We all know Arc Raiders’ loot chase is broken—but this creator proved how bad the duping exploits and cheating really are

Arc Raiders has had a big problem with various duplication exploits since its release. In a genre all about looting—finding it and fighting to keep it—that’s a pretty nasty issue to have. While these bugs have generally been patched pretty quickly, and often related to specific items (like endless rubber duckies), the spoils of free-flowing…

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Weekly Famitsu Unveils Dragon-Quest Themed Issue, As Part Of Its 40th Anniversary Celebrations

Includes a new interview with Yuji Horii and art from Susumu Matsushita. Weekly Famitsu celebrates its 40th anniversary this month. As a result, it has decided to mark the occasion with four consecutive commemorative issues “as a token of its gratitude” to readers, including a special issue celebrating the Dragon Quest series (which also turned…

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Intel adds 7 more games to its IBOT-boosted list, though few of them stand out as being in dire need of more CPU horsepower

For the launch of its Core Ultra 200S Plus processors, Intel released a software package called Binary Optimization Tool (IBOT for short), which promised to give certain games a substantial boost in performance. The chip giant also promised that it would be rolling out updates when possible, and true to its word, the first one…

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Google reportedly orders at least three million chips from Intel to arrive in 2028, as TSMC struggles to keep up with the AI boom

Despite a rough couple of years for the company, Intel could be set to make a turnaround with both its handheld chips performing well, and its Foundry business taking on substantial orders, at least if recent reports prove to be true. It seems like the AI boom has really squeezed semiconductor leader TSMC’s supplies dry,…

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Apple’s virtual Siri-ball is a glowing reminder to Google and Microsoft that user interfaces really matter in software

Now that AI is being shoehorned into every app or operating system these days, whether you want it or not, attention is being increasingly turned to the user interface. At one end of the spectrum, you have Google and Microsoft’s unaccommodating efforts, and at the other, you have Apple’s new orb-of-wonder, actively lighting its ‘surroundings’….

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