#pcgamer — Public Fediverse posts
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PC Gamer just posted:
Grand Theft Auto 6's controversial refuelling action reportedly takes about 10 seconds to perform, which Rockstar's co-studio head says is 'pretty fast for a fill-up'
"You can't complain about that".
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September's schedule of new games, events, and updates refuses to let 2026 go down in history as a slow year for new releases
Well, the honor truly belongs to fall in general, but let's take this one month at a time.
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/pc-game-release-dates-september-2026/
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As Wardogs blows past 200k Steam concurrents, its developers are prepared for the day 'hype dies down'
"Doesn't make it a bad game, or even a problem."
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Celebrate Labor Day by playing Civilization 7 for free
There's actually no connection to Labor Day that I can see, but Civ 7 is free to play until September 10, and it's on sale too.
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/celebrate-labor-day-by-playing-civilization-7-for-free/
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'Grand Theft Auto is a videogame franchise built around criminal activity': Miami-Dade County Sheriff comes out hard against a proposed GTA 6 collab with Rockstar
It actually sounds like a really good idea, but of course the cops are against it.
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After a massive 2021 office expansion, Bungie is now trying to sublease its 211,000 square foot headquarters
Bungie says it "will continue to maintain a physical office presence in Bellevue."
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The White House launches online 'arcade' with its own takes on Tetris and other popular games, and it's as rotten as you'd expect
The arcade currently includes games based on Tetris, Flappy Bird, and Snake, and of course a healthy dose of racism and pro-Trump propaganda.
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Me: You can now run DLSS 5 on AMD GPUs. My RX 9070 XT: Please stop, it hurts us
A new app allows you to inject DLSS Neural Rendering deep into games even if you're running an AMD card. You probably won't want to, though.
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The Blood of Dawnwalker endings and how to get each one
Decide the fate of Vale Sangora and free Coen's family.
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-endings/
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I have filled GTA 5 with realistic Los Angeles snow
Chestnuts roasting on an open car-fire.
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/grand-theft-auto/i-have-filled-gta-5-with-realistic-los-angeles-snow/
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PC Gamer just posted:
A popular streamer turned down a 6-figure deal to play Arc Raiders because 'the game frustrated me so much'
Seven-figures? Now we're talking.
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D&D is getting a Netflix series about Strahd, involving the director of The Prisoner of Azkaban, and I honestly think this could work great
I've been hankering after a Curse of Strahd adaptation for a long time.
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Silent Hill: Townfall is the most Scottish game I've ever played and the most effective horror game I've seen in ages: 'It made sense for us to dig deep into our upbringings, into our past, and try a
And not just because of the foul weather.
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'That criticism is justified': Gamescom apologizes for its callous response to developer hardware thefts
Gamescom said it is "committed to jointly reviewing and further improving security," but doesn't mention any compensation for affected exhibitors.
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In a sea of failed live service games, I'm shocked to see someone trying to make a MOBA
Project Zeta is trying to crack a near-impenetrable market.
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Age Twisters is a simple yet charming spin on the co-op adventure that aims to feel like watching a Pixar movie
The puzzles won't stump you, but Piccolo Studios says they're not supposed to.
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DLSS 5 is called 'DLSS Neural Rendering' in the NBA 2K27 graphics options, and I think I smell a rebrand of Nvidia's controversial graphics tech
It's all in a name. Well, some of it, anyway.
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PC Gamer just posted:
Arc Raiders' executive producer admits its developers 'couldn't keep pace with the players' and their need for content, but promises Frozen Trail as the answer
"What we want to do is spend more time building quality stuff."
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PC Gamer just posted:
Xgimi Titan Noir Max review
A whole lot of money for a whole lot of lumens.
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-monitors/xgimi-titan-noir-max-review/
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Nvidia puts its money where its mouth is on open weight AI, moving to buy Hugging Face for $13 billion
Come on guys, fling a few mil my way?
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I've found DLSS 5 can slash frame rates by up to 73% on an RTX 5080 gaming PC in NBA 2K27, and I'm wondering what kind of mega-rig would justify the performance hit
At what cost AI-enhanced graphics? Frames, it seems.
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Microsoft announces cap on Xbox Cloud Gaming hours for Game Pass subscribers, admits most aren't using it much anyway
Gotta find revenue wherever you can, I guess.
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Owner of nearly decade-old Dell laptop reportedly wore through the wrist rest and is 'being stabbed by carbon fibers'
Ouch.
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The bizarre spirit of classic Elder Scrolls games is alive and well in little lo-fi RPG A Short Quest
A few hours with a recent playtest has me eager to play the full thing next year.
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Onimusha: Way of the Sword launch times and release date
Your countdown to some quality katana time.
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-launch-time-release-date/
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I installed a mod that adds building interiors to GTA 5, at the low cost of deleting most of the map's exterior
You win some, you lose some.
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Guild Wars 3 is a lot smaller scale than Guild Wars 2 because of the new approach to combat and movement: 'You would probably see about 20 players in a large combat scenario'
Expect more clarity, but no more 100-player boss fights.
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Stalker 2 studio is raffling keychains made from a shot-down Russian helicopter to raise funds for mine removal in the real-world Chornobyl Exclusion Zone
Other prizes include patches, t-shirts, and game keys—GSC Game World hopes to raise at least $100,000 for the effort.
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PC Gamer just posted:
Stalker 2 studio is raffling keychains made from a shot-down Russian helicopter to raise funds for mine removal in the real-world Chornobyl Exclusion Zone
Other prizes include patches, t-shirts, and game keys—GSC Game World hopes to raise at least $100,000 for the effort.
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PC Gamer just posted:
Stalker 2 studio is raffling keychains made from a shot-down Russian helicopter to raise funds for mine removal in the real-world Chornobyl Exclusion Zone
Other prizes include patches, t-shirts, and game keys—GSC Game World hopes to raise at least $100,000 for the effort.
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PC Gamer just posted:
Stalker 2 studio is raffling keychains made from a shot-down Russian helicopter to raise funds for mine removal in the real-world Chornobyl Exclusion Zone
Other prizes include patches, t-shirts, and game keys—GSC Game World hopes to raise at least $100,000 for the effort.
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PC Gamer just posted:
Stalker 2 studio is raffling keychains made from a shot-down Russian helicopter to raise funds for mine removal in the real-world Chornobyl Exclusion Zone
Other prizes include patches, t-shirts, and game keys—GSC Game World hopes to raise at least $100,000 for the effort.
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Crimson Desert's upcoming DLC decides it's The Sims now, I guess
Charting the Unknown somehow adds even more stuff to the game that does everything.
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/crimson-deserts-upcoming-dlc-decides-its-the-sims-now-i-guess/
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PUBG's new spin-off game is 'faster, meaner, and more aggressive' with sword hands and 'a little bit of light cannibalism'
"PUBG is deliberate and thoughtful and tactical. This is not that."
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Guild Wars 3's approach to combat and movement is like nothing I've ever seen in an MMO before: 'One of our big goals when we make a new game in the Guild Wars franchise is to set out and try new thi
Wall running, mantling, aerial attacks, multiplayer combos—it's a lot of new stuff.
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New Final Fantasy 14 site update stabs the final pin into my conspiracy board, leaving me 99.9% sure I know what the new physical ranged job is
The bird is the word.
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Dave Bautista is reaching unprecedented levels of buff for his role as Kratos: '2 more months to get to where I need to be'
Two more months? Bautista was born ready for this role.
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CD Projekt Red isn't 'planning to rely on AI making complete games', and will still be 'predominantly using people' for The Witcher 4 and beyond
"I think everybody has to make those judgments on their own."
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@rob
OK then...
From #Tuta:
https://tuta.com/blog/what-does-google-know-about-me
https://tuta.com/blog/how-to-leave-google-gmail
https://tuta.com/blog/big-tech-privacy-washing
https://tuta.com/blog/google-facebook-free
https://tuta.com/blog/google-gemini-ai-emailFrom #ProtonAG:
https://proton.me/blog/how-to-de-google
From #DIgitalTrends:
https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/google-chrome-incognito-mode-tracking/
https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/google-tracks-your-location-even-with-location-history-turned-off/From #Forbes:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2021/03/20/stop-using-google-chrome-on-apple-iphone-12-pro-max-ipad-and-macbook-pro/?sh=aff525e4d084
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2023/09/07/new-google-chrome-targeted-ad-tracking-heres-how-to-stop-it/?sh=6ec18f2429faFrom #npr:
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/01/1242019127/google-incognito-mode-settlement-search-historyFrom #PCGamer:
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/a-2023-study-concluded-captchas-are-a-tracking-cookie-farm-for-profit-masquerading-as-a-security-service-that-made-us-spend-819-billion-hours-clicking-on-traffic-lights-to-generate-nearly-usd1-trillion-for-google/From #APNews:
https://apnews.com/article/828aefab64d4411bac257a07c1af0ecbFrom #BraveBrowser:
https://brave.com/compare/google-vs-brave-search/#:~:text=Google%20is%20built%20for%20tracking.From #VivaldiBrowser:
https://vivaldi.com/blog/meeting-gabriel-weinberg/
https://vivaldi.com/blog/google-return-to-not-being-evil/From #MacRumors:
https://www.macrumors.com/2022/01/05/google-pays-apple-stay-out-of-search/And this image from #Tuta too.
P.S. IMO, #Tuta's are the best!
#privacy #privacyMatters #DataPrivacy #Google #GoogleMaps #GoogleSearch #GoogleAI #Gmail #GoogleCrap #tracking #DataBreach #DataCollection #dataHarvesting #VivaldiBrowser
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Latest game I'm playing
It's very linear, without much to do so far. Seems to be a sequence of canned responses to many situations.
But after playing the 'novella' game of The Expanse, this seems more like an interactive story than a proper FPS.