ConnexionAMD and Samsung demo 8K 120 Hz gaming and I am really, really struggling to care
So many pixels. So little point.
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Vue lecture
Nvidia has just released yet another GPU driver hotfix to add further fixes to the other hotfix driver it released last week. And it still hasn't really fixed things
We heard you like hotfixes, so we added hotfixes to your hotfix.
Speedy card battler Arcane Rush has just launched a new Gauntlet mode
The fast-paced alternative to the old guard of card battlers is a great starting point for curious card players, but it might just get its hooks into you for the long haul too.
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Lethal Company dev is currently sitting on an update, but might 'give it a couple of weeks and add a creature or two' instead
Another update is finally on the way.
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Infinity Nikki's Steam launch has been branded with 'mixed' reviews after players are struggling to even launch the game
No one can dress to impress right now.
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'We are profoundly thankful for your lasting devotion': Elden Ring celebrates 30 million copies sold just a month before Elden Ring Nightreign
Now that's a lot of maidens.
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Be Quiet! Dark Mount gaming keyboard review
A modular keyboard desperate for the spotlight.
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Be Quiet! Light Mount gaming keyboard review
A full-size sound-dampened board exuding far from quiet confidence.
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Bitcoin mining now just totes unprofitable, costing over $137,000 to mine just one BTC in the US and near $200,000 per coin in Germany
With coins pricing at around $90,000 the math just doesn't add up.
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Intel says reports of 20k redundancies 'inaccurate' and states previous early retirement options robbed them of valuable experience
It's still a very scary week to be an Intel employee.
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Taiwan to drop new law restricting TSMC from allowing foreign fabs to produce leading edge nodes after company's $100 billion investment in US facilities
The law's designed to keep other countries one node behind Taiwan at all times.
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Today's Wordle answer for Tuesday, April 29
Get all the help you need with today's Wordle.
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Dark Souls 2 cut content includes a giant enemy crab wearing a castle tower as a shell which you could enter from above for massive damage
Dark Souls 2's cut hermit crab proves that FromSoft's love affair with angry crustaceans goes way back.
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There's a reason Oblivion Remastered's new voice actors all sound familiar: It's a huge Skyrim reunion
The return of actor Keith Szarabajka (Erandur in Skyrim, Joshua Graham in New Vegas) for Newblivion was a particular treat for me.
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I hope Dune: Awakening's base-building get weirder and wilder than what we saw in the beta, because it's going up against decades of killer Dune artwork
Dune: Awakening's building interface is a bit clunky, too.
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Oblivion Remastered has nearly tripled how much Skooma you can chug at once, ringing in a new era of drug-fueled super speed
OG Oblivion: Eight stacks of Skooma zoomies (Skoomies). Oblivion Remastered: 22.
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Crusader Kings 3 rides into the Steam best sellers atop a 70% sale and new Mongol-centric DLC
It's Temujin time.
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Russia accuses World of Tanks executives of 'extremist activities,' moves to seize assets of Russian publisher
Russia apparently takes issue with Wargaming's opposition to the invasion of Ukraine, but a different company is paying the price.
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Swen Vincke says Larian didn't do Baldur's Gate 3 DLC because the idea is 'boring… there's just no passion'
"What we're doing now makes developers way more happy."
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Elden Ring Nightreign system requirements are good news if you haven't upgraded your PC since you played Elden Ring
Aside from a bump in CPU requirement, Nightreign's minimum and recommended specs are virtually identical to those of the original Elden Ring.
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It took us embarrassingly long to realize that Oblivion Remastered still has a local map for when you get lost in dungeons
Oblivion Remastered's local map isn't exactly easy to find.
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Bethesda wants you to suggest ideas for Oblivion Remastered, so get over there and tell it to add more shortcut slots and a difficulty between Adept and Expert
Plus, you know, any ideas of your own I guess.
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The world's largest zip maker has made a giant self-propelled zip and I reckon it's a potential glimpse of the trousers of the future
We do these things not because they are easy, etc etc.
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'There's still a lot to do': One year later, Slavic Magic reveals what's next for Manor Lords, including AI progress, a new way to view records, and a team expansion
"I've been working on new features and improvements for a while now."
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UK government says Нет to British companies selling game controllers to Russia, to combat the use of drone attacks
"Gaming consoles will no longer be repurposed to kill in Ukraine."
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A modder has turned an Intel CPU heatspreader into a functional water block with the help of a CNC machine. And a bucket
Of course, why didn't I think of that?
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Baldur's Gate 3's new Giant Barbarian is beating out one of D&D 5e's oldest powergamer builds, making Karlach the MVP of my second Honour Mode playthrough
Giant woman, big damage.
![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tFfLQMT4tqhtbwexygaFA4.png "A screenshot from Baldur's Gate 3, featuring Karlach and Tav recreating Michelangelo's "The Creation of Adam".")
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REPO will never be free-to-play 'as we don't want to add microtransactions', say devs—hinting at earned cosmetics in the future
A little hat goes a long way.
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There's a 25-year-old piece of PC hardware that's still being used in even the most powerful gaming PCs sold today. Happy birthday to USB 2.0
And it's not the only ancient bit of PC tech that's still inside your gaming rig. Well, sort of.
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And just like that, this fungal 'friend group' FPS channeling Deep Rock and Helldivers is at the top of my 2025 wishlist
Mycopunk is the debut game from Pigeons at Play, and the demo is out now.
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Amazon and Newegg are going head-to-head with Gaming Week sales, so I've plucked out my 5 favorite deals from the bunch
There should be something here for most budgets.
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A mimic monster may come to REPO in the future, but it has to be 'really interesting' before it does
Trust no one.
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This Doom-themed Asus RTX 5080 is here just in time for some medieval ripping and tearing in Doom: The Dark Ages
The slayer has entered the facility.
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Resident Evil 9 may have been teased in a new RE4 video, and players are having totally normal reactions to it: 'Together at last, like ice cream and pizza'
Time to get my Resi 9 fan screenplay back out.
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This odd but surprisingly well-priced mini ITX motherboard from Minisforum packs an embedded AMD X3D processor
Its specs are far from perfect, but that price tag is very tempting.
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Skin Deep review
Blendo's first game in seven years is a small triumph.
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'Strategists face increased pressure': Marvel Rivals devs fold under pressure from the ongoing 'Support Strike' to make Strategists stronger
"We aim to be cautious." Proceeds to buff all the Strategists.
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Microsoft Recall finally launches for AI PC users, along with some other new features, almost one year after Copilot+ was announced
If you don't have a Copilot+ PC, then no new stuff for you, which is a shame, as the improved search feature does look good.
![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RaSZxEp25MGHEghVEtKBuJ.jpg "Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Windows and Devices Pavan Davuluri speaks about Recall during the Microsoft May 20 Briefing event at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington, on May 20, 2024. Microsoft unveiled a new category of PC on Monday that features generative artificial intelligence tools built directly into Windows, the company's world leading operating system. The tech giant estimates that more than 50 million "AI PCs" will be sold over the next 12 months, given the appetite for devices powered by ChatGPT-style technology. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)")
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