You may have heard that the pen is mightier than the sword, but did you know that the pencil is mightier than the 7th Panzer Division? Here is Battleplan to educate us on the subject. In this WW2 real-time strategy game, you issue orders by drawing on a big pseudo-paper map based on geographical survey data. Then you sit back and watch as thousands of troops, tanks, planes and artillery wotsits strive to transform your arbitrary doodles into actual conquered territory.
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Amazon will support your Kindle for a while, but it should last much longer than that if you take care of it.
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Valor Mortis plays a bit of a sneaky trick. For a while, it keeps it straight. 'Yes', it seems to say; 'I'm definitely a Soulslike. Look at my bonfire equivalents, my healing flasks, my corpse runs, even my early impossi-boss feints. Look at my cautious action, my fog gates, the oppressive air of melancholy that lingers over these fields of mud and blood'. But jumpcut to a few hours later, and there you are: first-person wall-running, grapple-swinging, one-two parry slashing, quick-step-fire-bal...
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Despite some imbalance in its difficulty level, the world of Valor Mortis is a joy to explore.
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Flo Health users will able to sync their cycle data with the Google Health app starting early next year.
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The company announced new health features for its wearables along with a new band for the Fitbit Air.
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The Fitbit Edge will be in stores starting October 27 for $179.99.
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Here come the grannies! Following an impressive entry from Halfbrick with Bluey’s Quest for the Gold Pen, developer Gameloft is taking a crack at the beloved IP with Bluey’s Happy Snaps. After Gold Pen's more fantastical approach, this latest adventure brings things back to basics, making for a charming, lighthearted experience that kids will absolutely enjoy. The aim is simple: take photos of stuff. Yeah, that’s really it! Starting at the Heeler’s home, you’re tasked with taking photos of speci...
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For many Starfield players, the need to go through a loading screen each time you want to land on a planet - rather than seamlessly travel through the planet's atmosphere like in No Man's Sky - was a big turn-off.
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Ethernet cables are popular among PC gamers and people who favor a wired connection. However, they can get stuck, and this is what you can do if that happens.
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Times, they have a-changed.
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Edwin came up the ladder to my office last week to remind me that my quarterly Maw Safety Certification was up for renewal. Without an in date health and safety and wild eldritch creature control license, I'm not allowed to remain in the Treehouse and we have to shut down the site. So, today I'm down in the Maw's chamber coaxing it to hock up some globules of games. Edwin's here, of course, though he seems pretty smug to be on the other side of the plexiglass for a change. I wouldn't mind if he ...
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Animals, also starring Kerry Washington and Gillian Anderson, is the top movie on Netflix across most of the world
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Magnetic Connect and MagSafe for MacBooks have a lot in common, but the Magnetic Connect charger brings more versatility.
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Bill van Zyll, VP and general manager for Nintendo in Latin America, has reiterated Nintendo's stance on physical media, confirming that the company has no immediate plans to move to an 'all-digital' future.
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Everything is within reach on 8BitDo's Ultimate 2, even for small hands.
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"I can just give instructions to the AI". Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii has released a brand new game, but with a twist: it's completely AI-generated. As covered by VGC, Horii-san posted a link on X to a game titled Interrogation Room Komiya in which you select a series of text prompts to push a suspect into confessing to a crime. The creator claims that the game was made in "about 30 minutes" with the help of AI, calling the technology "truly astonishing".
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When the call for external regulation is coming from inside AI's house, you know it's serious.
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Squadron 42, the singleplayer spinoff that Star Citizen devs Cloud Imperium Games have been teasing and promising and roadmapping for a loooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnngggg while, now has a Steam page. Yep, things are finally gearing up for its launch next year. Plus, there's a new trailer that emphsises for those out of the loop (me, basically), that pretty much every sci-fi celeb under the sun is set for a cameo.
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Gears of War: E-Day's servers have been struggling because they've been suffering distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, apparently - so someone, or some people, have been deliberately trying to overload them.
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KPop Demon Hunters finally targets working adults with a new limited-edition collection, exclusively at Target.
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I bet someone is already mocking up cat ears for this thing.
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Apple's upcoming OLED iPad mini will be "considerably more expensive" than the current $599 model, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Writing in his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman referenced his own sources indicating a price hike, while saying his guess is that the new device will cost "something closer to $799." Aside from a new OLED display, the new iPad mini is expected to feature an A20 Pro chip, a landscape FaceTime camera, a redesigned speaker setup, and a water-resistant design. A...
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Glup would be proud
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Fans of the LitRPG series Dungeon Crawler Carl love to listen to their audiobooks at increased speeds. This is what author Matt Dinniman recommends
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WhatsApp is finally allowing message scheduling, a feature that's been available on Telegram since 2019.
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There's clearly no stopping Steam's continued growth. Valve's PC digital store and social platform set a new user concurrent record on Sunday, with a staggering 43,505,724 million users (via SteamDB).
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Apple is marking India's festive diwali season with a limited edition of the AirPods 5, featuring a rangoli-inspired engraving. The case's design draws on the traditional Indian art form, arranging a decorative pattern around a heart-eyes emoji. The earbuds cost ₹17,900 (approximately $187), matching the Indian price of the regular AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case. The celebrations also include free rangoli workshops created with artist Arushi Kathuria. Participants will use Procreate on th...
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Use the new feature to get real sneaky.
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That's a lot of Rings. Earlier this year, SEGA revealed a life-size Sonic statue that contained the hedgehog's "DNA" (yes, really), housed in the Shibuya SEGA store. In the months since, a trip to Tokyo has been the only way you could get a look at the weird creation, but you'll soon be able to have one in your home... if you can stomach the insane price tag. As brought to our attention by Dexerto, the "DNA"-filled statue will soon be available as a smaller figurine for an eye-watering ¥3,300,00...
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Will de Renzy-Martin, the actor who plays lead character Coen in the English language version of The Blood of Dawnwalker, has reminded us of the value humans bring to a performance, versus AIs generating voice lines.
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A group of veteran Fallout 4 modders have just added a whole new town to its wasteland, offering another place to pop into for some trading and questing as you roam post-apocalyptic Boston. The place, dubbed Detour, looks set to act as a "new quest hub" that'll grow via new additions from its creators over time.
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Josh Brolin, who played Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, is asked whether Thanos could defeat Doctor Doom.
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Download 'em all. Capcom is launching three modern Resident Evil remakes on the Switch 2 later this week on 16th October, and if you're keen to download all of them, then you'll be pleased to know that they won't take up too much space on your console and/or SD Express card. As per the eShop listings, the three entries will take up the following space:
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Milk can't hack companies and governments like AI definitely can, but it's still subject to more regulation.
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