"SBMM" - aka skill-based matchmaking was a trending phrase on Twitter this week as the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War beta went live and players resorted to killing…
Category: Technology
Xbox Series X can finally run Assassin’s Creed Unity at 60fps
Some might say it was a game that was simply too ambitious for its intended platform. In 2014, Ubisoft's spectacular Assassin's Creed Unity pushed back technological boundaries in a range…
Dwarf Fortress dwarves with actual graphics are super cute
Dwarf Fortress has for years had ASCII dwarves - little smiley faces fewer pixels than the average emoji. Now Dwarf Fortress is getting actual graphics, well… look at the dwarves…
Xbox Series X has tactile indicators over the ports
Here's a brilliant feature of the Xbox Series X: it has tactile indicators over the ports for the blind and to help with reach-around cabling. Bryce Johnson, inclusive lead at…
Well, it sounds like P.T. is safe for another PlayStation generation
This week, Sony published a support page answering some of the outstanding questions we had about the PlayStation 5 and backwards compatibility. In there is a line I skimmed over…
Demaking in the year of next gen
The videogames industry has always sought to define artistic achievement in terms of new technology. Every next gen console year brings with it the same old talk of bursting through…
The Outer Worlds is finally coming to Steam – here’s when you can play it
There's good news for patient PC fans - sci-fi sim The Outer Worlds is finally coming to Steam on 23rd October, 2020. Originally only available on PC via Steam competitor,…