Tatiora

Tatiora

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Stressed Out? Play Your Comfort Game in Stardock Blog Stardock Forums

We’re all familiar with the idea of “comfort food,” right? For some people, that means a heaping plate full of homemade southern fried chicken, while for others it might be something as simple as tomato soup out of a can with some grilled cheese. Alternatively, some might not find food to be a comfort at all and may find some peace in other things. I

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Twitch Adds New "Hot Tub" Streaming Category in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Twitch found themselves in some hot water (hah! See what I did there?) with their streaming community recently when they demonetized the channel of popular hot tub streamer Amouranth. Now, you may have the same question that I had when all of this first came to my attention: What the heck is a hot tub stream? Hot tub streams started as a way to adhere to (or circumvent, depending on your perspective) Twitch's terms of service regarding swimwear, which was only acceptable if th

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Twitch Announces Lower Subscription Rates and Localized Pricing in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Twitch has announced a big change to their subscription prices for several countries outside of the U.S. In an effort to boost subscription rates for streamers, Twitch is adjusting to a localized price model starting with Turkey and Mexico on May 20th. Lower prices will mean less money for streamers at first, but Twitch seems to believe that they'll translate to more subscribers and higher earnings in the long run. In case you're unfamiliar with how Twitch works, streamers can accumul

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Toxicity in Online Gaming in Stardock Blog Stardock Forums

I have been gaming online for a long time - since I was a teenager and Battle.net (I played a lot of Diablo II and Starcraft) was first a thing, in fact. Back then, the biggest thing I remember my parents being concerned about were mostly safety things: don’t give out your name or address, don’t share pictures, and for the love of all that is holy, don’t EVE

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DeskScapes 11: How to Make a Background Playlist in Stardock Blog Stardock Forums

DeskScapes 11 is currently in beta and although there are a lot of fantastic new features, one in particular is my personal favorite: playlists. In the newest version of our popular customization app, you can set different backgrounds - both animated and static - to a playlist that will cycle in and out at intervals of your choice. I have a lot of interests and things that I love, so sometimes choosing just

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Despite shortages, Sony says PS5 is on track to surpass PS4 sales in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

2020 was a challenging year for the console and PC industry, and it seems like 2021 isn't shaping up to be much different either. Worldwide shortages of parts, exacerbated by the Coronavirus pandemic, have made it difficult for many companies to keep up with demands for their products. Just as chip shortages have affected AMD and intel, similar shortages have impacted Sony and its PlayStation 5, which released last Christmas. A recent briefing with Hiroki Totoki, the Chief Financial O

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An Asteroid Impact Simulation has Ended in Disaster in Life, the Universe and Everything Stardock Forums

Is Earth ready for a potentially catastrophic asteroid impact? Unfortunately, the answer appears to be no. An international exercise to simulate an asteroid striking Earth is finished, and with its fictitious impact concluded, things aren't looking so hot for the 185-mile stretch between Prague and Munich. It sounds like a game, but it's actually serious business. The exercise is being led by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Center for Near Earth Object Studies and is meant

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NOW ANNOUNCING: Galactic Civilizations IV! in GalCiv News GalCiv3 Forums

Stardock Announces Galactic Civilizations IV The biggest space 4X game is getting a lot bigger [video]https://youtu.be/0qPGcO514Us[/video] Stardock announced Galactic Civilizations IV today. The newest installment of its award-winning space 4X strateg

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Spring Cleaning for your Windows PC in Stardock Blog Stardock Forums

I don’t worry too much about constantly tidying and organizing my PC - until it gets annoying, anyway. By then it’s too late, and I spend all sorts of time sorting icons and renaming folders. I’ll admit that I am pretty much the same way with my house - the idea of ‘a place for everything and everything in its place’ has never really resonated with me. This creates a special sort of ch

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Reply to AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Dominates CPU Sales on Amazon in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

For anyone interested in testing, the Gamers Nexus youtube channel (and website) does excellent and IMO very unbiased work. They mainly concentrate on CPUs, GPUs, and the cooling airflow of cases and other performance hardware. https://www.youtube.com/user/GamersNexus [/quote] Oh, thanks! Their channel is solid, I look forward to exploring it some more.

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Dominates CPU Sales on Amazon in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

I haven't been looking into building a new computer or upgrading the one I have recently, but that doesn't mean I haven't been hearing the buzz about all of the hard-to-find CPUs that have hit the market over the last year or so. I know, for instance, that AMD's Ryzen 5000 series has been fairly impossible to find. A few of my friends have been looking and the only luck they've had locating it is with a pretty inflated price tag attached. These processors have been around for a little

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DeskScapes 11: The Dream Maker Pro Tool in Stardock Blog Stardock Forums

I’m really not much of an artist. To be frank, saying “not much of an artist” is being a little too kind to myself. I once drew a dog at the request of a 6 year old, who, upon me finishing my drawing, looked up at me and said, “I don’t know what that is, but that’s not a dog.” Kids and their brutal honesty! While I’m not

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Amazon Cancels "Lord of the Rings" MMO in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

In an article from Bloomberg released last Saturday, Jason Schrier reports that Amazon's video game division canceled the development of an online MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) based on the fantasy series Lord of the Rings . Amazon announced the game back in 2019 to loads of fan excitement, but apparently

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Welcome to DeskScapes 11! in Stardock Blog Stardock Forums

I spend a lot of time at my computer. This is in part because of my job, but also because I am a PC gamer and spend a good chunk of my leisure time in front of my monitor. I am also the kind of person who likes to display the things I like. Often, this takes the form of action figures, amiibos, framed art, pop vinyls, and so on, but I also extend it to places like my Windows desktop as well. <p style="t

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Reply to Ship sunk in World War II Becomes Deepest Explored Wreck in History in Life, the Universe and Everything Stardock Forums

[quote who="Publius of NV" reply="1" id="3803538"] I'm not particularly wild about shipwrecks, but I found this story very interesting. My dad had served aboard another destroyer in that same battle, but had been recalled to the Pentagon before that battle. He had an aerial photograph of the whole squadron taken earlier in the war; I probably still have it around someplace. [/quote] It is so cool that you have that piece of history.

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Hosting an Online Game Night in Stardock Blog Stardock Forums

A couple of months ago, I talked a little about the fun virtual trivia night that I held with my coworkers via Discord. Now that vaccinations are rolling out and things are starting to open up again, we’re hoping to hold the next one in a Family Feud style, and in person - but that’s another discussion. <span

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Stardock's Virtual Trivia Night in Stardock Blog Stardock Forums

There’s a light at the end of the tunnel! Vaccinations are rolling out and we’re all one step closer to being back together in person at the office. I know I don’t just speak for myself when I say that we’ve missed each other so much. We’re still not quite ready to gather in person yet, so we&r

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