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343 Industries founder leaves company due to family medical issue Bonnie Ross founded the Halo successor studio after Bungie’s split with Microsoft in 2007. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Bonnie Ross, the head of Halo developer 343 Industries,announced her departurefrom the company she founded via Twitter today. “While I had hoped to stay with Halo until we released the Winter Update,” Ross wrote, “I am letting you know I will be leaving 343 and attending to a family medical issue....

A huge nerf to one of Destiny 2’s most powerful exotics got left off today’s patch notes The Loreley Splendor Helm is splendid no longer. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Titan mains, it might be time to hang up your favourite hat. Following ahotfixthat rolled out to Destiny 2 earlier today, players begannoticingthat the Loreley Splendor Helm was no longer functioning as it had pre-patch....

A new ‘browser-in-the-browser’ attack threatens Steam users A sophisticated phishing technique is aimed at competitive gamers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Receiving a Steam message from someone trying to scam you out of a Team Fortress 2 hat was a rite of passage for PC gamers in the 2010s, but today’s phishing techniques are much more sophisticated. The latest attack looks like a real opportunity for up-and-coming competitive gamers, secure login form and all....

Anime action game Project Eve is now called Stellar Blade, coming in 2023 Killer robot beasts, swords, and cool rail gun arms. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. The hack ‘n slash action fighter Project Eve, first unveiled back in 2019, has a new name and a release year. It’s now called Stellar Blade and will be a PS5 console exclusive (read: it’ll probably come to PC, too)....

Average graphics card prices have halved since the start of 2022 The data points over the last couple of years are fascinating, but I doubt we’ll ever see average pricing at 2019 levels again. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. The average price of a graphics card has effectively halved since the start of the year. That’s the findings from a3DCenterpiece digging into historical data cribbed fromJon Peddie Research(paywall), and it highlights the massive change in GPU sales over the cryptomining/pandemic years, but also why Nvidia has found itself in such a serious predicament today....

Babylon’s Fall to close after less than a year live Babylon’s fallen and it can’t get up. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. 194 days. That’s how long Platinum Games' fast-forgotten live service game Babylon’s Fall has been online. Now, a mere six months after release, the developerhas announcedthe multiplayer action RPG will be closing its doors in early 2023....

Begin and end office rivalries with Checkbox Olympics So, Brian from accounts, we meet again. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. It’s nice to be reminded that videogames aren’t all about the latest shiny AAA snoozefest, but can slot into our lives in fleeting and funny ways. Such isCheckbox Olympics, a browser game that was probably built for a laugh but turns out as a weirdly perfect fit for passing around your colleagues....