R2-D2 is proof that the humble astromech droid is the unsung hero of the galaxy far, far away. During every climactic space battle, bombing run, and ill-considered marriage between dignitary and warrior monk, there was a heroic animate trashcan nearby guiding the course of history. Star Wars wouldn’t be the same without the astromech’s nobility…

Final Fantasy 14‘s had its age rating in Japan increased—and it might be because people can’t stop taking sexy pictures of their catgirls. Alright, that’s not literally the reason, but it’s potentially a root cause. In a recent blog post, Square Enix explained that the long-standing MMO would be increasing its age rating—which is called…

AMD has announced a new X3D processor, the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition, set to launch on April 22. This chip will have 3D V-Cache on both of its eight-core chiplets, something we’ve not seen before. Though don’t expect this to mean twice the gaming performance—far from it. “Together,” AMD Computing and Graphics SVP…

Our hands-on preview of Star Wars Zero Company might’ve left us convinced that it’s more than just Star Wars XCOM, but just like with clone troopers and bounty hunters, there’s clearly some crucial DNA being shared. As with XCOM, Zero Company’s rogue padawans and plucky astromechs will risk permadeath whenever they take the field. While…

It always felt a little odd to me in Dying Light: The Beast that Kyle Crane could arrive in the little town of Castor Woods, spend all his spare time stomping and slashing thousand zombies into goop… and have essentially no effect on anything. Every time Kyle steps out of Town Hall, the plaza is…