MMO dev Raph Koster disambiguates sandboxes, themeparks, simulation, and stagecraft
Veteran MMO developer Raph Koster, who himself is working on a sandbox MMO couched in a metaverse, is back with another dev blog this week...
WoW Factor: When your MMO design is hooked on a feeling
To start this off, I want you to summon up a feeling. I want you think back to the first time you can remember getting...
Labor Day Discount Brings AMD’s Ryzen 7 5800X3D Down to its Lowest Price Ever, $365: Real Deals
Having already covered a price drop on the 5800X3D this week, it’s a surprise to see its price fall even further. But, thanks to a Labor Day sale, you can now pick up AMD’s Ryzen 7 5800X3D on eBay (via seller Antonline) for just $365.
Lord of the Rings Online defends controversial Minstrel changes
This week’s out-of-the-blue announcement that Lord of the Rings Online was testing a massive overhaul to the Minstrel class caused no end of consternation, confusion,...
Sausage-Style GPU Thermal Paste Application Results in Lowset Temps
Igor’s Lab ran tests on a GeForce RTX 3080 with a liquid cooler to test various thermal paste application techniques.
Here’s how to join Fractured Online’s closed beta this weekend with our site key
Fractured Online opens its closed beta to the world today ahead of its planned early access later this fall, and if you’ve been curious about...
PC Market to Decline Steeply in 2022, Will Rebound in 2024: IDC
PC unit shipments heading south and will not rebound to pandemic levels any time soon.
Put on your shocked face: Halo Infinite has canceled local multiplayer
Just how much multiplayer Halo Infinite would include has been the subject of a lot of fuss over the last year. It didn’t even have...
Entry-Level DDR5 Prices Expected To Drop Rapidly This Year
DDR5 prices are expected to duplicate what happened in 2021, and rapidly decline by 2023.
World of Warcraft brings back the glory days of graph paper with its Dragonflight UI revamp
After years of leaning on the modding community to make World of Warcraft’s user interface a better place in which to live, Blizzard’s picking up...