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A technical analysis of the graphics rendering in Cities: Skylines 2 has identified the reason why the performance is just so poor. Put simply, the game is trying to draw the cityscapes using a shocking number of polygons, with few systems in place to reduce the amount when it’s not needed. It’s not something that…
The chips we know and love are made with some of the most advanced manufacturing methods on the planet. The smallest nodes require billions of dollars in capital expenditures, a big part of which goes to Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography machines manufactured by ASML, the current market leader. But there’s a new challenger and some exciting…
Guarantee yourself a Wordle win with our help. Make today’s game a little easier for yourself with a freshly written clue for the November 7 (871) puzzle, break it completely with today’s answer, or just polish up your general skills with our tips and tricks. Some days the grey letters help more than the greens….
Blizzard may have turned Diablo 4 around in the last month, but there’s still plenty of work to do before the release of its first expansion, Vessel of Hatred. BlizzCon’s Diablo 4 Campfire Chat stream had surprisingly little to say about the action RPG’s major remaining issues: dull itemization and a barren endgame. The Diablo…
Former Embracer Group chief operating officer Egil Strunke announced on LinkedIn today that he has formally resigned as the company’s chief operating officer—essentially, Embracer’s number-two guy—and that he’s now launching an all-new game company of his own. Strunke’s departure was initially announced in June, a month after the last-minute collapse of a “groundbreaking strategic partnership”…
I had no idea that I had Microsoft Rewards points. You probably do, too: You get them by doing Bing searches and other gratuitous Microsoft web activities and can redeem them for things like Amazon gift cards, Diablo 4 battle pass tiers, and PC Game Pass subscriptions. Be warned, though: To get anything good, you…
The great X spiral continued today as Sony revealed on its support site that integration with the social media platform formerly known as Twitter will be disabled on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles next week. “As of November 13, 2023, integration with X (formerly known as Twitter) will no longer function on PlayStation 5…
Twitch rival Kick, backed by co-founders of the Stake gambling platform, has spent a lot of money on streamers in 2023. The biggest deal by far was a reported $100 million contract for Canadian megastar xQc in January, but it recently signed up FaZe Clan co-owner and popular Call of Duty streamer Nick “Nickmercs” Kolcheff…
Following its launch in 2015, the original Cities: Skylines spawned a surprising number of DLC packs: a whopping 62 in total. But if you’re wondering when Cities: Skyline 2 will start flinging paid DLC your way, you’re in for a bit of a wait. Colossal Order CEO Mariina Hallikainen said today that paid content won’t…
Bored Ape Yacht Club company Yuga Labs says it is “aware of the eye-related issues” suffered by attendees of the ApeFest Hong Event that took place over the weekend, and is encouraging people experiencing symptoms “to seek medical attention just in case.” ApeFest Hong Kong was a three-day event for Bored Ape and Mutant Ape…