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'Hades' Campaign Against PyPI Puts New Spin on Shai-Hulud
The latest attacks, which hit 37 PyPI wheels and 19 code packages, show a continued evolution of the persistent software supply chain threat.
The latest attacks, which hit 37 PyPI wheels and 19 code packages, show a continued evolution of the persistent software supply chain threat.
It's all-change in Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy. This series - known for stealth and the emotional adventures of brother and sister Hugo and Amicia in plague-ridden France - now no longer has stealth, no longer has Amicia and Hugo, and no longer takes place in France. But - and I say this as someone fond of the Plague Tale series and who's played the new game for an hour or so - Resonance is…
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 was a considerable disappointment , but that isn't stopping the IP's video game efforts in their tracks. In fact, Eternal Whispers - a new CRPG taking more than a few cues from Disco Elysium - might be the balm we need. Read more
Halo: Campaign Evolved, one of Microsoft's next big triple-A releases, just got a cool-looking cinematic story trailer. And all footage you'll see in it has been captured on a PS5 Pro , of course. Read more
Firms will be expected to activate built-in features to stop children accessing sexually explicit images.
State of Decay 3 was among the few surprising reveals during the Xbox Games Showcase . We've been waiting years to hear, or see, well, anything from the zombie survival management sim since the moment it was initially announced - which was nearly six years ago . Read more
Doom: The Dark Ages was a fun time, but we'd been wondering about the release window for its DLC (and its very nature) since a Premium Edition was released day one. During the Xbox Games Showcase , Bethesda Softworks and id Software finally unveiled the Revelations DLC. Read more
If you thought we were done with the showcases, think again, as Nintendo has just announced a Direct. This Direct will air tomorrow, 9th June, at 3pm UK time. Read more
Guild Wars 3 will feature no mandatory subscription or premium battlepass, and will be buyable as a premium product like previous games in the series. Read more
UPDATE 2.38pm: Arkane's Blade project has not been cancelled. Read more
Monster Hunter Wilds ' much-anticipated expansion-sized DLC, titled Ascendance , is coming next year. But with lots of performance woes and a long wait for meaty endgame battles , we aren't surprised the game always struggled to live up to the heights of Monster Hunter: World , a game which has been blessed with enduring popularity. Now, Capcom has revealed 2018's instalment has crossed an…
As promised, Gears of War: E-Day developer The Coalition followed up the Xbox Games Showcase with a presentation entirely dedicated to the upcoming third-person shooter. The nearly 28-minute-long Direct expanded on the gameplay demo we saw at the Showcase, revealing more details about the core design philosophy, as well as the modes we can expect at launch. Read more
Cast your minds back to last month, and you will recall a rather bizarre video featuring Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima travelling through space and crashing on a hostile planet. This wasn't a promotion for a new game, rather it was a collaboration with filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn and fashion house Prada for an art installation. Oh, the short film - known as Satellites II - was made with…
What if our biggest idea about reality is built on a hidden misunderstanding? A new philosophical look at space-time challenges the popular view that the past, present, and future all exist together in a timeless "block universe." The argument suggests that physicists may be blurring the difference between things that exist and things that merely occur, creating deep confusion about what…
Scientists used nanoscale gold metamaterials to supercharge heat transfer across tiny gaps, achieving up to four times more energy flow than similar conventional systems. The breakthrough could lead to better chip cooling, more efficient energy technologies, and a new era of precision heat engineering.
The developers of Mouthwashing - the sci-fi horror hit - have announced their next game: Carcass Clad. Read more
Many indie studios have tried to replicate Pokémon's formula, but few have actually cracked the code. In 2023, Bytten Studio got it right with Cassette Beasts , mainly because it had something to add to the mix and wasn't entirely built on nostalgia. Now, the developers aim to take it to the next level with Cassette Beasts 2002. Read more
Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra , a game that genuinely only seems to come up when it's getting delayed, has been… delayed yet again. That's according to Paramount Games Studio boss, who revealed that the ambitious game is playable, but won't be out for some time. Read more
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Xbox has shed more light on the company's exclusivity strategy, after last night's showcase threw a few surprises our way. Read more
Despite making the jump to video-on-demand on digital platforms last month, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is still holding its theatrical position in cinemas in some locations. Now, it's finally pushed its global box office haul past the $1bn mark. Read more
