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Steam, Minecraft, Roblox and Fortnite risk "becoming onramps to abuse, extremist violence, radicalisation or lifelong harm", claim Australian government
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Steam, Minecraft, Roblox and Fortnite risk "becoming onramps to abuse, extremist violence, radicalisation or lifelong harm", claim Australian government

Valve, Epic Games, Microsoft, and the Roblox Corporation have all been issued transparency notices by the Australian government's eSafety commissioner, with the body seeking to learn what steps are being taken to keep kids safe on Steam, Fortnite, Minecraft and Roblox. The Australian government say this step's been taken as without action, all four platforms risk "becoming onramps to abuse, extremist violence, radicalisation or lifelong harm". Read more

Arcade roguelike KAZ will probably break my arrows keys, and yet here I am wanting to play another round
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Arcade roguelike KAZ will probably break my arrows keys, and yet here I am wanting to play another round

The less buttons I have to press a game, the better. I am not doing a bit here, no japes to be found, a refined, paired down control scheme is like a cherub's smile to me. KAZ, then, is arguably almost the perfect game, perhaps three buttons away from such a status, as it only requires four of them. Those will be the up, down, left, and right arrows keys (or the WASD keys, depending on your hand preference (and okay you do also need to press enter occasionally, I'm getting away from myself her

Casualties: Unknown is Noita for furries, and oh so deliciously miserable
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Casualties: Unknown is Noita for furries, and oh so deliciously miserable

"This game contains depictions of violence, self harm, and general misery," opens Casualties: Unknown, a short but still considerate content warning for the survival game ahead. Boy howdy is that last one accurate! We'll get back to that, first, how about some setup. Read more

Take a flight to the uncanny valley with Aion 2, the MMO all about verticality that's going global this year
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Take a flight to the uncanny valley with Aion 2, the MMO all about verticality that's going global this year

The concept of an MMO getting a sequel is always a strange one to me, but nonetheless Aion 2 is here. Or at least it will be, sometime this year, as NCSoft have confirmed that "the only MMORPG built around a world where the sky is the battlefield" (perhaps an odd place to plant your flag) is getting a global release on PC later this year. Read more