Josef Fares is bragging about how good Hazelight’s next game is going to be (again): ‘A lot of people say I’m cocky, but it’s impossible to not be cocky when you have a game like this’

It’s been four years since It Takes Two, the phenomenally good dedicated co-op adventure that was Hazelight’s last outing. That game has sold an astonishing 20 million copies and is by far the biggest success that EA’s Originals label has seen: So no surprise the publisher has signed up the studio’s next joint, and the…

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Pat Gelsinger rallies against claims some chipmakers are struggling to produce good wafers: anyone using yields as a % ‘doesn’t understand semiconductor yield’

The $10 million he’s reportedly receiving in severance pay must soften the blow, but I can’t help but assume ex-Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger must surely feel the sting of Intel’s current situation and all reporting of its dire straits. The company is, after all, one he guided on a new journey towards increasing reliance on…

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‘Destiny has a long history of reinventing itself in response to feedback’: Assistant director teases a Metroidvania-inspired future, talks weapon crafting and vault space, but fails to address the shocking number of bugs

For Destiny 2, the afterglow following The Final Shape, last summer’s saga-capping expansion, has long faded. Those players who have stuck around (like me) for the next phase now have a shopping list of complaints about the episodic format that has followed, exacerbated by how buggy the game has become in the wake of the…

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CD Projekt rolls out a new Cyberpunk 2077 beta branch so people can keep playing while modders catch up to the 2.2 update

The Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 update rolled out yesterday with some pretty cool additions including new customization options, a range of photo mode enhancements, Johnny in the shotgun seat, and a secret Balatro-based sidequest. But big updates can be risky things, especially for people using mods, and so today CD Projekt launched a new beta branch…

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Ballistic, Fortnite’s new tactical FPS mode, is a deeply unserious Counter-Strike clone that’s going to be huge anyway

Ballistic is a disappointment. The 5v5 tactical FPS reconfiguration of Fortnite is available right now within the Fortnite app, and if you were excited for the paradigm shift that could come from Fortnite developer Epic Games turning their attention to the competitive FPS, you should probably wait a bit longer before diving in. Ballistic plays…

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