Saving blueprints after an Expedition isn’t ‘off the table’, says Arc Raiders’ director, but Embark is also looking at alternatives

It’s fair to say that blueprints are one of, if not the most, divisive topics in the Arc Raiders community—and has been since launch. Finding blueprints is largely down to luck, leading to lots of frustration, which is only exacerbated by the fact that all that hard work is flushed down the drain if you…

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‘Preserving the web is not the problem. Losing it is,’ claims the director of the Internet Archive

The Internet Archive, the site responsible for running the handy archival tool, Wayback Machine, has reportedly seen sites such as Reddit, The New York Times, and The Guardian blocking it from getting access, due to concerns of AI scraping. Internet Archive director Mark Graham thinks “These concerns are understandable, but unfounded.” In a new blog…

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Highguard website woes are just an administrative thing, developer says, and the studio is in no rush to fix it because ‘reputational damage’ is already done

It sure sounded like nails being driven into a coffin when the Highguard website took a dive late last week. It’s still up, but rather than the flashy splash screen and exhortation to ‘play now!’ it simply says, “Site unavailable,” along with an email link—not to Highguard developer Wildlight, but to website builder and host…

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One leaker’s cryptic post suggests that AMD’s next Ryzen lineup will have some serious core configurations across the range

With all the processor news of late being focused on Intel’s new Panther Lake chips and its forthcoming Nova Lake monsters, it would be perfectly understandable if you’d completely forgotten about AMD and its next-gen Zen 6 architecture. If you have, then don’t worry, because one cryptic message from a well-known leaker suggests we’re in…

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PC sales of High On Life were just behind PlayStation, the ‘lead platform,’ but Xbox trailed behind despite its 7-month console exclusivity deal

Despite the original High on Life having a seven-month console exclusivity deal with Microsoft, sequel High on Life 2 launched last week across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S simultaneously. It’s available at no extra cost on Game Pass, but the decision to put it on PlayStation right off the bat this time around came…

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My favourite thing about Linux gaming will now automagically apply crucial fan patches to your Metal Gear installs, making it even easier than on Windows

There are a lot of things I’ve enjoyed about switching to Linux, but my second favourite—after the incredible smugness I derive from telling people I’ve switched to Linux—is Luxtorpeda. Luxtorpeda is a clever bit of kit that you can set as a compatibility tool for any game you have on Steam. You just install it,…

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