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Quote of the day:
You’ve got to find people who love like you do. Anonymous
Jokes of the day:
What’s black and white and read all over? The newspaper.
The glass is neither half-full nor half-empty, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
Top 10 news of the day:
Marvel’s Avengers Support Officially Ends in September, Three Years After Release
No Cap — Support for Marvel’s Avengers will officially end on the 30th September 2023, developer Crystal Dynamics has conf…
Support for Marvel’s Avengers will officially end on the 30th September 2023, developer Crystal Dynamics has confirmed. The live service action game will be just three years old by then, having first launched for PS4 in September 2020. You’ll be able… [1190 chars]
Pet fish commits credit card fraud on owner using a Nintendo Switch
The entire heist started as an experiment to see if fish could complete Pokémon Scarlet and Violet unassisted. To do it, Japanese YouTuber “Mutekimaru Channel” set up…
Too funny: In a freak series of seemingly random events, a Switch owner’s pet fish accessed his eShop account and added funds to it using his credit card. The crime was caught on video during an unsupervised live stream. Hundreds of viewers watched a… [2132 chars]
Factorio will increase in price next week “to account for the level of inflation”
Excellent, substantial management game Factorio will adjust its price for inflation next week, meaning it’s getting more expensive.
New games have become more expensive in recent years, but older games have continued to remain the same price or to get cheaper. Excellent factory construction sim Factorio is bucking that trend. On January 26th it’s going to raise its price from $30… [1337 chars]
RTX 4080 GeForce NOW Tier Isn’t Actually as Fast as a Real RTX 4080 GPU
The GeForce NOW ‘RTX 4080’ tier isn’t actually as fast a real RTX 4080 GPU, according to the first benchmarks. It appears to be using the L40
Yesterday, NVIDIA started rolling out the GeForce NOW RTX 4080 SuperPODs in select locations in the United States (Los Angeles, San Jose, and Dallas) and Central Europe (Frankfurt). However, according to the German website HardwareLuxx, the performan… [3136 chars]
Can Steam Deck handle a range of PC’s most challenging games?
A Plague Tale: Requiem, Gotham Knights, The Witcher 3 Next-Gen and more tested.
Since its launch, Valve’s Steam Deck has delivered plenty of mobile miracles, often able to deliver exceptional visuals and creditable performance — despite the unit’s actual capabilities sitting far below advertised minimum specs. Judged on its own … [11796 chars]
Dead Space Remake Trophies Demand at Least Two Playthroughs for the Platinum
It’s a tough one — The Trophy list for the soon-to-be-released Dead Space remake are live, and let’s just say that it won’…
The Trophy list for the soon-to-be-released Dead Space remake are live, and let’s just say that it won’t be an especially easy Platinum. Without spoiling anything, most Trophies are dished out for completing story chapters and besting specific bosses… [783 chars]
Did You Buy Monster Hunter Rise on PS5, PS4?
Rise up — Out now on PS5 and PS4, Monster Hunter Rise seems to be another banger from Capcom. Many have proclaimed this to…
Out now on PS5 and PS4, Monster Hunter Rise seems to be another banger from Capcom. Many have proclaimed this to be one of the best — if not the best — instalment in the long-running franchise, and now that PlayStation players can finally jump in, we… [948 chars]
The Witcher 3’s next-gen version getting physical release on consoles next week
If you’re one of those sorts that prefers the comforting heft of a box and disc to the intangible nothingness of a digi…
If you’re one of those sorts that prefers the comforting heft of a box and disc to the intangible nothingness of a digital release, CD Projekt has you covered with news that The Witcher 3: Complete Edition is getting a physical release on PS5 and Xbo… [1818 chars]
GTA Trilogy — Definitive Edition is rubbish on the Steam Deck, too
Now that Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy — Definitive Edition is fully compatible with the Steam Deck, we gave it a go — with predictably sad results.
Now that the Rockstar-embarrassing, staccato-titled Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy — Definitive Edition is out on Steam, this terrible trio of remasters has bailed out of Rockstar Store exclusivity and rolled into the speeding bumper of easy Steam Dec… [2486 chars]
Play as a frog knight surviving on dice rolls in this smart, compact roguelike
Die In The Dungeon is a smart, compact roguelike where you play as a frog knight surviving on dice rolls
I’m a big fan of frogs in games. If I see a cute little green lad in a game, then I’m absolutely going to play it. This is how I started playing the free prologue demo for Die In The Dungeon, a turn-based roguelike where you place dice on a grid to s… [2427 chars]
