It’s been a somewhat bizarre launch for Intel with its Core Ultra desktop processors crashing and burning (thankfully not physically this time) in reviews and sales figures are understandably poor, especially when compared to the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, which even outsold all of AMD’s other Ryzen 9000 CPUs combined. It’s only because of a long…
As part of a handful of 25th anniversary updates, The Sims 4 start screen just got a big overhaul. My first instinct was of course to recoil in the face of a major visual change, because even small tweaks to social media feeds activate the human fight or flight response—and this redesign in particular initially…
Larian Studios, the videogame company that set a new standard in narrative excellence by letting you have sex with the bear, says Baldur’s Gate 3 players have now downloaded more than 100 million mods for the game, a very big number it’s celebrating with some very big naturals. “You are modding naturals,” Larian posted on…
As I wrote this, AMD and its motherboard partners had just launched cheaper chipsets options for its Socket AM5 platform, with high expectations for the new B850 chipset in particular given how popular previous B-series options were. But there are still plenty of options below $300 even if you opt for X870 for your AMD…
The Sims franchise creative VP Lyndsay Pearson isn’t worried about other developers trying to stake their claim in EA’s long-held life sim monopoly; rather, she welcomes the rivalry. Speaking to PC Gamer about the series’ 25th anniversary and the future of The Sims, Pearson dove a little into why she thinks the life sim genre…
The Sims series turns 25 next month—fully developed frontal lobe and all—and Maxis has started laying out how it will be celebrating the milestone with new announcements, merch, and game updates. The Sims 4 is getting several different updates and free content drops, starting today and with more to come on the actual anniversary on…
It’s equal parts impressive and terrifying to think that in just two weeks, The Sims series will be celebrating its 25th birthday. The original Sims game graced our computers in all its isometric glory on February 4 in 2000, giving us full reign over the lives of folk in a virtual dollhouse. Four core games,…
League of Legends season 1 saw a bunch of new features and changes made, including a new thematic that revolves around Noxus, a change to ranked resets, and a more streamlined reward system. While the last change may seem like a smart idea, it’s wound up causing more harm than good for some players. “Over…
Awesome Games Done Quick, as it has most years, has raised an absolutely boggling amount of money for charity—about $2.5 million, all told, in support of the Prevent Cancer Foundation. It’s always lovely seeing games being used as an unrepentant force for good, a solid source of laughs and, in this case, both. A user…
Flying down the Wellington Straight at Silverstone, the roar of the engine is bested only by the mechanical clunk of the sequential shifter as I drop the gears down for Brooklands. Sim racing is made much better by a dedicated shifter. In this instance, the Logitech G RS Shifter and Handbrake. This accessory has been…