Monthly Archives: June 2018

Fortnite’s time-limited Playground mode, which was added this week and then promptly removed because of matchmaking errors, will not return until next week, Epic Games has announced.  The mode was introduced on Wednesday, and features hour-long matches that players can muck about in, build as much as they want, and kill their teammates with friendly […]

Valve’s business development head Jan-Peter Ewert says Steam had 13.5 million "new first-time purchasers" in the first few months of 2018.  Speaking at the Business Conference for Games Industry event in Russia this week, Ewert tied this figure—around 3.375 million new buyers per month between January 1 and April 30—to Steam’s recent increase in supported […]

CD Projekt Red has added to its frame by frame breakdown of Cyberpunk 2077’s E3 trailer. The ongoing blog series’ latest entries explore Night City’s sociopolitical divide, and how technology influences its civilians. Compare the trailer above to the details below.  First up, the shadowy high-rise housing scene that features 28 seconds in. "In Night […]

It was just a short time ago when a ‘deal’ on a graphics card meant paying MSRP, or even a little above. Thankfully that is no longer the case. Underscoring that point is an actual deal on a GeForce GTX 1070 Ti card over at Newegg today. MSI’s GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Duke can be […]

The latest Shenmue 3 Kickstarter update covers backer surveys, reward tiers, an approaching $7 million stretch goal courtesy of the Slacker Backer campaign, and some ruminations on plans for "AI Battling," a control system designed to make the game more accessible for players who aren’t accustomed to fighting games or want "a full immersion battle […]

Feeling spoiled by the summer sun and summer sales? Fanatical has more beautiful bargains in this season of excess. Live now through July 1, the digital storefront’s Red Hot Sale discounts everything from PUBG to Conan Exiles, Dying Light and Football Manager 2018. As always, I’ve lead with my top picks. Let’s take a closer […]

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds launched its Event Pass progression and reward system last week, in concert with its new Sanhok map. After several days of feedback, developer PUBG Corp has adjusted its workings to better suit players. For now, these changes apply only to test servers. The changes see the Event Pass’ daily XP limit increased from […]

We Happy Few was refused classification in Australia last month, meaning it was effectively banned in the country. The game’s pill-habit was the source of the trouble: We Happy Few is literally about a society that scarfs truckloads of drugs to maintain happiness (and more importantly, conformity), but Australia’s National Classification Code states that games […]

Overwatch’s Play of the Game feature is sometimes a bit of a mess, but overall it’s a very popular feature. Players get credit for being a hero amongst heroes, and maybe even more importantly everyone else bears witness to their mighty deeds too. In fact, it’s such an important part of the experience that Blizzard […]

Wikimedia via Solomon203. Click for original. (Image credit: Wikimedia via Solomon203) Realtek might be best known for its onboard audio solutions, but for the past couple of years, it’s been trying to make a name for itself in the SSD controller market as well. Things have been slow going in that regard, with its focus […]