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Factorio: Space Age Beginner's Guide artwork showing off the engineer and a biter having a drink

It took the combined efforts of around 400,000 people to get the first man onto the Moon, so it's understandably a bit daunting when Factorio's new Space Age expansion asks you to start up an interstellar empire all on your own. Thankfully, Factorio does a pretty good job of breaking down super complicated tasks into manageable chunks, as well as automating much of the tedious stuff. With just a little bit of preparation it's entirely possible to make your first journey across the stars a nice and smooth one.

So in order to help you out, I would like to share with you a list of things that I had to learn the hard way and wish I knew from the very start. These aren't going to be ideal build orders or tricks to hyper optimize your base as I'm by no means a Factorio expert, but rather simple advice to help you prioritize the important stuff and avoid many of the pitfalls I fell into head-first. And without further ado, let us begin!

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Factorio Space Age artwork showing the engineer on a rocket

I can only assume Factorio exists in some sort of a magical time bubble. Every single time I sat down to play the new Space Age expansion I'd spend an hour tinkering with my space ship or exploring a new planet, only to then get up for a drink and realize an entire day has passed, it's now 5am, and I need to wake up for work in an hour!

If you're curious about what exactly makes Space Age so addicting, as well as what sort of challenges you'll have to brave in order to start an interstellar empire, all me to share with you my thoughts after spending way, way too much time playing Factorio this past week.

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Official artwork and logo for The Thing: Remastered video game

The 2002 video game based on The Thing was a squad based survival-horror that tried to emulate the movie's constant sense of paranoia by letting your teammates, some of which could've been by your side for a very long time, get infected and transform into monsters at the least opportune time. However, while it was quite an exciting and unique concept, the actual execution left a lot to be desired, at this is without even mentioning all of the various bugs that plagued the game.

As such, I'm delighted to say that Nightdive Studios are now working on a remastered version! The appropriately titled The Thing: Remastered will come with a visual overhaul including improved models and textures, new dynamic lighting, support for 4k resolution and 144 FPS, and the part that excites me the most, an assortment of gameplay improvements.

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard official artwork and logo for BioWare's newest RPG

A decade has gone by since Dragon Age Inquisition first arrived, so if you were patiently waiting to see where to story will go next, rejoice as Dragon Age: The Veilguard is nearly upon us! You can expect to see it land onto PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S this October 31st at a 60€ price tag.

As you would expect from the series at this point, Veilguard is all about chatting up unique characters and getting way too involved in their personal business, making all sorts of hard choices, and naturally, exploring a massive world while slicing and dicing your way through hordes of enemies. In other words, it may have a new coat of paint, but it's still good ol' Dragon Age!

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Remaster screenshot of Croc: Legend of the Gobbos

In an announcement that came seemingly out of nowhere, the resurrected Argonaut Games studio have revealed that they are working on a remastered version of an ancient PlayStation platformer - Croc: Legend of the Gobbos! As you might expect, the new version will come with improved visuals, smoother controls, a variety of bonus features like concept art, and perhaps most importantly of all, a better camera.

What these improved visuals look like in action, however, that you can check out through the freshly posted trailer. Have a gander:

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MTG Arena artwork for Pioneer Masters' Jace, Vryn's Prodigy

Quite a few years have gone by since Pioneer Masters was first announced, but it looks like the long wait will soon be over. According to a recent announcement, MTG Arena will be getting the entirety of competitive Pioneer on December 10th, 2024 thanks to the Pioneer Masters set.

What this means is that MTG Arena will not have every single card that's currently legal in Pioneer, but rather any card that has seen even fringe competitive play. And if any random card ever becomes popular and successful enough to reach top 8 in a major tournament, Wizards of the Coast have said they'll make sure to add that as well.

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Overwatch 2 screenshot of Kiriko, Sojourn and Junker Queen

If you've been paying any attention to Overwatch 2 throughout the past year, you're probably well aware of how prevalent 6v6 has been as a topic of conversation. And it's really no surprise since it was one of the more controversial parts of Overwatch 2's launch, and one that required the most drastic changes in order to facilitate - changes that, depending on who you ask, made the gameplay worse.

So in order to check if this is just people looking at Overwatch 1 through rose-tinted glasses, or if 6v6 is actually something that would benefit the game, Blizzard will be running two different experimental 'formats' throughout Season 14. Here's a brief rundown of what to expect:

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