I have to admit I’m becoming a little tired of minimalism. I want maximalism. I want elaborate art styles dripping with life and color. I want to feel like I’m leafing through an old illustrated fantasy book or watching something like the animated Lord of the Rings. I want more, not less. Songs of Silence is a fantasy 4X that definitely satisfies that impulse, with a style inspired by Art Nouveau, where everything is richly decorated and brimming with details. Out now in early access, it just introduced its first big update and it's full of excellent quality of life changes. Continue reading First major update for 4X Songs of Silence makes everything better MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best strategy games, Best RTS games, Best story games

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Image: NZXT Want to get into PC gaming and feel like you don’t have enough pricey subscriptions in your life? Desktop PC builder and retailer NZXT can ship you a whole gaming rig for as little as $59 per month — as long as you provide your own mouse, keyboard, and monitor. The Flex subscription program has been available for at least several months, based on NZXT’s posts, and the pricing and specs of the machines listed have changed over time. Now, it’s updating its three-tiered approach to PC renting with new specs, with its base Player: One entry-level sub running $59 per month for a tower running an Intel Core i5 14400F and Nvidia RTX 4060 GPU. Stepping up to the mid-tier Player: Two costs $119 per month for an AMD Ryzen 5 5600X CPU and RTX 4070... Continue reading…

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images Net neutrality is officially on hold after the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the rule from taking effect. The court granted a stay, extending an earlier temporary pause. This time, net neutrality will be blocked until the court says otherwise after reviewing the petitions from broadband providers who opposed the rule. Those internet service providers (ISPs) successfully showed they would likely succeed on the merits of their challenge, the panel of judges wrote. “The American public wants an internet that is fast, open, and fair,” Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said in a statement on the stay. “Today’s decision by the Sixth Circuit is a setback but we will not give up the fight for net neutrality.” T... Continue reading…

New research has shed light on how prehistoric humans survived the cold after migrating from Africa to various parts of Europe and Asia starting at least 70,000 years ago. In a fascinating study just published in the journal Life Metabolism, a team of Chinese genetic scientists explain how a special gene variant offers extra protection from the cold to humans who possess it, increasing their capacity to live in even the most extreme northern climates. This variant of the fat-storing FTO gene, which carries the scientific label ‘rs1421085 T>C,’ is unique because of its impact on the metabolism of a person’s brown fat cells. When the human body is exposed to cold conditions this FTO variant accelerates the process of converting potential energy to internal heat in these cells, thereby helping to regulate body temperature and keep a person safe in frigid conditions. Read moreSection: NewsEvolution & Human OriginsRead Later 

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