Clean Out Your Gaming PC’s Recycling Bin, You Savages!

Halo Infinite continues to receive fresh content. Atari has acquired some of the Wizardry franchise, while strategy fans can celebrate the return of Ruse on Steam. It’s time for the latest gaming news roundup, where some of us are still stuck in our high school habits, only filling our gas tanks with three gallons at a time. Each visit to the pump seems to bring even higher prices. On a brighter note, the underrated Hell Is Us is making its way to Switch 2.

In a surprising turn, a PC gamer on Reddit revealed they had accumulated a staggering 300GB of files in their recycling bin. That’s nearly equivalent to two full Call of Duty installs. “Decided to empty my recycling bin after almost a decade…” the user shared. It’s hard to fathom the size of the hard drive they must have had back in 2016 to overlook that.

One commenter expressed disbelief, saying, “I empty my bin whenever I delete a single file, and you managed to hold onto that for ten years? Wow.” The original poster replied, “Just forgot about it. I gradually upgraded my storage from 500GB to 4TB over the years, so the bin just kept growing. Free storage upgrade, I guess.”

That’s one way to sidestep the PC gaming RAM crisis. Consider this a friendly reminder to clear out those digital recycling bins right now. And while you’re at it, maybe think about upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11. Just kidding—I’m not doing that either.

Capcom recently celebrated the success of its latest title in a press release, highlighting how marketing efforts, including an early demo, helped boost brand awareness before launch. The game’s unique gameplay and emotionally charged narrative, showcasing the bond between a human and an android girl, have garnered significant acclaim from players worldwide, leading to ongoing sales growth.

Atari has announced it now owns the rights to the first five Wizardry role-playing games and their underlying IP. Drecom, the Japanese company that acquired the franchise in 2020, clarified that it still holds the rights to the remaining titles, including Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge, Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant, and Wizardry 8.

Introducing Firefight: Gauntlet, a new PvE mode designed to be exceptionally challenging. This mode features upgradeable attributes, elimination objectives, and auto-scaled difficulty settings, all set within a boss-filled Firefight experience aimed at testing even the toughest Spartans. Unfortunately, most post-launch support for the game has wrapped up, which is a bummer since it was receiving positive feedback.

In a recent discussion about Slimey, the AI chatbot/support character for Dragon Quest X, series creator Yuji Horii noted that while people might feel awkward treating regular AI as friends, game characters lower that barrier, making it easier to engage in conversation. He expressed excitement about Slimey’s ability to listen with empathy and discuss topics beyond the game. Horii hopes to explore how AI characters can serve as supportive companions in gameplay, potentially expanding into other series.

Originally released in 2010 to generally favorable reviews, Ruse was later removed from Valve’s storefront due to licensing issues. The studio behind it, Eugen Systems, has now successfully brought it back.

“While we developed and launched Ruse in 2010, the game didn’t officially belong to us,” Eugen stated in an announcement. “Due to distribution constraints, we couldn’t assist players who reached out for help or wanted to obtain the game. Recently, we had the chance to return Ruse to our catalog, allowing us to re-release this RTS classic with some added extras!”

The sequel to the 2021 squad-based third-person PvE shooter was revealed today with a trailer, and it’s set to launch by September. This upcoming sci-fi horror game will introduce a fourth player and feature a dedicated horde mode.

Director Brian Clarke shared that the holder of the Paranormal Activity IP, Paramount, denied requests for additional development time. Faced with the need to rush an unfinished product, Clarke and publisher DreadXP decided to part ways amicably and abandon the project.

In this year’s Hall of Fame class at The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, Angry Birds, Dragon Quest, FIFA International Soccer, and Silent Hill outperformed Frogger, Galaga, League of Legends, Mega Man, PaRappa the Rapper, RuneScape, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and Tokimeki Memorial.