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AMD confirms Ryzen CPU refresh with 3D V-Cache early in 2022 Slapping way more cache on existing chips gives an average uplift of 15%. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. AMD hascelebrated five years of its Zen architectureby announcing that there will be a refresh of its existing Zen 3 processors at the start of 2022. This refresh will make use of AMD’s 3D chiplet technology, specifically 3D V-Cache, to bolster the amount of cache on the chips....

AMD’s AM5 platform will support DDR5 and PCIe 5 at launch in 2022 You’ll also be able to bring across your CPU cooler. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. AMD has confirmed its new AM5 platform will support both PCIe 5.0 as well as DDR5 memory, and that it will land on our desktops in 2022. AMD released its firstRyzenprocessor five years ago and is celebrating the fact by getting Robert Hallock and John Taylor to sit down and havea chat about the architecturewhich transformed AMD’s place in the CPU market....

Avowed, Obsidian’s Skyrim-style RPG, will feature two-handed combat and ‘multiple class playstyles’ The first-person open-world fantasy RPG was announced last year. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Our colleagues at Windows Central publishedan articleTuesday with a few bits of fresh information onAvowed, Obsidian’s upcoming first-person fantasy RPG. There aren’t many new details, but we did learn a few things: Author Jez Corden says that Avowed will feature “multiple class playstyles” with two-handed combat that will enable dual wielding, two-handed weapons or a combination of weapons and wizardy, according to sources familiar with the game’s development....

Boomerang X brings gamepad control closer to mouse-aim more than ever The arena shooter is the first commercial game to use the gyro-based Flick Stick. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. This article first appeared inPC Gamer magazineissue 361 in September 2021. Every month we run exclusive features exploring the world of PC gaming—from behind-the-scenes previews, to incredible community stories, to fascinating interviews, and more....

Call of Duty cheaters get an ominous warning from Activision: ‘See you tomorrow’ Activision is hinting at big trouble ahead for people who don’t play by the rules. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Update:Following yesterday’s teaser,Activision has announced Ricochet, a kernel-level anti-cheat tool launching in Call of Duty: Warzone this year. Original story:Activisionhas dropped a cryptic message for cheaters in Call of Duty, hinting strongly thatnew measures to combat themare incoming and warning, with great ominosity, that—“soon you’ll know what we mean....

Destiny 2: Festival of the Lost unlock times I put a spell on you and now you’re… wearing dinosaur armour? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Destiny 2’s Festival of the Lost returns once again but this year, things are a little bit different. There’s some spooky new loot to get your hands on, of course, but you won’t just be blitzing your way through the Haunted Forest as usual....

Explore the haunted fan server of long-dead MMO HitFlesh Seems some games are better off dead. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Whether long-dead or still running, private servers for MMOs are always a little bit cursed. Reverse engineering servers causes all manner of obscure issues, and small communities leave once-bustling cities feeling like ghost towns. But in the case of the (definitely real) cult-classic MMOHitFlesh, one fan-run revival seems to be haunted by more than just poor netcode....