Rust: Console Edition Comes To PS4 And Xbox One May 21

After previously sharing a vague Spring 2021 window for Rust: Console Edition, the development team at Double Eleven has finally given a firm launch date: May 21. The launch comes after major optimization challenges that were needed to get the game running on systems with significantly less power than the PCs required to run the original version.

In a post on its website, Rust: Console Edition studio Double Eleven–the PC version was made by Facepunch Studios–said it needed to get the game working with 4.5 GB of RAM, despite the PC version having a minimum 10 GB requirement. This required rewriting much of the game in the Unity engine, but it still had extremely long loading times that could hit 45 minutes. Further optimization tricks cut this down to about one minute.

“We have got to a level of performance and stability that the majority of our beta testers seem to be happy with, and we are in the background striving to make it better every day!” said community manager Pedro Silva.

It took three years to create Rust: Console Edition, and the game will continue receiving new updates alongside the PC version, though these will not be the same updates the other version receives. It will remain a separate experience with its own roadmap and community.

Earlier this year, the original PC version of Rust saw a huge surge in popularity after big-name streamers took an interest in the game. It was the top-streamed game on Twitch for a time, even beating out the behemoth League of Legends.

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Daily Deals: Oculus Quest 2 Discounted at Newegg

Carrying over from Friday, the Oculus Quest 2 continues to be discounted over at Newegg thanks to a promotion they have running. The Quest 2 is a great way to get into the VR world, as it offers a cable free experience but can also be hooked up to a PC later for more intense VR sessions. Monster Hunter Rise is also out, so if you’ve yet to pick that up, check down below for some handy links to get you started on that journey!

Buy 2 Get 1 Free on Harry Potter The Illustrated Edition Books

All 4 books are eligible; get 3 books for as low as $49 (or $16.45 per book)

Amazon is currently hosting a Buy 2 Get 1 Free sale, and this is the first time ever that all four books are eligible. If you’re a fan of the Harry Potter books and you haven’t seen any of these coveted hardcover editions, you are seriously missing out. The illustrated editions are easily the best Harry Potter books you can get, and especially so if they’re intended for children and kids with short attention spans. There are hundreds of beautiful illustrations, some full cover and some interspersed among the text, that are extremely well done. The one caveat is that only the first four books in the series have undergone the illustrated treatment. Even if you were to get the three most expensive books, you’d be paying about $55, or only $18 per book.

Add three books to your cart and check out to see the 3 for 2 discount

AtGames Legends Ultimate Home Arcade for $499 Shipped

The AtGames Legends Ultimate Home Arcade normally can only be purchased at Sam’s Club. That means you’d need a membership or pay the 10% surcharge fee. Shipping isn’t usually included, either. Now you can get it at Walmart for the same price, with no membership, and with free shipping. This is a full-sized cabinet that’s much more robust than your typical Arcade1Up cabinet. It features a generously sized high-definition 24″ LCD monitor and two player setup (each player gets a joystick, six action buttons, and a spinner). There’s also a trackball for precision gameplay like in Centipede. Speaking of which, the biggest draw are the 300 licensed arcade and console games that are preinstalled. That includes classics like Missile Command, Asteroid, Space Invaders, Burger Time, Fix It Felix, and much much more. If you have the technical know-how, you can also add in your own games with a USB flash drive. If you want our hands on impression, check out our IGN review for this arcade cabinet.

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Why Are Graphics Cards So Rare And Expensive?

Gamers everywhere are chasing the hardware needed to run the best of their games, but graphics cards shortages have been around for nearly a year now. So why are GPUs so rare and expensive right now?

Unfortunately there is more than one issue at play in the great hardware shortage of the 2020s. Covid-19 has meant that production and logistics have been slowed and the raw materials that go into chips and boards are much harder to come by, which has meant fewer GPUs for gamers trying to chase triple digits framerates in their FPS.

The Bitcoin miners and scalpers have also been a leading factor in the graphics card shortage, as many were using online bots to instantly purchase as many AMD or Nvidia GPUs as soon as stock was available.

It looks like the issues aren’t going away any time soon though, with the global chip shortage currently reaching crisis point.

Make sure to keep your eye on GameSpot for any news about the GPU shortage or upcoming availability.

Watch Mythic Quest’s Game Testers Test Other Stuff In New Season 2 Promo

Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet was one of our favorite shows of 2020, and Season 2 is almost here–it arrives on Apple TV+ May 7. To celebrate, Apple has released a promo featuring our favorite game testers, Rachel (Ashly Burch) and Dana (Imani Hakim), testing a variety of non-video-game objects.

Rachel and Dana’s storyline throughout Mythic Quest Season 1, during which an adorable romance between them began to blossom, was one of the show’s highlights. It’s fun to see that the actors have great chemistry together as well. Check out the video below.

Mythic Quest is a workplace comedy from the creators of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, as well as Ubisoft Film & Television and Lionsgate TV. It stars It’s Always Sunny’s Rob McElhenney as Ian Grimm, the creative director of the titular game Mythic Quest.

On our list of the best TV shows of 2020, GameSpot’s Mat Elfring wrote that “the series delved into all aspects of game development and what devs have to deal with, including Twitch streamers, toxic players, and the economics of microtransactions.” We also covered the things it got right about the game industry.