Enshrouded updates will expand the building tools, speed up resource respawning and fix progress loss

So, there's pretty much a new Sea Dogs game, but first I have a lot of context to share. If you'd rather not indulge in the long and confusing history of a cult classic pirate series, just scroll down until just after the picture of some pirates in front of a ship and that'll take you straight to the point.

OpenAI's Sam Altman said the United Arab Emirates could serve as the world's “regulatory sandbox” to test artificial intelligence technologies and later spearhead global rules limiting their use.

Sega has reported poor financial results for the past quarter, due to the «weak» performance of some recent releases.

Apple has been working on its budget iPhone SE 4 handset, which is slated to undergo a major redesign compared to the SE 3. The device has been delayed several times, and we are not certain when it will see daylight. However, details related to the device surface now and then, revealing changes in design and form factor. A sketchy rumor now claims that the iPhone SE 4 will ditch the rumored notch and instead feature the Dynamic Island on display, similar to the iPhone 15 models.

Palworld developer Pocketpair has apologised to fans affected by cheating in Palworld, admitting that «it is currently difficult to completely prevent all cheating».

Bloodborne Kart is a fan game which aims to use From Software's gothic horror action RPG as the basis for a PSone-era kart racer. Or it was. Its developers say that Sony have been in touch and, as a consequence, "need to scrub the branding off." It'll stil come out after it a short delay, but it won't be called Bloodborne Kart anymore.

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The Star Wars galaxy is vast and the cast of supporting characters that has emerged in the spinoff books and comics is surely in the thousands by now. But one stands out more than almost any other: Grand Admiral Thrawn.

If you're looking for a brand-new early access survival game to play this week, but can't stomach Palworld's particular blend of cartoon color, animal cruelty, and Steam domination, then I'm here to remind you about Enshrouded.

Myth of Empires has opened up a limited-time Steam playtest starting today through January 30th. The test comes as the open world survival sandbox set against the backdrop of warprepares for launch next month.

As much as I love looking at and admiring sandbox citybuilders like Townscaper, I am terrible at actually playing them. I get the same kind of blank canvas choice paralysis I do in games like Minecraft, or anything where there's no real clear objective for what I'm meant to be building. I sit there with a big toybox of lovely things to stick together, but always end up deflated and disappointed with my own lack of imagination. But Summerhouse, the sandbox citybuilder (or townbuilder, more like) from solo developer Friedemann is just teeny-tiny enough to give me a sense of creative satisfaction. I've been playing its gorgeous little demo this week in between Palworld sessions, and yes, more of this please, this is utterly delightful. Happily, we don't have to wait too long for the final game now either, as it's coming to Steam on March 8th.

The first major LEGO Fortnite update since the mode launched is now live. Various gameplay changes have been made, as well as performance fixes, and the elimination of pesky bugs that have been getting in the way of your playthrough. In addition, a new item has become available in both Survival and Sandbox modes that’ll elevate you to new heights. That’s right, the Launch Pad has joined LEGO Fortnite and here’s how you can craft one the next time you play.