Steam had a slow start on Monday just like the rest of us

If Steam is struggling to load on your PC or phone, it’s not just you. The store is currently struggling, with multiple issues shown on SteamStat.us. Currently the store and community pages are reflecting a “Very Slow” status, with several regional servers overloaded and Deadlock’s multiplayer API reflecting an Internal Server Error. The Steam API … Read more

One week after going independent in the Xbox bloodbath, South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games is looking for work

Just a week after South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games returned to independence amidst the latest round of sweeping layoffs at Xbox, the studio is looking for work. In a message posted on LinkedIn, Compulsion said it is “expanding opportunities to collaborate with studios across the games and entertainment industry.” “We invite partners to leverage … Read more

Sick of holding F in Palworld? Change these two settings to make crafting and building less obnoxious

If Palworld’s 1.0 launch has brought you back for a fresh round of legally distinct Pokemon—as it’s done for millions of other players—you’re going to be crafting a lot of items. Thousands and thousands of items. Luckily, while the game would normally expect you to hold the F key for the duration of every building … Read more

My Chemical Romance front man Gerard Way pauses concert to talk classic RPGs, admits he hasn’t played Baldur’s Gate 3 yet: ‘The first one was a lot of fun, the closest thing at the time to playing D&D’

There are, somehow, those of us who still haven’t played the hit 2023 RPG Baldur’s Gate 3, and I know that because someone asked My Chemical Romance front man Gerard Way at a recent concert. As spotted by IGN, the question came via a large paper sign made by fan KatanaLuciana, who recorded the interaction … Read more

Fallout: New Vegas director Josh Sawyer reveals his optimal outcome for the Mojave Wasteland

Fallout: New Vegas is a sprawling RPG filled with sketchy factions, greasy NPCs, rubbery morality, and tough decisions, all of which ultimately lead the player to one of four possible outcomes that share one thing in common: They’re not great. Which isn’t to say they’re not satisfying, just that there’s no optimal outcome where everybody’s … Read more

Report suggests the US gov may have ‘urged’ Apple into Intel chipmaking deal to avoid tariffs, at almost the same time it took a $9 billion stake in blue team stock

A report from The Wall Street Journal tells the tale of Tim Cook’s visit to the White House last summer, in which the Apple chief attempted to persuade the administration to abandon plans to impose tariffs on 100% of all semiconductor imports. Apple was eventually granted an exemption to the tariffs, in return for a … Read more

The gaming PC market is a mess right now but this RTX 5070 rig is still at the same reasonable price it’s been at for months

Prime Day came and went, and this morning I almost wept when checking out what gaming PC prices are like right now: it’s far from pretty. But this absolute trooper of an RTX 5070 machine is still hanging in there at an eminently reasonable price of $1,400 at Newegg. It’s been at this price for … Read more

Warframe creative director says Destiny 2’s end is tragic, because even with hard work ‘the business side of this industry always gets the last remark’

Destiny 2 isn’t going anywhere, but it also isn’t… well, going anywhere. The game’s servers will still be running for the foreseeable future, but Bungie has since ceased updates to its flagship shooter to move onto other projects, tragically laying off much of its staff in the aftermath of that decision. It’s a sorry state … Read more