Global Chat: Tarisland’s controls, WoW Classic permadeath, and Dawntrail tips
The Ancient Gaming Noob doesn’t mince words in a recent essay: He found Tarisland pretty annoying right from the start. One key complaint? The movement...
Indie MMO Spotlight: So Many Updates!
This week, Ravendawn teases its next update, Fractured Online announces a release date, and Coreborn has a lackluster launch. Go to Source Author: Mitch Gassner
Lord of the Rings Online hosts a stress test for its new Ringwraith event server
With a pair of fresh Lord of the Rings Online legendary servers coming in July, time and testing is paramount to making sure that the...
FreeDOS open-source text-based OS turns 30, still in active development and primarily used for retro gaming
Jim Hall built FreeDOS as an answer to Windows 3.1 and Windows 95. 30 years later, the command-line operating system is still alive and kicking and getting a renaissance thanks to retro gaming.
AMD Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 Processor Leaked At Retail With Wonderfully Low Pricing
AMD’s first crop of desktop Ryzen 9000 series processors based on its Zen 5 architecture are right around the corning, after having already been formally introduced earlier this month during Computex Taipei. Retail availability is likely just weeks away at this point. While we know what SKUs and specs are on tap, there’s still the question
Akasa Gecko SSD Heatsink Review: A blower cooler for an SSD
Akasa’s Gecko is a blower-style cooler for your PCI-e 5 SSD. Can it handle the heat from our stress tests?
One Shots: Dawntrail, ho!
Memories of a brutal 48-hour downtime for Final Fantasy XIV are fading into distant memory as the playerbase basks on the shores of Dawntrail. And...
Sony cuts 250 jobs at optical media plant — recordable disc production to be phased out, says report
Sony is cutting 250 jobs at its optical media manufacturing plant in northeast Japan, according to local newspaper reports. It explains that cuts are due to the reduced demand for optical media, and the continued rise of streaming services.
SK hynix plans $74.6 billion investment to strengthen its memory chip business — hopes for AI business boost
SK hynix and its parent company wants to invest billions of dollars to focus on AI and semiconductor technologies.
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite example of MMO devs embracing a community meme?
World of Warcraft’s Captain Placeholder. Final Fantasy XIV‘s square grapes. City of Heroes asking you to kill skuls. Lord of the Rings Online putting a...