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Let me introduce you to 1/1, a Non-Fungible Future drop Inspired by Ready Player One’s critical acclaim and the unstoppable rise of cryptocurrencies and NFTs, I’m writing my own dystopian young adult novel about teen rebels who stick it to The Man using the power of the blockchain. While I’m still working on it, publishers and movie producers have already shown great interest. So allow me to treat you, reader dear, to some samples and worldbuilding notes from 1/1, the first drop of the Non-Fungible Future saga....

Suit argues Steam policies stifle competition The antitrust lawsuit against Valve can continue, a US judge has ruled. Valve had filed a motion for the case to be dismissed, but the latest ruling states that game publishers “plausibly allege” that they “suffer price and non-price injury” from Valve’s conduct related to Steam. In particular, the suit alleges that Valve use “most favoured nation” policies to prevent competition based on price....

Shirley Curry on the enduring appeal of Skyrim, why she won’t be playing Starfield, and her ongoing search for creepy, scary games One of my biggest highlights fromPAX Easta couple of weeks ago was attendingShirley Curry, aka: Skyrim Grandma’s panel about her roleplaying adventures in Bethesda’s enormous RPG. Despite suffering a stroke just a couple of months beforehand, the 85-year-old YouTuber was on fine form during her PAX East panel, speaking to a packed out theatre of fans and viewers who have spent the better part of six years following her various playthroughs throughSkyrimas a multitude of different characters....

“I want to play it before I die,” she tells fans at PAX East “How about ‘Hi’? No, I’d ask him to give me a cool game, and I’d ask him to hurry up and finish The Elder Scrolls 6. I want to play it before I die,” she told PAX East attendees during her Saturday afternoon panel. Damarcodude also asked her what else she’d like to see in the next Elder Scrolls game, and she replied: “More creepy stuff!...

Plus a sequel to Field Of Glory: Empires Brutal ancient horseracing gameAncient Arenas: Chariotsand grand strategy sequelField Of Glory: Kingdomsand have been revealed during Slitherine’s Home Of Wargamers stream today. Both games are still a way off from release, but public betas are quickly charging into view for each of them, with one set to arrive in the summer for Ancient Arenas, and one in the autumn for Field Of Glory....

The public beta is still open, too The remake of 1994’s 4X strategy classicMaster Of Magicshould be out in early autumn, MuHa Games and publisher Slitherine announced today. The release window was revealed during Slitherine’s Home Of Wargamers livestream, which showed off the game’s revamped visuals with some minotaur-on-bear battle action. There were also plenty of cockatrices. Much of the core of the original turn-based Master Of Magic from 28 years ago is still present and correct in the remake, just with a snazzier modern graphical presentation....

Tunic and Halo Infinite make their debuts too If you’re interested in theElden Ringruns then tune in on the final day of SGDQ, July 2nd/3rd, at 7.25pm PST/3.25am BST/4.25am BST to see runner ‘catalystz’ take on all remembrances. That one should take around two hours. The second Elden Ring run follows on immediately from the first, as the last bonus game of this year’s event, and will see ‘HYP3RSOMNIAC’ try to complete an Any% run in just 33 minutes....

My favourite auto-battler grows bigger and better The fantasticSuper Auto Pets(my favourite auto-battler) today launched a new expansion with 57 new animals and a full new menu of food. The pack’s an interesting addition, playing quite different to both the base game and the first expansion. While the expansion costs $10, free-to-players can try some of its cuties with the new ‘Weekly’ pack mode, which offers a new selection of animals and foods from across all packs for free each week....

1TB for £66 or 2TB for £138 sounds pretty good to us. The Crucial MX500 SATA SSD is going cheap in the UK this week, as Amazon have discounted the 1TB model to £66 while CCL are selling the 2TB size for £138. Both are the cheapest we’ve ever seen the MX500, making it a great time to upgrade your desktop or laptop with a reliable SSD. The MX500 doesn’t appear on the RPS list of thebest SSDs for gaming, with the sagely James preferring the faster but slightly more expensive Samsung 870 Evo, but over at Digital Foundry we’ve recommended it for some time due to its reliability, performance and value....

“It may not be a good experience, but it’s certainly unique.” Square Enix and Platinum Games’ troubled action RPGBabylon’s Fallsank to a concurrent PC player count of just one when the clock struck midnight BST on Wednesday last week, despite only launching a little over two months ago. It’s a dire state of affairs for a multiplayer-focused online service game, but what exactly is it like to play a game like this on your own?...

Suit to kill “Check, check.“WhenEve Onlineplayers hear that word repeated in quick succession, they fall silent. They know an important message is to follow, and that everybody in voice chat needs to hear it. Often, when Michael Pusateri is in a work meeting at NBCUniversal that’s going sideways, the same comms command enters his head.“Check, check. Shut up, everyone.” “They’re all talking over each other and nothing’s getting done and it’s spinning into chaos,” says Pusateri, a VP for Creative Technology who goes by Dunk Dinkle in-game....

Here’s the answer to Wordle #326 Below you’ll find a handful of carefully constructed clues that you can use to help solve today’s Wordle. Scroll a little further down and we’ll reveal the complete Wordle answer for today, along with an explanation of the word’s meaning if you need it. Wrong day? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Thursday 12th Decemberinstead! If you’re finding today’s Wordle to be a little trickier than usual, you can make use of the following hints to make the task of guessing the right word a little easier:...

How to beat the Regal Ancestor Spirit Want to know how to beat the Regal Ancestor Spirit in Elden Ring?The Regal Ancestor Spirit is the more difficult of the two Ancestor Spirit fights, and the one you’ll need to beat to earn the Regal Ancestor Spirit’s Remembrance and its associated boss weapons. While this is an optional boss, it is one of the most thematically tragic fights inElden Ring.Like most of the game, it’s worth it just for the experience....