Borderlands 4’s latest patch triggers a flurry of performance complaints, but Gearbox says new stuttering problems ‘should resolve over time as the shaders continue to compile’

A new Borderlands 4 patch has gone live with an array of fixes, gameplay tweaks, and the big one, promises of improved performance and stability—sorely needed for a game that, despite its popularity, holds a “mixed” rating on Steam, largely because of sub-par performance. (For the record, our reviewer liked it quite a bit.) The…

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Battlefield 6 devs are ‘putting the final touches’ on a blank slate map for its Forge-like Portal mode

Battlefield 6‘s Portal mode, which allows players to run their own servers with custom rules and edited maps, will eventually allow us to construct our own little Battlefield worlds from a ‘blank slate’ map template—but not right at launch. Portal was the best feature in Battlefield 2042, allowing players to set up pseudo-dedicated servers with…

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Microsoft blocks Israeli military from some services after investigation finds ‘evidence that supports’ allegations of mass surveillance in Gaza

Microsoft president Brad Smith says the company has “ceased and disabled” access to some of the services being used by the Israeli military following a review of allegations made by a Guardian investigative report in August. “We have reviewed The Guardian’s allegations based on two principles, both grounded in Microsoft’s longstanding protection of privacy as…

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An obscure RPG’s moral dilemma about the ‘ethical’ human meat alternative propping up a zombie society is one of the best side quests I’ve ever played, and Steam achievements show only 13% of its players have even seen it

The indie RPG Dread Delusion is one of my favorite recent games, and I’d chalk that up to ambition. I’m not just talking about doing an Elder Scrolls-style open world with a small team, but how it grapples with capital-B capital-I Big Ideas. It’s a setting where an “apostastic” inquisition persecutes belief and worship, a…

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