Fanatical Summer Sale Includes Hundreds Of Steam Games For Big Discounts
Fanatical’s big Summer Sale is live now. As is usually the case with these giant sales, you can find deals on PC games from just about any genre you’re interested in. You can pick up strategy games like Age of Wonders 4 and Crusader Kings III, challenging souls-like RPGs like Lies of P or Lords of the Fallen, first-person shooters like Doom Eternal or Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster, and plenty more games and bundles during the event, which runs from August 5 to 19.
If you spend over $12 on your order, you’ll get to (virtually) smash a piñata to earn either a free game or coupon to use on a future order. This freebie offer is repeatable, so you’ll want to split up the games you pick into multiple orders–as long as you stay above $12 with each order.
Fans of Capcom’s games can grab many of the company’s latest games at nice discounts, including Street Fighter 6, Resident Evil 4, and Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbr…
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Call of Duty: Warzone developer Raven Software has suggested that the Streetsweeper automatic shotgun may get nerfed in the game’s next update. [Update: the May 7 update for Warzone has nerfed the Streetsweeper and many more weapons]
Writing on Twitter, Raven Software said, “We’re taking a close look at the Streetsweeper in general. Changes are coming in the next update. No details to share just yet.”
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Read moreChip Shortage Will Last Until 2024, Intel CEO Says
The ongoing chip and semiconductor shortage, which has been affecting technology across a wide range of products–including game consoles–has been going on for about two years now, but Intel’s CEO says we could see it continue until 2024. That could mean continued supply problems on everything from the PS5 to new cars.
Speaking to CNBC, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said the chip shortages have begun hitting the equipment needed to manufacture products, and “some of those factory ramps will be more challenged.” The company’s previous estimate had the shortage going into 2023, but the volatile nature of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has made it pretty much impossible to nail down a firm date.
Intel is taking matters into its own hands to avoid supply bottlenecks in the future, as it’s building a $20 billion chip production facility in Columbus, OH. However, this facility won’t actually be operational until 2025, at which point it’s possible these ongoing supply issues will no …
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