made the Everyday Monumental (may require registration or subscription).
Scathe Demo [10:59 am ET] – Share – 1 Comment
A playable demo for Scathe is now available for Windows
on Steam,
celebrating the game's participation in the BiliBili Game Charging Festival in
China. This was also temporarily
available as past of a Steam Next Fest. The full version of this first-person
shooter is set to roll out on August 31st for PC and early next year on
consoles. Developer Damage State also offers a
Video Devlog #2 teaching you how the game will let you "crush your foes with
dark magic" and showing off a lot of gameplay along the way. This includes the
game's clear DOOM and Quake influences, putting this firmly in the
"boomer shooter" camp. Here's a bit:
Scathe is an adrenaline-fueled, classic FPS with big guns and even bigger demons. You play as Scathe, Enforcer of the legions of Hell, forged from the earth by the Divine Creator themself. And you, like your fallen kin before you, must prove your worth by navigating a deviously crafted maze, entangled with demonic evil at every twist and turn. So, grab your Hellhammer, lock’n’load, and get ready to unleash your almighty fury!
Stray Reviews [10:58 am ET] – Share – 9 Comments
Somebody must be feeding the neighborhood cats, as Stray is expected to
wander out tomorrow. Here are the first reviews to help decide if this one purrs
like a kitten:
- Stray Review - Furry Friends - Game Informer.
- Stray Review - Nine Lives - GameSpot.
- Stray Review- You Need The Cyberpunk Cat Game On PS4, PS5, PC - Kotaku.
- Stray review – the great catscape - The Loadout.
- Stray Review - Hooked on a Feline - MP1ST.
- Stray review - PC Gamer.
- Stray review: a triumphant cyberpunk adventure about being a cat - Polygon.
- Stray review: one small step for cats, one giant leap for action adventure games - Rock Paper Shotgun.
- Stray Review – A Genre-Curious Cat - Wccftech.
As Dusk Falls Reviews [10:58 am ET] – Share – 2 Comments
With As Dusk Falls set to rise
tomorrow, reviews are showing up today for this interactive drama from Studio
Interior/Night. Here's a roundup:
- As Dusk Falls review - a bold new future for interactive movie games - Eurogamer.net.
- As Dusk Falls Review - GameRant.
- As Dusk Falls Review - Family Matters - GameSpot.
- As Dusk Falls review - GamesRadar+.
- As Dusk Falls Review - a compelling American tale from start to finish - Gayming Magazine.
- As Dusk Falls Review - IGN.
- As Dusk Falls review: a thrilling narrative adventure on Xbox Game Pass - Polygon.
- As Dusk Falls review: a gripping adventure that deserves a prime time slot - Rock Paper Shotgun.
- Stray review: improving adventure games by turning you into a cat - The Verge.
- As Dusk Falls Review - A Masterpiece Rises - Wccftech.
Rumor Mill [10:58 am ET] – Share – Post a Comment
- GTA 6 character and internal name potentially leaked by voice actor. Those voice actors are always talking.
- Activision could bring more games to Steam ahead of Modern Warfare 2.
- Halo Infinite co-op leaks reveal DMR weapon, Forge mode details.
- A multiplayer version of the leaked Skate 4 build is out in the wild.
- 'Total War: Warhammer 3' reveals Immortal Empires release date and leaks DLC factions.
On Sale [10:58 am ET] – Share – Post a Comment
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Morning Patches [10:58 am ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Unofficial games, patches, and mods.
Morning Multiplex [10:58 am ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Thanks fakespyder.
↑ Official trailers. ↓ Content creator videos.
Morning Interviews [10:58 am ET] – Share – Post a Comment
- This Band Wrote the Best 'Legend of Zelda' Song of 2022 (may require registration or subscription). Thanks Neutronbeam.
Morning Mobilization [10:58 am ET] – Share – 6 Comments
Morning Metaverse [10:58 am ET] – Share – 1 Comment
- FCC needs additional $3 billion to help US carriers replace Huawei and ZTE equipment. Epic episode of "ready, fire, aim" continues. Thanks Neutronbeam.
- Energy use from US cryptomining firms is contributing to rising utility bills.
- Time to update- Nvidia Broadcast is now embedded in iCUE and Elgato software.
Morning Tech Bits [10:58 am ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Thanks RedEye9.
- Intel Shares Early Details on Its Upcoming Arc Desktop GPUs.
- Alleged Core i5-13600K Elbows Past Ryzen 9 5950X in New Benchmarks.
- How to Bypass Windows 11's TPM, CPU and RAM Requirements.
- GeForce RTX 3050 for OEMs reportedly features 2304 CUDA cores.
- Our data is GONE... Again - Petabyte Project Recovery Part 1 - Linust Tech Tips (video).
- This Ugly PC will BLOW YOUR MIND - Linus Tech Tips (video).
Morning Safety Dance [10:58 am ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Thanks Ant.
- Facebook 2FA phish arrives just 28 minutes after scam domain created. Thanks DSLReports.
- Malwarebytes for Mac 4.16.7 Release Notes. Thanks SLReports.
- These moonlighting hackers are using ransomware against 'random' targets.
- Open source security needs automation as usage climbs amongst organisations.
Hardware Reviews [10:58 am ET] – Share – Post a Comment
- CPU Cooler: Deepcool AG400 Review - Vortez.
- CPU Cooler: Deepcool LE500 Review - Vortez.
- Mini PC: Quick Look: One Notebook ONEXPLAYER - Intel i7-1195G7 - TechPowerUp.
- Misc: Plugable USB-C Triple 4K Display Docking Station review- Three displays without Thunderbolt - XDA. Thanks Neutronbeam.
- RAM: XPG Lancer RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB Review - APH Networks.
Out of the Blue [10:58 am ET] – Share – 18 Comments
So today I can declare myself officially over my recent malady. I took my
temperature this morning and it was perfectly normal. The weird thing is that
the reading was 98.0°F, because as I mentioned, our in-ear thermometer tends to
be off by a half-degree or so. This hasn't really come up since we've owned it,
but I'm now looking at replacing it with a model that's a little bit more,
what's the word? Oh yeah, accurate.
Accurate Round-up
Thanks Ant and Neutronbeam.Breakfast Link
- Once again, the Millennium Tower is sinking and tilting faster than before.
- UK heat forecast: A hypothetical weather forecast for 2050 is coming true next week.
Stories
- The worst Marvel movie is reportedly getting a sequel.
- How the Secret ‘Project Galileo’ Gave Rise to the MoonSwatch (may require registration or subscription).
Science
Thanks Max.
- How elephants avoid cancer – and we could too.
- The Answer to Lactose Intolerance Might Be in Mongolia.
- Researchers identify the cause of the Black Death.
Media
- I want to develop a New Hydrogen technology in Uganda - Terrence D Howard. Thanks Digg.
- YouTuber builds 'transparent' jet engine to show how it works.
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