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Kepithor Studios Launches Enjin Quest Platform With Sustainable ENJ Rewards
Kepithor Studios has launched its Enjin Quest platform, featuring the idle mining game ENJ Excavators, which rewards players with ENJ tokens based on weekly leaderboard performance. The prize pool is funded by income from an Enjin validator node, ensuring a sustainable reward model that grows over time rather than depleting. The platform also offers a Managed Wallet for easy onboarding and integrates NFTs for in-game boosts.
While everyone seems to be ignoring the state of the economy at Computex, Arctic is keeping things real by giving us a…
Arctic has unveiled the Freezer 61, a new twin heatsink and fan CPU cooler designed with affordability and compatibility in mind. The cooler features a unique fan configuration to avoid clashing with RAM modules and includes Arctic's MX7 thermal paste and a six-year warranty, starting at approximately 50 euros.
If gaming laptops are just too bulky for you and you're desperate to burn an enormous hole in your wallet, the new Asus ROG NUC is surely a vision of your dreams
The new Asus ROG NUC 16 continues the mini PC concept with Intel Arrow Lake HX processors and GeForce RTX 50-series mobile GPUs, but its high price point, potentially around $4,400, is criticized as unreasonable for a gaming device. While offering up to 128 GB of RAM, its suitability for AI tasks is questioned, and it's presented as a niche product for consumers prioritizing the ROG brand and high-end specs over value.
Overclockers squeeze a record-topping 9.2 GHz out of a 14900KF, just 800 MHz shy of the ten gigs that Intel promised us…
An Intel Core i9 14900KF processor has set a new world record for clock speed, reaching 9.206 GHz using extreme cooling methods. This achievement, while not having practical everyday use, brings the goal of 10 GHz processors, a target Intel once aimed for, closer to reality. The article also touches on Intel's historical pursuit of higher clock speeds and the challenges faced with power consumption.
Single-channel DRAM is bad news for PC gaming but depending on what CPU you have, it's not actually as awful as you…
This analysis explores the impact of single-channel DRAM on PC gaming performance, particularly in light of current memory price increases. While dual-channel is generally preferred, CPUs with large caches, like AMD's Ryzen processors with 3D V-Cache, can mitigate performance drops in GPU-limited scenarios. However, in CPU-limited situations or on systems with less cache, single-channel DRAM can significantly reduce frame rates and cause microstutters, making dual-channel memory a crucial consideration for optimal gaming.
A key Monsters & Memories developer has apparently left just ahead of the June early access
Niche Worlds Cult has announced the departure of a key developer, Nick, from the Monsters & Memories development team just ahead of its June 1st early access launch. Studio head Shawn Lord stated that development and beta testing will continue as planned, with no immediate impact on target dates, though further details are restricted due to personnel matters. The news follows a delay in the weekly beta lottery due to issues with the current build.
From Demo to Dreams: Crabmeat Crawls Out of Early Access Limbo and Into Steam Success
Indie game Crabmeat has successfully transitioned from early access to a full launch on Steam, largely due to the developer Nick's focus on building a strong community. Players who engaged with the demo and provided feedback through Discord have been instrumental in its development. The game's future success, including potential gamepad support and localization, depends on initial sales, highlighting the challenges and rewards of independent game development.
