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Destiny 2 Chat Shut Off After Players Abuse It To Crash Games
1.8.2022
Over the weekend, Bungie disabled Destiny 2’s in-game text chat across all platforms after trolls discovered a way to use it to crash other players’ games. Now, the chat still remains off and Bungie hasn’t provided an ETA for when it will return. Read more
Sony Retiring PlayStation 5 Feature Almost Nobody Knew About
1.8.2022
Sony updated its important notices page today to tell PlayStation 5 users that the console’s Accolades feature will, as of this fall, “no longer be supported,” citing that it “hadn’t seen the level of use we anticipated.” Like most PS5 users, this was the first time I’d heard that the console had...
Indonesian Government Blocks Steam, Epic & Nintendo For 270 Million People
1.8.2022
Over the weekend the Indonesian government began the task of blocking any website or service that had failed to register as part of new “internet control” laws. That ended up being a lot, including everything from Steam to the Epic Games Store to Nintendo Online to EA and Ubisoft’s platforms.Read...
Xbox Is Getting 3 Terrific PlayStation Exclusives
28.7.2022
You thought not-E3 was over? Ha! A month after Geoff Keighley summoned the entire gaming industry to Los Angeles for a week of marketing, Annapurna Interactive, a bit late to the party, hosted its annual showcase. Today, over the course of 30 minutes, the indie publisher gave a look at what’s...
Shots Fired At Facebook’s VR Monopoly
28.7.2022
It’s been a very bad year so far for Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, in ways extremely unique to being one of the biggest tech companies in the world. Despite still making almost $7 billion in profit in recent months, TikTok is eating its lunch, the stock price is in shambles,...
Sony Announces Better PlayStation 5 Visuals, Folders, And Other New Features
28.7.2022
This morning, Sony announced that it would be rolling out a beta to test a collection of fan-requested new features for the PlayStation 5. These features include curatable gamelists, the ability to play games in 1440p output, and small quality-of-life features for those who enjoy playing games with...
HD-2D, The Unique Retro-Inspired Art Style, Took Off In 2022
28.7.2022
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Our Favorite Cosplay From Anime Expo 2022
27.7.2022
Anime Expo 2022, held earlier this month in Los Angeles, bills itself as “the largest celebration of Japanese pop culture in North America”. Just before the pandemic it was attracting over 100,000 people to the LACC, and while numbers were well down on that for this year’s show, for attendees...
Chinese Steam Users Get Around National Porn Ban With Wallpaper App
27.7.2022
A wallpaper app is the tenth most-played game on Steam right now for one very good reason: Chinese players have been using it to distribute porn. Porn has been illegal in China since 1997, but the gray regulatory status of Steam has allowed Wallpaper Engine users to share uncensored content.Read...
'The Ultimate Steam Deck' Is Customised Overkill
26.7.2022
Valve’s Steam Deck has been a success so far, its (relatively) modest specs not really an issue when weighed against the size of the screen and the fact you can play it on the bus. But because it’s essentially a small PC, the temptation is always there to improve it.Read more
Guy Turns His Mazda Miata Into The Nintendo Wiiata
26.7.2022
For the last month or so, TikTok user Tyler Atkin (@ttptng) has been taking parts of his car—like the steering wheel—off and replacing them with Nintendo Wii accessories. Please do not try this at home.Read more
Booting Up Your Xbox Series X/S Just Got A Little Quicker
25.7.2022
The Xbox Series X/S already boot up incredibly fast, but it turns out they could go even faster. Microsoft is now testing a shorter startup animation to let players take advantage of that speed and get precious seconds of their life back. It’s a modest improvement in the grand scheme of things,...
Thank You For Your Service
20.7.2022
Jean-Luc Sabourin is an artist based in Canada.Read more
The X-Wing Team Were Working On A Cancelled Xbox Game
15.7.2022
Throughout the 1990s Totally Games had one of the most accomplished track records in all of video games. The studio, releasing games for Lucasfilm and then Lucasarts, specialised in all things flight, and won acclaim for releases set both in the sky and way beyond.Read more