Gaming
Games and the machines and communities around them.
help!! i just lost my third ranked match this week because my whole PC crashed mid round in a competitive shooter: stop code: KMODE EXCEPTION NOT HANDLED. no other game does this. im starting to think its the anti cheat driver, but idk how to prove it. my…
this happened after an update on my Steam Deck OLED: The card is a 1 TB microSD. i tried rebooting and reseating it. Nothing. i cant even tell if the card is dead or just has a broken file system 😂 What should i try first?? im comfortable following steps in…
hmmmm ok ive been fighting Windows for two evenings. apparently a new online game needs TPM 2.0 enalbed, so i tried updating: The update downloads, installs, restarts, and then rolls back. My family PC has plenty of space. Whats teh next thing to try? i've…
ok weird one genuine question from someone who doesnt fully get it.. 🙏 if my base frame rate is 50 FPS and driver level frame generation doubles the number on screen, is the game actually more responsive or just smoother to look at? and does that matter in…
This is driving me up the wall lmao an open world RPG runs beautifully on my RTX 3080 until right after loading a save, then black screen, then the crash dialog: ive reinstalled the driver, verified game files and even turned off my overlay apps. benchmarks…
Everything worked fine until on my new laptop. Now a city builder and a couple of other games just throw this at me: the code execution cannot proceed because MSVCP140.dll was not found. reinstalling the game did nothing. i feel like Im missing smth realy…
My team keeps asking why Im not talking in a team shooter. The prolbem: push to talk does nothing lol My wireless headset works perfectly in Discord and in Windows sound settings, i also noticed this in Device Manager: ive toggled every voice steting in teh…
This is driving me crazy. My older Xbox One controller drops every few minutes and the console shows: it happens on my Xbox One X in every game. A wired USB connection works perfectly, so it's something wireless. I'd rather not buy a new controller if it's a…
hmmmm ok my friends are waiting in teh lobby and i literally cannot join. an online lotoer shooter wont get past the launcher, and i got this: it mentions a drvier being incompatible with the anti cheat... i have never used a cheat in my life. i suspect a…
my Steam Deck stopped seeing my 512 GB card after moving it to another device... it shows this: all my games are on that card. i really dont want to format it and download everything again. is there any way to check or fix the card without erasing it? Ive…
guys pls help this started out of nowhere on my launch model PS5. insert a used disc from a shop, wait, a quiet whirring, then: ive had the console for a while and never had disc problems. i dont have a lot of other discs to test with. has anyone had this…
my Xbox Wireless Controller keeps disconnecting from my Xbox Series S when the battery is half full 🙏 the game pauses and i get this: I put in fresh batteries, I re paired it with teh sync button, and I even moved closer to teh TV. It reconnects after a few…
hmmmm ok my Switch Lite doesn't recognise my new 256 GB card: This happened after a system update. I dont have anything important on it yet, but I want to know if its the card or the console before I buy smth else. Any tips? i'm not in a rush, but i'd like…
i was playing a recent remake on my RTX 4060 with 8 GB with frame generation enabled, and after about half an hour it crashed with this: the frame rate was fine right until the crash. i thought my card was decent, but now Im wondering if it just doesnt have…
okay, i'm officially a member of the drift club. my right Joy Con on my Switch 2 does this when i'm not touching it: its worst in a platformer, where precision matters. ive tried calibrating in the settings, and it helps for a day before it comes back. is…
So I set up my 1080p TV from a few years ago and started plugging into a new TV. Now: The console is definitely on. I tried other HDMI ports, same thing. I'm worried I broke something, but it seems more likely it's just sending a signal the display doesn't…
Docking my refurbished Switch with the dock from a friend and getting this on the TV in the bedroom: the console does seem to detect the dock. before I order a new one, what can I test at home?? If anyone has had teh same thing and fixed it, I'd love to hear…
honest question: are exclusives still a good reason to buy a console? for me, Nintendo hardware is the only one i buy specifically for the big platformer series. but the price of new consoles makes me think twice every time xD whats ur experience? are…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts my friends play a competitive shooter from the same city with no problems, but i rubber band every evening. Im on a powerline adapter, and i got this: I'm ready to call my ISP, but I wanna be sure it's not my own setup…
im literally losing my mind here mid match my screen suddenly filled with flickering triangles. it looked like this: this happens only in one specific game. the card is a used RTX 3080. my heart dropped cuz I know artifacts can mean dying VRAM. I dont have…
genuine question for the older players here. when an late 90s game I love gets remade, I get excited and nervous at the same time. excited because more pepole will play it, nervous in case the new verison changed teh camera. with JRPGs especially, small…
I need help... between two subscriptions at once and my old purchases, I have a huge library available, and I only play teh same three games. I feel like I'm spending more time managing a backlog than playing... how do you choose what to play next? 👍 and do…
help!! honest talk: I love long RPGs, but I almost never finish them. I keep quitting right before the ending, and my backlog is now a backlog of over 100 games. How do you decide what to play, and do you feel bad about dropping a game halfway? Sometimes I…
so annoyed rn after reinstalling Windows, the GPU on my ROG Ally X stopped working. device Manager shows this: code 10. i tried restarting a few times. im not very experienced with Windows drivers. can anyone walk me through what to do next? i'm comfortable…
ugh. long time player, first time going heavy on mods 🤦 200+ plugins in a medieval sandbox, carefully installed, and now it crashes on teh main menu: i read about load order and masters, but Im overwhelmed. Where should i start? Im using a mod manager, not…
