Patrick Hearn

Atlanta

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Writer and editor. Words at Digital Trends, XDA, and more.

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A new Minecraft feature means you won’t have to kill so many pigs

3 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Patrick Hearn

Minecraft’s upcoming update adds long-missing features, including the ability to craft saddles, and more importantly, unequip them from your pig mounts without turning them into bacon. The features will come as part of the second major update later this year, but you can test them out yourself in Java snapshot or Bedrock beta and preview. Rather than spending all your time fishing or exploring dungeons in search of a single saddle, you can now craft your own.
A new Minecraft feature means you won’t have to kill so many pigs

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Patrick Hearn

2 hours agoAnimal stories Genetics See all topics Tim Andrews knew that he needed dialysis to manage his end-stage kidney disease, but over months of treatment, he started to wonder whether it was worth it. He was exhausted and hopeless. He missed his grandkids. It kept him alive, but it didn’t feel like …
AMD's upcoming CPU could offer bonkers gaming performance

3 weeks ago | digitaltrends.com | Patrick Hearn

AMD’s Zen 5 architecture has been a popular choice for gamers due to its outstanding performance and 3D V-Cache capacity, and now a leak suggests Zen 7 could double down on that through a new “3D Core.” According to YouTuber Moore’s Law is Dead, “[AMD] is moving toward a lot of official variants.” AMD reportedly plans to launch a single overall architecture, divided into different product categories, including the expected lineup: Classic Cores, Dense Cores, Efficiency Cores, and Low-Power...
AMD’s upcoming CPU could offer bonkers gaming performance

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Patrick Hearn

1 hour agoAMD announces new $6 billion share buyback plan(Reuters) -Chip major Advanced Micro Devices on Wednesday said its board has approved a new $6 billion share buyback program, boosting its total repurchase authority to about $10 billion.
Helldivers 2 now lets players customize their favorite weapons

3 weeks ago | digitaltrends.com | Patrick Hearn

Helldivers 2 received an unexpected update with new weapon customizations and more enemy types, just in time for the Illuminate to come roaring out of a black hole with their sights set on Super Earth. “In a sudden, completely unprovoked offensive, they emerged. Nothing is safe, not even the heart of democracy itself,” the announcer shouts, exaggerated gravitas in his voice. “Liberty’s darkest hour approaches.
Tony Hawk says that more Pro Skater remasters are on the table

3 weeks ago | digitaltrends.com | Patrick Hearn

If the impending remaster of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 + 4 has you itching to see other classic skateboard games, you aren’t alone: the legend himself says he has “aspirations” to see more games, like Tony Hawk’s Underground, remastered for modern consoles, but the final decision isn’t up to him. Hawk spoke with Screen Rant at THPS Fest, and when asked if he wanted to see more games, Hawk replied in his usual, humble way: “I always have aspirations. It’s not up to me generally.
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. goes multiplatform with crossplay and more

3 weeks ago | digitaltrends.com | Patrick Hearn

Sunday’s Virtua Fighter Spring Direct revealed a load of new information about upcoming games, including the as-yet-untitled Virtua Fighter 6 and Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. The biggest news? R.E.V.O. is coming to Xbox Series, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 2, with full cross-play support and rollback netcode, although the team stayed quiet on exactly when it will release.
Warframe is smoothing out its new player experience

3 weeks ago | digitaltrends.com | Patrick Hearn

A player’s first steps into a new game can often be overwhelming, but that difficulty leaps exponentially when you’re starting an MMO of 12 years. Warframe has expanded from a third-person action game to a hugely complex adventure with tons of side quests and bonus activities to explore, and now developer Digital Extremes is making changes to smooth the onboarding process for new players.
It might be a while longer before you can easily cancel subscriptions

3 weeks ago | digitaltrends.com | Patrick Hearn

The Federal Trade Commission had voted in a rule that would make it easier to cancel subscription services, but the start of that rule has been pushed back until July 14. Initially, the regulation — called the Negative Option Rule — went into effect on January 19, but certain provisions weren’t set to kick in until May 14. These provisions would require companies to make it as easy to cancel a subscription as it is to sign up. Numerous telecom companies spoke out against the ruling.
Overwatch developers have formed their own union to fight for a better industry

3 weeks ago | digitaltrends.com | Patrick Hearn

More than 200 Activision-Blizzard developers have formed a union called the Overwatch Gamemakers Guild-CWA (OWGG-CWA). Yesterday, the Communications Workers of America announced the formation of the new union, and said that Microsoft has already recognized and acknowledged it. The union’s founding members cited the multiple waves of layoffs that have hit the industry, crunch working conditions, and the success of other recently-formed unions as the motivating factors behind the OWGG-CWA.