Nocturnal is an action exploration odyssey that will task players with repelling a nefarious mist as it enshrouds an ancient isle. Use your fire to uncover what secrets lay hidden beneath the fog!

After a difficult journey across a troubled sea, Ardeshir, a soldier of the Enduring Flame, returns to his home island of Nahran. Engulfed in a shadowy mist, Ardeshir must rely on fire to extinguish the sinister forces that have overtaken his native land. Flame has many uses here. It can ward off the Mist, ignite the scenery, turn on machinery, and be used to burn beings of dark magic impervious to conventional weaponry. But be forewarned: one cannot breathe in the Mist, so you’ll have to use your wits as you intuit new ways to keep it at bay.

Lil’ Guardsman puts players in the role of a young girl who finds herself covering for her dad, the head castle guardsman. As she interrogates an array of strange, quirky characters trying to gain entry to their city walls, you must discover each visitor’s true intentions through cunning dialogue and a clever use of her toolbox of investigative items. Lil must make tough decisions as she decides who to allow into her citadel home and consequences can be severe, so you’ll have to make astute use of your abilities to uncover mass conspiracies and protect your stronghold and family from devious interlopers.

To commemorate this reveal, Verses Evil has released a playable demo on Steam. This demo lets players come to grips with Lil’s investigatory plight, as you’ll become intimately familiar with the gadgets and gizmos she has at her disposal. Use your cypher-cracking Decoder Ring, douse travelers in Truth Spray, or threaten them with your trusty Bullwhip! Guardsmen aren’t generally encouraged to whip people willy-nilly, but sometimes it’s the best tool for the job!

Players can now take part in this amazing adventure with bunkers! Planning work, digging holes, and constructing safe bunkers that will survive any challenge. Bunker Builder Simulator: Prologue is just part of the full gameplay that awaits players in the full version of the game. In the prologue, players will be able to take on the role of a builder, get jobs, construct, equip, and decorate various bunkers, and their goal will be to ensure the comfort and safety of customers.

My Time at Sandrock takes you back to the fascinating world introduced in My Time at Portia, 300 years after the Day of Calamity destroyed most modern technologies. Your adventure starts when you become the newest Builder in Sandrock, a wild and rugged city-state in the heart of the desert. Technology was once thriving, but the community is now on the brink of collapse and awaits you to restore it to its former glory.

Gather resources to build machines with your trusty tools, grow relationships with locals, and unlock new perks and abilities to improve your workflow, combat and more—all while defending Sandrock from monsters and saving the town from economic ruin!

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• Hideo Kojima: Connected Worlds documentary announced.
• League of Legends has its own Coca-Cola flavor, get it now. Presumably with plenty of salt?

• Counter-Strike 2: "Bought the wrong thing? Meant to buy a different weapon, armor, or grenade- Sell your purchase back and buy again."

• Bye Sweet Carole - Reveal Trailer.
• Deck Of Souls — Reveal Trailer.
• Final Fantasy IX: Memoria Project Trailer.
• Forgotlings Official Teaser.
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• Some people aren't worth mugging - Viva La Dirt League. Thanks Ant.

• What is Savvy Games Group and how is it trying to change Saudi Arabia's image? - GamesIndustry.biz.

• Fight Across Brand-New Battlegrounds in Season 04 of Call of Duty- Modern Warfare II and Call of Duty- Warzone Launching June 14.

• Starship Troopers: Extermination is a 16-player co-op FTS-RTS hybrid with lots of promise - PC Gamer.

• AK-xolotl – the cute-but-deadly roguelite shooter hits PlayStation this fall.
• Nova Lands: an Interplanetary Adventure of Base Building and Automation - Xbox Wire.
• Xbox Insider Release Notes - Alpha Skip-Ahead (2308.230605-2000).
• Xbox Insider Release Notes - Alpha (2308.230605-2000).

• OneXplayer 2 Pro revealed with AMD Ryzen 7 7840U APU, 8.4- 1600p screen and detachable controllers.
• Transparent Steam Deck Case Mods are Coming.
• Autonomous Waymo car runs over dog in San Francisco.

• Reddit now says it will allow free API access for developers of accessibility apps.
• Twitch rolls back controversial ad guidelines after outcry from creators.
• Amazon Prime Video is reportedly planning an ad-supported tier.
• Report: AT&T Fiber Tops in Broadband Satisfaction Rankings. Thanks DSLReports via Ant.
• Mozilla Thunderbird — Release Notes (102.12.0). Thanks Frans.

• Quantum repeater transmits entanglement over 50 kilometres.
• Deepmind’s AI Is Learning About the Art of Coding (may require registration or subscription).
• The Defense Department Now Has GPT-4 Thanks to Microsoft.
• AI Prompt Engineering Isn’t the Future (may require registration or subscription). Thanks Max.
• Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23475.
• Gigabyte's response to poorly made GPUs is informative and unfortunate - Louis Rossmann (video).
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• Node.js v18.16.0.
• DVDFab v12.1.0.7.
• StreamFab v6.1.2.6.

• New vulnerabilities increase by 25 percent. Thanks Ant.
• Dozens of popular Minecraft mods found infected with Fracturiser malware.
• FBI warns that compromising deepfakes are on the rise.

• Upper Deck Sues Ravensburger Over Allegedly Stolen Disney Game. The old upper-decker.
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• NYC sues Hyundai for negligence in wake of TikTok car thefts.
• SEC drops 42 cases after staff bungle data protection.

• Geralt Actor Doug Cockle Reveals Cancer Diagnosis, Witcher Community Rallies Around Him…
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Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) and EA SPORTS™ today revealed EA SPORTS Madden NFL 24 with new gameplay depth that delivers more control and realism on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, through the next evolution of FieldSENSE™ and the debut of SAPIEN Technology. SAPIEN delivers a leap forward in NFL realism by rebuilding the character skeleton to provide more body definition and variation to physiques on the field. SAPIEN makes characters more human and anatomically correct, improving authentic athletic motion and with FieldSENSE, creates true-to-life movement patterns on the gridiron.

Dozens of improvements to foundational football elevate the Madden NFL 24 football experience, while the return of fan-favorite Superstar Mode and mini-games (on PS5™, Xbox Series X|S and PC versions) deliver fun new ways to play and learn the game. Plus, for the first time, fans can play with friends regardless of their platform with cross-play support and feature parity on PS5™, Xbox Series X|S and PC in head-to-head and certain online multiplayer modes.

It’s been quite a while between updates while we’ve had our heads down working on the game. We remain just as dedicated to delivering a great Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines game as we were when we announced, and are looking forward to showing you more in September this year.

We acknowledge it was a long time ago that many of you pre-ordered Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2. As development continues, we will be updating the game’s editions and bonus content, and we want to provide the best value to those of you who supported us via digital pre-order after all this time. We are thus offering refunds to anyone who has pre-ordered any edition of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2. As part of this process, we are proactively refunding all pre-orders of physical products, including the Collector’s Edition. The digital versions of the First Blood Edition, Unsanctioned Edition and Blood Moon Edition remain, but can be refunded if you choose.

Today we’re peeling back the curtain on more of the mystery started in the Interceptor update in our latest expedition – Singularity. It is chapter two of a four-part narrative that will play out throughout the year.

Like all No Man’s Sky expeditions, Singularity draws Travellers together from all systems to a specific starting point in the universe, this time to investigate the curious robot heads that were bamboozling those who came across them in Interceptor with cryptic binary messages. We want to keep the mystery, but this is a story about AI corruption, robotic uprisings and strong hints of what’s to come in No Man’s Sky.

In times of crisis, it is important to be nimble, especially when you are the weaker party. Pay attention to the swiftly changing winds of diplomacy, build an army that can take advantage of weather and terrain to outfox a superior foe, and find alternate paths to prosperity and security. Sometimes, Winter is your only ally. Even if you can’t retreat into the cold forests, there are tactics and techniques available to anyone who would take Arms Against Tyranny.

Arms Against Tyranny is the latest immersion pack for Hearts of Iron IV, Paradox Interactive’s best-selling grand strategy wargame about the years around World War II. In Arms Against Tyranny, players will encounter new alternate histories and National Focus Trees for the nations of Scandinavia and Finland, with a heavy emphasis on the Winter War and Finland’s struggle against Soviet invasion.

Street Fighter 6 represents the next evolution of the series and a new generation of fighting games, launching seven years after the previous title in the franchise. In addition to delivering the pinnacle of fighting game experiences, the title includes new features such as World Tour Mode, in which players create an avatar and journey through the universe of Street Fighter, as well as Battle Hub, where players can interact with one another. Further, the game provides different controller input options tailored to appeal to both beginners and seasoned players alike, and has improved audio accessibility settings to supplement gameplay experiences without the use of visual information. As a result of providing features for a diverse range of players, the title was met with broad acclaim, driving sales to 1 million units worldwide.

GOG is the largest DRM-free platform in the PC gaming industry, and by releasing your game HERE, you can effortlessly tap into a vast and passionate community of gamers who value the principles of ownership and preservation. When you release your game on GOG alongside other platforms, you unlock the potential of growing your fanbase by captivating DRM-free enthusiasts without hindering your sales elsewhere.

Our community of seasoned players appreciates the freedom and flexibility that come with the ability to play games offline, which is why they actively seek out DRM-free games.

The DLC includes a new game mode, fresh original music from the soundtrack’s composer Tee Lopes, and alternative color schemes for playable fighters, all of which will be detailed at a later time. Separate from Dimension Shellshock, a second free update will be released for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge offering an additional range of color palette options.

Dimension Shellshock and the upcoming free update are made possible only by the totally tubular passion of fans and the radical reception Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge has enjoyed since launch. After receiving an incredible amount of support and reviewing the community’s outpouring of wishes for the future of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, Dotemu and Tribute Games were inspired to create additional content for the game.

Designed with an intricate isometric perspective, Espresso Tycoon creates an immersive visual experience, replicating the captivating atmosphere of coffee shops. Attention to detail in graphics and gameplay brings the vibrant world of the coffee business to life.

Unleashing the players' creativity, Espresso Tycoon features extensive customization options, allowing players to design and personalize their coffee shops to their liking. From floor to wall, almost every element in the coffee shop can be customized, offering players an unparalleled level of freedom and immersing them in the day-to-day operations of their business.

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• Old School Runescape is celebrating Pride in style.

• John Romero's Autobiography, Doom Guy, Is Out Next Month.

• Disney Dreamlight Valley - The Remembering.
• Minecraft - Trails Tales Update here.
• Petit Petit Petit - A major update was implemented.
• World of Warcraft Hotfixes- June 6, 2023.

• Synapse hands-on report: an artistic PS VR2 shooter that puts the power of telekinesis in your hand.

• Why video game film adaptations used to suck and don't anymore - Uwe Boll interview - VentureBeat. Too easy.

• F1 Manager 23 – Five exciting new features hit the track July 31 – PlayStation.Blog.

• Terminal Velocity: Boosted Edition Launch Trailer. On consoles today.
• PlayStation Plus Double Discounts promotion comes to PlayStation Store.

• Samsung Opens Up the One UI 5 Watch Beta After a Short Delay, Now Rolling Out in Select Regions.
• Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Z Fold 5 accidentally confirmed for late July.
• iOS 17 will make life worse for Android users – here’s why.

• Twitch apologises as streamers leave after adverts row.
• Twitter will let Blue paid subscribers edit tweets for up to one hour.

• Apple’s new Proton-like tool can run Windows games on a Mac.
• Reddit is the latest tech company to announce layoffs, affecting 5 percent of its workers.
• How AWS data centers reuse retired hardware. Thanks Neutronbeam.
• Healthcare org uses OpenAI's GPT-4 to write medical records.
• More Steam users are flocking to Windows 11.

• Meta vows to take action after report found Instagram’s algorithm promoted pedophilia content.
• 10 years after Snowden's first leak, what have we learned?

• ID fraud a possibility forever, claims data breach lawsuit. Thanks DSLReports via Ant.
• Realtek Accuses MediaTek of Conspiring Against It with Patent Hoarder.

• Laptop: Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 review- Solid performance, gorgeous display - PCWorld.
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• RAM: Kingston Fury Renegade RGB DDR5-7200 32GB Dual-Channel Memory Kit - TweakTown.

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Science

• Nearly 20% of the cultural differences between societies boil down to ecological factors. Thanks Acleacius.
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Follow-up

• J&J’s COVID vaccine is dead in the US; FDA revokes authorization.