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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom finally runs silky smooth on PC (www.dsogaming.com)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is finally smooth on PC using Nintendo Switch emulators during both gameplay and cut-scenes.
Microsoft exec says Starfield has 'the fewest bugs any Bethesda game ever shipped with' (www.pcgamer.com)
A bold statement that the head of Xbox Studios will probably hear repeated back to him once or twice.
Deleted my 12 year old, 43334 Karma, reddit account
I feel free !...
Starfield is Going to be “a Modder’s Paradise” – Todd Howard (gamingbolt.com)
Howard says Bethesda Game Studios is looking to keep expanding its support for the modding community with the upcoming space-faring RPG.
CD Projekt Red insists that Cyberpunk 2077's launch wasn't that bad, but 'it became a cool thing not to like it' (www.pcgamer.com)
"We went from hero to zero pretty fast."
Madison on why she quit Linus Tech Tips. (Content Warning: Sexism, Self Harm , Sexual Assault & Harassment) (threadreaderapp.com)
For Reasons relating to LTT on its coverage of PCGaming and PC Hardware I thought it important to share this here....
Here are the official PC system requirements for Cities: Skylines 2 (www.dsogaming.com)
Paradox Interactive has shared the official PC system requirements for its upcoming city builder, Cities: Skylines 2.
Steam Summer Sale 2023 Thread (store.steampowered.com)
Summer sale is live !...
The Problem with Linus Tech Tips: Accuracy, Ethics, & Responsibility (www.youtube.com)
This video is not monetized. This video covers our serious concerns regarding the data accuracy of Linus Media Group, including Linus Tech Tips, ShortCircuit, and TechQuickie, particularly as it relates to rushing content out the door to favor -- by staff's own admission -- quantity over quality. As the company continues to...
Baldur's Gate 3 Megathread
Rather than have multiple threads and review links I Figured Id start a megathread to pin to the top for the release of Baldur's Gate 3...
Logitech Now Goes To A random website in order to add peripherals to a PC
As if it wasn’t bad enough that they want me to use a random internet service to add a keyboard to a usb wifi receiver, they are also stopping Firefox users from accessing it. I clicked out of pure curiosity, as I’m not even remotely interested in involving a corporate internet service in getting my keyboard connected to my...
OC 4000 Users in a week !
Just wanted to say thanks and fuck spez....
How big is Starfield? ‘Irresponsibly large,’ says Bethesda exec (www.polygon.com)
Developing it for PlayStation would assuredly mean a delay, or lots of bugs
Starfield 2022 vs 2023 Video Graphics Comparison shows noticeable downgrades (www.dsogaming.com)
YouTube's 'Cycu1' has shared an early graphics video comparison between the 2022 and 2023 demos of Starfield.
Cities Skylines II Releases To Mostly Negative Reviews About Performance
I Downloaded it myself and have about 5-10fps in the main menu on a RTX3090 64GB , 3950X. Most of the reviews say the same. Colossal Order are suggesting you should play on very low detail. I was a massive fan of the original having played Sim City since 1993 but I cant even get into this. It shouldnt have been released so...
BattleBit Remastered is good fun but anti-cheat for Steam Deck & Linux is concerning (www.gamingonlinux.com)
BattleBit Remastered is the current game climbing the ranks on Steam, made by a tiny team of only 3 people it has regularly seen tens of thousands of players. It works on Steam Deck and desktop Linux but the anti-cheat may turn into a big problem.
Skyrim's latest patch has pissed off players for two reasons: It broke old mods and added new paid ones (www.pcgamer.com)
Safe to say this isn't the most popular update.
I can't believe 35% of Baldur's Gate 3 players already took the evil route (www.pcgamer.com)
Is it just me, or is that a lot of evil players?
Metal Gear Solid 1-3 Steam Pages are up (store.steampowered.com)
Steam is the ultimate destination for playing, discussing, and creating games....
Nearly 40% of Linux gamers on Steam are on Steam Deck (www.gamingonlinux.com)
The latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey is out for June 2023, and it shows just how much the Linux share is now influenced by the Steam Deck.
Denuvo plans to offer independent benchmarks in an attempt to prove its DRM doesn't cause performance problems (www.pcgamer.com)
Steve Huin, chief operating officer of videogames, said, "there is no perceptible impact on gameplay because of the way we do things."
I didn't really get Starfield until Bethesda revealed we could just go around stealing giant space sandwiches (www.pcgamer.com)
Forget charting a thousand alien worlds; I just wanna be a snack pirate.
Baldur's Gate 3: Release Teaser (www.youtube.com)
Few mortals ever glimpse what you are about to see… A never-seen-before look at Baldur’s Gate 3 and the adventure that awaits you in Faerûn....
Reddit claimed to have been hacked by BlackCat, and it has threatened to leak the data (www.neowin.net)
Further to Reddit's recent woes since the announcement of the API pricing change, claims have surfaced that it has suffered a data breach at the hands of BlackCat , with 80GB of zipped data taken.