The latest 100% Chinese-made GPU may still lag behind an RTX 3060 but it could be the start of something big in graphics cards
One giant leap for Lisuan, one small step for the GPU market.
AMD is investing $10 billion+ into Taiwan tech to 'accelerate next-gen AI infrastructure', with some fancy new toys on the way
If in doubt, spend money.
Baldur's Gate 3's Wyll gets "the autonomy he deserves" in deciding whether to break his pact with Mizora, thanks to a chunky companion quest overhaul mod
Back in 2024, I wrote about a group of Baldur's Gate 3 modders who were dead set on giving Wyll the same level of depth and attention Larian's RPG dotes on the likes of Shadowheart and Astarion. They dubbed their efforts the "Wyll Cinematic Universe", and kicked off by adding a new romance scene…
After months of leaks and building expectations, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is a surprisingly clumsy remake, with bugs and parkour missteps marring my three-hour preview
Remakes are very much in vogue these days, providing developers the opportunity to return to an old favourite and enhance, expand, and correct the wrongs of the past. Some of the best, such as Mafia: Definitive Edition, redraw the edges of an old story, elevating and embellishing what was there in…
Sorry, Black Flag fans: the new Assassin's Creed remake isn't adding any more legendary ship battles
The one thing I hoped to see more of.
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'[Marvel Rivals] scared us a bit': Overwatch boss says the explosive success of another hero shooter prompted Blizzard to take risks
The rival hero shooter helped inspire the team to move at a much faster pace.
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is a textbook remaster
The spitting image of the game I remember, despite how much it's actually changed.
Nvidia continues to make astronomical amounts of money from AI, with the first quarter of 2026 being its biggest to date
They still make GPUs too, ya know.
An Overwatch player has come up with an ingenious plan to remind others how to actually play the game: 'A little ego check never hurt anyone'
Imagine the spawn door telling you to uninstall the game.
Splinter Cell veteran says realistic modern lighting has screwed up stealth games: "it gets very hard to tell what’s light, what’s shadow, what’s dark, what’s safe"
Finally, a game developer who agrees with my fervently held view that new technology makes everything worse. Celebrated designer Clint Hocking – him wot worked on Far Cry 2, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, Watch Dogs Legion, and the forthcoming Assassin's Creed Codename Hexe – has publicly opined…
Samsung has swerved a planned South Korean factory strike with a last-minute deal, so the memory machine rumbles on
The deal is currently undergoing an internal union vote.
Dragon Age: Inquisition's lead narrative designer is making an adventure game world "where the ordinary starts to feel like it is hiding something"
Efforts to start a blaze by huffing on the embers of BioWare's legacy continue with the announcement of Studio Reset - a new Canadian independent whose members include veterans of Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Anthem. The key personalities are Kaelin Lavallée, lead narrative designer on Dragon Age:…
Witcher 3's heaviest scene stunned its devs into silence, but Cyberpunk 2's associate director says it was crucial for 'understanding the craft' of quest design
It sure stunned me.
Stop Killing Games petition on game server switch offs will get a reply "before the summer", European Commission promise during latest debate
Following a public hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels last month, European politicians have debated the Stop Killing Games campaign's petition to put more consumer protections around online game server shutdowns into law again today, May 21st. This latest debate took place during…
'Every single frontier model company will jump on Vera Rubin from the get go': Nvidia CEO insists the future looks bright
"It will surely be more successful than even Grace Blackwell."
It's the year 2026, and New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani will be streaming regularly on Twitch starting today
Does this come under "just chatting?"
Another quarter, another quarterly update from Nvidia that doesn't mention gaming
Womp womp, but I suppose what do we expect?
The new Bubsy is better than I expected, but its hackneyed '90s nostalgia is exhausting
This cat has too many lives.
Squabble over Disco Elysium's legacy continues as Hopetown studio recruit another ex-ZA/UM dev while dropping a new trailer on Zero Parades' release day
Today, May 21st, marks the release of ZA/UM's Zero Parades, the studio's Disco Elysium follow-up arriving following years of drama and turmoil surrounding the original game and the people who made it. So, naturally, one of numerous Disco-like games which have sprung up over the past few years has…
I've played 1000s of hours of Overwatch but it wasn't until its new Anniversary game mode that I discovered I have no clue what the hell I'm doing
That there Dragonblade is tricky.