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Game characters have a hard time of it, but Boris has it harder than most. Arrested by the KGB for slighting the great Russian nation, he is given the option of death or servitude. He goes for the latter, and is given the job of manning an anti-ballistic missile battery, shooting down any rockets that might arc towards Russia. As it turns out, several have to be destroyed every day, and most are aimed at the very battery that you are in, so the stakes are pretty high. What makes it worse, makin...

Dwarf Fortress (or, rather, "Slaves to Armok: God of Blood Chapter II: Dwarf Fortress") is a labor of love spanning nearly two decades. You take command of a generational colony of fantasy miners living in a mountain. Construct new mines, dig new tunnels, and keep your dwarves whistling while they work. And then wait for it to all go wrong. Dwarf Fortress is known for its incredible complexity and difficulty, where a single mistake can lead to tragedy. Tunneling too greedily and too deep can, f...

Lineage OS The number of users, open-source code, and variety of tools mean that many developers choose Android as a more flexible way to get an app to market. The most popular apps of 2021 so far include a wide variety of engaging and entertaining games, including: Popular   People are downloading Donut County in their droves, a game where the player controls a hole in the ground that consumes everything it comes across. Starting with smaller scenery, such as grass and pebbles, before progre...

Mar. 4, 2021 , 2:00 PM Boom! The bomb exploded. But don’t worry—it was a virtual bomb, part of a game I started to play with my research group through teleconferencing in the early days of the pandemic. Called Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes ( KTANE), the game consists of a “defuser”—me—who has the bomb but no idea how to defuse it, and a group of “experts”—the members of my team—who have an instruction manual but cannot see the bomb. I have to describe the components of t...

$299, amazon.com Welcome to The Esquire Endorsement. Heavily researched. Thoroughly vetted. These picks are the best way to spend your hard-earned cash. This morning, I got out of bed, rode my exercise bike, made coffee, did some other workouts, then skied down a mountain, which I followed with a mega boxing match and a cooldown that involved slashing squares to sick beats. All without taking a hallucinogen! It was made possible by my best friend—no, my soulmate—the Oculus Quest 2, the new ...

More PCMag Gaming Coverage The concept of virtual reality (VR) has been around for several decades, but, until recently, even the best VR headsets were not very accessible to consumers from either a cost or usability standpoint. Apart from a few cool demos, VR seemed like vaporware. Now, however, headsets are becoming less reliant on external hardware, and developers are creating first-party games that take full advantage of the medium. Fans of nearly every genre have excellent choices and sh...

Top 20 Best PC Games for Couples / Playing games is even better with a friend or loved one. If you’re in a rut for something new to play on the PC then check out some of the best PC games that are perfect for couples. #20 Haven Release Date: PC, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S December 3, 2020 Switch, PS4 Q1 2021 Haven is an indie title that follows two lovers as they flee their homes to find a new place to live. Players will go through this narrative-driven RPG seeking a home in a galaxy whil...