Riot’s anticheat, Vanguard, is a pretty sturdy system in the world of competitive multiplayer online gaming. Well, it would have to be—otherwise, Riot probably wouldn’t offer $100,000 to anyone who could seriously pick it apart. The bounty system has been in place pretty much since Valorant was first launched a few years ago, but the…
“We’re rich!” Or at least we were until Bungie pulled the rug. (Image credit: Bungie) There must be an almost erotic thrill to eliminating an entire currency at the click of a button. That’s what is going to happen in Destiny 2 at the end of November when Season 23 launches. Bungie today announced that…
A sound board for budget buyers Is it time to start taking Biostar seriously in power user circles? We’ll need to spend some more hands on time with the company’s products to answer that question, but in the meantime, Biostar continues to release intriguing motherboards aimed at select groups, such as gamers, overclockers, Bitcoin miners,…
Axed. In some news you might have seen coming, Saber Interactive has today announced it’s officially cancelled the Nintendo Switch version of Evil Dead: The Game. There’s no reason attached to this announcement, but the same update also reveals the team has made the decision to not pursue the development of “new content” for the…
If someone can hit the level cap using only dance mats, then playing World of Warcraft with hot dog controllers isn’t too out there, right? But watching Addison2k gently flicking and thwapping those dogs in his meat-only mythic keystone run is enough to make you question where you draw the line. The controllers Addison2k uses…
Konami-coded. Back in the 1980s, and more specifically 1987, Contra in its original coin-op form was a game so awe-inspiring in its action, its graphics, and its weapons (you never forget you first spreader) that everyone who was anyone — which meant I was out from the get-go– was to be found down their local…
Racing fans, brace yourselves — this evening at the Paris Games Week PlayStation Press Conference, Kazunori Yamauchi, along with SCEE CEO & President Jim Ryan, unveiled on stage the latest Gran Turismo iteration: Gran Turismo Sport, coming to PS4 in 2016. On stage, the Polyphony team talked about the advances that PS4 offers to allow…
‘Bomb Bee’ released in 1979. Bomb Bee, Namco’s 1979 arcade sequel to its first in-house designed game, Gee Bee, is this week’s Arcade Archives and Arcade Archives 2 release. Developed by the Pac-Man creator, Toru Iwatani, Bomb Bee, much like its predecessor, is a brick-breaking arcade game that incorporates elements of pinball. It plays similarly…
It seems like everyone and their mum is getting ready for Battlefield 6’s open beta, which is taking place later this week, and needless to say, there’s been a shedload of preparation that’s gone into it, including some scientific map reworks. I say scientific in a relatively loose sense, as Battlefield Studios has taken data…
Summary Crash Team Rumble continues the party with Season 2, live from September 12.Party Mode brings 4-player co-op to Crash Team Rumble, inviting players to overcome diverse challenges and race against the clock Master each round to unlock hidden boss waves, and work together with your squad to prove you’re a Crash champion. Learn the ins…