RISK – это стратегическая игра, в которой игроки сражаются за мировое господство. Игровой процесс строится на захвате территорий путем бросания кубиков и управления армиями, состоящими из танков, самолетов и пехоты. Цель – уничтожить армии противников и захватить все континенты на карте. Ключевая особенность игры – тактическое планирование и стратегическое мышление. Игрокам необходимо грамотно распределять войска, заключать союзы и предугадывать действия соперников. Игра предлагает трехмерную визуализацию сражений и возможность состязаться с другими игроками в онлайн-лиге. Управление армиями и бросание кубиков определяют исход битв, требуя от игроков как стратегического планирования, так и удачи.
A new investigation into consumer headphones has found that every product tested contained substances considered hazardous to human health, including chemicals linked to cancer, hormone disruption, and neurodevelopmental issues. The research was carried out by the ToxFree LIFE for All project, a partnership of central European civil society groups, which analyzed 81 pairs of in-ear and over-ear headphones sold across Europe and online marketplaces including Shein and Temu. Researchers said hazardous substances were detected in all products examined, including models from major brands such as Bose, Panasonic, Samsung, and Sennheiser. Study raises concerns over daily exposure through skin contact According to the investigation, bisphenol A (BPA) was found in 98% of tested headphones, while bisphenol S (BPS) appeared in more than three-quarters of samples.
A dev made their own little Factorio about feeding a monster instead of growing a factory, and the name Snacktorio is just one clever part of its Steam Next Fest demo Snacktorio is a little less sandbox and a little more sautee Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Want to add more newsletters? A good game name, I've heard, is easy to say and memorable, and maybe even descriptive. Snacktorio is checking all three boxes: it's Factorio but with snacks. Snacktorio caught my eye in Steam Next Fest – partly because of its clever little name, but also because its pixel art reminded me very much of the original Risk of Rain.
Two influencers who got tired of their content being stolen worked together to create their own protection agency that has helped remove over 250,000 hijacked posts. Twitch streamer Morgpie and anime-focused Instagram creator Zander Small boast a combined following of more than two million fans across multiple platforms. We will be fighting the good fight to ensure that creators with deepfaked content are protected and this sort of content is removed.” Creators raise $200K to battle AI deepfakes and content leaks Morgpie and Zander raised $200K in a seed round to help them turn Fanlock from an idea into a reality. Zander is not taking a salary, relying on income from his own content, so “every dollar of funding goes back into the platform.” “We wanted to build something by creators, for creators, and that means putting the mission before our own paychecks.” Fanlock claims average creator has 6,000+ hidden leaks online Zander explained that the common denominator behind bad actors stealing and reposting creators’ content is “organized profit.” He described it as a “massive shadow economy” that pulls in “tens of thousands of dollars a month” from posts that are “built on the back of creators who are just trying to make a living.” Even more concerning, Zander revealed that the average creator using Fanlock has over 6,000 leaks across forums, Telegram channels, file hosts, and tube sites.
How recent laws impact game design, from in-game chat to notifications How game developers can stay on the right side of current and upcoming legislation affecting the industry 2026 is already proving to be the year when the reality of video game regulation hits home for the industry. Games studios are suddenly confronting a host of new and impending regulations, and it can feel an impossible task to sift through the alphabetti spaghetti of laws, rules and guidelines (OSA, DMCCA, DFA, DSA, AI Act, CPC…) in order to know what this actually means for the day-to-day practicalities of developing and releasing games. Kabam, Nexters and My.Games recently fell afoul of this in the UK and Netherlands with Marvel Contest of Champions, Hero Wars: Alliance RPG and Rush Royale: Tower Defense TD. Read this next - UK's Advertising Standards Authority bans Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 commercial for "trivializing sexual violence" - Specialist media lawyer outlines why UK Court of Appeals' judgment on RuneScape's Gold theft is so "significant for the games industry" - CD Projekt issues DMCA notice against Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod
GamesRadar+ Verdict The PDP Riffmaster guitar controller has reawakened Guitar Hero nostalgia in many a gamer in recent years. It's been over a decade since that franchise launched a new game, but with modern alternatives like Clone Hero and Fortnite Festival now in the mix, the Riffmaster has been one of few controllers to provide people with a way to play them. Pros - + Multiple QOL benefits from older Guitar controllers - + Foldable design - + Fret buttons feel excellent - + Plays great Cons - - Hollow build quality for the money - - Strumming bar could be clickier - - Fairly plain design compared to the competition - - No official face plates (still) Why you can trust GamesRadar+ Having been born in the late 90s, I, like many a gamer, have a library of memories from the Guitar Hero days. When I did my preview of the Riffmaster, PDP had told me the price was going to be $129.99 / £129.99, which it did launch to.
Arc Raiders' latest weapon changes are a well-aimed nerf at free loadouters, and the Il Toro is thankfully next on the chopping block Embark is focusing on "the balance between our low-tier and high-tier weapons". Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. More specifically, the Stitcher's had its time-to-kill toned down and spread kicked up: - Reduced headshot multiplier from 2.5 to 1.75 - Reduced base damage from 7 to 6.5 - Increased per-shot dispersion by around 50% (making it bloom faster) While the Kettle, which was intended to be more of a mid-range option, has had its damage reduced to better encourage you to aim for the head: - Reduced base damage from 10 to 8.5 Let's not beat around the bush; we all know these changes were coming, and they're fairly restrained, truth be told. Arc Raiders roadmap: New and improved Arc Raiders best skills: Survive the surface Arc Raiders best weapons: Just don't lose them Arc Raiders Expeditions: Retire your Raider Arc Raiders quests: All the missions and how to beat 'em Arc Raiders Weather Monitor Project: Beat the wind Arc Raiders Trophy Display Project: Big game hunter Rory has made the fatal error of playing way too many live service games at once, and somehow still finding time for everything in between.
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Where to buy Pokemon Day 2026 Collection, the adorable but hard-to-find Pikachu pack Time to celebrate Pokemon turning 30 Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Want to add more newsletters? Wondering where to buy the Pokemon Day 2026 Collection? Check stock at Walmart Best Buy Read moreRead less▼ ✅ $46.99 Even though this pack is available right now at Best Buy (which is a pleasant surprise, compared to normal Pokemon TCG stock at the retailer), it's significantly more expensive than I've seen anywhere else. Check stock at Best Buy Target Read moreRead less▼ ✅ $99.99 (for two) Unlike usual, you can still buy the Pokemon Day 2026 Collection at Target...
Гайд по карте Nested Lands описывает острова Northern Plains и The Silent Forest, отмечая места с квест-объектами, пресные пруды и зоны охоты. На Northern Plains находится деревня, где можно спасать жителей, а на Silent Forest – новые материалы для крафта и семена. Карта помечает статические и случайные точки интереса с бандитами и возможностью найти лут. Пользователи могут использовать гайд для планирования исследования островов.
Rubbing shoulders with factions is a big part of the Fallout: New Vegas charm, even if it often devolves into you doing a bunch of favours if you don't want to risk ending up on the vilified naughty list for one too many accidental grenade pickpocktings. You do get some nice perks for keeping the likes of the NCR or Legion on side, but a new mod aims to take that to a new level, letting you send faction cronies out on handy odd jobs while you kick your feet up.
Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Want to add more newsletters? Every Thursday GTA 6 O'clock Our special GTA 6 newsletter, with breaking news, insider info, and rumor analysis from the award-winning GTA 6 O'clock experts. You just have to go into G Hub > Devices > Pro X2 Superstrike > press the Settings cog > Onboard Mode > toggle it on > select the hamburger next to Slot 1 > Import G Hub Profile > select your in-app profile.
Fuse taps into its Burnout heritage to make sure Star Wars Galactic Racer delivers "high risk, high thrill" races packed with that "Star Wars magic" Now this is Podracing. If you were watching last week's Sony State of Play, you'll have surely seen the latest trailer for Star Wars: Galactic Racer. Hectic chases through exotic planets, tense moments between the drivers, and… Wait. The music, the engines and these vehicles crunching and hitting each other that's grounded in some authenticity." Star Wars Galactic Racer is out in 2026 on the PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X/S.
GamesRadar+ Verdict Funny in bursts, regularly creative, yet held back by distinctly average combat and poor exploration elements. High on Life 2 is a surreal trip well worth taking, although you'll need to adjust your expectations accordingly. Pros - + Bright, engrossing world - + Very funny (sometimes) - + Pleasingly unpredictable Cons - - So-so combat - - Dodgy skateboarding implementation - - The crudest humor lacks confidence Why you can trust GamesRadar+ High on Life 2 is many things. Release date: February 13, 2026 Platform(s): PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 Developer: In-house Publisher: Squanch Games If you got any kind of pleasure from the first High on Life, this is very much for you, as it's the same kind of weird, humor-drenched atmosphere but with much tighter pacing.
'No platform gets a free pass': UK government's Online Safety Act rules extending to chatbots after Grok fallout This is alongside plans to enforce age restrictions and tackle 'harmful' infinite scroll designs. Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Every Thursday GTA 6 O'clock Our special GTA 6 newsletter, with breaking news, insider info, and rumor analysis from the award-winning GTA 6 O'clock experts. It will also introduce an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill that will "give effect to the measures around preservation of child social media data." No social media platform should get a free pass when it comes to protecting our kids.That's why I'm taking action.February 15, 2026 After the EU declared TikTok's infinite scroll "addictive design in breach of the Digital Services Act," the UK government has also promised to follow suit, calling it "harmful." Finally, the Department of Science has announced the "You Won't Know until You Ask" campaign, which "offers practical guidance on safety settings, conversation prompts parents can use with their children, and age‑appropriate advice on dealing with harmful content, including misogynistic material and ragebait." Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Episode 6 will be the finale, with a new trailer from HBO teasing what to expect. There’s a lot to unpack, including a scene that may hint at a major deviation from George R.R. Episode 5 of the Game of Thrones prequel was the biggest entry yet, kicking off with a flashback to Ser Duncan the Tall’s (Peter Claffey) backstory before throwing audiences into the heavy action of the Trial of Seven. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms finale trailer hints at major book change In the Episode 6 trailer, Maekar (Sam Spruell) asks Dunk if he’ll have Egg as his squire, but Dunk rejects the offer, saying, “I think I’m done with princes.” It then cuts to a scene with Egg in his Targaryen clothing, telling Dunk, “Maybe you’re not the knight I thought you were.” This has led to the theory that A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will introduce a significant fall out between Dunk and Egg, a dramatic turn that doesn’t occur in George R.R.
Tactics Ogre Reborn Developer: Square Enix Release date: November 11, 2022 Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC Tactics Ogre Reborn, a hybrid remaster-remake of the PlayStation Portable's Tactics Ogre:Let Us Cling Together (itself a remake of a PS1 game), demands a lot from you on and off the battlefield. See at Humble Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles Developer: Square Enix Release Date: October 1, 2025 Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S Square Enix's seminal 1997 turn-based strategy received a full remaster in 2025, and the new version of the game, subtitled The Ivalice Chronicles, is the best-ever version of an all-time great. See at Fanatical Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and Sparks of Hope Developer: Ubisoft Paris Release date: August 29, 2017 | October 10, 2022 Platforms: Nintendo Switch Both Mario + Rabbids games, Kingdom Battle and Sparks of Hope, are essentially Mario meets XCOM, but since Ubisoft's Rabbids are involved, it's not quite as straightforward as that. See at Steam SteamWorld Heist 2 Developer: Thunderful Release Date: August 8, 2024 Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One SteamWorld Heist 2 offers something a bit different from other turn-based strategy games.
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My ongoing quest to turn my iPhone into one of my favorite consoles of all time has led me to a curiously named controller. GameSir’s Pocket Taco is only barely pocketable, and distinctly lacking in taco fillings, but for $35, it’s an excellent and easy way to turn your phone into a Game Boy-inspired handheld for playing retro games that don’t require a pair of thumbsticks. The Pocket Taco is the best way to turn your phone into a Game Boy The $35 controller clamps onto the bottom of your phone but can also be used as a standalone wireless gamepad. The $35 controller clamps onto the bottom of your phone but can also be used as a standalone wireless gamepad.
WARNING: Major story spoliers for Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties, as well as the original Yakuza 3, lie ahead. It’s natural to spend a lot of time thinking about what games could have been, had different decisions been made. Whether the change is preferable to the reality often doesn’t come into it, the fantasy of another possible world is the draw. Despite that, few studios choose to make major shifts - at least as far as the main stories of those games go - when they remake their previous games.
BlazBlue Entropy Effect X is an odd release this year. It is an updated version of a roguelike spin-off of Arc System Works' BlazBlue fighting game series. A series that's been mostly dead since 2016. Review Summary Pros - Entertaining Action Platforming Combat - Challenging Difficulty Modifiers and Boss Fights Cons - Padded Narrative and Meta Progression