Computer Games

Karlach voice actor offers a pre-emptive no thanks to Disco Elysium successors that don’t include the original project lead: ‘Miss me with that casting call’

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The post-Disco Elysium world we live in is… complicated. Following the release of one of the biggest and most acclaimed RPGs to come along in years, developer ZA/UM imploded, and left its wake are splinters of the shell, each claiming they’re making a Disco Elysium “spiritual successor” and putting in some real effort to discredit … Read more

Doug Cockle says that playing Geralt again is like ‘slipping into a warm bath’: the voice is ‘part of me now’

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Doug Cockle is your favorite Geralt’s favorite Geralt. He’s been Mr. Rivia’s voice in all three of CD Projekt Red’s Witcher games and some spinoffs, becoming iconic enough through the trilogy that when Netflix’s first live action show was getting ready to air, then star Henry Cavill said he’d accidentally imitated Cockle’s version of Geralt … Read more

2 years into Unity’s long downward spiral, even more employees are being laid off as CEO says it’s still ‘stretched across too many products’

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A year after laying off 25% of its workforce in what it called “a company reset,” engine maker Unity has reportedly put even more people out of work. The layoffs were reported by multiple Unity employees on LinkedIn (via Game Developer) and while the number of people let go is currently unknown, a post on … Read more

The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep review

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As stories go, The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep is one you’ve heard before. Which is for the best, really, because the short story it’s based on is one of The Witcher books‘ more aimless ones and wouldn’t work terribly well if a lighter hand had been taken to adapting it into a 90 minute … Read more

Today I found a potential solution to your black screening RTX 50-series graphics card problems. Though you’re not going to like it

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During all of my initial review testing and overclocking of the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 graphics cards, I had no issues with the black screening problem that we’ve seen cropping up in various forums and Reddit threads. My Founders Edition cards have worked beautifully and not once set fire to the wooden cabin tinderbox … Read more

With great self-awareness WinRAR releases official $150 merch: ‘What better way to support the software you’ve NEVER paid for than by buying a WinRAR bag?’

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WinRAR, the compression and encryption software known for having a paid version that many users deftly dodge, has put out flashy new merch including a messenger bag modelled after its iconic logo. For $150, you can get some of the geekiest (and most fun) merch I’ve seen this year. In an announcement tweet that has … Read more

GOG’s bespoke cut of The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall gets delisted tomorrow, so you’ve got a day to grab it for free as the store works out how ‘to publish and maintain such projects better’ in future

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There’s something about Elder Scrolls games. For years, one of the most popular ways for newbies to get into Morrowind was a mod collection called the Morrowind Graphics and Sound Overhaul (MGSO), which bundled up a bunch of gameplay and graphics mods in an easy installer to give the game a ‘modern’ makeover. Problem was … Read more

Surely not again: Worrying analysis shows Nvidia’s RTX 5090 Founders Edition graphics card may be prone to melting power connectors

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12VHPWR on RTX 5090 is Extremely Concerning – YouTube Watch On Last week I mentioned problems with black screening Nvidia RTX 5080s and 5090s. Now comes much more worrying news of power connector and cable melting problems with the RTX 5090. And not just any RTX 5090, but seemingly a specific and potentially serious problem … Read more