New research has looked at how the ice sheet has grown and shrunk over its long history, and it has warned that things don't look good if climate change continues unabated.

It once resulted in a US vessel getting taken hostage for three days.

“We would need the stars of 10,000 galaxies to equal the number of synapses that make up the connectome.”

A new Barbie videogame came out this year, not that you’ll have heard. Billed as the “ultimate Barbie adventure,” Barbie Project Friendship should be riding high off the critical and cultural success of Greta Gerwig’s love letter. Not quite. At the time of writing, it has eight reviews on Steam; one user maintains they “wouldn’t recommend this game for most people, even for most kids.” It’s a crushing indictment that games for girls are undermarketed, and the audience is underserved. Infold Games is here to change that with Infinity Nikki – and after smashing through its 30 million pre-registration milestone, the girls have certainly shown up. Continue reading Infinity Nikki review - “Hi, I’m videogame Barbie!” MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Infinity Nikki codes, Infinity Nikki banners, Infinity Nikki events

VR enthusiast and Valve watcher Brad Lynch has popped a few balloons as rumors swirl around the company, saying that 2025 will be a "wild year" for Valve hardware. Social media has spread the rumor that the long-awaited Half-Life 3 is expected to appear at The Game Awards, but it also looks as though we'll soon be getting a new Steam Controller and Valve VR headset. Valve’s virtual reality headset, the Index, is still one of the best VR headsets to get, but it’s aging rapidly. Between leaks of its controllers and more updates on Steam’s backend, it appears that Valve is gearing up for its not-so-secret follow-up, Deckard. Continue reading Valve leaker claims 2025 will be “wild year” as PC gaming hardware rumors swirl MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming

If, like many of us, LocalThunk's Balatro devoured your life this year, Humble's latest bundle is well worth checking out. The Devious Deckbuilders Encore game bundle packs in seven deck-building games, including Dungeons Drafters and Book of Hours, for a minimum donation of $19/£15.02 - and is sure to scratch your Balatro itch. Continue reading If you love Balatro, these seven deck-building card games are 88% off MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best roguelike games, Best card games, Best new PC games

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During the main story of Fantasian Neo Dimension, players are tasked with finding missing robots to restore the Secret Base. These robots can be challenging to find, considering the game doesn't give much information on where to find them.

One of the key details in Metaphor: Refantazio is how you can engage in various activities amidst the main story dungeons. And of them being the target bounties you can tackle from the recruitment center.

As you slowly creep towards the final dungeon and ready yourself for the decisive battle against Louis, you can take on the last set of Bounties available in Metaphor: Refantazio, and of them being on Ordemos, Grudge's Fang.