After the less than perfect launch of Intel’s first generation Arc Alchemist graphics cards, work on the second generation Xe2 Battlemage architecture appears to be coming along nicely. That’s according to comments made during an interview at CES 2024 by Tom Petersen, a current Intel Fellow. The interview was conducted by PC World. Petersen revealed…
The perfect OS for “kids, parents, and grandparents who just want to play”. We live in an era when digital gaming is more popular than ever, and that comes with massive benefits—instant access, cross-progression across devices, and the ability to seamlessly update games with patches and fixes. However, it also comes with plenty of less…
A specialized headset for a specialized mission At A GLANCE (+) Spec Ops Sturdy, well-designed headset for gamers; individual controls for 5.1 audio channels; comfy as hell over long periods; line noise reduction. (-) Semper Rigidum Mic doesn’t detach; headset doesn’t detach from remote either; fixed mic distance. When you think about hardware required to…
piAKchu. We have seen a good few Pokémon clones over the years, but very few have been quite as, ermm, out there as Palworld, the creature-collecting RPG… with guns. Well, it has launched into Early Access on Steam today. Originally revealed at Indie Live Expo 2021, Palworld has everything you would expect from a Pokémon…
As the “father of videogame history,” I’m often asked about what I consider the most influential of all videogames. Without any hesitation, I’ll always respond with the simplest game imaginable. Although it consisted of only three spots, no sound, and no scoring, Table Tennis was the game that kick-started the entire video game industry, and…
All Parts, All Courses, All Fingers. This past weekend, the F-Zero GX community released a litany of newly discovered cheat codes, offering a wealth of powerful shortcuts to unlocking parts, courses and machines in the 2003 sci-fi racing title. The cheats, as reported by NintendoEverything and noted in a video from dedicated player Madeo Joestar…
Fallout 76’s Ghoul Update is live as of last night, and while most players are already plotting all sorts of ways to use the new rad-loving character to their advantage, there are a few players who’ve encountered a not-so-fun bug. “Major game-breaking bug with the new ghoul update—please be careful,” Both_Emu_2131 says. They then go…
There are flops, and then there was Concord. A first-party PlayStation hero shooter from ex-Bungie devs, Concord had been in production for around six years and the development costs were reported by Kotaku as an eye-watering $200 million (a figure that some industry figures did dispute). It launched in August last year and lasted 11…
Getting ready to rumble If you’re running Radeon graphics and plan to play the Star Wars: Battlefront beta when it comes out next week, AMD has a new Catalyst driver release that might be of interest. It’s Catalyst 15.9, which itself is also a beta release. According to AMD, its latest beta driver contains “performance…
Its entry into retirement is approaching, but Destiny 2 is being sent out with a bang. After detailing the ways D2 activities are evolving in its end-of-new-content Monument of Triumph update, Bungie today has provided more specifics about the avalanche of new and returning weaponry it’s spilling into its various loot pools. From resurrecting long-absent…