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Best Echoes of Aincrad graphics settings for no lag and max FPS
Smooth operator. The post Best Echoes of Aincrad graphics settings for no lag and max FPS appeared first on Destructoid.
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Days after announcing mass layoffs, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma tapped to advise the Federal Reserve on jobs
That’s a choice.
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Backyard Baseball’s reboot is promising but barebones for its price, and it’s got card packs for some reason
Let’s call it a foul tip for now. The post Backyard Baseball’s reboot is promising but barebones for its price, and it’s got card packs for some reason appeared first on Destructoid.
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Uwe Boll’s ‘morally bankrupt’ movie Citizen Vigilante gets official game
German director Uwe Boll, long notorious for critically panned video game film adaptations such as BloodRayne and Postal, has announced an official video game based on his own new film, Citizen Vigilante. The release is timed to exploit the controversy surrounding the movie, which stars Armie Hammer as Sanders, a man who takes justice into…
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Rarest PS1 and PS2 games to buy before Sony closes the PlayStation Store
On 7 July, Sony announced it will shut down the PlayStation Store on the PS3 and Vita, with closures beginning in some regions in August and concluding worldwide in July 2027. The article frames this as a closing window in which players can still buy digital editions of classic PlayStation 1 and PlayStation 2 titles…
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Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis shutting down means its Japan only, prequel phone game will remain unplayable
Square Enix has confirmed that Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis, the more faithful, gacha-driven remake of the original game, is ending its service, meaning the title will become completely inaccessible once servers close. The decision fits a wider pattern of Square Enix winding down its mobile output, but it carries particular weight because Ever Crisis…
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RPG Players Are Recreating Female Character Hairstyles IRL And The Results Are Hilarious
The article reports on a light-hearted trend in which role-playing game fans try to recreate the often extravagant hairstyles of female in-game characters in real life, with deliberately comic results. It matters mainly as an example of gaming culture spilling into everyday life, showing how players engage with character design not just through cosplay or…
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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Is Advising the Federal Reserve on the Economic Impact of AI as Part of a ‘Productivity and Jobs’ Taskforce
The US Federal Reserve has appointed Xbox chief executive Asha Sharma to a newly formed “Productivity and Jobs” taskforce charged with assessing the economic impact of new technologies, including artificial intelligence. The appointment is notable both for its high profile — Sharma sits alongside venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and Stanford economist Charles I. Jones —…
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The Excellent SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless Gaming Headset Drops to a New Price Low
SteelSeries is offering its high-end Arctis Nova Pro Wireless gaming headset at what IGN describes as the lowest price it has seen all year, dropping to $239.99 with free shipping. The deal, sold direct through SteelSeries, applies to “blemished box” units of both the Xbox/PC and PlayStation 5/PC variants, and reportedly undercuts major retailers such…
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US Federal Reserve taps Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who just laid off 3,200 employees, to lead task force on jobs
The US Federal Reserve has appointed Asha Sharma, the CEO of Microsoft’s Xbox division, to lead a task force focused on jobs. The move has drawn attention and criticism because Sharma recently oversaw the loss of around 3,200 employees, making her selection to advise on employment a source of controversy given the apparent contradiction between…