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The State Of Xbox And Game Pass In 2022
22.12.2022
2022 was somehow both a very big, successful year for Xbox and Game Pass and also one that it felt as if the gaming giant was starting to lose some steam. Read more
One Of The Best Game Pass Games Is Leaving Later This Month
21.12.2022
It seems over half a dozen Xbox games, including the beloved open-world mystery game Outer Wilds, will be leaving Game Pass later this month. So if you are a Game Pass subscriber and you’ve not played Outer Wilds, Iron Harvest, or Secret Neighbor yet, well, you don’t have much time left to do...
Gamers Are Suing To Stop Microsoft From Acquiring Activision
21.12.2022
The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 gives Americans the right to sue companies over anticompetitive behavior, a fact which 10 self-described gamers are using to take Microsoft to court, aiming to halt the company’s acquisition of Activision.Read more
The State Of The Nintendo Switch In 2022
20.12.2022
Pokémon saved the Switch in 2022, which was also the year that the console officially started to feel old.Read more
High On Life Is Now The Most Popular Game On Game Pass
20.12.2022
Wacky shooter High On Life, only a week after its initial release on PC and Xbox Game Pass, is currently the most popular game on the service, beating out big-name Xbox titles and long-running games like Minecraft. It’s a sign the shooter has a lot of fans, but also an indication of just how sparse...
Witcher 3 Hotfix Should Help Stop It From Crashing So Much On PC
19.12.2022
The Witcher 3’s next-gen upgrade has been delightful…when the game works. While there haven’t been any huge issues on Xbox Series X/S and PS5, PC is another story. CD Projekt Red now says a new hotfix released on Monday should help reduce at least some of the issues players have encountered with...
How To Carry Over Your Witcher 3 Save Data
15.12.2022
The Witcher 3 “next-gen” update is finally live. It’s a mess on PC at the moment, but pretty great on Xbox Series X and PS5. And if you’re one of the millions of players tempted to return to see Geralt’s gruff but lovable mug with better lighting and a few more dimples, you’ll want to know how...
Tesla Drivers Can Now Play Steam Games Inside Their Cars
14.12.2022
Professional boss baby Elon Musk has a lot of…unique ideas (his recent decision to just stop paying rent on Twitter’s office as a “cost-cutting” measure stands among them), but at least he isn’t afraid to commit to the bit. After nearly a year of Musk imagining a Valve-compatible Tesla,...
The Witcher 3’s ‘Next-Gen’ Upgrade Is Causing Problems For Some PC Players
14.12.2022
The Witcher 3 just got a big “next-gen upgrade” this week. The update includes a variety of graphical improvements to spruce up the now seven-ish year-old game to look a bit more relevant in our era of ray tracing and AI-based resolution techniques. While we felt that the updates made for a nice...
The Steam Deck Had A Phenomenal First Year
14.12.2022
Though it’s hard to say whether or not “Steam Deck” has become a household name yet, it certainly deserves such a status after an impressive introduction. Valve’s mini-PC has had a one-of-a-kind first year, one that might make other platforms envious. After various attempts at getting into...
Artists Protest After ArtStation Features AI-Generated Images
14.12.2022
ArtStation is probably the most important website on the whole internet for professional artists, especially those working in entertainment fields like video games (most of our Fine Art links, for example, point there). Which is why the site’s continued allowance of AI-generated imagery has become...
The Week In Games: High On Witchcraft
13.12.2022
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PC Gamers Drop Some Files Into Folders, Make Old Games Look Brand New
13.12.2022
Valve’s classic Portal was recently re-released on Steam with some very fancy new visuals, including ray-tracing and DLSS support. That was great news for Portal fans, but it’s also great news for fans of all kinds of old PC games.Read more
Report: Microsoft Offered Sony Call Of Duty On PlayStation Plus
13.12.2022
As Microsoft’s attempts to buy beleaguered publisher Activision Blizzard start to hit some serious roadblocks, the software giant is being forced to make some concessions in an attempt to seal the deal.Read more
D&D CEO Thinks Hobby Is 'Under Monetized' Compared To Video Games
12.12.2022
Dungeons & Dragons is so synonymous with its hobby that I, like many people who play TTRPGs other than D&D, often just refer to such games as “D&D” for short. But apparently that kind of name recognition and dominance in the field isn’t enough for publisher Wizards of the Coast. Based...
PC Requirements Reach New High As Popular PS5 Game Hits Steam
12.12.2022
Pop quiz for you PC nerds: A friend wants to build a gaming PC and wants to know how much ram they should get. What would you say? 16GB for gaming is a safe bet, right? Maybe you could even get by with 8, if you only want to play mostly indie games and perform daily computing tasks? Well,...
Feds Sue To Prevent Microsoft’s Activision Deal From Going Through
8.12.2022
According to a report from the Washington Post, the Federal Trade Commission has sued to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard on the grounds that the deal would threaten to suppress competition within the gaming industry.Read more
The Human Body Is A Wonderful Thing
8.12.2022
Evgeniy Evstratiy is a veteran artist based in Belgium mostly working in the video game industry.Read more
2022 Was The Year Big Video Games Stopped Coming Out
8.12.2022
In some ways it feels like more video games are coming out than ever before. Yet in another way, one that so many of the loudest and most expensive sides of the video game industry are built around, 2022 was a drought like no other. Read more
Microsoft Announces Bizarre Pledge To Bring Call of Duty To Nintendo Consoles
7.12.2022
Call of Duty might be one of the most popular series on the planet, but it’s not exactly the kind of game you think of when you picture the Nintendo Switch. So in one way it’s very strange to see Microsoft come out tonight and announce a “10-year commitment” to release CoD games on Nintendo...