Nvidia is giving away RTX 4060, 4060 Ti, 4080, and 4090 cards this summer
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
In brief: Following the announcement of its RTX 4060 and RTX 4060 Ti desktop cards this week, Nvidia has announced that it will give away hundreds of the mid-range products this summer. Additionally, lucky winners could get their hands on an RTX 4080, RTX 4090, a gaming PC, and more. To celebrate the announcement of
- Published in PC Game News, What's New
Bigger Than Godzilla: Why Are Games Using So Many Gigabytes?
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
If you’re a devoted PC gamer, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that many of today’s titles demand vast amounts of storage space on your drives. Five years ago, 50 GB wouldn’t have been out of the ordinary for a blockbuster game, but now that number appears to have doubled. But is this truly the standard or merely
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Pixels in motion: Lego’s Pac-Man Arcade set comes to life with mechanical crank
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
In brief: Nintendo recently announced online service for Pac-Man 99 will be coming to an end later this year, but Lego isn’t giving up on the iconic arcade game. The Lego Pac-Man Arcade set is a miniature recreation of one of the most recognizable arcade games of all time. The 2,650-piece set (SKU: 10323) includes
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Modders make Doom playable over Teletext
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
Why it matters: The list of low-power devices and programs that run Doom hasn’t stopped growing. It now includes a candy bar, Notepad, John Deere combine harvesters, a McDonald’s self-order kiosk, a Lego piece, a milliwatt neural chip, and more. The latest addition is the decades-old TV graphics transmission platform Teletext. A modder recently unveiled
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Flying high: Tears of the Kingdom sells over 10 million copies worldwide in first three days
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
In brief: Nintendo couldn’t have scripted a better start for its latest Zelda title. The Japanese gaming giant sold more than 10 million copies of Tears of the Kingdom in its first three days on the market, making it the fastest selling Zelda game in history. More than four million copies were sold in the
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XBHD brings the original Xbox into the modern era
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
In brief: Eon Gaming has introduced a new accessory designed to bring Microsoft’s original Xbox console into the modern era. The Eon Gaming XBHD is a plug-and-play replacement A/V adapter for the first-gen Xbox. Microsoft’s first console, if you recall, featured an all-in-one connector and came with an A/V adapter that terminated in yellow, red,
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Don’t expect Sony to release games simultaneously on PS5 and PC anytime soon
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
Bottom line: Anyone hoping Sony might change its strategy of staggering PC ports of PlayStation 5 exclusives like Spider-Man 2 shouldn’t hold their breath. The CEO of PlayStation recently reaffirmed the division’s commitment to keeping its first-party titles console-exclusive for a while after launch. PlayStation boss Jim Ryan recently told Famitsu (translation via IGN) that
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Activision on a cease & desist crusade against the older Call of Duty games’ mod scene
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
In context: Call of Duty is one of the most successful gaming series ever, with hundreds of millions of copies sold for PC and several console generations. Publisher Activision is joyfully milking this popularity by releasing a new game every year, while giving the modding community a chance to “refresh” and keep supporting older titles
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Sony says the PSVR 2 outsold its predecessor during first 6 weeks after launch
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
In brief: Sony has struck back against reports of the PSVR 2 not selling well by revealing that its latest headset outperformed the original during the first six weeks of sale. Some had claimed that a lack of interest could force a price cut on the headset, but that seems unlikely – at least in
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Sony forecasts it will nearly double revenue from PC game ports to $450 million in 2023
Sunday, 13 August 2023
by HAS Admin
Did you know: Believe it or not, Sony’s first PlayStation release to PC was the twin-stick shooter Helldivers way back in 2015. Despite the port obtaining a higher metascore (83) than all three PlayStation versions (PS3: 70, Vita: 80, PS4: 81), it would be another five years before Sony brought another title to the PC
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