Here’s a new launch trailer for Attenborough-em-up RTS Empire Of The Ants, out this week

Much the same as anyone with a soul, I find ants deeply fascinating and, much the same as anyone who occasionally drops small pieces of sandwich on the floor, I will continue to uphold my respect for them as long as they come nowhere near my feet. Yes. I admit it: I am a bug hypocrite, loudly extolling their virtue and beauty at a distance then getting irritated if they decide to come sit on me.

Fortunately, real time strategy Empire Of The Ants understands that the best place for insects to be is inside a screen, where they can be appreciated but cannot under any circumstances touch you. It’s out this week, as it happens, and here’s a new launch trailer to celebrate. Follow your pheromone trail to the video below.

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Here’s FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr sucking up to Donald Trump by threatening to take NBC off the air

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr loves the idea of ​​government speech regulations, and he especially loves the idea that he will be the one to enforce them in a future Trump administration. That's the short version. Here's the longer, dumber version: Kamala Harris made a cameo appearance on Saturday Night Live over the weekend, triggering an … Read more

Here’s where you can preorder Apple’s colorful M4 iMac (and what’s included)

In addition to the M4 iMac's new colors, USB-C peripherals, and an improved 12MP FaceTime camera, Apple is also increasing the boot RAM from 8GB to 16GB. There are no other drastic performance differences compared to last year's model, but the additional power and storage are a welcome boost when dealing with the AI-powered Apple … Read more

Here’s a free god sim from the Shotgun King devs in which you Build The Sun

Shotgun King developers Punkcake Délicieux have quietly rolled out another ticklish oddity in the shape of Build The Sun, a work-in-progress 2D god sim. In Build The Sun you preside over a tribe of alarming yet cute inkblot creatures, who sometimes remind me of Pikmin and sometimes, of that awful ‘roided-up panther monster from the opening stretch of Another World. Your objective is, indeed, to build the sun, because there isn’t one: the game’s pastoral pixelart world is engulfed in darkness.

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Here’s Gary Oldman fighting space Goombas in over an hour of new Star Citizen Squadron 42 gameplay

Earlier this month, we learned that Star Citizen studio Cloud Imperium Games were mandating overtime for employees in the lead-up to their fan convention, Citizencon, which was held this past weekend. Additionally, this TOIL (time off in lieu) wouldn’t be made available until the release of space game Star Citizen’s accompanying single player campaign, Squadron 42.

At CitizenCon over the weekend, CIG head promiser Chris Roberts said that he’s “confident” that Sqorty-two will release next year, 2026, via Ian Games. CIG also released a video of the entire first hour and fifteen of the game, which you can watch below.

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