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Tempest Rising, a real-time strategy game that's being called a "spiritual successor" and an homage to Command & Conquer, is now available to everyone. It was supposed to be released on April 24, but according to its developers, it was "unexpectedly made available" on April 17 for all players who pre-ordered the game. Instead of pulling it back, they've decided that the best and most seamless solution was to just release it a week early.
The game was developed by Danish studio Slipgate Ironworks and Polish studio 2B Games. In its Steam page, the developers said it was "inspired by RTS (real-time strategy) greats of the 90s and 2000s." It's set in a modern day alternative history scenario, wherein the world is at war to control the "Tempest vines" growing across the planet.
The player takes on the role of Commander for either the "highly mobile and advanced" Global Defense Forces peacekeeping corps or the Tempest Dynasty, which the developers describe as "hard-hitting and desperate." A third faction will be available in multiplayer mode. Each faction has different strategies and combat techniques players can choose from, and players will be able to customize their army for each mission in the two 11-mission campaigns.
Players can still get the "Commander Pack" pre-order bonus if they buy the game before April 24, giving them access to all bonus content. And since getting access to the game a week early was supposed to
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The Acer Aspire 14 AI is a workhorse laptop, no flashy materials or pretensions at gaming prowess. Our reviewer Mark Knapp called it solid and reliable, if a little bland—it screams "Toyota Camry" to me—but you can't argue with the specs. With a Core Ultra 5 processor, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage space, it should handle all the tasks a regular user will throw at it, and it has a 14-inch touchscreen on top of that. Other extras include Windows Hello face-scanning for secure logins, double USB-C and USB-A ports, and a full-sized HDMI port.
At 3.07 pounds and 0.7 inches thick, it's neither skinny nor chunky, and the battery life is competitive even with some recent Snapdragon models that can go for longer than a pink bunny in an old battery commercial. It would make a good practical machine for a student or anyone whose current laptop just isn't cutting it anymore. Read the full review—of this exact model with these same specs!—for more info.
AntOnline is selling this config of the Aspire 14 AI for $569.99, an impressive $230 off Acer's current retail price. It's marked as a "quick ship deal," but I don't know what that means in terms of availability, so I wouldn't let that tab go dormant if you've decid
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 Microsoft just announced that Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One owners can now stream select games they own directly from the console. This feature is exclusive to Game Pass Ultimate members.
What's the point of this? It's intended to save both time and hard drive space. Gamers can jump right in immediately, without having to download and install a giant file. It doesn't work with every game. As of this writing, there are over 100 titles that enable this feature. They include standouts like Assassin's Creed Shadows, Animal Well, Baldur's Gate 3 and Hogwarts Legacy, among others.
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