Riot walks back paid League of Legends Classic chromas, and it's yet another win

If there's one thing I miss about the glory days of League of Legends, it's the distinct lack of microtransactions. Riot has ramped up its premium offerings over the past few years, starting with Dark Cosmic Erasure Jhin and the Mythic Variants, and ending in the infamous $450 Hall of Legends Ahri skin. When I [...]

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Brand-New Factory Automation Game on Steam is Terraria Meets Factorio

Factorio has inspired plenty of factory-building games over the years, while Terraria remains one of the biggest names in 2D sandbox exploration. It's rare to see the two genres collide in a meaningful way, but that's exactly the niche a brand-new factory automation game on Steam is aiming for. Instead of simply automa...

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Lego Reportedly Cancels Plans For All Upcoming Sonic And Animal Crossing Sets

Much like the movie industry, Lego has invested heavily in video game crossovers for the past half a decade or so. There are countless Mario and Minecraft sets, Fortnite got in on the fun a while back, and now it and Pokemon are doing big business together. Despite all of that video game Lego set success, it looks like...

Xbox's FanFest world tour is still going ahead, for some reason, even after Microsoft fired the guy who created it

Well, this isn't a good idea after laying off thousands of people: a global Xbox FanFest tour. Yet apparently it's still going ahead, even after Microsoft fired the person who pitched and created the show in said layoffs. Face, meet palm. Read more

How to Get Bigger Player Lobbies in Shift At Midnight

Keeping the gas station running in Shift at Midnight is a lot to handle on your own. Between finding doppelgangers, cleaning up, and surviving the monsters that come after you, there's always something demanding your attention. Bringing a few friends along makes the job much more manageable. You can have up to six play...

Best Ways to Spot Doppelgangers in Shift at Midnight

Identifying doppelgangers is what Shift at Midnight is all about. If one slips through your shop, it will come back to hunt you before the night is over. The first few shifts don't put up much of a challenge, but the game doesn't stay that forgiving for long. Before you know it, you will have to pay attention to every...

I tried the 'stress test your GPU hopes you never run' and it made my main gaming rig look like a chump

It might sound like a cruel joke in a time where memory is costing hundreds of dollars more than it used to, and GPUs are getting price hikes, but there's a new bit of software called Nukemark that is designed to bring even the best graphics cards to their absolute limits. Nukemark is based in Unreal Engine 5.7 with Na...

Microsoft will let devs bring more Xbox 360 games to PC in the coming years via backwards compatibility, leaked document suggests

Microsoft, they of the recent mass layoffs and reported Israeli military links, are reportedly set to offer devs a chance to bring their Xbox 360 games to PC as part of an ongoing backwards compatibility push. Read more

All Shift at Midnight Monsters and How to Beat Them

Doppelgangers may be your biggest concern in Shift at Midnight, but they are not the only creatures trying to kill you. Depending on what happens during your shifts, you can face several different monsters, and each one has to be handled a little differently. Here's every monster in Shift at Midnight and how you can de...