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It seems an AMD GPU price increase could be on the way
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (305+ words) AI, you've struck again. AMD's latest line of GPUs barely followed MSRP at launch, and yet they may be set to get even pricier in the future. As reported by Sweclockers, a poster took to Board Channels, a forum for…...
I'm learning to love autobattlers and it's because this Steam demo let me build a gnarly squad of combat freaks out of weird meat and goblin blood
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (374+ words) The goblins started it. I think. Having been playing games almost as long as I've been alive, I've fought and killed more goblins than I could ever hope to count. While MMOs, RPGs, RTSes, and all kinds of other acronyms…...
Data centers hit by cargo thieves, as over $1 million worth of equipment found in Chicago
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (302+ words) It seems almost everyone is making a lot of money from the AI boom. One consequence of the AI boom is that tons of infrastructure is needed to power and run all the massive data centres, and naturally, all that…...
Even Hideo Kojima is afraid that 'digital data will no longer be owned by individuals' and that access to art that we love 'may suddenly be cut off"
3+ hour, 21+ min ago (472+ words) "I would be a have-not. That's what I'm afraid of." We have unfortunately been barrelling towards a digitised future for some time now, but Sony's latest news that Play Station will be fully digital by 2028 has heightened fears that players…...
Rockstar UK employees say the GTA 6 developer's still plagued by gender pay gaps, crunch, and vague bonuses which make them 'as pliable as possible to their boss's whims"
3+ hour, 46+ min ago (592+ words) "A fifth of your salary could be withheld without any justification." Rockstar's a big company'and while we're excited for Grand Theft Auto 6, that doesn't sideline the studio's potential for cruddiness. Both from a consumer-facing point of view (like GTA 6 being…...
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is releasing 21 days earlier than expected, possibly cramping The Blood of Dawnwalker's style
9+ hour, 41+ min ago (193+ words) Also: it's a little bit further away from GTA 6 splash damage. Capcom has announced a new release date for Onimusha: Way of the Sword: instead of September 25, the PS2-era reboot will now release on September 4. It's the second time Capcom…...
Valheim will get a 50% price hike when it hits 1. 0, and no changes to the ocean biome
11+ hour, 48+ min ago (330+ words) Snap it up now while it's $10, in other words. Just over five years since its early access launch, Valheim will hit 1. 0 on September 9. When that happens, the $20 Viking-themed survival crafting game will cost $30, and a new ice-themed Deep North biome…...
Blood Bowl's videogame rights have been acquired by Slitherine and at this point I'll take any change as a good sign
11+ hour, 45+ min ago (204+ words) It's still being developed by Cyanide, but with a new hand at the tiller. Slitherine, the publisher of the Panzer Corps series as well Warhammer 40, 000 games like Battlesector and Gladius, has picked up the rights to publish the Blood Bowl…...
'They refuse to offer a meaningful alternative': Game preservation leader agrees that piracy is the only preservation option for a discless future
15+ hour, 54+ min ago (339+ words) The future of preservation is, as usual, on the PC. Sony drove another nail into the coffin of physical videogames today, announcing that it'd cease production of PS5 discs in 2028. The future of the leading videogame console is total digital licensing,…...
Windrose might get wind
17+ hour ago (443+ words) No word on roses, though. As a survival game, Windrose is an extremely forgiving one. Your weapons and gear never degrade. If your pirate ship sinks you can rebuild it with a mere 20 pieces of wood. You can't die of…...