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Fortnite fans are counting down to the release of update 28.30 on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC and Android. The delayed Fortnite update has a February 21 release date and a 9am GMT UK launch time. Needless to say, as a numbered update, the new Fortnite patch will be accompanied by a period of server downtime. Matchmaking will be disabled at 8.30am GMT, before the game is taken offline in full from 9am until around 11am UK time. The news was announced by Epic Games on X (formerly Twitter):…

An American server was sacked from her job after scoring a whopping $10,000 tip, sparking a stir among co-workers who missed out on the cash frenzy, and lawsuit threats.  Linsey Huff, who also goes by the last name Boyd, a waitress from Michigan, was fired after receiving the bonus of a lifetime but refused to tell on her co-workers, who had complained about not getting a cut. Linsey also claimed the restaurant’s owners where she worked threatened to sue her. Highlights Server was fired after refusing to name…

The ballooning popularity of Helldivers 2 has been both a blessing and a curse for Arrowhead. On the one hand, it has allowed the game to sell over a million copies already. Unfortunately, it has also put the studio’s servers under intense stress. Arrowhead has taken a rather honest and commendable approach to the problem. On Twitter, the CEO suggests that players who are strapped for cash shouldn’t buy the game just yet. Instead, he advises them to wait for server issues to be resolved and the game can handle the…

Microsoft is developing a new network card that could improve the performance of its Maia AI server chip and potentially reduce its reliance on chip designer Nvidia, according to a report in the Information on Tuesday.Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has tapped Pradeep Sindhu, who co-founded networking gear developer Juniper Networks, to spearhead the network card effort, the report said citing a person with knowledge of the matter.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian…

Helldivers 2‘s creative director has cautioned players to not spend their money on the game until the server issues are ironed out. “If you have no cash, get it later. While we made a really fun game it’s worth waiting until the servers can support the capacity,” replied Johan Pilestedt to a YouTuber who said they felt left out as a result of the positive chatter about the game on social media. “I mean, as a CEO I of course want the game to be as profitable as possible, but if you spent last and got stuck in server…

Arrowhead is still working on a number of server issues caused by the continued popularity of Helldivers 2. Helldivers 2 was released earlier this month and quickly became Sony’s biggest ever launch on PC. It went on to rack up over one million sales in a handful of days and continues to be one of the most popular games on Steam. However, last week Arrowhead was forced to apologise after players were unable to access Helldivers 2 servers and when they could, rewards and XP were not being received as they should be due to…

Helldivers 2 is a somewhat unexpected success, currently sitting at the top of the PSN charts and taking over the hearts and minds of gaming everywhere. Unfortunately, it may be taking over too many hearts and minds, as developer Arrowhead Game Studios has found out with a slew of crashes and server instability issues. It’s a good problem to have, but a problem nonetheless, which is why the devs have taken a drastic step to fix the problem. Helldivers 2 caps player count at 450k Announced in the official…

It would appear that the studio behind Helldivers 2, Arrowhead, didn’t quite anticipate the massive surge in popularity the game received following its February 8 release date. With an all-time Steam peak of over 155,000 concurrent players, Helldivers 2‘s servers simply couldn’t keep up with the attention. On top of the usual suite of errors Helldivers 2 throws out when there’s something amiss, something even worse cropped up last Sunday, February 11. Notably, Helldivers 2‘s servers straight-up died, and it didn’t take…

Max Buondonno/ZDNETUpdate: As it turns out, Microsoft isn't planning on bringing the power of sudo to Windows Server 2025 and, instead, plans on adding it to an upcoming consumer release of Windows 11.According to the Microsoft Devblog for February 7, 2024, sudo has arrived in the Canary and Dev Channel for Windows 11 (for the Insider Program), with build number 26020. And, according to the Windows Insider Blog, the sudo setting found in Windows Server 2025 was an accident about which a  Microsoft representative…

Image Source : FILE Representational Image Snapchat, a popular app for sharing photos and short videos, had some issues with its server recently. Many users, especially in India, had trouble using the app. People complained about it on social media. However, after a while, the server was fixed, and the app started working again. Snapchat's update on the issue…