ConnexionUbisoft's grudging crawlback to Steam continues with achievements for Watch Dogs 2 added a mere 9 years after release
Yes, it has one for petting dogs.
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Vue lecture
Spider-Man 2's first PC patch is live with 'several crash fixes,' UI improvements, and an auto-save backup
Nixxes says it's continuing to work on "more bug fixes, improvements and performance optimizations."
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Journey to the Industrial Era with our custom-modded Civilization VII PC
One… more… train…
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As Civilization 7 languishes with a 'mixed' rating on Steam, developers say they're 'looking into feedback' about its wildly unpopular UI
Complaints about Civ 7's new interface have been noticed.
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Skald: Against the Black Priory review
Come for the fantastic retro RPG combat and exploration, stay for the utterly gripping cosmic horror.
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The Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies expansion announcement includes a ton of cross-pack play that I'm pretty psyched for
Along with new commercial and residential combo lots, you can open businesses compatible with other expansions you own.
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Baldur's Gate 3's Patch 8 is so big, it needed its own patch before it even released, and we're one step closer to a Permanent Booming Blade Economy
Honestly I'm coming around to the idea.
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The organizers of E3 announce a new event called iicon, but it's not open to the public and you probably don't want to go anyway
The Entertainment Software Association's new thing will bring together executives from across the game industry for conferences, workshops, and "elite networking opportunities."
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Civilization 7 influence guide: How to make friends and influence people
From befriending city-states to building war support, influence lets you dominate through diplomacy.
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Paradox is the new owner of Jagged Alliance 3 and Surviving Mars developer Haemimont Games
"Expect amazing new games from us!"
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ZA/UM gets away with $165 plastic bags because its execs know hypocritical moaners are the same 'ones ordering the expensive items' anyway, says former Disco Elysium writer
I'd write a strapline here, but the postman's arrived with my bag.
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Eight months into the brave new world of Windows on ARM, and this is the state of play for PC gaming outside of the x86 arena
Qualcomm was serious in its gaming ambitions for the Snapdragon X Elite, so what does that look like half a year down the line?
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NASA is hosting the first Twitch stream from space and I'm already picturing the chat with equal parts fear and excitement
The government agency is set to stream from the International Space Station.
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This Steam Deck mount looks silly, but greatly reduces the risk of dropping Valve's handheld on your face while gaming in bed
Bedtime gaming sees most significant upgrade since hot chocolate and a podcast.
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Bill Gates laments Pat Gelsinger's failure to save Intel: 'I was hoping for his sake, for the country's sake that he would be successful'
'Seriously guys, drop it, we get it already': someone at Intel, probably.
![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/h9WrbfEkyfWzc7Tmr28Lvm.jpg "Bill Gates speaks onstage for a special conversation during "What’s Next? The Future With Bill Gates"at The Paris Theater on September 26, 2024 in New York City.")
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Former Dragon Age developers are not happy with EA CEO's suggestion that The Veilguard should have live service features: 'I'd probably quit'
Live service isn't the answer to everything.
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This no-vidia gaming PC is a great example of how small design decisions can make it feel like you're building a PC on easy-mode
All thanks to a roomy case, fan controller, and incredibly simple NVMe slots.
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EA CEO says the magic words 'Apex 2.0': It won't happen until after the next Battlefield, but 'this will not be the final incarnation of Apex'
Apex Harder.
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Square Enix's Chocobo Steam Deck is cute, fluffy, and unfortunately gets in-KWEH-dibly warm
What's better than winning one Chocobo Steam Deck? Raising money for charity, obviously.
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I've already spent 25 hours with this idle game where an adorable grass-cutting frog keeps me company on my desktop, and it's safe to say I'm obsessed
Ropuka's Idle Island's simplicity is its biggest comfort.
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Why pay more? This 27-inch 1440p gaming monitor is perfectly priced at just $153
IPS panel, high refresh rate, VRR support. It's all there.
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Seems like Sony just accidentally announced when Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is coming out
Excellent, Sony, age may in fact have slowed you down one bit.
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Marvel Rivals' destructible environment was apparently the 'first major technical challenge' the devs had to overcome
Don't take all that rubble for granted.
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Where the AF are all the graphics cards?! It's not just the new RTX 50-series that's impossible to buy, finding any decent GPU in stock at the major US retailers right now is like staring into an abyss of nothing
It's like the pandemic's back for another round of GPU misery.
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Marvel's Spider-Man 2 review
A flawed port of a flawed sequel.
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Arm won't keep chasing after Qualcomm on the grounds of licensing shenanigans—but the legal jostling isn't over
Don't start the 10-count just yet.
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'No lotteries, and no onerous upkeep': World of Warcraft takes a cheeky potshot at Final Fantasy 14's egregious housing system as it readies up to unleash its own
Well played, Blizzard.
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7 Monster Hunter Wilds tips to help you get started in the beta
Become a practiced hunter before Wilds releases later this month.
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Disco Elysium game director Robert Kurvitz praises the first Fallout: 'It makes other post-apocalyptic worldbuilding seem like an amusement park'
Though it wouldn't be Marx's favorite.
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Today's Wordle answer for Thursday, February 6
Help with today's Wordle if you need it.
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The best Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 mods at launch: unlimited quicksaves, increased carry weight, instant herb-pickin'
How to make your Bohemian adventure much easier, or way harder.
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Rooster Teeth returns from the dead, under the ownership of one of its original founders
Warner Bros. pulled the plug on Rooster Teeth in 2024, after 21 years of operation.
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Less than 4 months after revealing his studio's new game, Michael Condrey has reportedly been given the boot by 2K Games
Project Ethos didn't make much of an early impression, and now Condrey is "transitioning his role" to an advisory position.
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Everything that happens in a Civilization 7 age transition
A lot changes when you enter a new age in Civilization 7, and it's easy to miss the details. Here's what you need to know.
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The Sims 2 has the most unhinged drama in the entire series that finally seduced me away from my beloved Build Mode
Now that I can finally play the whole series back-to-back, The Sims 2 has won me over.
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