Alongside sparse RDNA 4 graphics card details and somewhat denser mobile chip announcements, AMD also announced the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D this CES 2025. Much like their 7000-series counterparts, however, and despite each CPU having two Core Complex Dies (CCDs) full of CPU cores, only one of the two CCDs has 3D V-Cache stacked…
When it comes to the tiniest of PC form factors, the NUC is hard to beat but the compact dimensions usually mean you don’t get the best of hardware inside. The 2025 version of the Asus ROG NUC, though, boasts some of the very best new parts on the market. The only problem is that…
Free from Vita jail. Like Nintendo’s own Wii U, the PS Vita has seen a good chunk of its best games migrate to alternative platforms in the years since the system itself veered into the realm of ‘commercial failure’. One of those games is Freedom Wars, a third-person action title created by Dimps that, at…
Data sleuth turn_a_blind_eye/Rise Narukami has just compiled some more information on Final Fantasy 14’s mammoth script—with the help of chronicler Eriyu, who started attempting to digitally bind the game’s thousands upon thousands of words back in May 2023, and has clearly made sterling progress since then. The results are interesting, to say the least. I…
With the announcement of the Lenovo Legion Go S handheld gaming PC, the gears are well and truly turning. Revealed to be the first officially licensed third-party device to be running Valve’s Linux-based OS, we finally have more details about what to expect from the future of SteamOS—chiefly, Valve is opening the floodgates. In a…
I’m sitting here with no Internet or television, so I figured why not use my cell phone to write another article. I just saw a Facebook post from the distributor Mad Pinball (https://www.madpinball.com) staring that the much requested Comic Edition of Stern Pinball’s Star Wars is going back on the production line this December. I’m…
We contacted Next Level Games employees past and present to verify recent reports. If you’ve been following the recent news around the Punch-Out!! series, you may have read an article or two, suggesting that the series is now essentially dead and buried following criticism aimed at the characters in Next Level Games’ 2009 entry. Well,…
Following last year’s walk-out. Last year saw the entire Annapurna Interactive workforce resign following a dispute with owner Megan Ellison. Four months on, Bloomberg has reported that the former staff members have formed a new company and have picked up the entire Private Division portfolio (thanks, GamesIndustry.biz). The as-yet-unnamed company reportedly acquired all games under…
The Kell’s Fall organ puzzle is one of the more mysterious parts of Destiny 2‘s new exotic mission. You discover this elaborate piano not long after entering the Kell’s fortress, but you won’t be able to enter any melodies until you finish the mission and grab the Slayer’s Fang exotic. Once that’s done, you’ll be…
While Final Fantasy 14 is often praised for its story, it’s the endgame where players spend most of their time. With dungeons, trials, savage raids, and more casual endeavours, FF14 has something for everyone. The latest expansion, Dawntrail, has the best endgame yet, and I wanted to know how the team fine-tunes the challenge across…