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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has sold more than 10 million copies

Bluehole announced today that as of September 1st, PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG) – the first standalone Battle Royale video game – has sold over 10 million units since its Steam Early Access launch on March 23rd. PUBG also set a new mark for peak concurrent users (e.g. CCU) with over 970,000, highlighted by the strong reception at the PUBG Invitational at gamescom 2017. Continue reading PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has sold more than 10 million copies

Sonic Mania’s Denuvo has been cracked in just eight days since launch

And we all saw that coming. When SEGA announced that Sonic Mania would be using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech, a lot of PC gamers got frustrated, especially since this was not indicated on the game’s Steam store page prior to its release. And while SEGA has not removed this anti-tamper tech from its title, pirates have managed to crack the game. Continue reading Sonic Mania’s Denuvo has been cracked in just eight days since launch

AMD promises to improve IPC performance in future CPUs, talks about optimization in PC games

At this year’s PAX West, Joker got a chance to talk with AMD’s Don Woligroski who shared some interesting new information about the future CPUs of AMD, as well as the ongoing optimizations that AMD is trying to bring to PC games. Continue reading AMD promises to improve IPC performance in future CPUs, talks about optimization in PC games

Piranha Bytes’ ELEX won’t have any DLCs because they “stink”

In an interview with Gamestar, Björn Pankratz, project director at Piranha Bytes, claimed that ELEX will not have any stinking DLCs. According to Pankratz, this whole post-launch DLC trend does not fit in with Piranha Bytes, which is why it decided to not invest on such a thing. Continue reading Piranha Bytes’ ELEX won’t have any DLCs because they “stink”

Rainbow Six Siege Operation Orchid goes live tomorrow, will add a new map & three operators

Ubisoft announced today that Operation Blood Orchid, the Year 2 Season 3 add-on content for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, will launch September 5th. This add-on content will introduce a Theme Park map that will be available at no additional cost for all players. Starting September 5th, season pass holders will be able to access three new operators and their signature weapons skins. All other players will be able to unlock the new content starting September 12th using Renown or R6 Credits. Continue reading Rainbow Six Siege Operation Orchid goes live tomorrow, will add a new map & three operators