The organizers of the Game Developers Choice Awards announced today that they have rescinded the Pioneer Award for Atari founder Nolan Bushnell, and announced the award will not be given this year entirely. The decision follows a day of outcry after GDC organizers announced that Bushnell, 74, had been tapped for the GDCA’s lifetime achievement honor. In a statement this morning, GDC said its awards committee “made the decision not to give out a Pioneer Award for this year’s event, following addi

The organizers of the Game Developers Choice Awards announced today that they have rescinded the Pioneer Award for Atari founder Nolan Bushnell, and announced the award will not be given this year entirely. The decision follows a day of outcry after GDC organizers announced that Bushnell, 74, had been tapped for the GDCA’s lifetime achievement honor. In a statement this morning, GDC said its awards committee “made the decision not to give out a Pioneer Award for this year’s event, following addi

Now, the developers behind PUBG are working to eliminate that practice in the name of fairness. PUBG Corp. has done what it can. That means players using ReShade have an unfair advantage. In the past, the game’s creator, Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene, has said that using ReShade is OK and not a bannable offense. Reshade is one of the programs that will be blocked by this measure.”We’ve reached out to PUBG Corp. for comment.

Black Panther’s first appearanceI don’t always recommend starting with a character’s first appearance, and I don’t necessarily recommend that with Black Panther. Some of those characters are still a core part of Black Panther stories today, like Erik Killmonger, who fills the role of central villain in the Black Panther movie (and is played by Michael B. Jordan). Priest’s run made sure that Black Panther was no longer interchangable with any other “jungle” hero or martial arts master: He was the

According to Granier, Arkane built levels that combined the progression philosophy of a single-player game with the mechanics and navigation of a multiplayer game. [But] kings are decapitated; it’s not a monarchy anymore.” On the other side, he adds, were slums surrounding the game world — similar to the way Versailles surrounds Paris. “If [we’d tried] after a game like Dishonored then it would’ve been different for Arkane,” Colantonio says. “Nothing was wasted”After walking away from the game,

On Feb. 2, Fire Emblem Heroes will celebrate its first anniversary. They also revealed a special First Anniversary event. First Anniversary EventTo celebrate the Fire Emblem Heroes anniversary, the developers will dole out 25 days of special maps, rewarding a total of 50 orbs for completion. Legendary IkeFans of Ike from the the Radiant series of Fire Emblem games (as well as Smash Bros.) already have a few versions of him to pick from in Fire Emblem Heroes. A Hero Rises EventStarting on Feb. 1,

Esports fans, personalities and pundits already consider the match to be one of the greatest moments in esports, featuring double-overtime at the end of the best-of-three match. Fans around the world balked at the skin sale’s announcement, but skin collectors — and CS:GO fans in general — envy the details of the skin. “Souvenir” crates are dropped when fans spectate games within Majors, with pre-attached and exclusive “stickers” for the skins. However, this specific skin was “Factory New,” meani

Esports fans, personalities and pundits already consider the match to be one of the greatest moments in esports, featuring double-overtime at the end of the best-of-three match. Fans around the world balked at the skin sale’s announcement, but skin collectors — and CS:GO fans in general — envy the details of the skin. “Souvenir” crates are dropped when fans spectate games within Majors, with pre-attached and exclusive “stickers” for the skins. However, this specific skin was “Factory New,” meani

World of Warcraft players eager to purchase Battle for Azeroth, the game’s seventh expansion, have been hit with a multitude of server issues when logging in. However, now it seems that the World of Warcraft servers themselves have gone down. [#Warcraft] Update: The WOW team continues to work towards alleviating the blank character selection screen and character login issues. — BlizzardCS (@BlizzardCS) January 31, 2018Another tweet, posted shortly after, announced that World of Warcraft would un

World of Warcraft players eager to purchase Battle for Azeroth, the game’s seventh expansion, have been hit with a multitude of server issues when logging in. However, now it seems that the World of Warcraft servers themselves have gone down. [#Warcraft] Update: The WOW team continues to work towards alleviating the blank character selection screen and character login issues. — BlizzardCS (@BlizzardCS) January 31, 2018Another tweet, posted shortly after, announced that World of Warcraft would un

AMD launched its new RX Vega series of GPUs last August, and the two graphics cards in that line (Vega 56 and Vega 64) have essentially been sold out since then. “The graphics channel is very low, and we’re certainly working to replenish that channel environment,” said Dr. Su. (The former RAM type is used in the RX 400 and RX 500 series cards, while the latter is used in the RX Vega line.) “We continue to work through that with our memory partners,” said Dr. Su. AMD’s solution doesn’t touch on s

AMD launched its new RX Vega series of GPUs last August, and the two graphics cards in that line (Vega 56 and Vega 64) have essentially been sold out since then. “The graphics channel is very low, and we’re certainly working to replenish that channel environment,” said Dr. Su. (The former RAM type is used in the RX 400 and RX 500 series cards, while the latter is used in the RX Vega line.) “We continue to work through that with our memory partners,” said Dr. Su. AMD’s solution doesn’t touch on s

The speedrunning community feels more open than ever, and YouTuber Summoning Salt is taking that vibe to the next level. His latest effort is a 20-minute deep dive on Super Mario Bros. infamous level 4.2. Using archival footage and in-depth knowledge of the speedrunning community, Summoning Salt has created a legitimate documentary of the level. It’s a master class in speedrunning a classic Nintendo game, and an excellent entrée into the genre as a whole. If the name Summoning Salt sounds famili

The loot box system in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was close to perfect, and that lofty status was earned through the ability to mostly ignore it. Every so often you would earn a free loot box, and that was nice. When you have to pay, or ignore your lootThe loot box system is now split between a few different types of crates, some of which require the purchase of a $2.50 key to open. The Desperado crate is currently going for around 30 cents. The devaluation of the Desperado crate shown above

The loot box system in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was close to perfect, and that lofty status was earned through the ability to mostly ignore it. Every so often you would earn a free loot box, and that was nice. When you have to pay, or ignore your lootThe loot box system is now split between a few different types of crates, some of which require the purchase of a $2.50 key to open. The Desperado crate is currently going for around 30 cents. The devaluation of the Desperado crate shown above

Monster Hunter: World is all about slicing up monsters and taking their good bits. The most impressive kills, though, may be the ones that players don’t actually plan or execute themselves. Take the “landslide” death, which more than a few hunters have encountered since World’s beta phases back in December. Even a giant monster is no match for a similarly giant waterfall. I’m still not pro-monster killing — as good as Monster Hunter: World is — but I think I’m on board with the absurdity of the

Monster Hunter: World is all about slicing up monsters and taking their good bits. The most impressive kills, though, may be the ones that players don’t actually plan or execute themselves. Take the “landslide” death, which more than a few hunters have encountered since World’s beta phases back in December. Even a giant monster is no match for a similarly giant waterfall. I’m still not pro-monster killing — as good as Monster Hunter: World is — but I think I’m on board with the absurdity of the

Black Panther’s first appearanceI don’t always recommend starting with a character’s first appearance, and I don’t necessarily recommend that with Black Panther. Some of those characters are still a core part of Black Panther stories today, like Erik Killmonger, who fills the role of central villain in the Black Panther movie (and is played by Michael B. Jordan). Priest’s run made sure that Black Panther was no longer interchangable with any other “jungle” hero or martial arts master: He was the

“If the world starts finding out that Microsoft is interested in acquiring them, that stock price is likely to shoot up. But even if Valve were the target, it’s hard to see how this would help Microsoft’s Xbox One roster in the short term. I don’t think of Gabe as a seller, but it’s not crazy. “They just don’t have the depth, and I don’t think there’s much out there that they can buy. I don’t think Phil is in danger of losing his job because of that.

“If the world starts finding out that Microsoft is interested in acquiring them, that stock price is likely to shoot up. But even if Valve were the target, it’s hard to see how this would help Microsoft’s Xbox One roster in the short term. I don’t think of Gabe as a seller, but it’s not crazy. “They just don’t have the depth, and I don’t think there’s much out there that they can buy. I don’t think Phil is in danger of losing his job because of that.