Fractured Conquest recaps a successful crafting and gathering-centered playtest
Last month we reported on a 24-hour closed playtest for the PvP warfare MMO Fractured Conquest that was taking place at the top of this month. So,...
Camelot Unchained’s latest closed early access build brings class tweaks and global chat
The early access testing, or at least what’s defined as much by RvR sandbox Camelot Unchained, continued forth this past week, with some adjustments applied...
Overwatch promises to bring ‘more than loot boxes’ and other revisions to its 10th anniversary
Last week we reported on Overwatch’s fumbled 10th anniversary celebration, which ended up bringing disappointment instead of delight to fans of the team vs. team...
Microsoft Capitulates: Massive Taskbar Overhaul and Customizable Start Menu Are Coming
It only took the better part of five years, but Microsoft is finally listening to Windows users and restoring desired Taskbar functionality to Windows 11 and addition some customization options to the Start menu too. The Taskbar used to freely allow position changes and other customizations on previous version of Windows, but Windows 11 launched
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Drops Below MSRP and Other Great PC Component Deals
If you’ve followed any coverage of Intel’s Core Ultra 200S “Plus” processors, you’ll be well aware that they’re a significant improvement over the original recipe in most tasks, and especially gaming. The upgraded chips feature raised “uncore” (NGU) and “die to die” (D2D) clock rates that radically raise real-world memory performance, and
Reaper Actual delays its early access launch to May 27 to tighten up vehicles, squads, and servers
At the top of this month, John Smedley announced that his studio’s PvPvE persistent war MMO shooter Reaper Actual would be heading to early access on...
Soulframe Preludes 14.5 Adds the Game’s First Mace, Four-Player Parties, and Finally, Swimming
Soulframe's Preludes 14.5 gives players their first mace and their first real taste of the Temper modifier system the full loot rework will be built...
Dune: Awakening Communinet Signal 16 Recaps Self-Hosted Servers, Server Migrations, and First Look at The Polar Cap
Dune: Awakening's latest community newsletter covers self-hosted server testing, a firm date for world consolidations, and Funcom's first public look at The Polar Cap. Go...
MMO Hype Train: Is it smart or foolish for upcoming MMOs to embrace hardcore attitudes?
With the collapse of the World of Warcraft clone trend that dominated the MMORPG development landscape for so long, we’ve seen a sort of “wild...
The Core Ultra 7 270K was too good, so Intel scrapped the flagship Core Ultra 9 290K Plus — benchmarks of the 290K prototype find slim 2% faster performance in gaming and applications
The Core Ultra 9 290K Plus, which never came out, was only marginally faster than the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, which explains why Intel ultimately chose not to release it. On average across 1080p and 1440p games, it’s only about 2% faster, and in synthetic benchmarks and productivity workloads, it’s less than 4% ahead.