Depending on your connection speed, this could dramatically affect your ability to get any meaningful time with the beta. To make amends, Bethesda has made an adjustment to this Thursday’s beta session – it’ll now go four hours longer than planned. We know some users have been forced to redownload the #Fallout76 B.E.T.A. #ExtendtheBetaOctober 31, 2018Here’s the schedule for all confirmed beta sessions for Fallout 76. Wes managed to get into the beta and he’s written up all the graphics settings

The widely scorned 1990s 16-bit mascot made an unwelcome return last year in the form of Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back, and now the edgy orange meerkat is back. While last year’s instalment was developed by Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams studio Black Forest Games, the 2018 Bubsy will be the work of Choice Provisions – the studio responsible for the Bit.Trip series. The game will also see the return of famed Bubsy universe characters such as Oinker, Terri, Terry and others. The Woolies Strike Bac

In recent weeks the games industry has been having an overdue conversation about working conditions, focusing on the issue of crunch. The culture of crunch doesn’t just affect big-budget studios. And I’m sure they will, because it’s in their best interest to keep that talent and nurture it.” Even self-managed indie developers remain at the mercy of timed commitments: marketing deadlines and game conventions count among these, as do crowded release schedules. Devolver work with indie studios all

With the Fallout 76 beta having officially just begun and the actual release just around the corner, I wanted to share a few of my favorite Fallout case mods and rigs that I’ve come across over the years. A little paint goes a long wayThis next custom rig is a recent one, posted earlier this month by Desireecosplay on Imgur . Pod in the vaultDewayne’s second Fallout case focused on a more or less pristine Fallout look. It’s not trash, it’s artThis custom case is one part Nuka Cola machine, part

The Complete Guide to PC Gaming PC Gamer is going back to the basics with a series of guides, how-tos, and deep dives into PC gaming’s core concepts that we’re calling The Complete Guide to PC Gaming. VGAThe Video Graphics Array port on your PC is used to output video to a monitor display. (Pre-VGA video connectors also existed, but hopefully none of you still have an old EGA/CGA port on a PC you currently use.) You can find an HDMI port on a huge variety of devices, from PCs and laptops, to tel

Update: We’re in the beta and playing, though some players are apparently still re-downloading Fallout 76 after the launcher encountered problems earlier today. We are actively investigating an issue causing PC players to redownload the #Fallout76 B.E.T.A. Thank you for your continued patience while we work to resolve this issue.October 30, 2018Original story: I’ve been sitting here today watching the Bethesda launcher’s Fallout 76 beta timer run down, knowing it would expire two hours early and

Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues, the Ultima-inspired MMO developed by Richard Garriott’s Portalarium, has gone fully free-to-play. The change comes just seven months after the game entered full release, and four years since it first became available as an Early Access game on Steam. This means that you no longer need to make a purchase to have the Shroud of the Avatar experience!” He also said that Shroud of the Avatar had “many thousands” of monthly active users, and was “within shooting

At the start of every month in the PC Gamer Club, we send out codes for a different game. Later this week, we’ll begin sending out next month’s game, so if you want to grab Deadlight, now’s a good time to join the PC Gamer Club. When you join the PC Gamer Club, you get access to a whole range of other neat benefits. These include access to our exclusive members’ Discord server, where you can regularly interact with the friendly PC Gamer staff. Our game keys come courtesy of Fanatical.com, a reta

That’s what makes this medium the most effective form of escapism, particularly in the following PC games. It’s a diverse, vibrant setting that feels truly alien, and the hand-crafted nature of the world means exploration is genuinely rewarding. It captures the desolation and loneliness of a post-nuclear world better than most games, including the cluttered, distraction-filled Fallout series. Skyrim is still one of the most enjoyable virtual worlds to just exist in for a while. The game is linea

That brings us to today’s EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 Black review, a card priced at Nvidia’s base $499 and sporting reference clocks. EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 Black overclockingMy focus with the EVGA RTX 2070 Black will be gaming performance and overclocking. EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 Black: a better option than the Founders EditionIn my initial review of the RTX 2070 Founders Edition, the $599 asking price was clearly off-putting. If you’re ready to take the plunge on an RTX 2070, the EVGA GeForce RTX 2070

Several former AMD employees who were involved with the company’s graphics division are now helping Intel launch its first discrete GPU, currently scheduled for 2020. McPhee is the latest hire to Intel’s graphics team. According to a recent Twitter update, which was first spotted by OC3D, McPhee accepted a role at Intel as its director of product marketing for discrete graphics. McPhee lists a marketing video called “The Fixer” under his belt during his time at AMD. Beyond the hires, we don’t kn

Butts are big in Fortnite (and James likes them, he cannot lie) but it’s not the only game to see glory in the glutes. Scum, the survival game that’s getting a heart attack mechanic to deal with a guy who just won’t stop stuffing his face, will also soon embrace the power of the posterior. No ifs, ands, or butts – The Wild Hunter is baring it all this Friday. 🍑 pic.twitter.com/gYWTLrfiTVOctober 30, 2018Developer Gamepires didn’t expand on exactly what’s in store in this Wild Hunter update or how

Even more frustrating for early adopters, the complaints seem mostly centered on the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, which is the most expensive RTX card of the bunch. There are multiple threads related to GeForce RTX 2080 Ti issues on Nvidia’s own forums and Reddit. Digital Threads wrangled a bunch of them, noting that users have been complaining about dead and dying cards for weeks, and that several threads have more than 100 comments detailing different issues. The 2080 Ti retail availability was alread

It was starting to seem like a *wink-wink-nudge-nudge* when Nvidia announced the pricing for its GeForce RTX series graphics cards, and in particular the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, which was supposed to start at $999. Well, EVGA has bucked the trend with its GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Black Edition. The Black Edition SKU (11G-P4-2281-KR) is listed on EVGA’s website for $999.99, making it the most ‘affordable’ GeForce RTX 2080 Ti available. It’s just not as much as every other GeForce RTX 2080 Ti card out the

Electronic Arts chief technology officer Ken Moss has shared some interesting, far-looking insights into Project Atlas, an integrated “engine + services game development platform” that he described in a lengthy Medium post as ” a vision for a cloud-native gaming future.” As an industry, we’ve made remarkable technological advancements in AI, cloud, distributed computing, social features, and engines,” writes Moss. Technological disruptors — when brought together in a complementary way — will res

Steam, GOG, and the Humble Store all kicked off their Halloween sales yesterday, and they all have really good deals on really good games. But if you’re in the mood for something a little off the beaten path, you might also want to take a minute or two to check out the “Halloween Sale Picks” over at Itch.io. Itch.io leans more toward fringier, “super-indie” games than the other platforms, so there’s not a lot to see in the way of big-budget stuff. But there’s still plenty of goodness to be had,

The original GTX 1050 was equipped with only 2GB of VRAM, limiting it to basic esports titles and other games with minimal hardware requirements. The 3GB EVGA GTX 1050 has a base clock of 1392MHz, and a boost of 1518MHz. It has the same number of CUDA cores as the 1050 TI, but only with a 96-bit bus (the 1050 Ti has a 128-bit bus). EVGA GTX 1050 3GB | $109.99 (~$30 off)This lower-end card from EVGA has a base clock of 1392MHz, with a boost of 1518MHz. Performance is slightly below or equal to a

Tricks definitely lead the way in the GTA Online’s Halloween event, and by “tricks” I mean even more murder than usual. After three minutes, the Hunted get shotguns of their own to turn the tables on the Slasher. After three minutes, the Hunted get shotguns of their own to turn the tables on the Slasher. – A team of three Runners just trying to make it home, and a team of Hunters out for blood. Beast vs Slasher – The Beast is back, and this time it’s got company.

As a PC player who owns a PlayStation 4, the release of Red Dead Redemption 2 puts me in a very light bind. Personally, I would consider a snapshot of a place I haven’t seen in Red Dead Redemption 2 a spoiler. Your mileage on spoilers might vary, but if you’re waiting for a PC version, it’s going to be a goddamned minefield until Rockstar releases one—assuming it does. With Red Dead, I can’t help feeling like Rockstar will be better prepared for online from the start this time. Back to that fami