Grand Theft Auto IV is celebrating its 15-year anniversary today, April 29, 2023. Below, we look back at the series’ flawed but compelling attempt to break free from its glamorous kingpin empowerment fantasies. At the time of its release, Grand Theft Auto IV’s faithful recreation of New York City was …
Read More »New AMD Update Reportedly Fixes Ryzen 7000X3D Burnouts
Earlier this month, reports of AMD Ryzen 7000X3D CPUs burning holes in motherboards swept the internet. Now, AMD says that it’s issued a new BIOS update to its partners that fixes the problem. In a statement provided to The Verge, AMD spokesperson Matthew Hurtwitz said the following: “We have root …
Read More »Blizzard Clarifies How Diablo 4's Mounts Will Work
Diablo IV’s Server Slam beta is coming up very soon, which led fans to wonder how mounts will work in the game. In a recent tweet, Diablo’s community development director Adam Fletcher explained that mounts will be shared between all characters that a player creates on their profile, among other …
Read More »Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Reportedly Has Serious Performance Issues On PC
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is one of the most anticipated sequels of the year, and though most reviewers have a lot of good things to say about it, its PC performance isn’t quite there yet. YouTuber Skill Up said in a tweet that the game suffers from serious frame rate …
Read More »Wizards Of The Coast Sends Pinkertons To YouTuber's House For Magic Cards
Leaks are a ubiquitous part of gaming these days, but Magic The Gathering owner Wizards of the Coast has had a more aggressive response than most. The company apparently sent Pinkerton agents to retrieve unreleased Magic cards that a YouTuber recently showed off in a video. According to a response …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 7000X3D CPUs Are Apparently Killing Motherboards, So Update Your BIOS
AMD Ryzen 7 CPUs have proven to be a big hit with PC gamers recently, but it looks like they may have a major issue that users need to watch out for. There have been several reports of AMD Ryzen 7000X3D CPUs burning themselves out over the past few weeks, …
Read More »Battlefield 2042 Update 4.2.0 Has Major Map Rework, Adds Customization Improvements
Battlefield 2042’s update 4.2.0 is now live, and it includes a wide-ranging rework of the map Discarded, and it added some smaller changes. Those include a way to remove weapon attachments in the collections screen, a new end-of-round statistic, and better assist tracking. Fans have been clamoring for the Discarded …
Read More »Die-Hard Simpsons Fan Uncovers Hidden Joke In Decades-Old Episode
Fans of the long-running show The Simpsons are known for their hardcore devotion to the series’ every detail, especially its first few seasons. Recently, one fan used his editing prowess to uncover a punchline that had laid intentionally hidden for more than 30 years. As discussed on an episode of …
Read More »Guardians Of The Galaxy 3 Social Media Reactions Are Here–"A Brilliant End To A Brilliant Trilogy"
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 comes out soon, and while full reviews aren’t quite out yet, early viewers have expressed their thoughts on social media for the world to see. Overall, those who have seen the third installment in the series have expressed very positive opinions of the film, …
Read More »Fallout: New Vegas Director Reveals The "Most Compromised" Games He Worked On
Josh Sawyer has quite the resume as an RPG game developer, contributing design to notable games like Fallout: New Vegas, Alpha Protocol, and the recent Pentiment. In a roundtable with PC Gamer, Sawyer said that the two Pillars of Eternity games were the “most compromised” projects that he worked on, …
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