The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 was a no show at this year’s CES, fuelling concerns it may never fully surface. However, at least one motherboard manufacturer briefly acted like the dual 3D V-Cache CPU had already enjoyed a grand reveal. A since deleted press release from ASRock detailed that the manufacturer’s AM5 motherboards would support…
First reported by the New York Times, a major chapter in Activision Blizzard’s reckoning over an alleged internal culture of misogyny and harassment has ended. The California Civil Rights Department (formerly the Department of Fair Employment and Housing) has settled with Activision Blizzard for $54 million, dropping its sexual harassment suit. In addition to the…
Intel’s Raptor Lake refresh CPUs, including the Core i9 14900K, were fairly underwhelming. Apparently, however, that isn’t preventing Intel from spooling up another respin of Raptor Lake for later this year. First things first, no this doesn’t mean that Intel’s upcoming Arrow Lake CPUs aren’t coming in 2024. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger recently confirmed that…
“I’d rather quit the industry than use Generative AI”. The Oliver Twins recently resurrected one of their older games, Ghost Hunters, using Generative AI. The results are not pretty If you listen to Google, Meta and Microsoft, you’d be forgiven for believing that Generative AI is the future of, well, everything. Read the full article…
If you own Mario Tennis Aces on your Nintendo Switch system then you will have probably noticed it has had a new update. This update brings with it the May 2020 content which includes the following: Toad Tennis Outfit (500 participation points) Toadette Tennis Outfit (1,000 participation points). Yoshi’s Ring Shot co-operative challenge has also…
I’ve been spending a good chunk of my time recently testing the performance of new game releases on various PCs. Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth, Civilization 7, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, and now Avowed. Hour after hour, day after day, constantly running benchmarks over and over. All to get a raft of performance numbers to give…
Last week, we asked you to venture to the new lands of Elsweyr in The Elder Scrolls Online. While fighting dragons, meeting Khajiit, and upgrading your armor, you sent us your most adventurous shots using #PS4share and #PSBlog. Here are this week’s heroic highlights: @gaymer_gallery shared the beauty of Azura. @Whigfield78 shows off their stunning…
Prepare for a miniature-scale adventure. Last month, Maximum Entertainment released its open-world survival game Smalland: Survive the Wilds on the Switch 2. Now, in an update, it’s unveiled its next chapter in the “beloved miniature-scale” franchise with the announcement of Smalland 2: Lost Realms. The Switch 2 version will launch after other versions of the…
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin didn’t touch my heart so much as barged in, broke some bones to reset them for healing, and left me a puddle of tears in the emotional ER. It’s a deeply impactful and heartfelt story about the vital importance of online community in the lives of those who’d otherwise be…
It’s time to see which PS5, PS4, PS VR2, and free-to-play games topped last month’s download charts. In June, creepy, empty spaces took over the charts as Escape the Backrooms topped the charts in both the US and EU, while other backroom-themed games appeared in the PS VR2 rankings. Check out the full listings below….