ConnexionMarvel Rivals is launching an 'experimental feature' to help players deal with the game's awful performance and insatiable appetite for RAM
I love Marvel Rivals, but it's optimised like a dog.
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Vue lecture
How to complete the Blooming and Blossoming quest in Disney Dreamlight Valley
If friends were flowers.
Still Wakes the Deep provided the best performance in a videogame in 2024, so I'm happy that it's finally been shown some love at the Bafta Game Awards
The praise it deserves.
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This Ryzen 7 9700X, GeForce RTX 5070 gaming PC is the cheapest I've seen this week, which might not stay that way for long
PC prices are probably going to be rough while the tariff situation sorts itself out.
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Former Blizzard president says 'I'm not sure where Diablo is going' after Diablo 4 roadmap disappoints: 'Don't ship to check a box'
Poorly season'd.
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REPO: how many players can join
Who's brave enough to face the horror?
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AMD muddies the laptop CPU waters again with a Zen 4 refresh. So, where are our actual next-gen Zen 5 chips?
Pretty much identical to previous-gen, but should pair nicely with high-end RTX 50-series GPUs.
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Some lucky Redditors are getting 50-series cards below MSRP thanks to a weird Walmart quirk
Aren't you glad I didn't say 'one weird trick'?
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Today's Wordle answer for Thursday, April 10
Help with today's Wordle if you need it.
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Black Mirror Season 7 review
We own nothing and stream everything: Game Pass. Spotify. Netflix. What's next?
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Where and when to watch the Triple-i Initiative showcase
Over 30 indie studios are coming together for a showcase of announcements again this year.
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Creative Assembly is testing a second round of AI improvements for Total War: Warhammer 3: 'We heard you loud and clear'
After that, sieges will finally get a look-in.
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Every single Oddworld game is available right now for a single, solitary dollar
Dozens of hours worth of dystopian puzzle solving awaits.
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Schedule 1 is the kind of instant Steam hit that was only ever going to come from a complete rando
The corporate mind cannot comprehend Schedule 1.
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Xbox Games Showcase returns in June with first-party studios, third-party partners, and a deep dive into The Outer Worlds 2
Microsoft is bringing back the double-feature format for its 2025 online event.
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The Last of Us is coming back for a third season on HBO
Season two isn't out for a few more days, but HBO is clearly confident that fans are going to want more.
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More tariff chaos: Donald Trump pauses tariffs for most countries at the last minute but jacks them up to 125% against China, 'effective immediately,' because of their 'lack of respect'
This doesn't seem like a great way to run a country, and it's not ideal if you're looking to put together a new gaming rig either.
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OK this is too far: Someone brought an actual chicken to A Minecraft Movie
The cult of chicken jockey has escalated its ritual ceremonies.
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They can't keep getting away with this: Star Citizen has now raised over $800 million after 13 years, and it's still in alpha
It's raised over $100 million every year since 2022.
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'It's the end of an era': Four years after saying the studio would keep its 'identity,' CD Projekt has fully absorbed The Molasses Flood, but it's still working on The Witcher spinoff Project Sirius
The Molasses Flood has been working on Project Sirius for years, and there's still nothing to show for it
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How to heal and revive your teammates in REPO
A little help from your friends.
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TSMC might have to fork over $1 billion to the US for allegedly breaking export rules after one of its chips was found in a Huawei processor
$1 billion here, $1 billion there, who's counting?
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Final Fantasy 14 Hatching Tide 2025—This year's Eorzean egg event rewards a new Fashion Accessory
Final Fantasy 14 Hatching Tide 2025—This year's Eorzean egg event rewards a new Fashion Accessory
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'I'm still loving this game after 50 hours': Lethal Company solo dev has been inspired by REPO to carry on work, 'My energy level is suddenly very high'
But then again, it could just be because of the change in seasons.
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Razer has pulled the pricing and pre-order pages for its new Blade laptops and I think it's pretty obvious what's happening here
Razer's taken down laptop pricing, new tariffs will make tech pricing higher, 2+2=4.
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'We are so back': After a month spent strangling itself with monetisation, promising new auto-battler The Bazaar finally makes things right for its players
After undoing the terrible monetisation of its first season, The Bazaar is finally worth recommending.
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New two-way brain-computer interface has returned motion AND sensation to a paralysed test patient: 'Right now, we just know the results are significant and leading to functional and meaningful outcomes'
Breaking: Brain chips might one day be useful and not existentially terrifying.
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If awful RTX 50-series prices aren't enough to get you consider an RTX 40-series card, maybe this dinky single-fan RTX 4070 will be
Bonus: It might not require you to remortgage your home, either.
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Logitech's pretty excellent rapid trigger keyboard has just hit its lowest ever price, making it the one I'd recommend right now
A good function over form keeb.
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Apparently, Jack Black wasn't the first pick for Steve in A Minecraft Movie—It was meant to go to Matt Berry, according to Hollywood rumours
Can't be side-tracked with cheap Minecraft potions.
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Oblivion console commands and cheats for infinite wealth, carry weight, and skill gains
Use these classic console commands to cheat your way through the Oblivion Crisis.
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Holy smokes, something that might actually be useful is coming to Copilot on Windows
Did I just say 'holy smokes'?
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This estimate that iPhones would cost $3,500 if made in the US has me terrified of tariffs and the concept of a mid-range gaming laptop costing $5,000 and high-end models hitting nearly $15,000
Analyst predicts it would take years to move even a small fraction of iPhone production to the USA.
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Japanese railway turns to 3D printed replacements for ageing shelters that can be built in less than 6 hours
If only my local council could 3D print some efficiency…
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Trump gave global chipmaking leader TSMC an offer it could not refuse: 'All I did is say if you don't build your plant here you're gonna pay a big tax... 25, maybe 50, maybe 75, maybe 100%'
More stick than carrot.
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Corsair's new website to update firmware means I can finally say goodbye to iCUE
So long and thanks for the memories.
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Microsoft has now fired the employees who publicly protested the company supplying AI tech to the Israeli military
BDS also calls for Xbox and Game Pass boycott.
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Big Rigs, a strong contender for any 'worst games of all time' list, currently has a Mostly Positive user rating on Steam because democracy is broken
See, this is why you need professional reviews.
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