ConnexionThis water-cooled gaming laptop packs a full-size desktop RTX 5090 and even fits in a backpack, but I sure wouldn't want it in mine
I'm pretty sure I saw this once as an Xbox 720 'leak'.
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Samsung's handheld prototype delivers folding phone screens to Switch-like gaming hardware, and I am absolutely here for it
I love my folding phones, and I'd bend over backwards for a folding portable gaming device.
Corsair's Custom Labs is now available in Europe, allowing you to make your gear as cute or ugly as you want and no-one will stop you
Featuring options from popping single colours to beautiful cherry blossom designs.
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Trump says the United States is already talking to potential TikTok buyers: 'We're dealing with four different groups, and a lot of people want it ... all four are good'
TikTok owner ByteDance can choose to be banned in the US, or sell up.
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Today's Wordle answer for Wednesday, March 12
Today's Wordle: Help with the daily puzzle.
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The latest Monster Hunter Wilds event quest gives piles of Armor Spheres for hunting a Chatacabra, making this a very bad week to be a frog in the Forbidden Lands
It's a perfect time to stock up for armor upgrades.
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NBN bargain hunters, here's a good one: Optus is offering AU$210 off its NBN 1000 service
NBN bargain hunters, here's a good one: Optus is offering AU$210 off its NBN 1000 service
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Rebellion CEO seems kind of awed by major studios making massive videogames: 'How do you organize a game that has 2,000 people working on it?'
Rebellion makes big games, but not that big.
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Here's a roguelite dungeon crawler Steam reviewers call 'a botanical Diablo' and 'like Cult of the Lamb' except you manage a mystical garden
In Grimoire Groves you explore an enchanted forest and grow plant creatures in your garden.
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Oops! Bungie rolled out Destiny 2's Rite of the Nine event three weeks early, and new loot is already dropping
The Dungeon-themed event was supposed to go live on April 1, but it looks like someone hit the wrong button.
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No Rest for the Wicked developer Moon Studios is now 'fully independent' after acquiring the rights to the game from Take-Two
Take-Two said when it sold Private Division in 2024 that it would continue supporting No Rest for the Wicked itself, but the plan has changed.
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Attention, fashion hunters: There's a Monster Hunter Wilds mod to disable all those obnoxious glowing buff effects that distract from your fits
Turn the glow off for a glow up.
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Should Age of Empires and Quake be in the 'World Video Game Hall of Fame'? You can vote for them to be inducted this year
Voting is open for the Strong National Museum of Play's 2025 hall of fame candidates.
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The Fallout season 2 leaks continue with videos of the New Vegas set, including a sign for Mr. House's casino
The Ultra Luxe is looking very luxe-y.
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BlizzCon 2025 isn't happening, meaning the event will miss its 20th anniversary, but it will return in 2026 to 'meaningfully elevate this iconic celebration'
It's the second year running Blizzard's event hasn't happened.
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World of Warcraft guild uses exploits to get world 'first' on the game's new raid, gets banned, puts its name backwards and does it again
Random Acts of World First Racin'.
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The best baseball player alive is coming to Fortnite, and so is his dog
Shohei Ohtani will become the first Major League Baseball player to join the Fortnite Icon Series.
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How long can a live service game last? Theoretically, 'forever,' says Mecha Break developer: 'The last game I was in charge of has been alive and well for 16 years'
Amazing Seasun CEO Kris Kwok hopes that the new mech combat game will live on in perpetuity.
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Naughty Dog's next game is definitely steering clear of controversy: 'Let's do something that people won't care as much about. Let's make a game about faith and religion'
Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet will take a deep dive into spirituality.
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We need to decide on a genre name for Vampire Survivors-like games before a really terrible one sticks
No, Steam, they're not "bullet hell action roguelikes".
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Coder faces 10 years' jailtime for creating a 'kill switch' that screwed-up his employers' systems when he was laid off
Probably shouldn't have put his name on it, mind.
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New modder tool makes it easier than ever to swap AMD's FSR 4 scaling for Nvidia's DLSS or Intel's XeSS and vice versa
It's not supported by every game, but it does increase your options.
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Gigabyte seemingly mocks Asus' recent Q-release debacle with a video swapping out an RTX 5070 Ti 100 times
That's some cheeky marketing.
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It's another day of Disco Elysium-related announcements trying to kneecap each other: Studio ZA/UM has put out a teaser for its first new game since 2019, and it's not Disco Elysium 2
Surely there are other ways of marketing videogames.
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If you've ever wanted to trap your D&D character in dice like a fly in amber, 3,700+ people are paying Hero Forge close to $400,000 in Kickstarter funds for the pleasure
My character turned into a dice, DM. Funniest thing I've ever seen.
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'I was recklessly brave to even think about creating a game of this scale': Inzoi director admits he now sees 'why so few companies have attempted to develop a life simulation game'
It's been two long years for Hyungjun Kim.
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PCG's best city builder of 2024 is adding a map with a gigantic hill in the middle: the perfect spot for your next castle
I'm here for more granular control over battlement placement.
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NZXT H7 Flow review (2024 Edition)
Pseudo full-tower with some insane cooling.
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I wish Monster Hunter Wilds wasn't so afraid of letting me play Monster Hunter
A story on rails gives Monster Hunter the wrong kind of guidance.
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Microsoft is reportedly prepping a handheld Xbox for later this year with new consoles coming in 2027
We've got a feeling the handheld could look rather familiar...
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WoW's nerfed its poor Delve companion into a dwarf-shaped crater after his tank spec made them too easy, and people aren't happy
Poor buddy Brann just can't catch a break.
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After REPO 'kinda blew up', its developer asks the community for advice on how to make matchmaking lobbies
"The issue with an anti-cheat system is that you're ruining the experience for everyone who has made mods."
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After suing a Disco Elysium writer to prevent him from making his own game, a tech CEO who's allegedly banned from the Disco Elysium subreddit is trying to crowdfund a spiritual successor
I want to keep writing this sort of thing even less than you want to keep reading it.
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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D review
AMD has taken its Ryzen 9 9950X and given it some 3D V-Cache lovin'. Oh hell yeah.
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The latest Windows 11 dev build gives you the ability to snap together commonly paired apps for access in a single click, and I'm already sold
Now I can open Solitaire and Spotify even quicker.
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Limbo and Inside studio demands compensation from co-founder Dino Patti for alleged 'unauthorized use of Playdead's trademarks and copyrighted works'
Patti claims such demands have "happened repeatedly over the last nine years".
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Some Monster Hunter Wilds players are skipping the endgame weapon grind because they just freaking hate how they look
Not all weapons are made equal.
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The SteelSeries QcK Performance series has reignited my excitement over the simple pleasure of a quality mouse pad… and trying to click skulls with pinpoint accuracy
Time to party like it's 2012 and pretend I don't have an old man's reaction time.
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'My own voice was driving me f***ing insane': GTA Vice City actor admits even he couldn't get past his own, notoriously difficult mission
Danny Dyer headed up the role of Kent Paul in Vice City and San Andreas.
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Blue Lock Rivals codes and how to redeem them
Get ready to hit the pitch in this anime-themed soccer game.
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