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Planets, flora, fauna, and resources Wondering how to scan everything in Starfield?Scanning inStarfieldis quite useful — it’ll allow you to unlock more information about your surroundings, including nearby resources and landmarks. It can be a bit confusing to completely scan everything, though, but we’ve got you covered. Here’s everything we know about scanning inStarfield, including how to unlock your scanner, how to scan everything, and how to upgrade your scanner....

Laying hands on the Steam Deck rival, maybe too much When theLenovo Legion Gorevealed itself, I was unconvinced by its portability credentials but enticed by the wireless mouse transmogrification of its detachable, Nintendo Switch-like controllers. A sparkling sliver of Swiss Army handheld design, providing a familiar taste of desktop play that theSteam DeckorAsus ROG Allycould never achieve without aUSB dock. Turns out, now that I’ve tried the Legion Go for myself, I was worried about the wrong thing....

Also, this year’s mob vote Minecraft! After a month reporting on the barren planets ofStarfieldand plundering the rather more involving dungeons ofBaldur’s Gate 3, it’s almost steadying to remember that these supposed titans are but momentary flickers, transient particles in the sunken Creeper eyesocket of Mojang’s behemoth. And what a time to rediscover the game. Vanilla Minecraft has always felt like an autumnal creation to me, even before they added all the pumpkin heads - a game of long nights and campfires, with an ambience derived from Tove Jansson’s Moomin books....

Two fore one As gaming at large gorges itself on a feast of fantastic titles, PCVR crawls beneath the table licking up the crumbs. There are tasty treats simmering in the kitchen, like the remake ofThe 7th Guestand sequels toI Expect You To DieandArizona Sunshine, but right now all the fine dining is happening on Quest and PSVR2, covering which would involve running my thumb under RPS' hermetic PC seal....

Discover the best melee weapons in Starfield Looking for the best melee weapons in Starfield?Melee-only playthroughs have long been a fun way to play Bethesda’sFalloutgames, and the same is true for their latestRPG,Starfield. With many blades and other things to bash your enemies with scattered across the Settled Systems, though, it can be hard to know which are the best. In this guide, we’ll break down the best melee weapons inStarfield, including what makes them so strong and where to find them so that you can get your hands on them with ease....

Many, many, many moons I didn’t sleep a lot at the weekend and nothing interesting happened during the week (please bear in mind that we recorded this episode of The Electronic Wireless Showpodcastbefore Unity made any announcements) so we decided to look at howStarfieldis doing post-launch. Plus, Nate has been playingBaldur’s Gate 3and has thoughts about it, so that’s double SEO juice for this episode. There’sdouble beans metaphorsthis week, and James talks about the latest Steam Decklike, the Lenovo Legion go, which is like if a portable PC made love to a Switch, kind of....

With HD graphics and modern controls The first three Tomb Raider games are being remastered and re-released. The awkwardly namedTomb Raider I-III RemasteredStarring Lara Croft refreshes the graphics, adds quality-of-life features, and will release next year on February 14th. The collection contains Tomb Raiders 1 and the Unfinished Business expansion, Tomb Raider 2 and the Gold Mask expansion, and Tomb Raider 3 and The Lost Artifact expansion. The visual look of all three games has been revised, with crisper textures, a more detailed Lara Croft model, and more interesting lighting....

A listicle for the doldrums There comes a point in every diary playthrough when the Comet of Invention meets the Cowpat of Diminishing Returns, when the Foot of Agency meets the Covert Hedgehog of Limited Design, when Fucking Around meets Finding Not Much Out. I fear we are reaching that point with the life and times of Mary Read, myStarfieldcharacter and nowadays quite accomplished space pirate, who has sworn never to land on a planet ever again....

Update: threats came from Unity employee Unity staff have been sent threats in the wake of thecontroversial unveiling of a new pricing structure for Unity games. The company have now closed several of their offices to protect employees, and a law enforcement investigation is underway. “Hey y’all, just a reminder to think before you target Unity employees,” senior XR product designer Javier Bustotweetedearlier today. “This morning we learned that law enforcement notified several Unity offices of credible threats....

Company attempts to clarify following dev backlash After a couple of days offurious game developer reactions, game engine company Unity have backtracked a teensy bit on their plan to charge developers who meet certain revenue and copies-sold thresholds a “runtime fee” for every installation of their game. The company will only make developers pay extra for the first installation of a game on a new device - so no fees for reinstallations, in theory, and no prospect of spiteful players “install bombing” games to drive up costs for their creators....

Stuck on the Wordle word for September 14? Read our hint or find the answer below! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?Every day,Wordlepresents its legions of players with a deviously simple quandary: can you guess the right five-letter word within just six guesses? All you have to help you in finding the Wordle answer are the contextual clues you gain from each guess - but often, that’s not enough. Wordle can be tricky, you see, and it’s not unusual to look for a little bit of help if you want to preserve your year-long winstreak....

Is internet required in space? Wondering if Starfield can be played offline?Starfieldis a singleplayer game with no current or announced multiplayer features, so it seems like it’s destined for offline play. However, with more and more games requiring an internet connection to be playable, quite a few players have been wondering ifStarfieldis actually playable offline or if there are any exceptions to the game’s apparent offline compatibility. Here’s everything we know about Starfield’s offline capabilities, including details for every platform as well as Game Pass, so you can sit comfortably in the sure knowledge of whether or not you can play Starfield offline....

No long similes about toast this time, promise There’s something that feels oddly momentous about sending one ofDune: Spice Wars’ harvesters to get to work worm-dodging while hoovering up MSG (magical space glitter). It was, after all, Dune II’s implementation of these trucks that are largely responsible for the shape of the entire RTS genre. I’ve mused before that if you count Alien as something that wouldn’t exist without Dune, along with the effects the RTS had on esports, it’s wild to consider how different gaming could have been if Frank Herbert hadn’tvisited Florence in 1957to chronicle a natural phenomenon....