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⚙️ The Conveyor Belt: Satisfactory goes cross-platform, Factorio prepares its finale

Update 1.2 lands on PC, PS5 and Xbox the same day, plus Factorio's farewell update arrives end of June.

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Factorio Pollution and Evolution: The 5 Numbers That Decide Your Endgame

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Tideward Dev Log

⚙️ The Conveyor Belt: Satisfactory hotfix lands, DSP turns five

Plus a Dyson Sphere Program anniversary patch, a Factorio module-swap trick most players never learn, and this week's confessional poll.

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What to build first in Shapez 2 1.0's new progression mode — and the copy-paste mistake that wrecks beginner factories.

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May 12, 2026

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