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Play it on: Windows (Steam Deck: YMMV)Buy it from: SteamCurrent goal: Develop a better understanding of control voltageI do love video games, but I probably love making music even more. And over the past five years, I’ve only developed a greater appetite for and interest in synthesis—particularly modular synthesis, as I’m no keyboard player. But not only am I not a keyboard player, I’m also a guitarist (the horror), so I come to synths with that perspective. This weekend I’ll be spending some time with The Signal State, a simulation of modular synthesis packaged as a puzzle game. It’s fairly…

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Elden Ring, FromSoftware’s 2022 open-world action RPG, just dropped its first and only DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, bringing with it a few dozen hours of combat, exploration, and exposition. Erdtree is perhaps FromSoftware’s most lore-heavy creation yet, offering explicit details on the fallen gods and fearsome foes of the Lands Between—if you can find them, that is.The Most Sought After Elden Ring Sword Has A Storied HistoryI doubt you’ll roll credits on the DLC without having a pretty good understanding of what’s gone on in this world created by FromSoftware’s Hidetaka Miyazaki and Game of Thrones’ author George R.R.…

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The IRS said it tried to avoid some burdens on users of stablecoins, especially when used to buy other tokens and in payments. Basically, a normal crypto investor and user who doesn’t earn more than $10,000 on stablecoins in a year is exempted from the reporting. Stablecoin sales – the most frequent in the crypto markets – will be tallied collectively in an “aggregated” report rather than as individual transactions, the agency said, though more sophisticated and high-volume stablecoin investors won’t qualify. The agency said that these tokens “unambiguously fall within the statutory definition of digital assets as they are…

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Image: Blizzard EntertainmentOverwatch 2’s tank role has been in an awkward spot since the sequel took one of them out of the mix. Where once the role prioritized team-wide defense, Overwatch 2 has built and reworked tanks to be frontline brawlers. Since then, the role has been in constant flux as Blizzard has tried to better define the role. In recent seasons, it’s struggled immensely, as changes like the damage hero passive that weakens healing have turned some tanks into giant glass cannons. After months of complaints, Blizzard is now actively acknowledging the problem.Overwatch 2’s New Story Missions: Worth The…

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Lido DAO (LDO) and Rocket Pool (RPL) prices are sharply down on Friday. At the time of writing, LDO and RPL are 15% and 10% in the red respectively, with these losses coming as the market reacts to latest regulatory related news. Ethereum (ETH) price also slipped, shedding nearly 3% while Maker (MKR), Uniswap (UNI) and Arbitrum (ARB) also traded lower. The fall can be attributed to the US Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) suing Consensys, the Ethereum software company behind the MetaMask crypto wallet. SEC sues Consensys after ending Ethereum 2.0 investigation SEC’s conclusion of its probe into Ethereum…

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The developers behind Space Marine 2 have announced that a planned multiplayer beta has been canceled as the team wants to focus all of its attention on the retail game and its launch. And after the last few years, which saw many big games launch in rough shape, this sounds like a smart move. The Week In Games: A Star Wars Classic Returns & More New ReleasesAnnounced in 2021, and then delayed in 2023, Space Marine 2 looks pretty dang rad. I’m very excited to check out the third-person shooter when it launches later this year. And I’m not even…

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A recent update for Bethesda’s popular post-apocalyptic spin-off, Fallout Shelter, added some characters from the Amazon Prime live-action TV show adaptation to the base-building game. While it’s fun that you can now have some of these characters, like Lucy and Maximus, in your own digital vault, it also reveals their SPECIAL stats, too. Why Fallout: New Vegas Is Still Canon After The TV ShowFirst released on phones in 2015, Fallout Shelter tasks you with building a brand new underground vault after the nuclear bombs have fallen. You fill your shelter with different rooms and characters, while also upgrading and expanding…

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