PC Gaming
I’m going to admit, I’ve been tempted by the allure of a foldable phone. A phone in your pocket, but a tablet in the right environment, there’s an appeal there that makes sense to me. Ultimately, it’s the price and hinge that have always put me off. If you plan on spending days opening up…
You can’t convince me otherwise; SSDs are the only technological arena right now that doesn’t feel stagnant. It’s that one component that constantly bucks the trend in terms of continually advancing onwards and upwards. Yes, there are costly technologies leveraged every year, and flagship drives are ripping up the rulebook every two and a half…
Getting hold of raw hard data about how well graphics cards are selling is hard to find. German store Mindfactory is one of the few that provides such data, but few other retailers do. However, one user on X regularly provides Amazon’s GPU sales figures, and they’re back with a snapshot of what got added…
Does the idea of Mario eschewing the dev-intended carpets in Mario 64 keep you up at night? Do speedrunners, dedicating themselves to games like pro athletes, make you weep? Don’t worry, Nintendo’s here to protect you. You’re safe now. Teeing itself up for a fantastic own-goal, Nintendo has contacted the organisers of RTA, one of…
Trump Media has announced a new partnership with machine learning outfit Perplexity. The result (via 404 Media) is a new AI search feature known as Truth Search AI. The move is part of Trump Media’s self-appointed quest to “end Big Tech’s assault on free speech by opening up the Internet and giving people their voices…
Gaming headsets have, in many ways, become much of a muchness in terms of what you can expect once you start shopping in the $100-$200 range. I’ve reviewed enough of the blighters over the years to know what I want to see when I open the box of a new review sample. A good microphone,…
When Sony announced its intention to acquire Destiny 2 developer Bungie in January 2022 for an eye-watering $.3.6 billion, it said the company would be “an independent subsidiary” under the direction of the studio’s then-current management team, and that it would remain a multiplatform studio with the option “to self-publish and reach players wherever they…
Couching the expensive little Framework Desktop as “a DIY gaming rig without the pain” isn’t necessarily doing this mighty-but-tiny justice. It’s not a gaming PC, that chip isn’t a gaming chip; AMD folk have said that to us explicitly. Especially not when you can build a small form factor gaming rig for at least $1,000…
One of the key selling points of Battlefield has always been immersion, a vague buzzword that you just kind of know means it feels atmospheric, another oddly ephemeral phrase when it comes to games. Having a tank round the corner and start blasting the front off the building I’m hiding in is intense. Battlefield 6…
I’m going to date myself here, but I do have a nostalgic fondness for ye olde game guides of yore, ASCII art and all. Though I’ll never forget those community-based efforts, I am glad guide writing has become a more dedicated job role—especially as I continue to have my arse handed to me in Elden…