Former WoW designer says Blizzard had no way to measure maximum player DPS while building early raids—so the studio enlisted its strongest sickos to grind target dummies
In its 22 years since launch, WoW has gradually accumulated an elaborate ecosystem of metrics and simulation tools allowing players to analyze and optimize their combat performance. That ecosystem grew so elaborate, in fact, that Blizzard ultimately opted—with somewhat mixed results—to restrict how much combat data community developers could access so the studio can design…
Testing the M64: Xeno Crisis
With the release of the M64, most hobbyists concern themselves with the technical aspects of the machine. How does it compare to the Analogue 3D, or original Nintendo 64 hardware? Worthwhile questions to be sure, but I prefer to try and evaluate the console on its games and how they play. To start out,…
A New Look for Reforj: Explore the World’s Stunning Rixel Transformation
For the past six months, the Reforj art and engineering teams have been working on one of the most ambitious changes in the game’s development so far. Today, we’re excited to pull back the curtain on Title Update 8, introducing an entirely new visual direction for Reforj powered by Rixels. If you’ve played Reforj before,…
Silent Hill producer believes shaking up the series was necessary to win over players because ‘at best, only about half of the original users will return with a remake’
One of the most magical parts of Silent Hill f was that never in a hundred years did I think it would be something that Konami would greenlight. Not because it’s outlandish or a poor idea, I absolutely loved it, but because I just thought Konami had kind of set aside doing anything new with…
I am obsessed with The Weeknd’s slow descent into Persona-addled madness, including Photoshopping a tattoo of Persona 5’s biggest baddie on his arm
I know celebrities are just richer, more out-of-touch versions of us peasants, but I do admit I get a bit of a kick out of seeing them obsessing over the same videogames as me—Keke Palmer playing The Sims and Tekken, Doja Cat’s current journey through Final Fantasy 14, that one time Lady Gaga played Bayonetta….
It seems like AMD’s Zen 6 LP CPU cores will be a mixture of architectures going all the way back to Zen 2
As we reported last month, AMD is working on a low-power, compact range of Zen 6 CPUs, which should be perfect for inclusion in laptops and gaming handhelds. If you’re wondering how it plans on doing that, it seems the answer is a collage of different Zen architectures from Zen 2 upwards combined. As spotted…
I made a hyper organised plant shop in Leafy Corner because the people want order not whimsy
I am lucky enough to live close to some of the best plant shops I’ve ever had the pleasure to stumble into. I love taking my sweet time strolling around each one, looking at all the plants, succulents, seeds, and pots—all of which I could never dream of fitting into my small apartment. The best…
Facepunch director Alistair McFarlane, who once offered to buy New World from Amazon and faked us out about Rust 2, has left the company
Alistair McFarlane, chief operating officer and director of Facepunch Studios, has left the company. McFarlane said in a message posted on X that July 30 was his last day at the studio, bringing to an end an 11 year career that began with a QA role and led him to become the executive producer on…
Guide: Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Characters – Every Hero Revealed So Far
Team Spirit. Fire Emblem is back! Fortune’s Weave is right around the corner, and in the run-up to its release on 17th September, Nintendo is rolling out the character introductions. Just like in previous series entries, we’d wager that team building will play a huge part in the next adventure, so we’ve assembled the following…
Introducing Call of Duty: Mobile Season 7 — Terminated
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