MMO Year in Review: Stop killing games (April 2024)
We’re continuing our tour back through 2024, one month at a time, in MassivelyOP’s MMO Year in Review today. April was marked by renewed industry...
Final Fantasy XIV dev discusses over-streamlined battle content as the Heavensturn New Year’s event returns December 31
If you follow the wider discourse of the Final Fantasy XIV community, you probably have run into some people complaining that battle content in the...
MassivelyOP’s 2024 Golden Yachties: Best worst MMO transmedia synergy
MassivelyOP’s not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our award for the Best worst MMO transmedia synergy. The Golden Yachties series is our run of fauxwards,...
Meta May Upgrade Ray-Ban Smart Glasses With Built-In Displays
Even as Meta unveiled the AR glasses of the future, dubbed Orion, the company isn’t stopping development of its currently available Ray-Ban glasses. According to a report in the Financial Times, the next iteration of the Ray-Ban glasses could potentially include displays and launch as early as next year. It’s a way for Meta to nudge the market
Corepunk’s servers return with a small rollback and temporarily lowered player population caps
Just before the holidays, we kept eyes on Corepunk as it wrestled with infrastructure problems that kept the MMO’s servers dark save for some test...
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D And 9900X3D CPUs Are Expected To Have Top Clock Speeds
One of the key characteristics of Ryzen “X3D” processors, chips with AMD’s 3D V-Cache tech, is that they suffer reduced clock rates compared to the same CPU without. The cut to clock rates was severe in earlier generations, but the Ryzen 7 9800X3D only loses 300 MHz from the Ryzen 7 9700X’s boost clock thanks to a revolutionary design that
Ryzen 9 9950X3D purportedly surfaces with 5.65 GHz boost clocks — leaked specs inlcude 96MB 3D V-Cache on a single CCD and 170W TDP
A CPU-Z screenshot has surfaced, allegedly detailing a 16-core X3D CPU based on Zen 5 which is likely to be the Ryzen 9 9950X3D.
Vague Patch Notes: My favorite five MMO columns of the year edition
So I don’t usually do these for a couple reasons. For starters, they always feel kind of like self-promotion, an activity that I am famously...
Lenovo readies self-charging Bluetooth keyboard with a solar panel, also preparing an AI travel kit for road warriors
Lenovo is expected to launch a self-charging keyboard along with a bunch of AI-backed accessories including a smartwatch, earbuds, a wearable camera, and more.
Ayaneo 3 With Ryzen AI HX 370 Lays Claim To First Modular Gaming Handheld
It’s easier than ever to take PC games with you thanks to devices like the Steam Deck and ROG Ally. Most of the popular handheld gaming machines have a great deal in common, but a new entrant from Ayaneo mixes things up—literally. It features modular controls, allowing you to move control sticks, touchpads, and even individual buttons as you