The radiance of a thousand suns: Overclockers set a new world record of 9.1 GHz with a P-core only 14900K

Echoing George Mallory’s apparent response of “Because it’s there” when asked why he wanted to climb Everest, super-serious overclockers need no reason for pushing hardware into uncharted territory. Armed with years of experience and no small amount of liquid helium, one team of tweakers has pushed what Intel CPUs can reach just that little bit … Read more

Borderlands has been too hot, too cold, and will now be just right, says Randy Pitchford: ‘We can see those times we’ve gone too far’

Turns out, videogame development is a lot like porridge, and it can take a bit of fiddling to get things right. And if you think that doesn’t make sense, you might not be Randy Pitchford, who said something similar in a Future Games interview with the Gearbox boss himself. Borderlands 4 creator: “This is the … Read more

‘No more James Sunderland’: After a successful Silent Hill 2 remake, Bloober Team is ready to move on and ‘treat ourselves’

It seems like only yesterday that Konami announced Bloober Team would be developing the Silent Hill 2 remake, a decision that, while at first questioned by horror fans, soon seemed like the right call once players actually got their hands on the remake. But Bloober Team couldn’t just bask in the success of the Silent … Read more

Elden Ring: Nightreign is getting a new ‘high difficulty mode’ in September, including an ‘endless battle for those seeking even greater thrills’

Back in 2024, as the soulslike difficulty discourse once again reared its silly head, Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki said FromSoft “could just crank the difficulty down,” but warned that doing so “would break the game itself.” That doesn’t seem to be a concern going the other direction, though, as Bandai Namco says a new … Read more

Space Marine 2 unveils a roadmap for its second year of updates including a new playable class, bosses, weapons, and more

Space Marine 2 – Year 2 Trailer – YouTube Watch On Good news for fans of Space Marine 2’s multiplayer modes, which Saber Interactive has committed to supporting for a whole ‘nother year. As the developer announced, patch 10, on the first anniversary of Space Marine 2’s release, will be the beginning of a second … Read more

In a major win for playing Battlefield 6 however the heck you want, EA just confirmed Portal servers are actually persistent: ‘It’s always listed in the browser for easy access’

The Battlefield 6 server browser had my curiosity, but now it has my attention: Battlefield Studios just confirmed that servers spun up in its “Portal browser” can be made persistent. Theoretically, that means the Portal browser will behave like a classic FPS browser, allowing someone to host a “24/7 CAIRO ONLY” server that won’t disappear … Read more

Fed up with ‘living in fear’ of mass layoffs, Diablo developers take action against Microsoft: ‘We are ready to begin fighting for real change’

The Diablo team is the next in line to unionize at Blizzard. Over 450 developers across multiple disciplines have voted to form a union under the Communications Workers of America (CWA), and they’re now the fourth major Blizzard team to do so. Game developers, artists, designers, engineers, and support staff all “voted strongly in favor … Read more