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Latest Minecraft update fixes an 11 year-old bug It’s been playing footsie with this one for too long. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Thelatest Minecraft update, which the game for some reason calls snapshots, is mostly routine: Focused on smithing, squishing a few bugs, tweaking a few parameters. Then one of the most popular and widely played games on the planet says it’s finally managed to deal with a bug that was first noticed 11 years ago....

New Blizzard patent details an AI system to make art for its games The system takes inputs from human artists and outputs based on their style. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. We here at PC Gamercan’t stop admiring the balls of Blizzard’s VFX artists, but it turns out that suits elsewhere at the developer have some pretty big kahunas too: And have applied for a patent that will seean AI generate artwork for use in-game, based on a specific style fed to it by Blizzard (spotted by GameRant)....

Phil Spencer apologizes for Redfall’s ‘disappointing’ launch but promises to keep working on it The Xbox boss said Redfall’s poor reception caught Microsoft by surprise. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Redfall is out, and to be blunt, it is not good. It’s a “flat, dull experience,” we said in our44% review(ouch), “that lacks any of Arkane’s usual brilliance.” In an interview withKinda Funny, Xbox boss Phil Spencer said he’s “disappointed” in the state of the game, and apologized to fans for missing the mark so badly....

Our Verdict Redfall’s empty open world, flimsy shooting, and siloed systems make for a flat, dull experience. 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?A vampire hunting multiplayer FPSRelease dateMay 1, 2023Expect to pay$70DeveloperArkane AustinPublisherBethesdaReviewed onRTX 3080 Ti, i9 12900K, 32GB RAMSteam DeckVerifiedLinkOfficial site...

Our Verdict Even amidst the farming sim renaissance, Roots of Pacha cultivates a charming, community-driven vision of the Stone Age that’s endlessly satisfying and always enchanting. 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. I’ve spent decades inheriting dozens of middle-of-nowhere farms with overgrown fields and abandoned sheds in desperate need of rehabilitation....

Saints Row gets major update that overhauls pretty much everything including combat The Saints are receiving a big shine-up. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Saints Row certainly has its fans, enough so that the once-dormant series recently got a full reboot.It didn’t quite live up to expectations, and there was a slight sense that despite being delayed it had still maybe come in a little too hot....

So, you’re telling me that US crypto mining used more power last year than ALL THE COMPUTERS?! The upper limit could actually put it on par with the energy consumed by all the lighting in the United States. Eep. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. This graph seems so unbelievable it makes the thing a little hard to parse. But basically,cryptocurrencymining in the US sucked down more energy that every computer in the entire country....