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Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford tells Borderlands 4 critics to "code your own engine," calls it a game for "premium gamers"

Pitchford's PR skills deserve their own cautionary class
A hot potato: Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford is not known for his tactful, well-thought-out responses to controversial topics. The latest PR disaster he's waded into is the Borderlands 4 performance nightmare. He's claimed that it's "a premium game made for premium gamers," suggesting the fault lies with those lacking high-end hardware. The exec also said "less than one percent of one percent" of players are filing customer service tickets about performance issues, and asked people to "code your own engine and show us how it's done, please."
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Stalker remasters set to arrive with 4K support and FSR - free for existing owners

Upgraded lighting, textures, quality-of-life features, and gamepad support
Bottom line: The first three Stalker titles: Shadow of Chernobyl, Clear Sky, and Call of Pripyat, will receive substantial updates on May 20. The enhanced editions feature upgraded graphics and numerous quality-of-life improvements. Veteran players will receive the updated versions for free for each title they already own on Steam or GOG.
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Assassin's Creed Shadows' final PC specs suggest ray tracing and upscaling are the new standard

The use of ray tracing is not optional
What just happened? You might not care much about ray tracing, but video game makers certainly do. The final PC requirements for Assassin's Creed Shadows have arrived, and, much like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, turning off ray tracing effects isn't an option. Also, the given resolutions are specified as "using dynamic resolution and upscaling."