Tumbleweeds offer iconic visual depictions of desolate landscapes. Though typically associated with the American West, the most common type of tumbleweed actually originated in Europe, and is known scientifically as salsola targus, or more commonly as Russian thistle. So its only fitting that a team led by European scientists has some up with an idea based on the tumbleweeds unique properties that could one day have groups of them exploring Mars.

Surprise Path of Exile 2 update drops major endgame changes, and towers are over A new Path of Exile 2 update brings big endgame changes to the ARPG. In a surprise move, developer Grinding Gear Games has made the decision to deploy some of the improvements it's been working on for the next season ahead of time. The Third Edict has largely been a step in the right direction towards...

Warframe's huge new update, The Vallis Undermind, adds an adorable fungus frame We all have our first-ever Warframe. In practical terms it's either Excalibur, Mag, or Volt, but in actuality there's always that one frame that you're desperate to unlock. For me it was Garuda, the life-stealing gore queen, but as a new player, she wasn't the easiest to get to grips with. Instead, I swapped...

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In pretty much any game with both a fantastical setting and sufficient emphasis on combat, youre almost guaranteed to find some kind of gladiatorial combat arena. Its not that strange; whether for fun, glory, or survival, people just really like beating each other up. Heck, apparently its not just people; bugs also like beating each other up, as we see in Hollow Knight.

Handheld gaming devices have come a long way in the last few decades. It started with Mattel's Auto Race in 1976; later, Milton Bradley introduced Microvision in 1979, which could switch cartridges. But these devices really started to gain popularity after Nintendo released the Game Boy in 1989.

A new Path of Exile 2 update brings big endgame changes to the ARPG. In a surprise move, developer Grinding Gear Games has made the decision to deploy some of the improvements its been working on for the next season ahead of time. The Third Edict has largely been a step in the right direction towards building a worthy successor to one of the best games like Diablo, but theres still a long way to go. Fortunately, PoE 2 patch notes 0.3.1 deliver some long-awaited answers to several of the biggest community requests, ramping up map clear speed and axing the need to tackle towers altogether.Read the full story on PCGamesN: Surprise Path of Exile 2 update drops major endgame changes, and towers are over

We all have our first-ever Warframe. In practical terms it's either Excalibur, Mag, or Volt, but in actuality there's always that one frame that you're desperate to unlock. For me it was Garuda, the life-stealing gore queen, but as a new player, she wasn't the easiest to get to grips with. Instead, I swapped to Saryn Prime, which I received via Twitch drop at Tennocon 2024. As a Shadow Priest main in World of Warcraft and someone who prefers to deal damage over time, she was absolutely perfect, letting me rush through the Orb Vallis with ease. While my primary frames now switch between Nyx and newcomer Oraxia, I was looking forward to the "fun guy" that Digital Extremes teased at Tennocon this year and, now that I've seen him, I'm obsessed with him.Read the full story on PCGamesN: Warframe's huge new update, The Vallis Undermind, adds an adorable fungus frame

Meta's latest venture in the AI domain is a platform titled Vibes -- aimed to be an Instagram-like service where users can generate and share AI content.