Almost 12 years after launch, Star Wars: The Old Republic remains a success and continues to grow its dedicated and passionate community. We’re so proud of the work the team has done, and the future of the game and the community continues to be very bright. We’re evaluating how we give the game and the team the best opportunity to grow and evolve, which includes conversations with Broadsword, a boutique studio that specializes in delivering online, community-driven experiences. Our goal is to do what is best for the game and its players.

The new demo introduces you to the story of a university dropout who inherits his Grandpa’s old, decrepit brewpub . Along with it, you get a chance to prove yourself, make some moolah, and discover beer recipes.

• SOME crazy stuff you can do in the game
• De-ruin an old brewpub
• Customize it (to a degree - it’s a demo after all)
• Meet your lawyer Harvey and try to be friends with him
• Make beer and drink beer sell beer
• Be serious about it or go crazy!

• Payday 3’s release date has seemingly leaked.
• A new triple-A Jurassic Park-Jurassic World game may be in development.

• Save 71% on Tank Mechanic Simulator on Steam.
• Save 80% on Warhammer 40,000- Inquisitor - Martyr on Steam.
• Save 75% on Killing Floor 2 on Steam.
• Save 35% on Cafe Owner Simulator on Steam.

• Codename- Loop - Questionable Ethics Demo file. A twin-stick shooter game based on Half-Life. Thanks PCGamesN.

• Are Apple’s New Vision Pro Goggles a Nightmare? Maybe (may require registration or subscription). Thanks Matthew.

• Assassin's Creed Mirage, coming October 12, 2023.
• Celebrate Summer Games.
• Dr. Fetus' Mean Meat Machine - Release Date Trailer.
• NEWSROOM with Giulia - Ep. 19 - Field of Glory Day & Starship Troopers: Terran Command.

• Peeling Back the Varnish: The Graphics of Diablo IV — Blizzard News.
• How To Build A New Final Fantasy- An Interview With Creative Business Unit III - Game Informer.

• Free Amazon Games MMO Throne and Liberty will be at Summer Game Fest.
• Early bird pass sales for Develop/Brighton 2023 will end this week.

• Diablo 4 Walkthrough and Boss Strategy Guide.
• 29 Diablo 4 Tips That Will Make You A Better Player.

• Overwatch 2 Director’s Take: Balance Updates for Season Five.
• RoboCop: Rogue City - The FPS That Walks When Others Run - IGN.

• The original Diablo 3 was canceled, and it looked surprisingly similar to Diablo 4.

• Nightdive Studios Says System Shock Remake's Console Versions Still "Need A Few Rounds Of QA."
• Xbox Insider Release Notes - Omega (2306.230601-2200).
• Xbox Insider Release Notes - Delta (2306.230601-2200).

• Android’s distribution numbers remain as depressing as ever.

• Internet users love fiber service—too bad you probably can’t get it.

• Intel launches Arc Pro A60-A60M GPUs with a new Alchemist "ACM-G12" GPU.
• OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is privately reassuring developers using the company's tech that it won't compete with them beyond Chat. Thanks Max.
• People Let a Startup Put a Brain Implant in Their Skull—for 15 Minutes (may require registration or subscription).

• Service Rents Email Addresses for Account Signups.
• US government's TikTok ban extended to include contractors.

• Police under fire for use of PayPal records in Cop City raid.
• Dell in hot water for making shoppers think overpriced monitors were discounted.
• Coinbase and Binance Lawsuits Put Crypto on Ice (may require registration or subscription).
• Enigma revives PUP labeling lawsuit against Malwarebytes.

The endless battle between the High Heavens and the Burning Hells rages on as chaos threatens to consume Sanctuary. With ceaseless demons to slaughter, countless Abilities to master, nightmarish Dungeons, and Legendary loot, this vast, open world brings the promise of adventure and devastation. Survive and conquer darkness – or succumb to the shadows.

Seeking refuge from the eternal conflict between the High Heavens and the Burning Hells, Inarius and Lilith formed Sanctuary and gave life to the Nephalem with the stolen Worldstone. Fearing for the destruction of her hybrid offspring, Lilith led a violent, protective act to protect the Nephalem; ultimately leading Inarius to turn his back on her, banishing her to the abyss, becoming enemies henceforth. Lilith’s return ushers in an age of darkness and misery. What fate awaits?

Left all alone in a desolate WW1 bunker with only one bullet remaining in the barrel, it’s up to you to face the oppressing terrors in the dark. Keep the lights on at all costs, persevere, and make your way out alive. A truly intense horror experience.

Immerse yourself in the multiple ways of tackling survival. In the shoes of the French soldier Henri Clément, you are armed with a revolver gun, a noisy dynamo flashlight, and other scarce supplies to scavenge and craft along the way. With randomization and unpredictable behavior, no play-through is the same.

Set in the Norwegian archipelago and ocean, Ships At Sea introduces various new and highly detailed service and cargo ships and new fishing methods such as jigging. The game offers stunning graphics and a new economic system allowing players to manage their careers as they engage in fishing, service, and cargo businesses.

With the introduction of multiplayer mode, players can embark on a voyage through the world of ships with up to 4 friends. They can share resources and items, maintain and repair their boats, purchase tools or equipment in the store, upgrade ships, refuel ships at one of the fuel stations, and stock up on essential supplies for themselves and their crew.

Choose your avatar from heroes Smolder Bravestone, Ruby Roundhouse, Mouse Finbar, and Shelly Oberon, and explore uncharted territories home to fierce predators, warring factions and devious traps that can sweep you off your feet. Survive the jungle to reach new zones including forgotten villages, icy mountains, dark caves, and fetid swamps. And always be ready for new threats, because the Jumanji drums could strike at any moment!

As you level up your heroes through experience and purchase upgrades with your hard-earned loot, you’ll gain the strength to take on bosses like the cunning Smuggler and vicious Siberian Tiger. You may even discover some of Jumanji’s most secret rooms and lost treasures.

The level 100 pinnacle challenge encounter has been temporarily disabled as we work to resolve a few items related to this encounter.

We will update the community once this has been re-enabled.

Today, we’re here to open up a public demo for Blackout Protocol. The demo features limited content from the earliest parts of the game, in order to showcase what Blackout Protocol is about, as well as to identify and address any bugs or issues for a better gameplay experience during Early Access and beyond.

Below is what you can expect from the demo:

• 4 playable Agents
• 13 weapons (unlockable via blueprints) and 5 tactical equipment items
• All weapons we currently have planned are available in this demo, but only their first few levels
• The earliest 2 stages of the game (out of a total 6 planned for Early Access)
• Alternate variants of those first 2 stages, which you'll encounter over multiple playthroughs
• The first 3 tiers of unlockable Agent Upgrades (out of a total 7 tiers planned for Early Access)

• Looks Like Epic Quietly Cancelled An Unreal Tournament Release.
• Jeff Grub: "Final Fantasy 9 Remake is real and happening."

• Bill Gates says he's a gamer now, calls them 'a terrific metaphor for human connection.'

• Resident Evil 4 Remake Sales Have Hit 3.7 Million Worldwide.
• Team17 names new CEO.

• GamesAid has raised £120,000 for its causes in 2022-2023.
• Celebrate Pride Month with GOG.

• Microids and What The Prod are working on an animated series based on the Syberia franchise.
• Resident Evil: Death Island Release Date Announced. Sadly, it seems linking to Dark Horizons is just wasting everyone's time. Thanks Ant.

• Diablo IV 1.0.2f Build 42192 Patch Notes.
• The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom & Update 38 Now Live on PC/Mac. Thanks Console General.
• Farming Simulator 22 - New Multiplayer Modes Now Available on PC & Consoles. A chance to simulate the world of competitive farming. Here's a trailer.
• GOG GALAXY Update- explore DLCs and choose what to play next with ease.
• Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty version 1.09.
• World of Warcraft Hotfixes: June 5, 2023.

• Apple's entry into VR is a 'watershed moment,' say top industry execs. Thanks Matthew.

• FARSIDERS - Game Preview.
• GTA Online: San Andreas Mercenaries Coming June 13.

↑ Official trailers. ↓ Content creator videos.

• 'We Shall Sail Together' - 10 Million Plays Interview - Official Sea of Thieves.

• Kabam on crossing over to PCs - GamesIndustry.biz.

• Capcom Is Returning With Another Showcase On June 12.
• Game Devs of Color Expo Online - Sep 27–30, 2023. Tickets now on sale.
• World of Warcraft Micro-Holiday: Get on the Boat for the Thousand Boat Bash.

• Diablo 4: 11 Settings To Change If You Want The Best Experience.

• 13 games from last year’s Xbox Showcase missed its 12-month promise.
• Western Digital finally announces its WD_Black Xbox Series X and S console expansion cards.
• Players’ Choice: Vote for May’s Best New Game – PlayStation.Blog.
• Xbox Insider Release Notes - Alpha Skip-Ahead (2308.230601-2200).
• Xbox Insider Release Notes - Alpha (2308.230601-2200).
• Xbox Insider Release Notes - Beta (2306.230601-2200).
• This Week's Deals with Gold and Spotlight Sale, Plus the Deals Unlocked Sale - Xbox Wire.
• PlayStation Store: May 2023’s top downloads.

• Broadband Usage Caps Now Drive MORE Broadband Usage, Study Finds. Thanks DSLReports.
• Mozilla Firefox 114.0, See All New Features, Updates and Fixes.
• Mozilla Firefox ESR 102.12.0, See All New Features, Updates and Fixes.
• CNET's new guidelines for AI journalism met with union pushback.

• Why millions of usable hard drives are being destroyed.
• Top 17 pieces of technology spotted by our editors at Computex 2023 TweakTown.
• Six tips for better coding with ChatGPT. Thanks Max.
• NVIDIA to giveaway GeForce RTX 4080 with Diablo IV-themed backplates. How to build to show off a backplate?
• Stable Diffusion’s AI Benefactor Has A History Of Exaggeration.

• Create and manage your Google Passkeys, here's how. Thanks Neutronbeam.
• Meet TeamT5, the Taiwanese infosec outfit taking on Beijing. Thanks DSLReports.
• Vulnerability Summary for the Week of May 29, 2023 - CISA.
• Criminals are using this stupidly simple tactic to send malicious links - and it's working.
• Taking the art of email security to the next level. Hard paper copies with hand delivery?

• Xbox FTC Settlement and Reimagining the Future of Safety on Xbox. How can they afford a $20 million fine?
• The SEC sues crypto exchange Coinbase for breaking US securities laws.
• Bankrupt Crypto Companies Are Fighting Over a Dwindling Pot of Money (may require registration or subscription).
• Getty asks London court to stop UK sales of Stability AI system.
• British Airways, BBC hit in MOVEit supply-chain attack.

• Amnesia: The Bunker review: a grim yet refreshing horror bottle episode - Rock Paper Shotgun.
• ‘Diablo IV’ and Video Gaming’s Awkward Adolescence - The Atlantic.

• Graphics Card: SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB Graphics Card - Nikk Tech.
• Headset/Earbuds: HyperX CloudX Stinger 2 Core Gaming Headset - TweakTown.
• Laptop: Lenovo Yoga 9i (2023) Touchscreen Laptop - TweakTown.
• Mouse: Mountain Makalu Max Review - TechPowerUp.
• RAM: Viper Gaming Venom DDR5 RGB - LanOC Reviews.

Fearless Round-up
Thanks Ant and Neutronbeam.

Breakfast Link

• Is the Japanese concept of Kaizen the solution to quiet quitting? Thanks Max.
• A massive dictation event took over the iconic Champs-Élysées boulevard in Paris.

Stories
Thanks Acleacius.

• Divers fish deadly 'ghost nets' from Santorini's depths.
• Dogs attacked more than 5,300 mail workers last year, the Postal Service says.
• PGA Tour agrees to merge with Saudi-backed rival LIV Golf. Money cleanses all sins.

Science
Thanks Acleacius and Max.

• Instant Recognition: Brain Spots Power Players at Lightning Speed.
• Lung cancer pill cuts risk of death by half, says ‘thrilling’ study.
• Rhythmically stimulating the brain with electrical currents could boost cognitive function, according to analysis of over 100.
• Cutting boards can produce microparticles when used to chop veggies, study shows. Wooden cutting boards ftw.

Image

• Wolverine spotted for the second time ever in California in the last 100 years. Wolverine goes Rogue.

Media
Thanks RedEye9.

• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (1959 Retro Show Open).
• Pepper Expert Ed Currie Answers Hot Pepper Questions - Epicurious.
• No-one knows how explosions work (yet).
• This video broke Tiktok (+20 M views in 2 days).

Creature Features

• This Flying Squirrel Faking Its Own Death Is The Cutest Thing Ever.
• Puppy Enjoys Slide At Fun Fair ❤️. Enjoys is an understatement! Thanks VideoSift.

Auction

• French classic Citroen 2CV car made of wood fetches record price at auction, and it even runs. Thanks Acleacius.

The Funnies

• Brevity by Dan Thompson for June 05, 2023.