(A studio rep clarified that Rime does not support VR, but “something in the backend sometimes triggers VR headset interfaces to load when the game boots up,” which is what the patch will address.) Rime should update to the Denuvo-free build automatically, but Grey Box recommended double-checking, just to be sure. “Baldman,” who claimed credit for the crack, said that Rime makes 300,000 calls to “triggers” during its initial launch and loading of saves. But Bradley did acknowledge that the prese

But what about Threadripper and socket TR4 (aka SP3)? Check this out:AMD socket TR4 on Asus Zenith Extreme. I scaled the images so that the DIMM slots are the same size (give or take), and AMD’s socket TR4 is clearly the new Goliath of CPU sockets. Note that AMD’s socket SP3 for Epyc supports 8-channel memory and 128 PCIe lanes, so half of the Threadripper TR4 socket is sort of unnecessary (unless AMD plans a future 32-core Threadripper? And while you could likely use the same cooler on socket L

If you’ve been holding out for DRM-free versions of Bethesda’s classic RPGs, then you’ve been waiting for a while, haven’t you? Thankfully it’s now paid off, because Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion are all now available on GOG – without the DRM. Each is the Game of the Year edition, so you’ll get all associated add-ons and DLC (worth it for Oblivion’s horse DLC, surely). The offer ends on June 6, and also includes a bunch of Bethesda games that have been on GOG f

Need for Speed, the long-running racing franchise which aims to sate humankind’s primal desire for going very fast, is getting a new instalment this year. We don’t know much about it yet, but we will this time tomorrow, as the series’ official Twitter account has revealed as much. The image embedded above provides a timeframe for the announcement, with the Tweet linking to the game’s YouTube page. I’m inclined to say that this instalment won’t take place completely at night like its predecessor

Killer Instinct studio Iron Galaxy and publisher Maximum Games have released a new cinematic trailer showcasing their next project, a giant-slaying fantasy action game called Extinction. Playing as one of the world’s last Sentinels, you must defend humanity’s cities from rampaging, 150-tall ogres and the armies that trail in their wake. Extinction will be built around skill-based combat featuring wall-runs and whip-launched vaults that enable “devastating air assaults,” the studio said. “As the

InXile Entertainment’s VR dungeon crawler The Mage’s Tale, a sort of bridging adventure between the events of The Bard’s Tale 3: Thief of Fate and the upcoming Bard’s Tale 4, will be released for the Oculus Rift on June 20. The studio said the game will offer roughly ten hours of first-person dungeoneering action featuring spellcrafting, puzzle-solving, and combat. The Mage’s Tale begins with the kidnapping of your master, Alguin, by the corrupt wizard Gaufroi, and for some reason it falls to yo

A whole range of Bethesda open world classics have finally made it to GOG today. For the full list of games, head over to the Bethesda RPG Promo page on GOG. Fallout 3 Game of the Year Edition, Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition, and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition are all 50 percent off until June 6. Older games in the Fallout and TES series are discounted even further, with a massive 75 percent off. You can grab Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout Tactics, Battlespire, Elder S

To counter the attack in the enthusiast sector, Intel lifted the curtain on its new high-end desktop (HEDT) processors, including several new Core i9 Skylake-X processors. In the short time that has passed, an overclocker has already taken the least expensive Core i9 chip and pushed it all the way to 5.7GHz where it was able to set a new Cinebench record. The chip in question is the Core i9-7900X. While it is the least expensive model in the Core i9 family, it still costs a hefty $999. At stock

Until Threadripper arrives, AMD’s Ryzen 7 processors still sit at the top of the pack. They’re also cheaper now than they were at launch, with all three Ryzen 7 CPUs having quietly received a price cut, or so it seems. A quick glance online shows AMD’s flagship Ryzen 7 1800X processor selling for $460 at Newegg and $456 at Amazon. At launch, the Ryzen 1800X debuted at $499. Finally, the Ryzen 7 1700 is down to $315 on Newegg and $300 on Amazon, whereas it was selling for $329 at launch.

The company’s 15-inch Aorus X5 v6 packed a GTX 1070 into a 22.9 mm frame, and now it’s updating that line of laptops with the X5 MD, featuring a GTX 1080 in that same slim frame. “The NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 1070 was already fast, then the NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 1080 designed with Max-Q came along to satisfy gamers’ demand for even more performance,” said Aorus’s Patrick Lai, Product Marketing at AORUS. “The X5 MD with GTX 1080 is an absolute beast. Gamers will love it!”Conservative estimates from Giga

He’s played Prey and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, and has some thoughts about the two games’ introductory levels. And it comes not that long after one in the same genre that especially didn’t—Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. So I thought it might be interesting to replay both and compare what works and what doesn’t. The result is I didn’t really follow it and I don’t really care. Prey’s big reveal is that your reality is an artifice and you’re the subject of a test.

Bethesda’s Tamrielic CCG The Elder Scrolls: Legends has been given a major update in the form of a spectator mode and a “recurring competitive tournament mode” called Gauntlet. “Legends’ new Gauntlet mode introduces organized global competitive events, during which players will compete in a series of matches, battling for top spots on a worldwide leaderboard. “Gauntlet events will vary in size, entry cost and prizing, and will challenge players showcase their performance with their favorite deck

If you go out in search of Gigabyte’s GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming OC 11G graphics card, you’ll find a lot of vendors selling it for around $700. In Gaming mode, it has a 1,518MHz base clock and 1,632MHz boost clock. Those get pushed to 1,544MHz (base) and 1,657MHz (boost) in OC mode. Either way, it’s clocked faster than reference, which calls for a 1,481MHz base clock and 1,582MHz boost clock. Gigabyte’s card uses a custom Windforce 3X cooling system featuring three fans with triangle shaped edge

The international Dota 2 LAN season started with an exciting and entertaining stop at Manila, where American favorites Evil Geniuses showed their finesse at the start of an impending competitive season. After the Kiev Majors in late April, which brought team shuffles and gameplay changes, it was unclear who would come out at the top. Newbee has been a consistent force to be reckoned with since before the Kiev Major, and so their second place finish was unsurprising. Their odd rise to power and f

Without fans, League of Legends would be a game long dead and forgotten. Once a transparent company, Riot is building some barriers to protect themselves and (hopefully) build a better game. You can (in theory) play League of Legends without spending a dime, but very few people make it through that gauntlet without dropping some cash. In 2014, the video “I Love League of Legends But I Hate Playing the Game” went viral. They need to focus on maintaining their existing fanbase, and sometimes that

The patch was initially pulled because it was causing perks to disappear, but developer Illfonic said that problem has now been corrected. However, that means that Counselor Perk and Clothing selections, and “Jason grab kill selections,” will have to be assigned again. “You still have everything you had before, it’s just storing your per-character settings in a different spot now,” the studio said. Made dead body stingers less obnoxious: Ignored while being pursued by Jason; 10s cooldown; Will n

Over the past few weeks, we’ve learned quite a lot about DICE and EA’s second bite of the Battlefront cherry. As Sam details in this month’s cover story, that last part is interesting because Star Wars Battlefront 2 features a huge single-player element. Join him as he explores the latest jaunt into the galaxy far, far away to learn if expansive solo play can transform the 2015 original. Issue 293 is on shelves now and available on all your digital devices from Google Play, and the App Store. Yo

Between the tabletop original, MechWarrior and other spin-offs, the BattleTech universe has kept us watching mechs fight for 35 years. Another limb explodes, then a laser blast to the head finishes the mech off. There’s a lot going on in BattleTech’s turn-based, tactical fights, and that means a lot of ways to mess up. There are, however, ways to manage the heat—spending a turn bracing for an attack instead of unleashing laser blast after laser blast, for instance. With all these tactical consid

Updated samples, as well as the retail version, will feature a full-size left shift key. Here’s an updated product shot:Original Story: The Asus Zephyrus is an incredibly thin laptop with a GTX 1080 inside it, measuring only 18mm thick and weighing just under five pounds. The Zephyrus is the first laptop announced under Nvidia’s new Max-Q initiative, which Jarred wrote about in detail here. Maybe there are some strange typists out there who rely on the right Shift key for their capitalization, b

Middle-earth: Shadow of War, which had been slated for release in August, has been pushed back to October 10, developer Monolith Productions announced today. Specific reasons for the delay weren’t provided, but the short version is that Shadow of War “expands gameplay in every dimension” over its predecessor, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, and it’s taking a little longer than expected to get everything right. “As with Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Monolith is committed to delivering the highe