Immortals of Aveum hands-on: If boomer shooters are ’90s, does that make this a Gen-X shooter? Confusing genre shorthand aside, the spirit of the 2008 singleplayer shooter is alive in this wizard FPS. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Immortals of Aveum feels old-fashioned, but not in the way “boomer shooters” feel old-fashioned. Those games revere the speed and simplicity of ’90s shooters, whose plots are usually some variation of “moon’s haunted,” whereas Immortals brings a distinct Xbox 360 vibe....

Intel could match TSMC for chip transistor density later this year Intel might even be beating TSMC by 2024. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Intel’s struggles with its chip production technology are well documented. Its 10nm node was at least five years late and has since been rejigged and rebranded “Intel 7”. But according toWikichip Fuse, Intel might be back right at the cutting edge later this year with its upcoming Intel 4 node....

Konami is officially doing the most boring thing possible with the MGS3 remake’s voice acting Metal Gear Solid Delta will use the original game’s voice track with no alterations. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Tommy Williams, Konami’s head of communications for the Americas, has confirmed toThe Vergethat the Metal Gear Solid 3 remake will reuse the original game’s voice lines without any changes whatsoever....

Play a city builder above ground and Dungeon Keeper below simultaneously in this brilliantly creative game Just when you think you’ve got SteamWorld Build figured out, it unfolds another new layer to manage. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Like an onion, or a baklava, SteamWorld Build has layers. What at first seems like a pretty straightforward city builder just keeps expanding and opening up as you play....

Putin orders creation of annual esports ‘cyberchampionship,’ where CS:GO is banned because of ‘one-sided coverage of political events’ The contest seems to be being handled by ex-Wargaming subsidiary Lesta Games. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Apparently finding some free time on his hands, Russian president Vladimir Putin has ordered the establishment of an annual Russian Online Games “Cyberchampionship”,Kommersantreports. An exec from Russia-based Lesta Games—Gaukhar Aldiyarova—told the outlet that Putin instructed the championship’s establishment duringa recent visitto an exhibition of creative industries at Moscow’s Zotov Centre....

Riot threatens to cancel the entire League of Legends summer season in North America if a deal with players isn’t made The LCS Players Association voted in favor of a walkout, so now Riot is playing hardball. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Riot Games has delayed the start of the League Championship Series summer season by two weeks in order to enable negotiation with the LCS Players Association over recent rule changes....

Stardew Valley’s developer tweeted ‘iridium scythe’ and everyone is losing it Finally the scythe might get promoted to hang out with the cool tools. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Stardew Valley developer Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has a habit of being pretty quiet on social media, so when he does speak up everyone pays attention.Today he tweetedjust two words: “iridium scythe” which is a nod to a tool upgrade apparently long-desired by way more players than I’d anticipated....