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Activision Blizzard employees skeptical that executive who denied sexism problems can solve them To some employees, the latest accountability update doesn’t show accountability. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Back in July,ActivisionBlizzard executive Fran Townsendtold employeesthat California’s sexism and harassment lawsuit presented a “distorted and untrue” picture of the company, a denial that didn’t go over well: Her comments were part of the reason for an organized employee walkout on July 28....

Our Verdict Please make more games, Original Fire. Show the rest of the genre how ‘sim-meets-arcade’ is done. PC Gamer’s got your backOur experienced team dedicates many hours to every review, to really get to the heart of what matters most to you.Find out more about how we evaluate games and hardware. What is it?An isometric racer with genuine sim chops.Expect to pay$20/£15ReleaseOctober 12DeveloperOriginal Fire GamesPublisherSquare Enix CollectiveReviewed oni7 9700K, RTX 1080 TI, 16GB RAMMultiplayer?...

Darkest Dungeon 2’s launch trailer is here to get you hyped about dying miserably It’s out in Early Access next week. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Darkest Dungeon 2—one part Oregon Trail, one part Hell simulator—hits Early Access on October 26. We knew Darkest Dungeon 2 was almost ready when Red Hook announced the release date last month, but now we can feel it, thanks to the trailer above....

DDR5 RAM could cost 50–60% more than DDR4 at launch According to an MSI blog post, expect to pay big for Alder Lake memory. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. The next major upgrade to our PC’s RAM, DDR5, is expected to land shortly, and according to an MSI blog post, we’re probably going to have to pay over the odds to get it....

Facebook unlocks Oculus Go VR headset for developers, tinkerers, and modders No jailbreak required, and you can probably thank John Carmack for this one. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. The Oculus Go felt like an experiment in standalone VR when it first launched in 2018, a tentative first step towards tether-free VR gaming. It succeeded in proving a point, though: that standalone headsets had potential....

Government downs Notorious REvil hackers' payment portal and data leak blog Hackers getting hacked is a win for the industry. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. This article was updated on 22 October 2021 after new information surfaced.Click hereto jump to the new info. Rampant hacker group REvil—known for using ransomware to extort companies for millions and selling data on the dark web when it doesn’t get its way—has gone silent after finally receiving some penance, it would seem....

Grasshopper Manufacture acquired by NetEase, promises three games over next decade Punk’s not dead, but it has a price. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Grasshopper Manufacture Inc., the Japanese developer best-known for the No More Heroes series and CEO Goichi Suda’s irreverently surreal style, has been acquired from its parent company GungHo Online Entertainment by Chinese technology giant NetEase....