PlayerUnknown reckons he can take back the term ‘metaverse’ because ‘It’s just been co-opted by certain people… like, I still use Twitter because f**k [Elon Musk]’

Remember, hang on a second, let me check… three years ago? Back then, our entire executive class was possessed of the same mental malady: a curious fixation on words like “blockchain,” “NFT,” “Web3,” and “Metaverse.” Those dark days are behind us now—the execs got bored and decided to make RAM cost $1,000 a stick instead—but…

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Microsoft is paving more PC roads to Project Helix, releasing a Windows 11 Xbox Mode in April for laptops and desktops

Perhaps setting the groundwork for the future launch of Microsoft’s Project Helix, Windows users will be getting access to a dedicated Xbox mode this April. This will work on laptops, desktops, and tablets, according to Microsoft. As announced via the Windows Blog, “Xbox mode delivers a controller-optimized experience to your Windows 11 device, letting players…

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WoW’s Horde/Alliance split was ‘really controversial’, says Jeff Kaplan, to the point where it was only locked in 9-12 months before the game’s launch

The factions of World of Warcraft don’t mean as much nowadays—which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. MMOs are having a tough enough time without splitting their playerbase and, furthermore, Azeroth has faced so many cosmic threats that continuing the faction war nonsense while the world’s about to end would be comically stupid. But there was…

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Mewgenics will have ‘at least two’ DLCs, and the ‘small’ one is almost a third as big as the base game

I had a pleasant surprise recently when I noticed that my purchase of the hit song Eatin Rats! came bundled with a massive tactical roguelike named Mewgenics. It’s pretty good! A tiny bit like XCOM but instead of an alien mothership you’re defending against the sentient contents of Edmund McMillen’s litterbox. It’s also massive. According…

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