With no communication from the company, publishers relying on Facebook traffic are at the mercy of the inscrutable algorithm. Data shows an apparent change at Facebook in May caused website traffic to tank at some news sites.
According to L'Equipe, Luis Enrique will be the next PSG coach. The French media says that the agreement will be made official within the next week. After failed negotiations with Nagelsmann, the Spanish coach has reportedly chosen the Parisian club to replace Christophe Galtier. The French capital club believe they are not too...
U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp will spend $25 billion on a new factory in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, calling it the largest-ever international investment in the country.
You've got to love flatscreen to VR modders. They continue to keep PC VR alive and kicking by working tirelessly to produce epic VR conversions of some of gaming's greats, and it's all seemingly done in their own time for little to no financial reward. Aside from maybe the occasional Patreon subscription that is.
Microsoft and Activision have indicated that they may abandon their proposed $68.7 billion merger if federal courts grant FTC a preliminary injunction.
The head of Xbox says he wants to make "the best Starfield" possible, despite previous comments about how the Bethesda game won't see players selling PS5s.
May we offer you a progress report this fine month? Tears were shed, monarchies were restored, and we’ve seen a fully functional, multi-stage detachable dropship, complete with cruise missile systems and meat grill in a Zelda game. Truly, nature is healing.
Apple claimed the M2 Ultra could double the performance of its previous flagship, the M2 Max. It achieves this feat by combining two M2 Max chips using...
Niantic has announced multiple new features that will affect the way PokeStops work in Pokemon GO. The features are already being tested out in one region of the world and will potentially have a full launch across Pokemon GO soon.
The developers of Alan Wake 2 have recently stated that they aren't concerned about the content-packed month in which the game will release. Remedy Entertainment's developers also spoke about the game's length, Saga Anderson and her partner, and other interesting factoids.
The sleeper hits of Summer Game Fest 2023 (arstechnica.com)
Games about time travel, foam spraying guns, and... space hospitals?
FreeBSD Celebrating Its 30th Anniversary (www.phoronix.com)
This month the FreeBSD project is celebrating its 30th anniversary since this open-source BSD operating system project was established.
Website Owners Say Traffic Is Plunging After Facebook Algorithm Change (gizmodo.com)
With no communication from the company, publishers relying on Facebook traffic are at the mercy of the inscrutable algorithm. Data shows an apparent change at Facebook in May caused website traffic to tank at some news sites.
Activision will operate separately on a post-merger basis, Microsoft says (www.tweaktown.com)
Activision Blizzard King's creative operations 'will remain separate and continue to operate' undisturbed on a post-merger basis, MSFT lawyers say.
Phil Spencer says Halo wasn't at the Xbox showcase because it has "a lot more games now" (www.vg247.com)
Halo Infinite was noticeably missing from the recent Xbox showcase, so Xbox head Phil Spencer clarified why that was.
Bombshell: Luis Enrique to PSG (article in Spanish) (www.marca.com) Spanish
According to L'Equipe, Luis Enrique will be the next PSG coach. The French media says that the agreement will be made official within the next week. After failed negotiations with Nagelsmann, the Spanish coach has reportedly chosen the Parisian club to replace Christophe Galtier. The French capital club believe they are not too...
Intel to invest $25 billion in Israel factory in record deal, Netanyahu says (www.reuters.com)
U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp will spend $25 billion on a new factory in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, calling it the largest-ever international investment in the country.
Skyrim mod gives you a fully voiced ex-Thalmor companion (www.pcgamer.com)
Maybe don't put an arrow in this one immediately.
iFixit Not Impressed with Apple 15-inch MacBook Air Repairability (www.techpowerup.com)
Dicefolk is like a Pokémon roguelike with dice, and it’s got a new demo (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Demo out now ahead of release later in 2023.
This new mod brings full VR to classic zombie survival game 7 Days To Die (www.eurogamer.net)
You've got to love flatscreen to VR modders. They continue to keep PC VR alive and kicking by working tirelessly to produce epic VR conversions of some of gaming's greats, and it's all seemingly done in their own time for little to no financial reward. Aside from maybe the occasional Patreon subscription that is.
Microsoft may abandon Activision merger if federal judge grants FTC request (www.tweaktown.com)
Microsoft and Activision have indicated that they may abandon their proposed $68.7 billion merger if federal courts grant FTC a preliminary injunction.
Mass Effect Legendary Edition gets a cool first-person mod (www.dsogaming.com)
Modder 'Aphar' has released a first-person mod for the first game of the Mass Effect Legendary Edition collection.
Bloodborne-like game releases on the Bloodborne-less PC, modders immediately try to turn it into Bloodborne (www.vg247.com)
The longer Bloodborne goes without a PC port, the more games with hints of Bloodborne will be turned into Bloodborne by modders.
Twitter Runs Ads for Disney, Microsoft, NBA Alongside Neo-Nazi Videos (gizmodo.com)
Ads from household-name brands and nonprofits are appearing beside clips of a film blaming Jews for causing World War II.
Xbox wants “the best Starfield” possible, not an 11 out of 10 game (www.pcgamesn.com)
The head of Xbox says he wants to make "the best Starfield" possible, despite previous comments about how the Bethesda game won't see players selling PS5s.
Star Trek: Infinite Gameplay Trailer Brings Grand Strategy to TNG (www.escapistmagazine.com)
The Star Trek: Infinite gameplay reveal trailer is here to show how grand strategy in the Next Generation (TNG) era looks on PC.
Diablo 4 will reportedly add hardcore-only mechanic that reduces disconnect deaths (www.videogamer.com)
The Diablo 4 developers are working on a hardcore disconnect protection mechanic that will reduce the amount of server-related deaths.
Lies of P already has a million players, and it’s just a demo (www.pcgamesn.com)
Lies of P is proving its popularity as its demo continues to fly high, with over one million downloads and hundreds of thousands of Twitch viewers.
Ryujinx Progress Report May 2023 (blog.ryujinx.org)
May we offer you a progress report this fine month? Tears were shed, monarchies were restored, and we’ve seen a fully functional, multi-stage detachable dropship, complete with cruise missile systems and meat grill in a Zelda game. Truly, nature is healing.
Apple M2 Ultra can double the performance of M2 Max in many tests, proving claims true (www.techspot.com)
Apple claimed the M2 Ultra could double the performance of its previous flagship, the M2 Max. It achieves this feat by combining two M2 Max chips using...
Microsoft and OpenAI are testing ChatGPT technology in Mercedes-Benz cars (www.windowscentral.com)
You can now leverage ChatGPT's technology to control your Mercedes-Benz.
Pokemon GO Launches New PokeStop Feature (gamerant.com)
Niantic has announced multiple new features that will affect the way PokeStops work in Pokemon GO. The features are already being tested out in one region of the world and will potentially have a full launch across Pokemon GO soon.
Alan Wake 2 Devs Aren't Worried About October Competition (gamerant.com)
The developers of Alan Wake 2 have recently stated that they aren't concerned about the content-packed month in which the game will release. Remedy Entertainment's developers also spoke about the game's length, Saga Anderson and her partner, and other interesting factoids.