AMD Delays Ryzen 9000 CPU Launch At The Last Minute
CPU manufacturer AMD has announced it’s delaying the release of its new Zen 5 Ryzen 9000 CPUs after discovering that some of the first chips to come off the assembly line were lacking in quality. Previously scheduled to arrive in late July, the processors will now become available for purchase in August.
“We appreciate the excitement around Ryzen 9000 series processor,” AMD senior VP and GM of computing and graphics Jack Huynh said on Twitter. “During final checks, we found the initial production units that were shipped to our channel partners did not meet our full quality expectations. Out of an abundance of caution and to maintain the highest quality experiences for every Ryzen user, we are working with our channel partners to replace the initial production units with fresh units. As a result, there will be a short delay in retail availability.”
The delay affects four Ryzen 9000 series processors, all of which were initially scheduled for a July 31 …
Star Wars Hunters Warping To Steam Early Access Next Year
After debuting on Nintendo Switch and mobile devices earlier this year, Star Wars Hunters will soon be blasting its way to a new platform. Zynga has announced that the free-to-play arena shooter will be entering the PC arena as a free download on Steam Early Access in 2025. Come from bangladesh online casino
The PC port will feature graphical and performance upgrades, including improved textures, shadows, and rendering quality. The port will also include support for keyboard and mouse along with wireless controllers, and keybinding will be available on all control schemes for custom layouts.
The PC version of Star Wars Hunters marks the first Zynga-published game on the PC, after the Nintendo Switch version of the game was the company’s first-ever console game earlier this year. The Switch and mobile versions have seen multiple seasonal updates since the game’s launch, with t…
CoD- Black Ops 6 Will Continue Anti-Toxicity Efforts, Toxicity Down In MW3
Call of Duty introduced tools for Modern Warfare 3 to crack down on hate speech, and now Activision has shared the results from implementing these in-game systems. It also announced a commitment to improve the anti-toxicity efforts for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
The current in-game text and voice-moderation systems for Call of Duty automatically detect toxic speech and take action. Players can expect these systems to be active when Black Ops 6 releases later this month, which includes the global availability (excluding Asia) of Call of Duty’s AI-powered voice moderation system in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. For the launch of Black Ops 6, the systems will expand to also include voice moderation support to French and German.
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Cat Quest 3 Is Out August 8, Demo Coming Today
While cats aren’t known as water lovers, that’s not stopping Cat Quest 3 from taking on the high seas. Developer The Gentlebros announced today at the Nintendo Indie World Showcase that the third entry in the action-RPG series will launch August 8–International Cats Day.
In addition, Cat Quest 3 is getting a free demo later today on Nintendo Switch. It should give players a taste of what sailing in the Purribean is like for the game. The small slice of the full game will focus on the opening areas of the experience and first encounters with some of the characters. But be on the lookout for Pi-rats, who also occupy the seas in the sequel. The Gentlebros also revealed that preorders will go live today, too.
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Halo Devs Pitched A "Really Dark" Halo Game, And Many More That Never Got Made
A former Halo developer has commented on the many ideas for new Halo games that were pitched to higher-ups, including one concept that was “really dark.”
Kevin Schmitt, who worked at 343 Industries for 12 years, replied to a thread on social media about ideas for Halo games that never got made. Schmitt said the team pitched as many as 30 games that he believed would have “totally worked in the Halo universe.”
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GTA 5 Player Becomes First To Beat The Game Without Taking Any Damage
For the first time ever officially recorded, a player beat Grand Theft Auto V without taking any hits or damage. The feat was accomplished by UnNameD, who posted the full run on YouTube with a comment saying it took 48 attempts to finally complete the game with no hits. And if you’ve played GTA 5, you know the game isn’t exactly short.
To make sure absolutely no damage was taken during the run, UnNameD used a mod that gives the player just 1HP, ensuring any hit would be a one-hit KO. Trevor’s special “Red Mist” ability was also disabled, and UnNameD additionally didn’t use body armor for the full run.
The run is impressive for a game like Grand Theft Auto 5, where shootouts are often chaotic and a single stray bullet has the potential to end a promising run. Besides shootouts, players aiming for a no-hit run on GTA also have to be careful drivers, with even low-impact car crashes having the potential to deal damage. A few players in the speedrunning community have been a…
Insomniac Pledges $50,000 To Abortion Rights Group, Sony To Match Contribution – Report
Following widespread criticism of PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan’s email last week urging employees to “respect differences of opinion” around abortion rights before writing at length about his cat’s birthdays, Insomniac Games has reportedly decided to donate $50,000 to the Women’s Reproductive Rights Assistance Project, a pro-choice organization.
According to The Washington Post, Insomniac shared the news in an internal email sent May 13. In it, Insomniac CEO Ted Price also confirmed that parent company Sony has agreed to match the studio’s donation, a marked departure from Ryan’s “middle-of-the-road” stance last week. Furthermore, Sony has also pledged to match all donations made from individual Insomniac employees as long as they make them via the company’s PlayStation Cares program.
The Ratchet and Clank and Marvel’s Spider-Man developer then revealed it is currently working with Sony to “formulate an initiative to provide financial assistance to employees who might ha…
Jurassic World Evolution 2 Announced, Launching in 2021
Jurassic World Evolution 2, a sequel to the park management title, has been revealed at the Summer Games Fest Kickoff Show, by actor (and Jurassic Park alumni no less) Jeff Goldblum. The teaser trailer showed off a new stunning park filled with all sorts of familiar prehistoric life, with a 2021 launch window confirmed at the end.
The pre-rendered trailer doesn’t present much in the way of details regarding how this sequel will build upon the foundations of the first game, but you can probably count on having a whole new set of challenges to tackle as you navigate building and running a dinosaur-filled park of your own. This time around the game is coming to a host of platforms from the get go, with Xbox One, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC all listed at the end.
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Jodie Foster To Star In True Detective Season 4 – Report
Actor Jodie Foster (The Silence of the Lambs) has reportedly been cast to lead Season 4 of True Detective, a batch of episodes subtitled True Detective: Night Country. Deadline was first to report.
Foster, who is also executive producing the series, will reportedly play Detective Liz Danvers. Season 4 of the anthology show will come from writer and director Issa López (Tigers Are Not Afraid) and co-executive producer Barry Jenkins (Moonlight).
Back in 2019, series creator Nic Pizzolatto was developing a storyline for a potential Season 4–though months after the Season 3 finale instead decided to use what he had come up with for another series or film. He then began work on another storyline for True Detective he had discussed with an undisclosed actor. And after that, for a while, True Detective’s future seemed uncertain as years passed with no new updates.
In February 2021, HBO chief content officer Casey Bloys revealed that work ha…
John DiMaggio Returns After All For Hulu's Futurama Revival
Futurama will be returning with its original cast intact, after all. According to Deadline, John DiMaggio–the sole holdout in the recent announcement of the revival–has “closed a deal to reprise his signature voice role.”
“I’m back, baby! So damn grateful for the love and support of fans and colleagues alike during this whole time (especially my wife, Kate), and I cannot wait to get back to work with my Futurama family,” DiMaggio said in a statement obtained by the publication. “#Bendergate is officially over, so put it on the back of a shelf behind Xmas decorations, or maybe in that kitchen drawer with all of the other crap you put in there like old unusable crazy glue, or maybe even put it in a jar you save farts in. Whatever floats your boat, I don’t care, you get the picture. I’m back, baby! Bite my shiny metal ass!”
After the revival was announced in February, and that DiMaggio would not be participating, speculation quickly arose that the acto…