World’s thinnest silicon material could lead to faster significantly faster computer chips It’s not quite the Holy Grail of computing, though the creation of a silicene transistor has researchers at The University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering giddy because it’s never been done before. In fact, human-made silicene was just a theoretical…
Microsoft’s Mandy Tidwell took to the company’s blog this week to ensure governments that Windows 10 has the best security to thwart hackers. Tidwell says that security was a prime focus as Microsoft developed Windows 10, which was released last summer. The platform promises to protect governments from the growing rise of attacks better than…
If hell is other people, heaven might just be Erenshor—assuming you like old-school MMOs in the style of EverQuest, anyway. It’s very much that style of game, but in a simulated solo world where other ‘players’ are just computer-controlled NPCs called simplayers. You can even party up and form a guild with them, which will…
And nearly 8 million of those are on Switch. We all know Stardew Valley has been a runaway success ever since it released on PC in 2016. But it continues to sell gangbusters across multiple platforms, and as of December 2024, has reached an absolutely huge milestone. The farming sim has now sold 41 million…
World of Warcraft: Midnight’s just around the corner, with the pre-patch releasing this week. But Blizzard’s already got eyes on the ball for its next expansion, as part of the three-expansion plan it revealed back in 2023 that we’ll soon be coming up on halfway through. The Last Titan, as it was announced back then,…
Thanks to the memory demands of AI and key manufacturers reducing production, DDR4 RAM prices have been steadily rising over the past few months. However, this rapid rise has now turned into an overwhelming surge, and in the space of just one week, DDR4 modules have almost doubled in price. We were shocked to see…
Tame your daily Wordle with our fresh selection of hints for today’s puzzle, designed to offer a little boost without spoiling all of your word-finding fun. There’s a clue around here too, if you’d like a broad idea of what to go guessing for, and the September 5 (1539) answer is always ready to save…
I am one of Pillars of Eternity’s strongest soldiers here at PC Gamer, a Sardaukar of Cipher builds, a praetorian for Obsidian’s deceptively philosophical fantasy universe. One of the most exciting things about Avowed since its first proper reveal has been how much it nailed the aesthetic and feel of Pillars from an entirely new…
By all accounts, space-dwarf mining sim Deep Rock Galactic has one of the last positive communities left in all of videogames. There’s something about rambunctiously stripping the galaxy of resources as a squad of stout ‘n’ shouty guys that brings out the best in people. That must be why—per developer Ghost Ship Games’ own 2023…
Ever since Godzilla first battled Mechagodzilla all the way back in 1974, it’s been clear to everyone that nothing exists which cannot be made cooler by the inclusion of giant robots. This axiom is self-evident, so there’s no need to ask a question like, “Would Doom be cooler if you could pilot a mech in…