Hytale shows off ‘very early’ PvP gameplay prior to this month’s EA launch
Hey, who’s psyched and primed for rescued and redeemed Hytale’s early access launch in less than two weeks? The generally quiet nature of January in...
Ukrainian soldier’s M1 MacBook Air takes direct shrapnel hit, still works despite battle damage — screen cracked and letter ‘K’ missing but laptop remains functional
An Apple M1 MacBook Air took a shell shrapnel hit and survived, with the laptop still working despite damage to the screen and the letter K on the keyboard missing.
MassivelyOP’s 2025 Awards: Best MMO Business Model
Welcome back to MassivelyOP’s annual MMORPG awards for 2025! Today’s award is for the Best MMO Business Model, which was awarded to Guild Wars 2...
Astronomers Spot A Rogue Planet The Size Of Saturn Hurtling Through Space
Astronomers have detected a massive, lonely world drifting through the darkness without a star to call home. This Saturn-sized rogue planet was discovered by an international team of scientists using the gravitational microlensing technique.
Free-floating planet gravitationally microlensing a distant star in the Galactic center. (Credit:
AMD And Windows 11 Notch Big Steam Survey Gains To Start 2026
Reflecting back on a year of gaming, Steam’s final hardware and software survey of 2025 indicates a couple of interesting trends as 2026 gets underway. One of this is AMD’s ability to continue chipping away at Intel’s lead, and on the software side, Windows 11 is adding even more distance between itself and Windows 10, at least among Steam
Superhero MMO City of Titans aims to patch in quest and inventory systems soon
While last year’s early access launch of Ship of Heroes proved to be a disappointment for the superhero MMO — to put it gently —...
China Builds Hypergravity Machine That Creates 100× Earth’s Gravity In A Lab
China has completed construction of the world’s most powerful hypergravity machine, a device designed to compress space and time to simulate extreme events like dam and earthquake disasters.
The machine, officially known as CHIEF1900, was delivered to Zhejiang University on December 22. Built by the Shanghai Electric Nuclear Power Group,
How to use Plex and a spare computer to build a streaming movie service
Build your own streaming service all from the comfort of your own home. You only need a spare PC and a few hours to serve media across your home.
Debian maintainer criticizes email-managed bug tracker as outdated for modern development — there is a web interface for viewing, but email remains the only way to perform critical functions
A dispute has flared up inside the Debian project after a senior maintainer criticized the distribution’s bug tracking system as outdated and increasingly unworkable for modern software development.
Final Fantasy XIV’s Yoshi-P promises ‘new experiences and fresh surprises,’ hints at a possible Nintendo Switch release
At the turn of the year, fans of Final Fantasy XIV often look forward to the annual address from the MMORPG’s producer and director Naoki...