Ever been in a position where two people are really going at each other, hurling pointed jabs and insults back and forth, and you’re stuck in the middle? Well then, perhaps you’ll empathise with the enemies in Archons, a twin-stick Vampire Survivors-like where you control two characters at once, and attacks bounce between them automatically as they move about the arena. I gave the Steam Next Fest demo a quick whirl today, and after a couple of swift attempts (I died horribly fast), I realised this could become a bit of a danger to my free time, so I’ve put it away for now.
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Alan Wake 2 Lake House expansion trailer hints at Control 2 overlap, also features ghastly paint monsters
Remedy have released the first proper in-game trailer for Alan Wake 2’s second expansion, The Lake House. It’s billed as even more of a horror experience than the base game, and takes place in a research facility run by the Lynchian ghostbuster organisation you may have encountered in Remedy’s paranormal shooter Control. As such, the expansion forms a direct connection between the games, and may – read: definitely will – harbour a few clues about the story of the forthcoming Control 2.
Remedy unveil wacky co-op shooter FBC: Firebreak, set in the Control universe
Alan Wake developers Remedy have announced their very first multiplayer game, a three-person co-op shooter set in the world of Control and thereby, the Remedy Connected Universe. Previously codenamed Condor, it’s called FBC: Firebreak – and I am going to immediately recommend they shorten it to Firebreak, because that caps-into-colon combo is going to wind me up when I’m writing news posts at speed. While I’m throwing my weight around, let me also instantly rebut the pedants who are even now racing to leave a comment saying that, actually, Remedy did work on Smilegate’s multiplayer shooter CrossfireX. Yes, they did, but only the single player bits.
Anyway, Firebreak! Here’s the announcement trailer.
WordPress.org’s latest move involves taking control of a WP Engine plugin
WordPress.org has launched a fork of a popular WP Engine plugin to “remove commercial upsells and fix a security issue,” WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg announced today. This “minimal” update to the Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin is now called “Secure Custom Fields.” It is not clear which security issue Mullenweg is referring … Read more
Instagram and Threads moderation is out of control
In threads, the topic “errors in thread moderation” is trending. Some users complain that their accounts are being deleted or restricted because they link to articles with controversial topics. Instagram and Threads boss Adam Mosseri responded directly to some complaints and said he was “looking into the matter.” And I'm one of many people whose … Read more