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Windblown shows how good roguelikes can be with friends

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Some of the most popular roguelikes are single-player games such as Hades, BalatroAnd Dead cells are all solo titles. But Gone with the windthe new roguelike from Motion Twin, the studio that developed it Dead cellsshowed me how cool it can be to play a roguelike with other people. In Gone with the windYour character, … Read more

Boston Dynamics’ new video shows that its humanoid robot doesn’t need a human

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The task of moving engine covers “between supplier bins and a mobile sequencing cart” isn’t particularly exciting, but it demonstrates the collaboration of several of the new robot’s capabilities. After simply being provided with a “list of container locations to move parts around,” Atlas uses various sensors and machine learning models to determine the position … Read more

God of War Ragnarök on Steam Deck shows the best and worst of handheld PC-ing

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God of War Ragnarök initially looks like it has little trouble with squeezing itself into a Steam Deck. Yet like a flask of mead laced with Odin’s raven piss, the seemingly crisp treat of Ragnarök’s handheld performance masks a nasty blend of technical troubles and what is, essentially, an always-online requirement by stealth.

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