Gaming
Slime Rancher, a fun game for all ages.
Slime Rancher is a great game which both myself and my son have enjoyed playing. Gameplay involves exploring a strange world, farming crops and chickens to feed a variety of cute slimes in order to harvest Plorts. Plorts have a wide variety of uses back home on earth and selling them via the Plort Market…
Which Nintendo Switch model should I choose?
There are multiple Nintendo Switch models most of which have similar capabilities, however some models have subtle differences which may not be immediately evident. When considering a purchase, particularly if you’re considering the Switch Lite or second hand purchase of the regular Nintendo Switch (as the v2 has significant improvements) it’s important to understand these…
What does Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition mean for its games?
In case you’ve missed it, Microsoft is spending $68.7 billion in order to acquire Activision Blizzard, this acquisition will make Microsoft the 3rd largest gaming company by revenue with Sony and Tencent, ahead of it. The studios under these companies’ banners employ almost 10,000 people worldwide and produce titles such as Call of Duty, World…
Firewatch, is it any good?
Firewatch is is an interesting game, the narrative begins quite engaging, and the struggles of Henry the protagonist feel very real. Whilst I found the game a tad narrative-heavy at first (I prefer narrative being combined with significant interaction) it does set the scene quite well. The game offered about 4 and a half hours…
Nvidia CES 2022 highlights: RTX 3090 Ti, RTX 3050, and new displays.
The full Nvidia 2022 CES special address has a few exciting items! This article is intended as a non-exhaustive list of the highlights. Nvidia covered quite a bit from Geforce Now new titles to self-driving cars (Hyperion 8 + Omniverse digital twins – sounds like cool stuff), new laptops, and more honestly keynotes are awesome…
AMD’s CES 2022 Keynote – Ryzen 6000 & 7000, AM5, 5800X3D and more!
AMD announced a good few products in their CES keynote, it’s almost 42 minutes long but there’s some exciting stuff planned for 2022 for both Mobile and desktop users! A huge portion of their keynote presentation was focused on the Ryzen 6000 mobile APU’s so a big chunk of this article is on those but…
How to fix issues with an Xbox Controller on Mortal Kombat 11
Today I decided to try Mortal Kombat 11 on my PC via Game Pass naturally I thought a controller would be a good fit for this kind of game and found something weird. Pressing Y/B/A/X would result in multiple button presses being displayed on the on-screen controller and I couldn’t complete the basic tutorial. Thankfully…
15 days of free games from Epic Games!
The Epic Games client has made a bit of a name for itself lately by offering free games regularly. Some have been absolute gems (Into the Breach, Crying Suns, and Among Us to name a few). At the moment they’re in the process of offering games each day for 15 days. The first arrived yesterday…
Fun with programming puzzles: while True: learn()
As a Web Developer, I was of course curious to try this game when I saw it pop up as an Epic Games free title. The premise of the game is that your cat seemingly understands programming better than you do. You embark on a mission to learn about Machine Learning in order to develop…
Your Xbox Controller can learn a new trick
It might be worth updating your controller’s firmware especially if you use it on your Xbox and another device. The new trick is that you can pair the controller with two different devices. One device must be your Xbox, the other any other compatible Bluetooth host. Then simply double-tap the controller’s pair button to change…
What should I play next? RPGs and Roguelites!
With such a broad selection of PC games even in an individual genre or two, sometimes it’s challenging to find something new and fun to play. I’ve put together a list of games with a brief rundown of each. These are all games that I’ve found to be particularly entertaining. I’ve included played time so…
Before We Leave – building, exploration, and fun!
The Game Before We Leave is a real-time city building game with a twist. The premise of the game is that your civilization is reborn after taking shelter from an impending disaster. You follow in the footsteps of your ancestors, discovering lost technologies and learning a little about your predecessors as you progress. Rapidly you’ll…
How to fix common issues on Xbox Game Pass PC
Xbox Game Pass is some seriously good value. However unfortunately it’s quite common to run into issues. Whilst I was working on a write-up on the state of Xbox Game Pass in Q4 202,1 I ran into multiple issues so the topic changed as I realised an article on how to resolve these issues could…
Halo Infinite Multiplayer Beta
Straight up I must confess that I’ve not played a Halo game since the days of the OG Xbox in good old fashioned 4 player split-screen, screen cheating action. The first things I noticed were “damn that 343 intro looks cool”, and wow the title screen is beautiful. Halos all-too-familiar music also kicks in and…
Rift Breaker, a unique RTS multi-genre fusion
Rift Breaker is a cool fusion of RTS + ARPG. Build bases and slog through enemies whilst exploring and defending them. It provides a minimal but adequate story and tonnes of exploration to keep one quite engaged. Essentially you travel through a multitude of missions on different maps spanning several biomes. Each with its own…
No it’s not likely that New World is bricking GPU’s
Despite the reports, headlines and misguided comments claiming New World is bricking GPU’s this perspective has little basis in fact. The reality is few people (GPU manufacturers and Amazon) can definitively say “yes it is” or “no it isn’t”. Whilst some cards have certainly failed whilst playing New World I think this is a correlation,…