HardwareFreaks - Hardware News https://hardware.nrgnews.net/ Hardware News Sun, 28 Jun 2026 21:16:07 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://hardware.nrgnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/hardware-icon-512-150x150.png HardwareFreaks - Hardware News https://hardware.nrgnews.net/ 32 32 Fallout: New Vegas director Josh Sawyer says Obsidian has ‘Karma Police’ who go through games making sure every skill gets enough cool stuff to do: ‘We’re not gonna leave you out to dry’ https://hardware.nrgnews.net/fallout-new-vegas-director-josh-sawyer-says-obsidian-has-karma-police-who-go-through-games-making-sure-every-skill-gets-enough-cool-stuff-to-do-were-not-gonna-leave-you-out-to-dry/ Sun, 28 Jun 2026 21:16:07 +0000 http://192.168.1.15:8084/fallout-new-vegas-director-josh-sawyer-says-obsidian-has-karma-police-who-go-through-games-making-sure-every-skill-gets-enough-cool-stuff-to-do-were-not-gonna-leave-you-out-to-dry/ The Art of Balance: How Obsidian Designed a Fallout That Felt Fair When crafting an RPG, designers face an impossible tightrope walk: achieving perfect mathematical balance while ensuring the player still feels like they are having a genuinely unique and meaningful experience. This tension is especially acute in the world of role-playing games, where system […]

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]]> After upsetting everyone by threatening to ruin Diablo 4’s most powerful loot in its next season, Blizzard has decided that maybe it wasn’t such a good idea after all https://hardware.nrgnews.net/after-upsetting-everyone-by-threatening-to-ruin-diablo-4s-most-powerful-loot-in-its-next-season-blizzard-has-decided-that-maybe-it-wasnt-such-a-good-idea-after-all/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:21:23 +0000 http://192.168.1.15:8084/after-upsetting-everyone-by-threatening-to-ruin-diablo-4s-most-powerful-loot-in-its-next-season-blizzard-has-decided-that-maybe-it-wasnt-such-a-good-idea-after-all/ When anticipation builds around a major game expansion, you expect epic loot and deep mechanics. Lately, there was some chatter that Diablo 4‘s next season might flatten the identity of its most coveted items. Blizzard faced the challenge of making changes—which, while beneficial in the long run, risked spoiling the joy of chasing ultra-rare gear […]

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]]> Marathon players are amassing way too much loot in Season 2, and the primary cause is a mystery: ‘We’re still unravelling the source’ https://hardware.nrgnews.net/marathon-players-are-amassing-way-too-much-loot-in-season-2-and-the-primary-cause-is-a-mystery-were-still-unravelling-the-source/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:21:11 +0000 http://192.168.1.15:8084/marathon-players-are-amassing-way-too-much-loot-in-season-2-and-the-primary-cause-is-a-mystery-were-still-unravelling-the-source/ The launch of Season 2 for Marathon promised a fresh adventure, but as many things do in the world of gaming, it quickly became a rollercoaster of triumphs and tribulations. While some innovations captivated the community, underlying issues soon emerged that threatened to unravel the very economy of the game. Initially, excitement was high. New […]

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