PC Gaming
Those of us running Intel CPUs have had a bit to worry about in recent years. The company has not been doing too well with huge losses, layoffs, and disappointments surrounding some of its recent technologies. Anyone keeping an eye on the Intel Application Optimisation tool (APO) may have also noticed there’s been a lack…
The world of 4K webcams feels like it’s come on leaps and bounds in the last year or so. Despite this, 4K is still a mostly superfluous resolution for webcams to support right now. With some apps not even supporting 4K and other apps (looking at you, Discord) requiring you to pay more just for…
It’s no secret that the M87A1, the only shotgun in the Battlefield 6 open beta, is completely broken, especially with slug rounds that let it cross-map players in one tap. In fact, Battlefield community lead Kevin Johnson has confirmed that this weapon has already been toned down on the latest internal build. Ignoring the elephant…
It’s been a confusing couple of weeks regarding the US governments position on Intel. President Trump heavily criticised its new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan last week, calling for his resignation, before changing his mind after a face-to-face meeting mere days later and singing his praises instead. Now Bloomberg is reporting that sources have said the Trump…
According to a report provided by Mercury Research, AMD has made some seriously impressive gains in the desktop CPU market over the previous year. The report shows AMD currently enjoying a 32.2% market share, up from 23% in the same quarter last year. That boots Intel down from its previous 77% share to 67.8%, a…
Almost everything about the Medion Erazer Deputy 15 P1 is as I would expect it to be, and given its pretty budget price, that’s not a bad thing. Most of its individual parts are just fine, not landing in a place I’d call good but not dropping down to bad. This is kind of part…
What day is it? Friday? Time for some Wordle fun, then. Maybe even… a cheeky shortcut to a win? Let’s go for it. The answer to today’s Wordle is only a click away, so if you like the sound of winning right now we have some amazing news for you—you can. Or you can ignore…
Former Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shawn Layden thinks subscription services like Xbox Game Pass are a “danger” to the industry, and that the model risks turning developers into “wage slaves”. In a wide ranging Games Industry interview on the state of the industry, Layden compared gaming subscription services unfavourably with music subscriptions services. While products…
There was an era when my bedtime rituals were dominated by screentime—usually doomscrolling online or fighting for my life with my Steam Deck just inches from my face. It was hell on my eyes (and my sleep schedule), so I’ve slowly replaced those hours with books to wind down at night. I’m better for the…
As reported by Automaton, Famitsu has released a preview of its annual Famitsu Game Hakusho, a survey of the games industry by Kadokawa ASCII Research Laboratories. One confounding takeaway from the data is that the games market in Japan is bigger than ever, with the PC space nearly matching consoles for economic impact, while there…