Metaphor: ReFantazio did surprisingly well on PC, says director, and that the number of desktop-based JRPG enjoyers is on the rise: ‘The trend is evident’

Something I’ve really enjoyed over the last decade of PC gaming has been the shift in genres like JRPGs, going from console homebodies to multiplatform behemoths and even, in some cases, finding an even better home on our desktops. We’ve even seen an increase in Japanese developers gunning for simultaneous console and PC releases—Capcom’s Monster…

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The FBI says cybercriminals were responsible for a record $16,600,000,000 in reported losses last year, up 33% from 2023

The FBI’s annual Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report has been published, and it makes for some grim reading. Beyond the staggering statistic that the IC3 has received an average of more than 2,000 complaints a day over the past five years, the Bureau reports that last year’s losses to cybercriminals totalled $16.6 billion, with…

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Intel’s elderly Raptor Lake CPUs are still selling surprisingly well and the reason is simple: They’re cheap

Given they’re over two and half years old and plagued with reliability concerns, you might be surprised to learn that Intel’s Raptor Lake CPUs are selling like high-temperature baked comestibles. That’s according to Intel itself in its latest earnings call for investors. Raptor Lake refers to Intel’s 13th and 14th Gen CPUs for mobile and…

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