I’ll admit one thing to you right now: I don’t like in-ear headphones. I never really have. They just don’t feel right in my ears for longer than an hour or so. Maybe it’s because I’ve never been keen on the idea of having a piece of silicon shoved in my ear to listen to…
You unlock the Root’s End puzzle in Crimson Desert after completing Abyss Without Balance and continuing along the skybridge and floating islands eastwards. This tricky trial in the sky begins with a few simple jumps between platforms—easy enough. But then you need to traverse a block bridge that moves from side to side, requiring you…
If you’ve been keeping up with Intel’s latest processors, you’ll know that with its Core Ultra 200S chips, it set a new standard for speedy DRAM support. Starting at 4,800 MT/s with the 12th Gen Core range, each new series of processors has steadily increased the speed of the memory controller, reaching 6,400 MT/s with…
I spent a long time trying to solve the Toward the Nest puzzle in Crimson Desert—far more than any I’d encountered in the main story up to that point. By comparison, finishing Abyss Without Balance or activating the Spire of the Stars was super easy. In this quest, you’ll find yourself chasing the Crowcaller into…
Plus $500 million in cost cutting. Fortnite is one of the most successful games in the world, but that hasn’t stopped Epic Games being affected by the tumultuous nature of the games industry. Today, the company has announced that it’s laying off over 1000 employees due to a downturn in engagement. Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier initially…
John Romero is going to make you learn math! Ever since revolutionising the first-person shooter genre with games like Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM, and Quake, John Romero has tried his hand at a bunch of different projects, from more straightforward spiritual successors to his earlier work to mobile titles, social games, and MMOs. The making of…
Today feels like a good day for Windows 11 fans. After the revelation that Microsoft might remove the requirement for an online MS account to set up Windows, along with reducing AI pervasiveness and even making Windows Update less of a pain, now we learn that Microsoft once aspired to reduce both the idle memory…
Battle away. Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have announced that Pokémon Champions is coming to Switch on 8th April 2026. The iOS and Android release will follow later in the year. While the game won’t be getting a Switch 2 version, we will be getting a free update which will boost the visuals on the…
Fatality! In 1992, there were few games bigger than Midway’s fatality-fueled arcade fighting game Mortal Kombat, so it only made sense that someone would eventually take on the challenge of bringing the popular experience to consoles, in the pursuit of profits. The New York-based publisher Acclaim Entertainment would eventually accept this responsibility, teaming up with…
(Image credit: Getty Images) Whether you’re curious about a career in game development or honing your skills, there is a perfect game design program for you. Read up on the 50 best undergraduate and 25 best graduate programs for gaming, as chosen by The Princeton Review. Higher education is one of the bigger choices you’ll…