PC Gaming
AMD is reportedly in talks with Intel about the possibility of commissioning its fab business. Given American investment in domestic chips, this could be the type of win Intel has been looking for. This is all as reported by Semafar, though no word is given on how far these talks have gotten or where the…
Last month felt like a big month in PC gaming as the surprise imminent launch of long-awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong had smaller games all announcing delays to dive out of its way. Hot on its heels was Borderlands 4, both of which were sitting high on the list of top wishlisted games on Steam ahead…
I have to tell you something, and it might be a little scary—this entire world is actually a simulation designed to entertain me and my specific interests. I can draw no other conclusion from the fact that Critical Role: Campaign 4 is already everything I want out of an actual-play D&D game, and that my…
Ah, Peter Molyneux. The games industry’s premier promiser taught me a valuable lesson when I was young: never believe in anything. Ironically, he did that with Fable 2—generally recognised to be one of the best of his games. I had let him get me so hyped for it that when it came out and was…
The best part of any cosy game is getting to decorate your own space. Whether that’s a single house, a shopfront, or an entire town, getting to customise your area is what makes these games so relaxing. The odds of you decorating in the same way as the next person are incredibly slim, which makes…
The 43rd Golden Joystick Awards’ shortlist has just been revealed, and the voting is now open, but the hardest part has only just begun. This year, there are 21 categories, such as PC Game of the Year, Best Multiplayer Game, and Best Indie Game, all of which are completely stacked with stand-out games—it’ll be almost…
You know what my biggest bugbear is for budget laptops? It’s the screen. It is always the screen. For some reason, notebook manufacturers seem to have this almost obsession with pairing massively underwhelming graphics cards with panels that would put most 4K TVs to shame. It’s madness. Yes, they might be these phenomenally pixel-dense, OLED,…
Any games or applications using Unity will need to be patched, the game engine company says, following the discovery of a new vulnerability. Unity is urging users to update their software as a new security vulnerability has been spotted in Unity versions 2017.1 and later. It’s present across versions for Android, Windows, Linux, and macOS…
Graphics cards shouldn’t melt. Some have. That’s the reason for a device such as this one from Ampinel, which keeps a graphics card’s power demands in check across the compact 12VHPWR and 12V-2X6 connectors. The Ampinel from aqua computer is a small device that connects to a graphics card’s power connector. It’s compatible with any…
Well, we knew this day was coming: dial-up internet is officially dead—at least as far as AOL is concerned. As of September 30, you can no longer revel in the nostalgia of either the AOL Dialer software or the AOL Shield browser, as both have been discontinued alongside the ISP’s dial-up service offering. AOL had…