In Real Life: The News From The Intersection Of Games & The Real World
Everything that affects the lives of gamers and things gamers care about is right here. If it’s a brush with the law, new legislation affecting gaming, or just the many cool things happening in gaming culture, IRL’s the place to be.
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Intel’s Making All The Right Moves With Their Alchemist Gaming GPU
Actually rendering games at 4K is for suckers, it seems. Intel has announced in a new interview more details about some of the featureset that will arrive with its inaugural gaming GPUs next year, one of which is following directly in the steps of Nvidia.
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Shang-Chi’s Record Debut Shows A Pandemic Won’t Stop People Showing Up For Marvel
The movie industry is still in an extended period of recovery as the ongoing effects of the covid-19 pandemic make bringing audiences back to theatre seats — and even just getting movies made and out to those theatres in the first place — a challenge. But in spite of that, Shang-Chi and the Legend of…
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God of War Dev Who Helped Design Iconic Axe Passes
With its thick, meaty impact and the satisfying smack of it returning after being thrown, the Leviathan Axe from 2018’s God of War is one of the most memorable weapons in all of gaming. This week, members of Sony’s Santa Monico Studio and gamers everywhere mourn the passing of George Mawle, a gameplay engineer who…
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Ubisoft Appoints Another White French Guy As Head Creative
Ubisoft’s new chief creative officer is Igor Manceau, a 20-year veteran of the company who most recently led development on Riders Republic, the company announced today. Manceau steps into the role over a year after previous CCO, Serge Hascoët, resigned amid allegations of sexual misconduct, and at a time when many employees are calling on…