Jagex CEO says he’s happy to take revenue hits to fix RuneScape 3’s microtransaction and ‘integrity’ problem

Jagex CEO Jon Bellamy, who you might remember as the guy who snubbed the game’s (newer) Pride events to ensure the continued “operation of our games as apolitically as possible”—whatever the hell that means—is also on a bit of an anti-microtransactions crusade. Speaking with TheGameBusiness at Gamescom, Bellamy reiterated that Jagex is still on that…

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How to get the Kill Spring in Borderlands 4

While repkits are your main source of healing in Borderlands 4, legendary repkits like the Triple Bypass turn them into offensive tools. Sometimes, though, you do just want some healing, and the Kill Spring does just that in spades. This legendary repkit keeps you at full health thanks to seeking healing orbs. That might sound…

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Trump administration is reportedly planning to tariff US tech firms that don’t source equal numbers of imported and American chips

Every tech firm in the US heavily relies on the likes of China and Taiwan for its products, whether it involves the wholesale manufacturing of them or the supply of the vast number of semiconductor chips and components required. However, if a purported idea being considered by the Trump administration comes to fruition, they will…

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Rematch is free to play for a long weekend after its Season 1 launch—and I’m currently torn between saving Olympus and having a kickabout

Rematch is kicking off its first season post-launch, which means all sorts of cosmetics, and a nice helping of pretty arenas to get “Good Job!” spammed at you in. To celebrate, Sloclap’s made the game free to play for a long weekend—or until September 29—on Steam. There’s also a 20% discount until the same date….

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How to get the Bod in Borderlands 4

The Bod might just be the simplest, but most dumbfounding weapon in Borderlands 4. It’s technically a legendary shotgun, sitting alongside greats like the Hot Slugger, Hellwalker, Rainbow Vomit, and Convergence, but it’s also everything. The Bod’s whole deal is that it counts as a shotgun, assault rifle, sniper, pistol, and SMG all at once….

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How to get the Convergence in Borderlands 4

There’s no shortage of incredibly strong shotguns Borderlands 4, with the likes of the Hot Slugger, Hellwalker, Rainbow Vomit, Bod—I could go on—it’s easily the most crowded category. Well, what if I told you there’s yet another worth adding to your collection, the Convergence? The Convergence isn’t necessarily hard to get, but it’s so far…

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Tired of shader compilation screens? Microsoft is rolling out its own solution, but we won’t feel the benefits immediately

Last month, Microsoft introduced Advanced Shader Delivery, a mechanism that claims to solve one of the biggest annoyances PC gamers face these days: shader compilation. Although the technology will initially be limited to the Asus ROG Xbox Ally handhelds and games purchased through the Xbox app, an update to Agility SDK means that other vendors…

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