Too much hard science fiction and ‘you’d die in space’, Starfield’s Todd Howard says

Now the countdown to Starfield has begun, Besthesda is laying down the foundation of what we can expect from the game. Starfield’s relationship with hard science fiction is number one on the list today.  “Starfield is more hard science-fiction to us,” creative director Todd Howard said in a Q&A video. Meaning, we aren’t likely to…

Two Finnish guys ‘annexed’ a Russian diplomat’s parking spot by painting it with the Ukrainian flag

Jarno Virtala (R) and Markus Mattsson (L) outside the Consul General’s residence in Turku, Finland, on October 12, 2022. Supplied by Jarno Virtala Two Finnish men painted a Russian consul’s parking spot with Ukrainian flag colors on Wednesday.  They called it the result of a “two-man referendum” on “annexing” the spot for Ukraine. On Thursday…

Former German Chancellor Merkel defends her government’s move to buy massive amounts of Russian gas, saying she has no regrets as it was right for the time

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Adam Berry/Getty Images The former German Chancellor said she had no regrets about her government’s energy policy, per Reuters. Angela Merkel said it was the right decision to pursue Russian natural-gas imports during her tenure. Germany is now scrambling to replace Russian supplies as gas…

Framework is selling refurbished versions of its modular laptops

Framework, which make modular, easy-to-repair laptops with the idea of reducing e-waste, is now selling refurbished models. They come from “the small number of returns we get from our 30-day return guarantee,” and promise a like-new laptop with decent specs, a full guarantee and a discount from all-new models. The company is also selling refurbished…

What is DirectStorage and is your PC next-gen ready?

DirectStorage is a Microsoft technology that’s designed to help your games load faster.  When the Xbox Series X launched it boasted Xbox Velocity Architecture which offered vastly reduced load times for gamers. At the time, Microsoft promised that it would be bringing that same technology to PC in the form of DirectStorage. It’s now starting to become available but what is…

Will Microsoft’s $68bn Activision Blizzard buyout be blocked?

This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we’re back discussing Microsoft’s big Activision Blizzard deal and the latest developments in the ongoing saga of the $68bn buyout being finalised. Yesterday, Microsoft leapt upon the latest concerned update from the UK’s deal regulator and repeatedly tried to minimise its own importance in the video games market. Microsoft…