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NVIDIA & AMD Doom Eternal graphics card drivers are available now

Rip and tear until it is done, but not before you're ready to make Doom Eternal look beautiful with the newly available NVIDIA and AMD drivers. Doom Eternal is upon us. Hell has come a knockin’ on Earth and the Doom Slayer is set to shove his Super Shotgun up some demon rears and pull the trigger till it goes click. That said, you don’t need to go demon hunting in anything short of absolute style, so Bethesda, NVIDIA, and AMD have prepared some updated graphic drivers just in time

11 video games to play while social distancing

The world is on edge due to the COVID-19 pandemic. People are either in isolation or practicing social distancing. Millions are off work or working from home, and quite a few of them have found a lot of extra time on their hands and not much to do with it. Analytic data tells us more people are playing more video games and, as gamers, we couldn't agree more that this is a wonderful method to escape the stress brought on by the coronavirus. With that in mind, the Shacknews staff

Best Tech Gifts 2020: Cool Tech Gifts For Graduation And More

The latest in tech, gadgets, and electronics can make for excellent gifts, and they don't always have to break the bank (in fact, you can find plenty of cool tech gifts under $50). However, if you're looking to splurge for a special occasion like a graduation, birthday, or anything in between, then you might be wondering what the absolute best tech gifts are. With everything from iPads and AirPods to Elite controllers and coffee makers, there is a ton to choose from, and it can get overwhelming fast. Thankfully, we've

Doom Eternal review: One hell of a party

Doom Eternal is by far one of the most anticipated games of the year. Following id Software’s huge success with Doom 2016, many old and new fans alike are looking forward to diving into the Doom Slayer’s next chapter. There’s a lot to digest with the latest entry in the series – from new mechanics and weapons to the return of some iconic demon classes – and Doom Eternal is one hell of a good time. Back in the saddle Doom Eternal wastes no time thrusting players back into the

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Langrisser I & II’ Review, ‘Trials of Mana’ Demo Hitting Soon, ‘La-Mulana 1 & 2’ and Today’s Other New Releases, and the Latest Sales

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for March 17th, 2020. In today’s article, we’ve got a review of Langrisser I & II, summaries of all of today’s new releases including La-Mulana 1 & 2 and more, a couple of tasty news bits, and a surprisingly huge list of new sales to check out. Nintendo is putting on an Indie Game Showcase today that may well have aired by the time you read this, but due to the usual time lag, I’ll have to summarize any interesting news

Persona 5 Royal Early Review Impressions

Persona 5 is a very long game. My first playthrough was about 120 hours, so you can imagine how much time I'll be putting into Persona 5 Royal--an expanded version of the base game--which I am in the process of reviewing. Thankfully, every hour of P5R has been (and continues to be) an absolute joy and a tremendous reminder of why I loved the original in the first place. It's a game that wears its heart on its sleeve, for better or worse, but when it fires on all cylinders,

‘Incredible Mandy’ Review – A Minimalist Adventure-Puzzler With a Few Problems

TouchArcade Rating:Incredible Mandy ($2.99) is an adventure through dreams searching for memories lost, people forgotten, and experiences once treasured. It is a third person platformer with a little bit of combat and a whole lot of environmental puzzles in a semi-open world, sprinkled with collectibles to fill in the story. It, in short, looks really, really interesting. As a fan of platformers, puzzlers, and games featuring minimalist art in general, my interest was immediately piqued. An interesting story? Great art? Solid level design? Altogether, it’s a recipe for absolute success

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘My Hero One’s Justice’, ‘Syder Reloaded’, and Today’s Other New Releases, the Latest Sales Featuring ‘Jamestown+’ and More

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for March 13th, 2020. Friday the 13th. Ooh, spooky. Given how this year has been going so far, a psychotic axe murderer might be a mercy. Well, you’re here for games, not kvetching. We’ll get right to them, because we have got an absolute ton of new titles to check out along with a monster-sized list of sales. Let’s swim to the deep end! New Releases My Hero One’s Justice 2 ($59.99) SwitchArcade Highlight! The original My Hero One’s Justice had

Coronavirus: Which gaming events are canceled and what’s still on?

COVID-19 coronavirus has led to the cancellation or postponement of numerous video game and esports events. Some are still going on as scheduled. Shacknews offers a growing list of what's been canceled and what's still on. The world is in the midst of a pandemic, one of the biggest to plague the planet in the last century. Like every other industry, the video game world is feeling its effects. COVID-19 coronavirus has led to the closure of dozens of events, with many more potentially still to come. With events being

Total War: Warhammer 2 Will Now Test Huge Changes In The Proving Grounds Beta

Total War: Warhammer II released in 2017, but work continues on it. In a new post on the Total War website, a new mode has been announced for the game--a test server that will let the developers test some potential changes to the game. This new mode is called Proving Grounds, an "experimental beta" for testing balance changes.The post admits that keeping balance across patches, as the game introduces new units, races, and mechanics, has "become an absolute hell-pit abomination." Because of this, they wanted to create the Proving Grounds