Embers Adrift discusses crafting refinement and role/weapon combinations
Embers Adrift is once again eager to share more talk about talking. The sandbox MMORPG has put out its regular livestream that’s chock-full of discussions...
Intel Core i9 13900K Raptor Lake Beats 12900K Alder Lake By Wide Margin In Single-Threaded Benchmark
As much as we’re excited to see Arc GPUs in the plastic flesh, the throw-down everyone wants to see in the latter part of this year is going to be Zen 4 versus Raptor Lake. AMD’s upcoming processors will be its first generation to use DDR5 memory, but Intel’s next chips will be its second with both the new memory and a hybrid architecture.
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Elden Ring Publisher Bandai Namco Falls Prey To BlackCat Ransomware Attack
We cover both ransomware and Elden Ring fairly regularly here at HotHardware, but it’s a sad day when those two things meet. The ransomware attacks that often receive the most coverage are those that disrupt major supply lines and infrastructure, raising national security concerns. However, ransomware gangs carry out many other ransomware
Conan Exiles deep-dives its planned battlepass monetization system
When Age of Sorcery launches for Conan Exiles players later this year, it will completely upend the game’s monetization model by switching from a DLC-based...
ArcheAge makes it easier to breathe underwater, harder to kick people from dungeons
It’s the sad fact of life that sometimes you’re going to need to punt someone from your dungeon PUG. Maybe you’ve got an aggressive party...
ArcheAge Begins New ArchePass Season, a Treasure Event, Balance Changes, and Kakao Clarifies Alt Policies
A new ArchePass season, an event that could net you pass upgrades, and more are happening in ArcheAge. Kakao Games is clarifying policies on alts,...
SMITE’s midseason update adds Nickelodeon cartoon skins as pros and fans agitate for in-person esports
SMITE players of a certain age might be taken with the MOBA’s midseason update, which has the centerpiece of several Nickelodeon cartoon character skins for...
World of Warcraft’s Dragonflight Alpha Begins Today As Blizzard Pulls Back The Veil On The Dragon Isles
World of Warcraft's anticipated alpha for the next expansion, Dragonflight, has officially begun today. To celebrate, the team has lifted the veil on the Azure...
Intel CEO Warns Ohio Fab Might Move to Europe if Congress Fails to Act
Following delays in the approval of USICA and its $52 billion injection on US semiconductor manufacturing capabilities, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger warns that there’s incentives to be found elsewhere, if need be.
NFT MMO ArcheWorld plans testing of an AlphaPass and opens an ad sharing contest in Asian regions
We’re once again reporting on ArcheWorld, the NFT-filled version of ArcheAge that was first announced in February 2022. The last report we did on this...