PC Gaming
When does Black Friday begin? I’ll tell you this: it’s sure as heck not on Friday, the day after Thanksgiving in the United States. That may have been the case once upon a time, but even before online shopping came to dominate Black Friday, there were already stores doing special sales on Thursday. Now, though,…
Most of the Black Friday deals we’ve found so far are to do with the stuff that goes in your PC or on your desk, but in this modern world of social media and personal branding, we all know that it’s the stuff behind you that really matters. On Twitch streams or Zoom calls or…
My favorite November tradition, other than eating myself into a turkey and pie coma, is seeing what kind of rig I can build using nothing but the best Black Friday PC gaming deals. I scour every retailer for the best prices on the best parts, looking for every opportunity to save a few bucks while…
“Let’s split up, cover more ground,” says one boiler-suit clad spaceman to another. “Yeah, that always works out in Scooby Doo.” They turn off in opposite directions at the dark concrete intersection. From the left, voice raised to be audible over the hissing steam pipes, the Scooby-savvy one speaks. “Got some metal scrap. You?” “Nothing….
“Let’s split up, cover more ground,” says one boiler-suit clad spaceman to another. “Yeah, that always works out in Scooby Doo.” They turn off in opposite directions at the dark concrete intersection. From the left, voice raised to be audible over the hissing steam pipes, the Scooby-savvy one speaks. “Got some metal scrap. You?” “Nothing….
Valve boss Gabe Newell is headed to court. A court order filed on November 16 (via Gamesindustry.biz) says Newell is required to testify in person in the ongoing antitrust lawsuit between Wolfire Games and Valve so the plaintiffs in the case can “adequately assess” his credibility. Wolfire filed the antitrust suit in April 2021, claiming…
Valve boss Gabe Newell is headed to court. A court order filed on November 16 (via Gamesindustry.biz) says Newell is required to testify in person in the ongoing antitrust lawsuit between Wolfire Games and Valve so the plaintiffs in the case can “adequately assess” his credibility. Wolfire filed the antitrust suit in April 2021, claiming…
Ned Luke, the voice of Grand Theft Auto V‘s Michael De Santa, decided to spend some of his Thanksgiving streaming GTA Online for fans. But the event was spoiled when anonymous trolls had Luke’s home swatted by the police. Luke was chatting with fans while idling in a menu in GTA Online, when he received…
Starfield lets spacefarers battles enemies with both guns and melee weapons, but it also allows players to bash their foes with their gun. And it appears not everyone knows about this, as inadvertently revealed by the YouTuber Causal Loop, who completed the game’s main using only the butt of his weapon. “Guns are designed for…
Valve didn’t just update Half-Life for the game’s recent 25th anniversary. It also spruced up Counter-Strike 1.6 to take advantage of the features and changes added to Valve’s 1998 masterpiece. Yet in doing so, Valve seemingly inadvertently opened the door to a fascinating slice of gaming history – the first prototype of Left 4 Dead….