Minecraft Gets Graphics Overhaul Later This Week On PC

Players will be able to explore Minecraft with dazzling new visuals when its RTX Beta gets underway on April 16. Nvidia announced it was working on bringing real-time ray tracing to the popular open-world crafting game at last year’s Gamescom, and according to a new blog post by the company, the fruits of that labor…

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Hideo Kojima’s P.T. Recreated In HyperCard Software

Since its release in 2014, Hideo Kojima’s P.T. has been recreated and inspired other games. But those games tend to keep the original P.T.’s shadowy, dark color palette. Game developer Ryan Trawick went a totally different direction.  Instead of making his own murky P.T. homage, Trawick created it in Apple’s HyperCard software. The result is monochromic,…

The Birthplace of Japanese Whisky. Osaka, Japan. By Brian Ashcraft. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line 

I tend to read a lot of art books given this line of work, and one I’m digging right now is the Complete Art Of Guild Wars, which like the best art book of all time takes loads of concept and production pieces from the series’ history and accompanies them with developer commentary. 

Fallout 76 Players Brace For Possible Evictions In Wastelanders Update

Fallout 76’s sweeping Wastelanders expansion arrives tomorrow, bringing a bunch of new content to a game that hasn’t seen much of that in the last six months. While most players are eagerly awaiting the update, some are sitting with their fingers crossed hoping the new changes won’t force them to relocate the elaborate campsites they’ve…

Streamer Wins Call Of Duty Warzone Gulag Match Using A Steering Wheel

A steering wheel is not the best device for playing Call of Duty, but YouTuber Noel Miller recently got some laughs as he tried to steer his way through the series’ battle royale, Warzone On Friday, Miller put on military fatigues, set up a steering wheel and went on Twitch to broadcast his experiment. Once…

Side-scrolling crafting game Terraria is getting its final update May 16 on PC Originally released in 2011, the 2D take on Minecraft has received tons of updates and ported to just about every platform. Titled Journey’s End, the final update will add a bunch of new items, characters, and mini-biomes.

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I Adore Final Fantasy VII Remake‘s Dorky Eco-Terrorists

Final Fantasy VII Remake is my first time playing the game that made Final Fantasy a household name. Growing up, my house was a Nintendo house. I cut my teeth on Super Mario Bros. 3 and played through Kirby Super Star more times than I can remember. My only memory of Final Fantasy VII is…

Journey comes to Steam on June 11. Thatgamecompany’s serene exploration game first arrived on PC by way of the Epic Games Store last summer.

How To Open Up The Midnight Burrows In Ori And The Will Of The Wisps

There’s one area that’s totally optional, easily skippable, and, most importantly, extremely fun: the Midnight Burrows.

ESRB Ratings Will Now Tell You If A Game Has Loot Boxes

Today the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) announced a new ratings description specifically for games with loot boxes. Currently, games that have microtransactions in them come with an ESRB description that states “In-Game Purchases.” The ESRB is now going to add the follow-up description “Includes Random Items” if there are items players can buy in…