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Former World of Warcraft lead developer hints at something big coming to Classic Is World of Warcraft Classic Plus finally happening? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. World of Warcraft Classicmay soon be getting a major update, and former lead engineer Brian Birmingham hinted—very vaguely—that it could be the World of Warcraft “Classic Plus” that some players have been calling for....

FTX collapse has done lethal damage to an up-and-coming card game Storybook Brawl says there’s “no path forward,” and so it’s closing next week. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Storybook Brawlis a free-to-play fairytale card game designed by former Magic: The Gathering pros that showed real promise when it debuted in 2021. It still needed work—we said in apreviewlater that year that it felt “unfocused,” and was “struggling for a unique identity among the varied mechanics of what is still an unexplored game genre”—but it was in early access, which is exactly when those sorts of issues are supposed to be worked out....

Hideo Kojima laments that Metal Gear Solid 4’s digital battlefield ‘is no longer science fiction’ “A future where parties do not fight, but are represented by drones, proxy soldiers and corporations.” When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Game creator Hideo Kojima is and probably will always be best-known for his creation and stewardship of the Metal Gear series at Konami, which since his departure has been more-or-less on permanent hiatus (don’t mention Survive)....

Honkai: Star Rail unlock times and release date Here’s when Hoyoverse’s next game Honkai: Star Rail unlocks globally on release day. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Update:It looks like Honkai: Star Rail servers are online for a bunch of people. We hopped into the North American servers, but can’t verify the others. The next gacha game from Hoyoverse has nearly left the station: theHonkai: Star Raillaunch time is happening on Tuesday, April 25 and April 26 depending on your time zone....

Memory overclocking being blamed for AMD Ryzen chips burning themselves to death AMD has released a statement asking anyone affected by the issues to contact its customer support. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Update:AMD has confirmed it is investigating reports of damagedRyzenCPUs, and also that it’s working with its partners to ensure BIOS limits are in place to keep voltages within spec....

Metacritic promises stricter moderation to tackle ‘abusive and disrespectful’ user reviews Changes are expected in the coming months following a homophobic review-bombing campaign. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. An optional kiss in Horizon: Forbidden West’s DLC, Burning Shores, has unfortunately inspired a lot of frothing homophobia in Metacritic’s user reviews section. In response, Metacritic owner Fandom says it’s taking steps to counter review-bombing campaigns and instances of “abusive and disrespectful” reviews....

NetEase is not suing Blizzard—The Chinese court system confused one angry man with a corporate behemoth Yesterday’s reports that NetEase was suing Blizzard were erroneous. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Time to put on the hairshirt. Yesterday it was reported by Chinese media thatNetEase was suing its former partner Blizzard, whose games it published for 14 years, for around $43....