If you love being lost in a cruel world accompanied only by the morbid sense that your own death draws closer with each step—and hey, who doesn't?—then boy have I got great news for you! Klei Entertainment has announced a new single-player expansion for Don't Starve, called Shipwrecked. Coming later this Fall, it's actually not being developed by Klei, but by Capy—developers of Superbrothers: Sword and Sorcery EP, Super Time Force Ultra, and Below.

The announcement says Shipwrecked will bring "new playable characters, biomes, creatures and seasonal effects."  Somewhat obviously, the entire expansion will have a seafaring theme and add sailing to the game, which is the first time water has done more than impede your progress in Don't Starve. There's no word when (or even if) Shipwrecked will make it to the multiplayer version, Don't Starve Together, but you can expect the single-player version to hit PC, Mac, and Linux this fall.

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Building a compact workstation

The small form factor movement grows stronger with each new generation of hardware, though it's not only home consumers looking to build a compact game box or general purpose PC who are buying in. There are also DIYers who are interested in small sized workstations, and for them, Asus is offering its new X99-M WS motherboard.

The X99-M WS is a micro ATX board based on Intel's X99 chipset with an LGA 2011-v3 socket. It supports Intel Core i7 and Xeon E5-2600/1600 v3 processors, and if you choose a Xeon chip, you can also plop ECC memory into the motherboard.

It also boasts support for up to two dual-slot graphics cards at full PCI Express 3.0 x16 speeds. Combined with its other features, the X99-M WS will appeal to a variety of power users, including gamers and overclockers, despite being marketed as a workstation board.

Speaking of which, the X99-M has an M.2 slot for fast storage, onboard 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi, four DIMM slots with support for up to 32GB of DDR4-3200 (OC) memory), dual LAN ports, two USB 3.1 Type-A ports, four USB 3.0 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, 8-channel audio with DTS support, a third PCI-E 3.0 x16 slot (x8 link), 8 SATA 6Gbps ports, and a few other odds and ends.

Whether for mission critical applications or overclocking chores, Asus equipped the X99-M WS with high end components, such as Japanese capacitors rated for 12,000 hours at 105C (1.2 million hours at 65C), gold treated chokes, and an 8-phase power design.

The X99-M WS is priced at $280 MSRP.

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The Nvidia Shield Tablet is a nice piece of electronics, and we praised its streaming capabilities in our August 2014 review. There's just one little problem. Sometimes, they can set things on fire.

That's maybe oversimplifying the situation a bit, but Nvidia has in fact issued a recall of the device after determining that "the battery in these tablets can overheat and pose a fire hazard." Because it's the battery and not the actual tablet that's the problem, only devices with the Y01 battery are affected. You can determine which battery you've got by going into the Settings menu, selecting About Tablet, and then Status.

As a precaution, Nvidia has asked that owners of affected Shield Tablets stop using them immediately, "except as needed to participate in the recall and back up data." Instructions for registering for the recall, which will result in the replacement of the old tablet with a brand new one, can be found at the Nvidia support site.

Too hot to handle

Nvidia is voluntarily recalling tens of thousands of Shield Tablets that were sold between July 2014 and July 2015. These include models that were sold in GameStop brick-and-mortar locations, along with online sales at Amazon, BestBuy, GameStop, Newegg, TigerDirect, and other web retailers.

Not to be confused with Nvidia's Shield handheld console, the Shield Tablet has a faulty lithium-ion battery that can overheat and pose a fire hazard. If you own an affected model, Nvidia will replace the tablet free of charge.

The recall affects 83,000 Shield Tablets sold in the U.S. plus another 5,000 that were sold in Canada. To check if yours is one of them, Nvidia says you first need to update your Shield to the latest software. You can do this by going to Apps > Settings > About Tablet > System Updates. The latest software will be dated July 1, 2015 or newer (you may need to do this more than once if your tablet is out of date).

Only certain battery types are affected. Once you're running the latest software, go to the Home screen and click Settings > About Tablet > Status.  Under the Battery category, you'll see Y01 or B01. Only models that say Y01 are affected by the recall.

Though Nvidia asks that you update the software and then check the battery type, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) says you can look at the model and serial numbers etched on the left side of the tablet. Model numbers P1761, P1761W, and P1761WX and serial numbers 0410215901781 through 0425214604018 are included in the recall.

There have been four reports of batteries overheating in the Shield Tablet. Two of those cases resulted in damage to the floor.

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Here's the last in Relic's series of videos introducing the new units of Company of Heroes 2's upcoming multiplayer expandalone, The British Forces. This time, it's all about emplacements—that's your mortars, your anti-tank guns, and your AA. Basically, all the stuff designed to make other stuff explode.

Company of Heroes 2: The British Forces will be out on September 3. For a further look at what it's all about, check out Ian's hands-on preview or watch the previous "Know Your Units" videos below.

Browser battle

Though the initial reviews for Windows 10 (read ours here) have been mostly positive, much to Microsoft's delight, Mozilla isn't all that pleased with the initial rollout. It isn't that Mozilla doesn't like Windows 10, it's the way Microsoft is handling the upgrade process in regards to the default browser selection.

"We are deeply disappointed to see Microsoft take such a dramatic step backwards. It is bewildering to see, after almost 15 years of progress bolstered by significant government intervention, that with Windows 10 user choice has now been all but removed," Mozilla CEO Chris Beard lamented in a blog post. "The upgrade process now appears to be purposefully designed to throw away the choices its customers have made about the Internet experience they want, and replace it with the Internet experience Microsoft wants them to have."

The way Beard sees things, even though it's technically possible for a user to keep his or her settings when upgrading to Windows 10, including the use of Firefox as the default browser (if it's setup that way), it's not easy or obvious, especially compared to previous versions of Windows.

In an open letter to Microsoft boss Satya Nadella, Beard called the update experience "very disturbing." He also chastised Microsoft and the Windows 10 team for essentially ignoring Mozilla's pleas about this issue prior to the OS's launch.

"It now takes more than twice the number of mouse clicks, scrolling through content and some technical sophistication for people to reassert the choices they had previously made in earlier versions of Windows. It s confusing, hard to navigate and easy to get lost," Beard said.

How It Works

When you upgrade from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 to Windows 10, if you choose "express settings," Windows 10 will reset your default apps and file associations, including the default browser (which will be changed to Edge).

Alternatively, you can choose "customize settings" instead of going the express route, though the smaller size button for this option seems to suggest that Microsoft would prefer you didn't click it. Even so, there will be another button a few pages later to alter the default apps.

Like previous versions of Windows, you can always change your default browser in Windows 10, though there are a few more steps. In previous versions, if you opened a browser that wasn't the default and clicked "Use this as my default browser," Windows would make the proper adjustments and you'd be all set. But in Windows 10, clicking that option brings up the Settings app with the "Choose default tabs" tab.

You then have to scroll down to "Web browser," click on "Microsoft Edge," and then choose a new default browser. Here's a look, courtesy of a tutorial Mozilla posted to YouTube:

What do you think, is Mozilla right to be ticked off at Microsoft at how it's handling browser defaults and changes in Windows 10, or is this a non-issue?

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Start of a new era

Windows 10 has officially arrived and now that we're more than a day removed from its launch, Microsoft can breathe a sigh of relief. Unlike Windows 8, which was met with heavy criticism even before it was released to the public, the response to Windows 10 has been, for the most part, pretty positive.

Microsoft is rolling out Windows 10 to PCs in waves and it will take some for Microsoft to deliver it to everyone who is eligible for a free upgrade. Even so, the first 24 hours has seen a flurry of installs -- Windows 10 is now on more than 14 million devices.

"We still have many more upgrades to go before we catch up to each of you that reserved your upgrade. Rest assured we are working 24 7 to continue the upgrade process and are prioritizing the quality of your upgrade experience over anything else," Microsoft said in a blog post. "We are grateful for your excitement and enthusiasm and we appreciate your patience over the days and weeks ahead as we carefully roll out Windows 10 in phases to all of you that have reserved."

Microsoft's goal is to eventually get Windows 10 installed on a billion devices. Though 14 million is far cry from 1 billion, it's a start. And according to Microsoft, the demand for Windows 10 has been unprecedented.

"It has been an incredible 24 hours for Windows and our fans. We re humbled and grateful to see the response to Windows 10," Microsoft added.

Windows 10 is a new beginning for Microsoft. Gone are the days of Microsoft releasing a major OS followed by a Service Pack or two en route to another major OS. Instead, Microsoft has transitioned to a Windows-as-a-Service (WaaS) model in which it will continually dole out security updates and feature upgrades to Windows 10. Unless something changes, Windows 10 will be the last major version of Windows ever.

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Guild Wars 2 will be bidding Heart of Thorns pre-purchasers welcome to the jungle next weekend. It's the upcoming expansion's first full beta weekend, and will give players a chance to explore around 25% of its first map.

You can see a full run-down of what's included in this beta over at the Guild Wars 2 official site. In addition to a quarter section of a new area, players will be able to create a "fully geared, level-80 beta character of any race" for the duration of the weekend. It means we'll be able to get a taste of the new profession, the Revenant, or one of the currently revealed specialisations—chronomancer, dragonhunter, reaper, or tempest.

Players will be able to take these characters out into non-expansion areas, such as WvW, PvP or existing PvE zones. ArenaNet will also be showing off the proposed map bonus reward system, and turning on the Strongholds PvP mode.

Access is limited to those who have pre-purchased Heart of Thorns. The beta weekend will run from August 7 to August 10.

It's been over a month since Team 17 last announced a Worms game, and so Team 17 has announced another Worms game. This one is called Worms WMD.

In a format familiar to people who have played previous Worms games, Worms WMD is a 2D turn-based team deathmatch. This time, though, there are a couple of new twists. For the first time in the series, players will be able to use vehicles and enter buildings, increasing the options for invertebrate mayhem.

Worms WMD planned for release early next year, on PC and Xbox One. If you're going to be at Gamescom between August 6 and August 9, you'll be able to try out an early hands-on demo.