Author: Garry Smith
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, major esports organiser ESL has announced individuals or organisations “with apparent ties to the Russian government” will be barred from competing in its Pro League events, and that it will be pausing all competitions scheduled to run in the Commonwealth of Independent States region until a later time.”We are all shocked and saddened by the Russian invasion into Ukraine and hope for a swift and peaceful resolution”, the ESL wrote in a statement shared on its website. “After monitoring the situation, we are now putting an initial set of actions in place.”. These…
Bandcamp, the self-styled “online record store and music community”, has been acquired by Epic Games, as part of what the Fortnite and Unreal Engine developer is calling its vision to build out a “creator marketplace ecosystem”.In a statement shared on the Bandcamp blog, co-founder and CEO Ethan Diamond explained the company will continue operating as a standalone marketplace and music community following the acquisition, and that he’ll continue in the role of CEO.Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.
With Lost Ark still riding high in popularity following its long-awaited western release in February, Amazon has announced the first batch of new content heading to the free-to-play MMO later this month – including new end-game raids and a helping of new story quests.”While we launched just a few short weeks ago, fans of Lost Ark know that there is a wealth of content present in the Korean version that has yet to make its way to the western shores of Arkesia,” Amazon explained in its March update announcement post. “We’ll be working closely with Smilegate RPG to infuse content…
From the first honk of the series’ iconic countdown klaxon, there are moments during Gran Turismo 7 when it feels almost like a remake of the 1997 original. In the space of a moment I’m 16 again and stuffing earthshaking turbos into a bright red Mitsubishi GTO, wondering how I’m going to be able to beat my dad around Trial Mountain when he always gets the DualShock and I have to make do with our only other controller – a terrible, translucent blue aftermarket job with no analogue sticks. That’s a kind of magic a video game series can’t buy;…
Twitch chat played Elden Ring and the results were pretty laughable.Streamer Bruce Greene ran a subathon on his channel, streaming for almost 40 hours in one go. Half the funds raised were donated to UNICEF and the Red Cross in support of Ukraine.Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.
Valve has released a fix to address the bug on its Steam Deck which saw the handheld console suffering from the dreaded stick drift. According to Valve UX designer Lawrence Yang this drifting was caused by a software problem, a “deadzone regression from a recent firmware update”. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.
Last November we took a look at Intel’s first 12th generation desktop processors, and today we’re back to finish the job. In that initial piece, we reviewed the Core i9 12900K and Core i5 12600K and came away impressed. As it turns out, a modern 10nm process, a larger L3 cache and a new hybrid architecture with ‘Performance’ and ‘Efficient’ cores adds up to a very capable CPU lineup. However, both the $589 12900K and $289 12600K have cheaper equivalents with fewer E-cores that ought to provide very similar gaming performance – so this time we’re taking a look at…
Godrick the Grafted is an incredibly tough boss in the opening hours of Elden Ring, and the second mandatory boss of the overall story.You can find Godrick the Grafted located near the end of the Stormveil Castle area of Elden Ring, the entrance to which was guarded by the first compulsory boss of FromSoftware’s game: Margit the Fell Omen.Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.
RimWorld, developer Ludeon Studios’ widely acclaimed sci-fi colony sim, has been refused classification in Australia, preventing its release and effectively banning it from sale. It’s a decision that, on the one hand, isn’t particularly surprising given the Australian Classification Board notorious sensitivity around certain issues in games – RimWorld is, after all, a simulation whose incredibly deep systems make drug-fuelled cannibalism an entirely legitimate pastime for colonists – but it’s also a little peculiar, insofar as RimWorld has been available to purchase on PC in Australia for nearly five years.Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to…
Dead Messenger in Destiny 2 is the Season of the Risen Exotic weapon which has arrived alongside The Witch Queen in Year 5.This unique grenade launcher is available even for those who haven’t purchased The Witch Queen expansion – though it takes a fair bit of questing and activity completion to finally unlock.Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.