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Long-running MMO Tera is closing in June After more than a decade of operation, developer Bluehold wants to focus on other things. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. The fantasy action-MMOTerahas been around for a very long time: We first wrote about it in a pre-releaseclass previewall the way back in 2010. It didn’t floor us when wereviewedit in 2012, although there were some real bright spots for players willing to stick with it, and it rolled through multiple expansions and upgrades in the years that followed, generally to apositive response....

Magic: The Gathering prices are going up Wizards of the Coast says the increases are driven by rising production costs, but critics say the real motive is juicing the profits. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Prices on some physical Magic: The Gatherings products will begoing uplater this year, and a lot of players aren’t happy about it. Wizards of the Coast attributed the increase to a sharp rise in production costs, but critics pointed out that the announcement came on the same day the WotC parent company Hasbro reported revenue growth across all segments of the company and an adjusted operating profit of nearly$142 millionin its most recent quarter....

Making frogs happy is a full time job in the delightful Time on Frog Island Explore a colorful island, solve puzzles, unravel mysteries, and trade items with a bunch of lovely frogs. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. The original name of indie sandbox adventureTime on Frog Islandwas Trading Time. And after playing it, I can see why. As a tiny, gruff sea captain, I’ve been shipwrecked on a colorful little island after a storm, and the only way to fix my busted ship is to help out a bunch of giant frogs....

Mark Zuckerberg wants you to give better high fives in the metaverse Mark Zuckerberg says, “In the metaverse, your hands will move as naturally as they do in the physical world.” When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, has announced significant improvements to itsPresence Platform’s Hand Tracking technology on the Quest VR headsets. This will allow better hand tracking, gesture recognition, and overall performance without the need for VR controllers in its metaverse....

Moody turn-based RPG The Iron Oath has just hit Steam Early Access Explore a beautifully drawn dark fantasy world with your merry band of mercenaries. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. It’s been nearly two years sincewe last mentionedthe succulently moody indie RPG The Iron Oath, when it successfully doubled its relatively modest $45,000 Kickstarter goal and released its first reveal trailer....

Nvidia’s fastest next-gen GPU reportedly enters testing phase Late-stage development could be well under way. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. September will mark two years since the initial launch of Nvidia’s RTX 30 series. Though it’s been mere weeks since the launch of the most powerful and likely the last card in the range, theRTX 3090 Ti, enthusiast attention is looking ahead to the future RTX 40 series....

Nvidia’s GPU-powered AI is creating chips with ‘better than human design’ So, it’s using AI accelerated by its GPUs to accelerate its GPU development. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Nvidia has been quick to hop on the artificial intelligence bus一with many of its consumer facing technologies, such asDeep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS)and AI-accelerated denoising exemplifying that. However, it has also found many uses for AI in its silicon development process and, as Nvidia’schief scientist Bill Dallysaid in a GTC conference, even designing new hardware....