Talk about Tangrowth. The latest Japanese Charts data is in courtesy of Famitsu, and Pokémon Pokopia has gotten off to a roaring start in the region with a total of 541,371 physical copies sold. The Pokémon Company has already confirmed that around 1 million total units were shifted in Japan, so this is a good…
The memory crisis appears to be hitting almost everyone, from PC gamers to PC suppliers, but Asus doesn’t seem too worried. Addressing concerns in its latest financial earnings report, Asus reckons it is uniquely positioned to survive it. Opening the topic, Asus CFO Nick Wu says, “I would like to briefly add that as investors…
Matchmaking in Overwatch, the boulder to my Sisyphus. This is something that haunts me and every other poor sod still clambering to get out of Elo-hell. It may at times seem like a horrid place to be but ex-Overwatch boss Jeff Kaplan still assures players that it was the best it could be. “The matchmaking…
I got the rare chance this week to sit down with Garry’s Mod creator and Facepunch Studios founder Garry Newman, whose next project, game creation platform s&box, is preparing for launch in April. Among other topics like his original expectations for G-Mod and what price s&box will (probably) launch at in April, I also asked…
The original World of Warcraft—no bells, no frills, no expansions—was a very special videogame. It was also occasionally insufferably annoying. Part of the reason it was so successful is because it was less annoying than the competition at the time, sure, but it also had some real stinkers when it came to quest design. One…
One of the biggest issues I’ve had since Overwatch first launched 10 years ago has always been just how much coordination the game demands from five or six complete strangers. For better and worse you live and die by your team, a feature that ex-Overwatch boss Jeff Kaplan seems to regret. “One of my hindsight…
Back in my day, I would pass the time waiting for my Sims family to load back into existence by staring out of the window and appreciating all the natural beauty that surrounded my folks’ place. Not so anymore—compression tech has gotten so good that the only fronds I have time to contemplate are the…
The original beta for cancelled multiplayer Star Wars shooter First Assault popped up again in the wild this week, in the form of YouTube videos that showed the game being played online. Cancelled in 2013, First Assault was just gearing up for announcement, with a playable beta already in place. Then, a few years ago,…
Not sure about you, but I’m still wrapping my head around the nuances of AMD’s FSR 4 and FSR Redstone upscaling platforms. But never mind, because here comes a whole new one, FSR Diamond, announced yesterday by AMD’s consumer computing boss, Jack Huynh. Ostensibly, this one is specifically for Xbox rather than the PC. But…
“I use AI to write code faster”. If you owned a 3DS, then you’ll be aware of just how amazing StreetPass was (and still is, if you’re truly dedicated). Having a portable system that could wirelessly communicate with other users while you’re out and about was a genuine joy, and to this day, I’m staggered…