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7 Nights with Vroombi combines the horror of a haunted house with the mounting irritation of being a robot vacuum cleaner
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7 Nights with Vroombi combines the horror of a haunted house with the mounting irritation of being a robot vacuum cleaner

Many years ago, Suzy Eddie Izzard did a stand-up routine about different makes of vacuum cleaner, including the immortal "Hodededededer" of undecided linguistic origin. Izzard also enjoys sending up cheesy horror movies. Now that I've played 7 Nights with Vroombi, which launches today on Steam, I'd love to see Izzard do a sketch about a robot vacuum cleaner stuck in a haunted house. Because that is what 7 Nights with Vroombi is about. Each night, you emerge from your nook to ingest a certain

100 Days at Sea codes (June 2026)
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100 Days at Sea codes (June 2026)

Once new 100 Days at Sea codes start to land on the shores of the Bermuda beaches, expect an easy way to unlock classes through free gems.

Former Halo art director who complained about "fraud" and "cronyism" warns looming Xbox layoffs are a chance for bosses to settle scores
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Former Halo art director who complained about "fraud" and "cronyism" warns looming Xbox layoffs are a chance for bosses to settle scores

Former Halo Studios art director Glenn Israel has warned current Xbox staff that Microsoft's impending "reset" of their gaming business is an opportunity for studio execs to rid themselves of employees who've criticised their behaviour, citing his own, alleged experience of being driven out by "senior Halo representatives". Israel is encouraging any and all Xbox staff who've made trouble for bosses to speak to a lawyer and take certain steps to protect themselves, before the hammer comes down.

League of Legends' Vanguard anti-cheat finally gets the option to only run when you fire up a game, as Riot roll out "on-demand sessions" for "sufficiently secured" PCs
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League of Legends' Vanguard anti-cheat finally gets the option to only run when you fire up a game, as Riot roll out "on-demand sessions" for "sufficiently secured" PCs

League of Legends and Valorant developers Riot Games have added an optional "on demand" mode to their Vanguard anti-cheat software. With this new mode enabled, Vanguard will only run when you fire up a game it needs to be active for, duly shutting down once you exit said game. Up until now, the only option has been the default one: having Vanguard start up the moment you turn your PC on, then run in the background until you shut down. Read more

Save the hassle of building a PC with these six anti Prime Day prebuilt PC deals I've spotted
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Save the hassle of building a PC with these six anti Prime Day prebuilt PC deals I've spotted

I swear to God it's too warm to do anything in the UK this week. I am barely coping in the heat if it wasn't for the array of small Ohyama Woozoo fans I have, plus an array of Meaco air circulators and more besides. Of course this week is the week that all the deals are happening - that's just the way of the world it seems - and none of us can catch a naffing break. Godspeed to anyone outside doing real work in this UK heat - can we make air con mandatory in new homes, please? Being too hot to

Firefly Studios released a demo for Stronghold 4
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Firefly Studios released a demo for Stronghold 4

Firefly Studios continue working on their next-generation castle defence RTS - Stronghold 4, with a first demo now available to try it early.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Halo: Campaign Evolved system requirements revealed
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Halo: Campaign Evolved system requirements revealed

If you're hoping to play the new Halo: Campaign Evolved that launches July 28th, Xbox Game Studios recently put up the system requirements.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.