Is The Forest Multiplayer – Co-Op Explained

The cyberattack that paralyzed several major Australian ports was a sharp reminder of what governments and experts say is a growing threat to shipping, the lifeblood of the global economy.

Well, here's an odd one. Last night, hundreds of furious World of Warcraft players took to Blizzard's forums to voice their complaints about a bug that is making the game all but unplayable, which seems to have emerged from the recent 10.2 update. The twist? All of these players are located in Norway.

Though will go down as arguably the best real-time strategy game of all time, it's been seven years since the last expansion for the title,, was released, leaving those who enjoy RTS games lacking content over the past decade. While other RTS games have certainly launched, like 2023's, none have lived up to the lofty heights that set in the 2000s. Indeed, it was mainly the and RTS titles that spawned an entire professional Esports industry, with players from around the world competing for what was, at the time, incredibly high cash prizes.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 recently launched for all players, and many have already voiced frustration over certain aspects of the game. However, one thing that's prompted an immediate response from the developer is the spawn rate in online matches, which is wreaking havoc for players diving into multiplayer. Per IGN, Activision has pulled several maps from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for "unfavorable spawns," which were trapping some players in near-endless loops of spawning and death.

Publisher Bedtime Digital Games and developer Mads & Friends will release narrative puzzle game The Forest Quartet for Switch on November 17, the companies announced.

In Chapter 4, Stage 6 of Reverse 1999, a Circuit Board puzzle needs solving in the Forest Express. While the mechanics may not be groundbreaking, I confess I got zapped more times than I care to admit.

Lucid dreams are defined as the experience of knowing you are dreaming while you are asleep, and can range from the sublime to the genuinely terrifying. According to the CEO of new startup Prophetic, its latest project aims to «detect when dreamers are in REM to induce and stabilize lucid dreams» via a wearable device they call «The Halo». And if that doesn't sound like a cyberpunk future developing in front of our very eyes, I'm not sure what does.

Next week marks the third year since PS5 launched and we wanted to take this opportunity to thank the more than 40 million players who’ve joined our global PS5 community. In these first three years, PlayStation Studios and third-party developers have introduced more than 2,500 PS5 games for players to enjoy, including fan-favorite titles in recent months like Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Baldur’s Gate 3, and Final Fantasy XVI.

Update:  Pulse Explore wireless earbuds, Pulse Elite wireless headset, and additional PlayStation Link USB adapters will be available to pre-order starting Friday, November 24th. Preorders will be available through PlayStation Authorized Dealers and Sony Centres in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam. 

The Forest is available on multiple platforms, but does it have cross-play or cross-progression? This would allow people to survive together in The Forest if the developers made this option viable.

The unlikeliest comics crossover of 2023 is halfway through its four-issue run, and it's turning out to be a good deal of blood-soaked fun.