So, you don’t have to extract to finish ‘Deciphering the Data,’ which is great! But honestly, I always run a free extraction kit anyway. You never know when you’ll run into someone else doing the same quest, and the last thing I want is to lose all my stuff in a fight while I’m trying to solve the puzzle!
This quest must be completed in one go. If you fail before finishing all the steps, you’ll have to start over when you reload the game. Luckily, you don’t need to successfully leave the area to complete it – once you’ve finished everything, dying won’t reset your progress. We still suggest trying to escape with your loot, though!
Want the red Ryder outfit in Arc Raiders? All you have to do is play three matches of the free-to-play game, The Finals. After downloading and installing The Finals (and maybe completing a quick tutorial if it’s your first time), you’ll unlock the outfit. The whole process should take around 1-2 hours.
Once you finish what you need to do in an area, it’s a good idea to collect your rewards. Don’t worry about starting over if you die, though! Because other players will be completing quests in the same areas, we suggest you avoid bringing your most valuable items—you wouldn’t want to lose them.
My Arcade Mighty Players are smaller than Arcade1Up Countercades, which usually measure over a foot tall, and about 9 inches in length and width. Mighty Players are also more affordable than Countercades, which typically cost around $150. However, some Countercades are currently on sale for $130, making them a good value, especially with the holidays approaching. This includes the Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga and Pac-Man Countercade models.
Steam Replay summarizes your gaming activity from January 1st to December 14th, 2025, giving you a look back at your year of gaming. It shows your overall habits, like whether you preferred playing with a keyboard or controller, and highlights the games you played the most. This year, I discovered Peak and Repo on Steam and am also enjoying Lethal Company.
A Bloomberg report published on December 16 shed new light on Larian Studios’ use of AI.
No Fate is a short game – you can finish it faster than watching the movie Terminator 2 – but it’s a fantastic example of a licensed game done well. It’s clearly made with a lot of love for the original material and the classic video games that inspired it.
Zesty, a new app from DoorDash, is starting with a test launch in San Francisco and New York City. This is DoorDash’s newest effort to expand beyond just delivering food, and aims to help people discover local businesses and connect with others.
Since the movie came out in late November, the blue snake character, Gary De’Snake, has become very popular with fans. Some viewers have even tried to buy real-life Indonesian pit vipers – also known as island bamboo pit vipers – that look like him. It’s important to know that these snakes are highly venomous.