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Artius: Pure Imagination is Sonic the Hedgehog for art students in a post-AI world
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Artius: Pure Imagination is Sonic the Hedgehog for art students in a post-AI world

A thing that kind of got lost somewhere along the way in the Sonic the Hedgehog series is its themes of environmentalism. The games just kind of became about doing Cool Things or kissing human women, all of which I approve to be clear in as earnest a way as I can come across. Thematically, some of the more recent games can be a bit lacking, so it's nice to see a game like Artius: Pure Imagination take a stance on something. That something being, quite simply, making art yourself is good, actua

Expanded AMD HDMI 2.1 support is coming to Linux
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Expanded AMD HDMI 2.1 support is coming to Linux

One area that's lacking on Linux right now is support for later versions of HDMI with AMD GPUs, but it seems expanded features are coming.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

"It meant we got the design right": Resident Evil Requiem's producer on the DLSS5 Grace Ashcroft debacle
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"It meant we got the design right": Resident Evil Requiem's producer on the DLSS5 Grace Ashcroft debacle

Back in March, Nvidia revealed unto the world DLSS5, the next version of its upscaling and frame generation tech. It was ugly as sin, turning Resident Evil Requiem's Grace Ashcroft into, in the words of our own James, yassified Instagram models. The response from developers and onlookers alike was overwhelmingly negative, but of course Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang didn't see it that way (he's still wrong, by the way). Yet amongst the mess is a glass half full outlook from Requiem's producer, Masato

Unlike Destiny 2, Marathon's creative director says you'll "always be able to uncover the mysteries of Tau Ceti's past"
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Unlike Destiny 2, Marathon's creative director says you'll "always be able to uncover the mysteries of Tau Ceti's past"

Once upon a time, Bungie were quite highly regarded for their storytelling finesse in the way that Destiny unfolded across many years. Aside from the general discontent in Bungie's current approach to Destiny's narrative, there's also been quite a big stain upon the series for a while, which is the fact that a huge portion of the story can't even be played any more due to having been vaulted. With Marathon, Bungie seem to want to do things a bit differently. Read more

Crimson Desert's latest patch will help with your post-game buff build boredom through boss fight do-overs and more
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Crimson Desert's latest patch will help with your post-game buff build boredom through boss fight do-overs and more

A slightly strange aspect of Crimson Desert thus far has been that the more you get through it, the more enemies you beat, and the less enemies you actually have to fight. It's been a contentious point for some who want to test out their buff boy end-game builds and only have hot air to slice at. All is not lost, however! As the latest update for the RPG has introduced some handy features that will let you experiment with these builds. Read more