Vague Patch Notes: Level scaling in MMOs with the lateral spread and the temporary shrink
Last week I talked about how MMORPGs use level scaling to accomplish actually useful and important goals. In short, there is an issue with making...
AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE Is Coming And These Are The Rumored Specs
We all know that AMD and NVIDIA will continue fleshing out their latest generation graphic card lineups based on RDNA 4 and Blackwell, respectively. Case in point, NVIDIA this week released its GeForce RTX 5060 Ti to the wild, and a non-Ti variant probably isn’t far behind. For AMD, it’s largely assumed that a Radeon RX 9060 XT is next on
GeForce RTX 5090 With An Old School Blower-Style Cooler Breaks Cover
The GeForce RTX 5090 has been rare to spot at retail (leading to things like NVIDIA’s Priority Access Program), which makes the sighting of a version with an old school blower-style cooler design even more of a rarity. If you asked any gamer if they’d like a GPU with a noisier blower-style cooler and no aesthetics, they’d probably say no.
Mortal Online 2 previews the mechanics of its upcoming Tagmaton Invasions
In the time between Mortal Online and Mortal Online 2, something really bad happened. In the game world, we mean. It was called the Tagmaton Irruption,...
Nvidia vows to continue making products for Chinese market
Nvidia CEO reaffirmed the company’s commitment to serving China despite escalating U.S. export restrictions.
Genetic Data Under Threat? Scientists Highlight Alarming DNA Hacking Threat
In a recent study, scientists sounded the alarm on the vulnerability of DNA data, particularly those obtained through next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS), against nefarious hackers. While no known bio-data breach has occurred in the real world yet, the study set out to identify new and emerging hacking methods that can compromise personal
Nintendo Switch 2 Updated US Preorder Date And Final Pricing Revealed
The last few weeks have been more chaotic than Nintendo might have liked after fully taking the wraps off the Switch 2. The company was forced to delay the preorder date and there were doubts it would be able to stick to the price point it initially announced thanks to the fluid situation around tariffs. Gamers can rest easy now, as Nintendo
Latest Nvidia drivers boost synthetics by 6-8% on RTX 50 GPUs — Users still report stability woes
Nvidia’s 576.02 drivers are said to increase (synthetic) performance by up to 8%, but user reports suggest stability issues still persist.
Lost Skies officially enters Steam early access as Bossa teases new content on deck
Worlds Adrift refugees can finally come home today as Bossa Games’ Lost Skies officially enters early access. It’s not an MMORPG as Worlds Adrift was,...
Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders will start April 24 — the system still costs $449.99
Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders will start on April 24 in the United States, and the price isn’t changing from the original $449.99.