I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere. So I can only imagine how absolutely, overwhelmingly irritating it could be on a planet like Arrakis, where a sandstorm could quite easily kill you. Or, I suppose I don't have to imagine, as that's something you can actually experience in Dune: Awakening. This is a video we're talking about here though, meaning there are fixes for problems like these. Namely, base building, which Funcom showed off in a new video of the multiplayer game yesterday.

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Back in the decidedly less macabre context of a week ago, I played a few matches of Apex Legends' Season 25, which centres around new legend Sparrow. His debut is scheduled for May 6th, barely enough time for EA’s ink to dry on their mass laying-off of the people that made him (fifth most played game on Steam, y’know, maybe tells you something). He’s Space-Italian, has a folding bow on his arm, and - fittingly for how I feel about this game right now - is a massive bastard.

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Get ready to upgrade your gaming rigs, workflows, and storage setups because Amazon’s Lexar sale is packed with massive savings. We are talking huge price drops across fast SSDs, dependable RAM kits, and storage options that will keep your devices running smooth. If you have been waiting for a real deal to land, today is the day.

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"....and that, I'm sure you'll understand, is why I haven't washed my codpiece in fifteen years," concluded Rumjugs with a flourish, downing the last of the gutrot in a single guzzle. An alcoholic? He wouldn't say that, no. Just vastly preferred having recently consumed alcohol at all times and was prepared to sacrifice a range of basic necessities and niceties to achieve it. You couldn't blame him, really. We were all a little shaken after watching Terry barely survive the last fight, although Rick Nipples' constant sobbing over his permanently disfigured face was keeping the boys in relatively good cheer.

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If you've been even a little curious about Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero, now's the time to grab it. It's currently down to $46.19 / £39.59 on PC, so here's how to get the deal.

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Nvidia have released the latest in an unusually frequent series of GeForce driver hotfixes, with the vast majority of identified issues affecting the newest RTX 50 graphics cards specifically. GeForce Hotfix Display Driver version 576.26 targets various crashing and flickering problems with, among others, Black Myth: Wukong, Forza Horizon 5, and Red Dead Redemption 2 – though it’s the growing regularity of these patch jobs that’s more disquieting than any particular instance of game breakage.

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Classic RPG remasters drop from the shadows, surprise GOTY contenders spring from the cracks, but life goes on in the sleepy oxen-powered villages of Manor Lords, the medieval strategy city builder from Slavic Magic and Hooded Horse. Well, not entirely.

Change is afoot in oxen country, as detailed in a round-up of update plans for the game’s first birthday. What did you get for your first birthday? I think I got: the continued affection and/or tolerance of my parents, after a year of being puked and widdled on. Manor Lords is getting: an upkeep system, various visual or UI rejigs, and a boost for the AI’s capabilities that ranges from non-player town-planning to the navigation of fortresses.

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I've always preferred building a machine piece by piece, but sometimes even I have to admit a good refurb sale is smarter. Woot's MSI event sale, alongside Woot's Spring gaming sale, feels like it was designed for anyone who wants real gaming hardware without paying real gaming hardware prices. Factory reconditioned means everything's tested, backed, and a lot cheaper than pretending brand new is always better.

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If you've been waiting to upgrade your Steam Deck storage, now's the time — Amazon just launched the best microSD card deal we've seen in years.

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Hello reader who is also a reader, and welcome back to Booked For The Week - our regular Sunday chat with a selection of cool industry folks about books! This column is likely slightly late today, but that's simply because I know there's at least one of you rapidly thumbing through the last few pages of your current book so you can share your thoughts. Laziness is, in it's own way, the greatest form of charity. When I do it. Everyone else needs to pull their socks up. God.

This week, it's Magic: The Gathering, Vanguard Exiles, and many, many more's Richard Garfield! Cheers Richard! Mind if we have a nose at your bookshelf?

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