The recent news of all 36 employees at Humble Games being laid off has sent shockwaves through the gaming industry. Although Humble Games claim it is merely a restructuring, former employees and insiders paint a different picture. The company’s business developer Nicola Kwan delivered the gut-wrenching news to staff, stating that “the company is shutting
CrowdStrike, a prominent cybersecurity company, recently found itself in hot water after a buggy update caused havoc on 8.5 million Windows machines. The post-incident review (PIR) published by CrowdStrike attributed the issue to a bug in their test software that failed to properly validate the content update pushed out to millions of machines. The fallout
Coral Island has recently released its long-awaited 1.1 Update, which is sure to excite fans of the game. This update brings a plethora of new features and improvements that aim to enhance the player experience and provide a more immersive gameplay environment. From new quests to town rank growth, players will find themselves fully immersed
The recent announcement that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will be added to Xbox Game Pass marks a significant milestone for the franchise and for Microsoft. This move comes after Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision, the publisher of the Call of Duty series, showcasing the company’s commitment to expanding its gaming offerings. Implications of the
Abubakar Salim, known for his role as the protagonist Bayek in Assassin’s Creed Origins, dropped a bombshell recently. He disclosed that he incorporated a line from the Game of Thrones prequel show House of the Dragon into his Metroidvania game, Tales of Kenzera: Zau. The curiosity surrounding this revelation has sparked interest among fans, but
In a recent 45th General Shareholders meeting, Capcom made it clear that they have no intention of ending support for physical media. Despite the growing trend of digital media in the gaming industry, the company emphasized that there is still a significant demand for physical games among end users. This decision comes as a relief
The cybersecurity startup Wiz made headlines recently by rejecting a $23 billion acquisition bid from Google’s parent company, Alphabet. This decision is significant as it would have been the largest acquisition in Google’s history. Instead of accepting the offer, Wiz has decided to pursue an initial public offering (IPO), as revealed in an internal memo
Intel has officially acknowledged that the instability issues affecting its high-end 13th and 14th Gen CPUs are due to elevated operating voltage caused by a microcode algorithm. This revelation comes after extensive analysis of returned processors experiencing instability problems. The elevated operating voltage has been identified as the root cause of the instability issues plaguing
Counter-Strike 2 recently received a significant update from Valve that introduced new crates near counter-terrorist spawn on Dust 2. These crates provide players with a new route to access the catwalk area, which has potential gameplay implications for both terrorist and counter-terrorist teams. The addition of the new crates just outside of the CT spawn
Eric Barone, the developer behind the beloved indie game Stardew Valley, has recently reaffirmed his commitment to providing free updates for the game. Despite being nearly a decade old, Barone is still hard at work on the next PC update for Stardew Valley, as well as porting its existing content to console versions. In a