ConnexionMarvel Rivals' latest update quietly killed the game's burgeoning mod scene
This was 100% inevitable, but still a bummer.
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Sorry everyone, Minecraft 2 is cancelled, and it might be our fault
After he "basically announced Minecraft 2" last week, Markus "Notch" Persson has changed his mind.
Team Fortress 2 just had the single biggest trade in its history, with 'the absolute best hat you can get' going for around $40K
"It in theory can never be unboxed again and hasn't been able to be obtained in over 10 years."
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The best part of Marvel Rivals Season 1 is Mister Fantastic's obnoxiously fun chest-bump attack and his ridiculously OP kit
Goofy ahh characters.
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Is the new RTX 5070 really as fast as Nvidia's previous flagship RTX 4090 GPU? Turns out the answer is yes. Kinda.
Saying 'Marvel Rivals' until the words lose all meaning.
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It's time for me to admit that AI-accelerated frame generation might actually be the way of the future and that's a good thing
It pains me to say it, but maybe we should focus less on traditional rendering.
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Elden Ring: Nightreign is getting a closed network test, and I'm totally not fuming because PC players aren't invited to the party, or anything
Here's where I'd be trying Nightreign on my console… if I had one!
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How to feed pegasus in Disney Dreamlight Valley
Go from zero to hero
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20 hours in, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is a mad, systems-driven sandbox that captures some of the best parts of games like Stalker
No one warned me my actions would have consequences.
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Dragonflight got WoW back on its feet, now we get to see if Blizzard can make the Worldsoul Saga run
We're deep underground, but things are looking up.
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If you're a content creator and gamer looking for a CPU upgrade, this Ryzen 9 9900X deal will get you $90 off
This is a much more fitting price.
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AMD is now reportedly making all-American Ryzen 9000 CPU dies at TSMC's Arizona fab
Made in the USA, mostly anyway...
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Marvel Rivals ranks: everything you need to know on your journey to the top
To eternity and beyond
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I tried a sim racing rig that generates 'wind' at CES 2025 and it's claimed to help keep VR nausea at bay
It's surprisingly immersive.
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Final Fantasy 14 communities panic as it turns out change to blacklisting, meant to help reduce stalking, also lets players use mods to track their alts
While anxiety is targeted at one mod, the information it scrapes isn't hard to find.
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TikTok's time in the US may be ticking to a close as it makes a last stand in the Supreme Court, though Trump now says he 'opposes banning' it
"I don't see any president, including future President Trump, being able to resolve this in a way that's satisfactory for US national security."
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MSI intros cheaper 'back connect' Project Zero Intel motherboards for super-clean PC builds you might actually be able to afford
Should help bring down the cost of that 'zero rat's nest' build...
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Thermaltake's new 2000 W PSU is too powerful to be sold in the USA and comes with four PCIe 5.0 GPU power connectors
We're going to need a bigger power outlet.
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AMD accuses Intel's Arrow Lake of being a 'horrible' product and implies a lack of options for consumers has caused the Ryzen 7 9800X3D shortage
AMD is taking its victory lap a little early.
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This Jinx-inspired gaming PC is my favorite of CES 2025 and I'm head over heels for the hardware
Just look at that distro plate…
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Harrowing report alleges years of horrific abuse at Brandoville Studios, an Indonesian support studio that worked on Assassin's Creed Shadows and The Last of Us Remake
Former employees share a shocking history of abuse, crunch, and financial control.
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Tencent says it's not a Chinese military company and is willing to sue the US Department of Defense if it isn't removed from a blacklist
The conglomerate was one of several Chinese companies given the designation at the start of the year.
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All Zenless Zone Zero 1.5 livestream codes
Collect the latest Polychrome before it expires.
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Today's Wordle answer for Friday, January 10
Get all the help you need with today's Wordle.
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We may not have a roadmap or balance patch just yet, but at least Path of Exile 2's bugfix patch notes are funny
Strongboxes really are terrible.
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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided writer didn't like the ending either: 'Nothing is resolved'
Mark Cecere didn't ask for that ending.
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It seems like Square's finally consistently taking the PC ports of Final Fantasy seriously
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's PC features are looking much, much better than Remake's.
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Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii looks more like a zany RGG take on Black Flag than I dared hope
A new 15-minute presentation delivers news on combat, exploration, new game plus and "Cyclonic Avians".
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The most important tool in Remedy's new co-op FPS is the shower: 'Saving water is essential'
FBC: Firebreak should be on your 2025 radar.
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If you missed it over the holidays, this noir Half-Life 2 mod turns you into a hardboiled detective in Prohibition-era Chicago
The Burton Equation is full of fedoras, Tommy guns, and, oh yeah, time travel.
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Path of Exile 2 players are calling foul on Elon Musk's high-level hardcore character after he streams his struggles with core game mechanics
Could've been stream jitters, I suppose.
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Alan Emrich, the game designer and writer who coined the term '4X,' has died
Emrich came up with the idea in a 1993 review of Master of Orion, and it stuck.
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Track down a missing person in this 'Geoguessr-inspired detective game' set on an alien planet
Find a missing archeologist lost in a strange alien world.
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Old meets new as classic MMO players worship a famous Vtuber via gifts of bones so she can max out the Prayer skill
There is, apparently, "always time to bone."
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Hyper Light Breaker will cost $30 and for a limited time come with a free copy of Drifter
A pretty great deal if you missed the 2016 classic.
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Fallout season 2 filming delayed due to massive LA fires
Production was expected to begin on January 8 but the LA County Fire Department has withdrawn all filming permits as it continues to battle massive fires in the area.
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Assassin's Creed Shadows is delayed again 'to better incorporate player feedback gathered over the past three months'
Shadows is now set to arrive in March.
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This bizarre roguelike has a new take on the Vampire Survivors formula: letting you build your own custom weapons out of brains, eyeballs, and chimpanzee spines
Bio Prototype invites you to program your own body into a killing machine.
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The Freewrite Wordrunner with a built-in word counter might be the keyboard to look out for if you want to improve your writing process
Much will depend on typing feel, though.
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