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The Chinese versions of Blizzard’s games may have been shut down over a big misunderstanding A New York Times report says the bad blood came to a boil over a perceived threat during a licensing negotiation. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. In January, gamers in Chinalost access to Blizzard games, including World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, Diablo 3, and Overwatch, as a result of a falling out betweenActivisionand its Chinese partner, NetEase, a few months earlier....

The Last of Us' PC port is bad, but the bugs are great I’m not saying the shoddy port was worth it, but I’m not NOT saying that, either. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. The PC port of The Last of Us Part 1 is not good. In fact, it’s bad. We’re talking shader-plague bad, random-crashes bad, all-the-Steam-reviews-are-real-angry bad....

Tony Hawk almost put his name on a ‘more technically difficult’ skating sim before Activision called What would gaming be like with no Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. According to Tony Hawk, the billion dollar, 20 game legacy of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater was very close to not happening at all. On arecent podcast, Hawk said that, months before he got the call fromActivisionthat led to the Pro Skater series, another company contacted him with an idea for a “more technically difficult” skating game....

Wordle hint and answer #648: Wednesday, March 29 Today’s Wordle: Help with the #648 puzzle. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Keep yourWordlewin streak growing, and learn how to make the most of your crucial opening guesses with our helpful guides and tips. Get all the help you need with today’s Wordle, too: there’s a clue for the March 29 (648) puzzle just below, and a little past that, you’ll find the answer to today’s game ready and waiting for you....

You can try Nexon’s new tactical shooter for free this week The final beta for the 5v5 shooter Veiled Experts kicks off at midnight tonight. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Veiled Expertsis a 5v5 third-person tactical shooter being developed by Nexon that’s set to come out later this year, but you can try it for free starting tonight (or early in the morning, depending on your time zone situation) in the game’s final beta test, which will be open to all on Steam....

‘NFT For Britain’ idea proves too stupid even for UK government Rishi Sunak ordered the creation of a state-backed NFT last April, not long before a colossal crypto crash. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Remember back in April last year, when the UK government decided it was going to show off the “forward-looking approach” that it was “determined to take toward cryptoassets in the UK” bydirecting the Royal Mint to create a state-backed “NFT For Britain”?...

‘Of course, you can start at the beginning or end of a paradox’: Warframe’s most ambitious new expansion yet aims to please veterans and newcomers alike The Duviri Paradox takes influence from roguelikes and Dark Souls for a strange and fascinating standalone experience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. This article first appeared in PC Gamer magazine issue 381 in March 2023....