The Humble Store has kicked off its annual winter sale today, so if your funds haven’t been depleted by the holiday period (not to mention all the other sales) you might want to check it out. All the usual suspects are there, but GTA 5 is going for a neat 50 percent off ($37.49). If you’re one of the dozen or so people who don’t yet own that game, that’s a pretty good price. More recent titles like Assassin’s Creed: Origins and Destiny 2 have tempting cuts, with 30 and 35 percent discounts offer

While most of Razer’s booth was centered around its new 120Hz phone, my ears caught something across the booth: Nommo—Razer’s new 2.1 audio system for gamers that promises high-fidelity sonics in-game and with music and movies. The system features two 2-way satellites and a subwoofer that also acts as the main hub. In true Razer fashion though, the Nommo’s include Razer’s Chroma RGB lighting. The lighting is a ring around the base of the satellites and can be controlled on your PC via Razer’s Sy

Vampyr is a narrative-driven RPG about vampires from Life is Strange creator Dontnod. Ahead of Vampyr’s delayed release, Dontnod plans on exploring these and other themes in a video series appropriately titled “Dontnod presents Vampyr.” According to the teaser video released today, the series will consist of four five-minute episodes. The first episode is about Dontnod’s “signature identity” and the reasoning behind Jonathan’s internal conflict and how it manifests in-game. For more Vampyr, have

US President Donald Trump held a joint news conference with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg yesterday at the White House. During the event, as reported by the Washington Post (via Vice), he enthused about the delivery of US F-52 fighter jets to Norway, a deal that he said was actually unfolding ahead of schedule. We have a total of 52, and they’ve delivered a number of them already, a little ahead of schedule,” Trump said. Norway also invests about one-third of its sovereign wealth fund in

Fe is “a personal narrative about our relationship with nature,” according to developer Zoink. More specifically, it’s a beautiful music-powered platformer about cute little low-poly animals, and now it has a release date. Fe will come to PC exclusively via Origin on February 16, 2018. “Fe is a new type of platform adventure where the story is up to you to discover as you play,” Zoink said in an update. So, here’s a small gallery of artwork to help tide you over until its release (head here for

Last week, Àlvaro Nadal, Spain’s minister of energy, tourism and digital agenda, cancelled a €2 million ($US2.4 million) grant—which would have been used to fund the country’s independent game developers—for unspecified reasons. As it turns out, a bigger grant was the main reason for its cancellation: as reported by Polygon , today the Spanish government approved €6.5 million ($US7.8 million) in indie funding. According to El País , the original grant was frozen following changes within the DEV,

Stand Out: VR Battle Royale gives you a new option: you can reach out with your virtual hands and snatch their gun away. And, as this is battle royale, the “gun fight” concluded in the traditional battle royale fashion. The controls aren’t great, it’s definitely not a good looking game at this point, and it provides the most basic of battle royale experiences. But I can see the potential for battle royale in VR. But, if you own a VR headset and want some battle royale action, it’s one of your on

It’s been in closed testing for awhile now, but Outpost Games announced today that it will go into Early Access release on Steam on January 23. We’re happy to announce that SOS is launching in Steam Early Access on Tuesday, January 23! pic.twitter.com/euatNAi16pJanuary 11, 2018It’s not just the ability to communicate that makes SOS different from games like PUBG or Fortnite. The Early Access release of SOS will sell for $30. Update: The post originally indicated that the Early Access release was

Now might not be the best time to buy a wireless router. The Wi-Fi Alliance, a standards body with Broadcom, Intel, Microsoft, Qualcomm, and several other tech titans serving as members, announced its next-generation wireless security protocol, Wi-fi Protected Access 3 (WPA3)The updated standard can’t arrive fast enough. And the other is a stronger 192-bit security suite, which the Wi-Fi Alliance says is aligned with the Commercial National Security Algorithm Suite from the Committee on National

Intel has provided an expanded set of benchmarks that compare the performance of several generations of processors before and after applying Meltdown and Spectre security patches. Specifically, Intel pointed to web applications that involve complex JavaScript operations as having up to a 10 percent performance penalty, based on its initial numbers. The good news for gamers is that Intel doesn’t expect the security updates to do much damage. “Workloads that are graphics-intensive like gaming or c

Based on the responses, however, the BP flub isn’t what players are worried about. BP is given out to users all around the world, so it might not be received right away after clicking on the popup informing you about your BP compensation. Steam recently saw a PUBG-driven explosion in the number of Chinese users, which unfortunately has also led to a massive influx of Chinese cheaters. “Can you sort the hackers out please instead of this BP bullshit, no one gives a shit about BP,” they wrote. “Ye

That said, you can take some of the sting out of upgrading by shopping Newegg’s bundle deals. One of those deals is for a Core i7-8700K processor packaged with MSI’s Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon AC motherboard. Purchased separated, the two would collectively set you back $590, or $570 after cashing in a $20 mail-in-rebate on the motherboard. Newegg’s bundle deal drops the price to $550 upfront, and $530 after factoring in the rebate. The Core i7-8700K is a 6-core/12-thread processor clocked at 3.7GHz

Overwatch League is a colossal undertaking—and brings a lot of new ideas to esports—so despite a few lingering problems, its remarkable that day one went as smoothly as it did. I also overheard people in the shop buying merchandise for someone starting to follow esports now that Overwatch League is live. The near total lack of women in Overwatch League is another point of criticism. Players in Overwatch League will also have to deal with the unique physical and mental stresses of being a part of

Intel and Microsoft assess the performance impact of Meltdown and Spectre updatesNews It’s not a matter of whether your PC will be slowed down, but by how much.

Intel and Microsoft assess the performance impact of Meltdown and Spectre updatesNews It’s not a matter of whether your PC will be slowed down, but by how much.

Intel and Microsoft assess the performance impact of Meltdown and Spectre updatesNews It’s not a matter of whether your PC will be slowed down, but by how much.

Intel and Microsoft assess the performance impact of Meltdown and Spectre updatesNews It’s not a matter of whether your PC will be slowed down, but by how much.

Intel and Microsoft assess the performance impact of Meltdown and Spectre updatesNews It’s not a matter of whether your PC will be slowed down, but by how much.

Intel and Microsoft assess the performance impact of Meltdown and Spectre updatesNews It’s not a matter of whether your PC will be slowed down, but by how much.

Intel and Microsoft assess the performance impact of Meltdown and Spectre updatesNews It’s not a matter of whether your PC will be slowed down, but by how much.