Jake brings two decades of experience with him, having covered major industry events, breaking news, one-on-one interviews, and more. When he's not playing World of Warcraft, he's usually on the hunt ...

The 1990s created first-person shooters. Sure, some prototypes predate the decade, but the FPS genre truly came to be in 1992 when id Software released Wolfenstein 3D, followed by Doom the very next ...

First-person shooters have been a major genre in gaming for the longest time, and Steam holds many of the best examples of the genre. The platform hosts hundreds of FPS games, yet only a small group ...

Ubisoft shared its upcoming plans for the Assassin's Creed franchise today. Along with the news of a remake for its piratical entry, the game company also announced that a visual upgrade is coming for ...

First-person shooters are still one of the easiest genres to fall into because they cover every mood: sweaty ranked nights, chill co-op sessions, and campaign runs that feel like a weekend movie. This ...

There's nothing worse than a stuttering frame rate. Whether you can't afford a modern graphics card because AI tech bros are hoarding them in data centers, that big new release isn't quite optimized, ...

Performance Mode "Fortnite" is designed to maximize FPS while minimizing CPU load, shadows, and unnecessary visual effects, giving competitive players an edge. By switching from DX12 to Performance ...

Windows 11 was actually supposed to be the optimized operating system for gaming, at least that’s what Microsoft promised. Instead, many users are still struggling with problems that impair the ...

Common gaming performance mistakes that cause FPS drops—and simple fixes to boost FPS on your PC for smoother, more responsive gameplay. Pixabay, Pexels For gamers who play first-person shooters (FPS) ...

Reloading after every kill wasn’t just about efficiency; it was about rhythm. Old FPS games trained me to think of the reload as part of the combat flow. I’d shoot, reload, and move on to the next ...

Mark Arnold writes speculative fiction with a broken remote in one hand and a sociology paper in the other. A warm and inviting ‘Earth Home Unit’. The ‘Central Nourishment Furnace’ (stove) emits ...

For those who missed it, Blizzard Entertainment revealed at Gamescom WoW’s Midnight expansion. With the craziness of the news of the expansion, you’d not be at fault for the information being all over ...