The man forever fated to be known as the creator of Deus Ex would like you to know that he did not, in fact, create Deus Ex. Not single-handedly, anyway. In a video marking the 25th (oh my god) anniversary of the first Deus Ex, Warren Spector emerged from his hermitage to wish everyone a very merry what a shame."I'm pleased and proud because, like every developer, I hoped to...

There's one thing that budget-sector and massive-capacity SSDs have in common, and it's the type of memory chips they use. They both commonly sport QLC NAND flash, which is great for price and storage, but not so hot for performance. Micron reckons it has the solution to this in the form of a new flash chip that can adaptively work in SLC, TLC, or QLC mode, giving you the best...

As you make your way around Peak, you'll come across a variety of items that give you no guidance toward what they actually do. Occasionally, you can make an educated guess, but a lot of the time these items leave you questioning how much use they will really be. Should you take up precious bag space carting one around and hoping it comes in handy later? Or is it best...

FromSoftware's Dark Souls games have a unifying theme of great power leading to great corruption and decay—fallen kingdoms, ruined kings, and whatever the hell is going on with the Gaping Dragon. It's fitting, then, that an Elden Ring Nightreign player obtained similar godhood before their own hubristic fall.As spotted (and translated) by Automaton, a player by the name of mintius managed to continually stack damage until they achieved godhood, then...

Ever since Resident Evil 9 Requiem was teased at Summer Game Fest players, myself included, have been huffing copium in hopes that, despite everything we've seen, Capcom will bring Leon Kennedy back for this iconic return to Raccoon City.Koshi Nakanishi, director of Requiem, has stated multiple times that Grace Ashcroft will be the protagonist, as shown in the first trailer, but I'm still not convinced that she'll be the only...

The year's already halfway over, but before that leads to too many scary thoughts about the fleetingness of existence, here's another big Steam sale to distract us. Below, we've picked out Steam Summer Sale games that are hitting all-time low prices, that just released, or that we just like and would recommend at any price.For even more recommendations, we compiled a list of great games that always get Steam sale...

The Sims 4 delves into the fantastical again with its second expansion pack of the year, Enchanted by Nature. It's quite the contrast to the grindset-minded Businesses & Hobbies expansion from March, adding all manner of fairy dust and greenery to continue my cottagecore girlie era in a woodsy, whimsical update.And when you get a good look at it, this expansion looks a little more twisted than its closest thematic...

Rainbow Six Siege X's Renown currency is getting a boost following complaints about slower gains since the Siege X transition. Longtime players noticed the smaller Renown rewards soon after Siege X launched earlier this month, with payouts for lost matches taking a particularly huge hit.The squeeze on Renown, a non-premium currency used to unlock new operators and many skins for free, coincided with Siege going free-to-play and the introduction of...

Riot Games believes that "building the future of esports means investing in a sustainable ecosystem, not just for today, but for the long run," Riot's president of publishing and esports John Needham said today, and that's why the studio has decided to open the door to "betting sponsorship opportunities" for Tier 1 League of Legends and Valorant teams in the US and EMEA."We know sports betting isn’t for everyone, and...

Don't Nod has reportedly laid off an undisclosed number of developers from its Montreal office. The layoffs have not been formally announced but were revealed in posts made by multiple impacted employees on LinkedIn."Today, I was part of the layoff wave at Don't Nod Montréal," principal cinematic artist Mary Pouliot wrote. "Although I was anticipating this dread fatality that is now a habit in the industry, it came to me...