Intel’s first socketed microprocessors came in a dual in-line package (DIP) with 40 connectors. The i486 used a variety of sockets, but the most popular had 237 contacts. AMD’s “Socket A” for the legendary Athlon CPUs had 462 contacts. Modern CPUs need a whole lot more connectivity, which is why Socket AM5 has a whopping 1,718 all-too-fragile
It’s been a long, tiring, meat grindy road for the QA workers at Raven Software. After forming the Game Workers Alliance-CWA union in 2022, engaging...
The gaming community has been in an uproar after storefronts such as Steam started a mass delisting of adult games following pressure by payment processors. Gamers subsequently mobilized to lead a campaign against these delistings, inundating companies such as Mastercard, Visa, and PayPal with phone calls regarding their policies. Now, Mastercard