Take back the city of Tertium from hordes of bloodthirsty foes in this intense and brutal action shooter. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is the new co-op focused experience from the award-winning team behind the Vermintide series.

In the depths of the hive, the seeds of corruption threaten to turn into an overwhelming tide of darkness. A mysterious and sinister new force is seeking to take control of the entire city. It is up to you and your allies in the Inquisition to root out the enemy before the city succumbs to Chaos.

As Tertium falls, Rejects Will Rise.

With The Game Awards right around the corner, we are thrilled to see a big group of October's Top Releases earning much deserved nominations across a variety of categories. Genre-defining Vampire Survivors is up for Best Debut Indie, while Paradox's Victoria 3 vies for Best Sim/Strategy and frighteningly-surreal Scorn goes for Best Visual Design. Plague Tale: Requiem takes the cake with a whopping five nominations, including Best Performance, Best Narrative, and a chance to bring home the coveted Game of the Year award. Check out all of the nominees from this month's Top Releases and make sure to tune in to the Game Awards on December 8th, live on Steam.

As the world hovers on the brink of total climate collapse a century in the future, daredevils, speed freaks, and adrenaline addicts turn to a virtual future physics racing (FPR) sphere for sport and entertainment accessible to all.

Leave the shackles of peril behind as vehicles tear and speed through twisted tracks based on real locations from around the world. Master traditional racing modes like Time Trials, Circuit Racing, Elimination Rounds, and Point-to-Point Racing. Expand horizons in modern multiplayer-inspired modes like Sector Captor, a vehicular spin on capture the flag, and the massive Race Royale featuring 100 to 1000 players.

We have been working diligently to craft an amazing racing experience for Disney Speedstorm, capturing our vision of the exciting magic fans enjoy in their favorite Disney and Pixar characters and games. We want fans to not only be entertained, but to enjoy a fast-paced and competitive racing experience they will return to play for years to come.

With this in mind and after careful consideration, we have decided to delay the worldwide release of Disney Speedstorm to meet our expectations and provide players with a more immersive racing experience, customization offerings, game modes and more.

Fans are invited to join us on the speedway when Disney Speedstorm launches in 2023 on PC and Consoles.

• Save 80% on Quest Hunter on Steam.
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• Elden Ring: The Board Game by Steamforged Games Ltd — Kickstarter. Home stretch.
• "Super Mario Bros. Movie" Opens Early Overseas.

• Drug Dealer Simulator - Endgame Update Is Live.
• Steam Beta Client Update - November 30th.
• Steam Deck Beta Client Update - November 30th.
• Wizard101 Update Notes.

• Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Feldbinder Trailer Pack.

↑ Official trailers. ↓ Content creator videos.

• Behind the Doodle: Jerry Lawson's 82nd Birthday.
• How Stock Fraud almost destroyed the Gaming Industry.
• Not skipping boring NPC dialogue - Viva La Dirt League.

• Valve Developer Talks Portal 3 (Exclusive) - DidYouKnowGaming (video). Erik Wolpaw interview. Thanks Ant.
• Diablo Immortal Developer Q&A Series — Blizzard News.

• Nintendo Shuts Down Smash World Tour 'Without Any Warning'.

• Star Wars: The Old Republic - In-Game Events for December.

• Tales of Symphonia Remastered — Story Trailer.
• Xbox Insider Release Notes - Beta (2211.221128-1630).
• Xbox Insider Release Notes - Alpha (2302.221128-2200).

• Ace Angler Fishing Spirits M Launch Trailer.

• Twitch implements Shield Mode to improve hate raid protection.
• Mozilla Thunderbird — Release Notes (102.5.1). Thanks Frans.
• Kraken crypto exchange lays off 30 percent of workforce.
• Twitter claims ‘none of our policies have changed’ as advertisers continue to flee.

• Samsung unveils GDDR6 memory with a huge capacity upgrade.
• Nvidia RTX 6000 48GB Ada Professional GPU Listed at Suggested Retail of $9,999.
• StreamFab v6.0.0.5. Thanks Console General.
• San Francisco to allow police 'killer robots.'

• EU warns Elon Musk of possible Twitter ban under new rules.
• Apple will pay up to $395 to people with broken MacBook butterfly keyboards.

The new cult classic, combining fantasy RPG with deeply-woven, challenging 4X strategy, is jointly developed by Slitherine, the renowned strategy and wargame publisher, and Polish studio MuHa Games. They have taken all the successful ingredients of the legendary 1994 original and updated the game staying faithful to the genre-defining experience and in-depth content.

In the new Master of Magic players take up the role of one of 14 unique and diverse grand wizards who, locked in vicious competition, aim to dominate the magical worlds of Arcanus and Myrror.

• Marvel's Midnight Suns Review - AusGamers.com.
• Marvel's Midnight Suns review- superhero RPG goes the extra mile - Digital Trends.
• Marvel's Midnight Suns review - crush evil, DM the Avengers, and find that perfect bedside table - Eurogamer.net.
• Marvel's Midnight Suns Review - XCOM Superhero Squad - GameSpot.
• Marvel's Midnight Suns Review - GamesRadar+.
• Marvel’s Midnight Suns review – superheroes, strategy and Gen Z banter - Games - The Guardian.
• Marvel's Midnight Suns Review - IGN.
• Marvel's Midnight Suns review - PC Gamer.
• Marvel’s Midnight Suns review – more RPG game, less XCOM - PCGamesN.
• Marvel’s Midnight Suns review: brilliant turn-based card combat - Polygon.
• Marvel's Midnight Suns review: the best Marvel game yet - Rock Paper Shotgun.
• Marvel's Midnight Suns Review- Finally, Proof Spider-Man Would Be My Friend - TheGamer.
• Marvel's Midnight Suns review: Firaxis assembles its most joyful game to date - VG247.
• Marvel’s Midnight Suns is the year’s biggest surprise - VGC.
• Marvel's Midnight Suns Review - Marvel Gaming Universe - Wccftech.

Traverse a vast array of vibrant 3D maps. Immerse yourself in the magical Japanese atmosphere, where the Mahokenshis are the only hope against the corrupt forces. You will face many threats throughout your journey, but, isn’t it all about honor? You bet it is. Find remote locations, uncover treasures, and leverage the strengths of the 4 samurai houses to create powerful combos.

Meet the different people of the Celestial Islands, save villages, discover shrines and defeat deadly demons. See your battles brought to life with fully animated characters. Perform magical maneuvers, fiery attacks, strong defensive moves, and swift counterattacks on your way to bringing back peace to the Islands.

Valve and Komodo, the licensed provider of Steam Deck in Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan, today announced the first units of Valve’s Steam Deck will begin shipping in these regions on December 17th. In addition, reservations for the Steam Deck Docking Station are now open to customers in these regions through Komodo’s Steam Deck site (https://steamdeck.komodo.jp/).

Starting December 1st, customers who have reserved their Steam Deck as of this writing will begin receiving requests to finalize their order. Once confirmed, their order will be scheduled for shipping. The first units begin shipping on December 17th, with delivery times expected to vary from a few days to a couple of weeks.

Reservations for the Docking Station, which secures and extends the places and ways the Steam Deck can be used,may now be placed via Komodo’s site (https://steamdeck.komodo.jp/). While supplies last, Docks will be delivered together with previously ordered Steam Decks in each of the four territories.

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• Tencent bets on cloud computing growth abroad amid gaming slowdown.

• Far Cry 6 Title Update 6 – Patch Notes, November 29.
• Gotham Knights - Patch Notes - 11-29-22.
• Grounded: Public Test Patch Notes for Update 1.1.0.
• Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem -- Patch 1.1.6.9.
• World of Warcraft — Hotfixes: November 29, 2022.

• Atari 50: The Anniversary Collection Accolades.
• Knights of Honor II: Sovereign - Multiplayer Trailer.
• Slave Zero X - Atavaka Voiced By Jordan Reynolds.
• Slave Zero X - Shou Voiced By Griffin Burns.

• Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield - Lex Fridman Podcast #342.

• What to expect for Overwatch 2 Season 2: Ramattra, Shambali Monastery, and the Battle for Olympus.
• Even after 30 hours of suffering through Overwatch League, many are yet to receive their viewership rewards.

• Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Officially Announced; Can Survive 1-Meter Concrete Drops.
• Elon Musk is delaying Twitter’s paid verification to avoid Apple’s 30 percent cut.
• Samsung will reportedly debut its Galaxy S23 lineup in early February.

• Starlink prices in Ukraine nearly double as mobile networks falter.
• Gamers Are Fleeing Twitter for Hive. Can It Handle the Swarm (may require registration or subscription)?
• Google and YouTube detail their fact-checking initiatives.
• Sam Bankman-Fried says he isn't sure what happened to his $100 million stake in Twitter. Thanks RedEye9.

• Intel Arc graphics drivers are up 19% in some games one month on but it's not all good.
• Nvidia AI plays Minecraft, wins machine-learning conference award.
• The Galactica AI model was trained on scientific knowledge – but it spat out alarmingly plausible nonsense. Thanks Acleacius.
• Cyber: The Rise of the Robot Landlords.
• The Cost of Hard Drives Over Time - Backblaze. Thanks Ant.

• Sandworm gang launches Monster ransomware attacks on Ukraine. Thanks DSLReports.
• Blockchain didn't end spam in India, regulator now trying AI. Thanks DSLReports.

• CPU Cooler: Montech Metal DT24 Premium Air Cooler Review - TechPowerUp.
• Keyboard: Drop + The Lord of the Rings Elvish Keyboard Review - TechPowerUp.
• Keyboard: HHKB Professional Hybrid Type-S Snow Review- Pretty, White, and Very Niche - Tom's Hardware.
• Tablet: Amazon Kindle Scribe review- Better than pen and paper but not the competition - Engadget.
• Tablet: Amazon Kindle Scribe review- absolutely adequate - The Verge.

Rebound Round-up
Thanks Ant and Neutronbeam.

Story

• Every monk in Thai temple defrocked after testing positive for meth.

Science
Thanks Max.

• Autism Breakthrough: New Treatment Significantly Improves Social Skills and Brain Function.
• Bats growl like death metal singers and Mongolian throat singers. While dancing the Batusi.
• Sleeping sickness: An experimental drug cleared the parasite from the body in a clinical trial.

Media

• That '90s Show - Official Teaser.
• 1979: Will WORD PROCESSORS start a HOME WORKING revolution? - Past Predictions. Thanks Kxmode.
• X-Wing fighter for sale. Thanks Boing Boing.

Creature Features
Thanks Kxmode.

• Walking the dog in the snow.. 😂.
• Gulper Eel Balloons Its Massive Jaws. Wonder how it got the name?
• Iridescent Red Ctenophore. So bright it looks like a bad chroma key.
• Horse Answers Kid's Candid Question.

Follow-up

• Oldest Known Dog Bone Hints Our Best Friends Were With Us Earlier Than Thought. Thanks Max.