Category Archives: videogames

David’s Guides to MUDding

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… There was a young man named Kip, who was away at college in Berkeley, CA, and who was obsessed with computer games and the beginnings of the Internet. It was … Continue reading

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Fix for Assassin’s Creed: Origins Freezing/Stuttering on Consoles

Some of you playing on consoles may notice that Assassin’s Creed: Origins is freezing up on you ever now and then (or a lot, depending on when you’re playing). The problem is the same as it was for AC: Unity — it’s the … Continue reading

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Final Fantasy XV Infinite Sprint Exploit

Just a quick tip for anyone still playing Final Fantasy XV, as I am…there’s an infinite sprint exploit. Well, not really an exploit, as it’s built-in, but a little trick. Turn on your stamina bar on your HUD. Now, hold onto … Continue reading

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How To Get Dolby Digital Live/DTS Connect Working in Most Steam Games

Okay, many of you may be trying to play your Steam games in Dolby Digital Live or DTS-Connect with no luck. Your troubles are over. The fix is right here. All you need to do is download the following file: … Continue reading

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Dying Light debuts on PC with a myriad of faults; my fixes

Well, Dying Light is here, and from what I’ve been seeing around the Internet, this game suffers from the usual “meant for console, ported to PC” problems. The first thing I noticed was that in SLI mode I would get a … Continue reading

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Civilization: Beyond Earth patch finally releases, fixes 1920×1080 issue

After quite a long wait, Civilization: Beyond Earth has got its first patch out. It fixes several issues, but most notably, it takes care of the 1920×1080 “only windowed” 1080p prolbem. You can now play fullscreen in 1920×1080 (1080p). Here’s a … Continue reading

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Fix for Assassin’s Creed Unity framerate stuttering and low framerate problems

It’s pretty simple. Play the game in offline mode and it all goes away and you’re playing with no framerate hiccups, even in large crowd. I first found the thread about it on reddit here, then immediately tested it tonight … Continue reading

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Civilization: Beyond Earth Fullscreen 1920×1080 (1080p) not working

Well, I was waiting with bated breath for the new Civilization: Beyond Earth; I downloaded it at midnight, and I can’t play it (except in Windowed mode, which is distracting as all hell and which I will not do on principle) … Continue reading

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Here comes the Playstation 4!

Okay, so I slept through the news conference, but I am catching up. Looks like we’re headed in the right direction (mostly). With PlayStation 4, Sony Aims for Return to Glory By BRIAN X. CHEN and DAVID STREITFELD Published: February 20, 2013 For … Continue reading

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PlayStation 4 (“Orbis”) Release Announcement on Feb 20th

Well, here we are at the end of the current console cycle (but, hey, if any more games like DeadSpace 3 come out, we’re going out with a bang!). PlayStation is expected to announce the release date of the PlayStation … Continue reading

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