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Vue lecture
I've been paying way too much for NBN—Spintel is offering NBN 250 for just AU$80 a month, which is less than what I'm paying for a much slower connection
The short version: keep an eye on what you're paying for the internet.
Cops called as A Minecraft Movie sends kids into chicken jockey frenzies
Showers of popcorn are adding a festive touch to screenings of A Minecraft Movie.
© Warner Bros
I never actually looked up what Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is about, and there's some bonkers RPG lore behind the title
There's a reason it's called Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and whether you like that reason will depend on your patience for absurd RPG premises.
© Sandfall Interactive
How a hardcore survival game morphed into an open world town-builder where you play as a corgi mech pilot
Animalkind went from hardcore to cottagecore.
© Uncommon Games
The Netflix bump is working its magic once again, sending Devil May Cry rocketing up the Steam top sellers in a $20 franchise bundle
Half-devil does sell.
© Netflix / Capcom
Schedule I gets Bleuballs in its first 'proper patch,' now live in Steam beta
Yes, I did this for a bit of lowbrow wordplay.
© TVGS
Assassin's Creed Shadows' first major update arrives tomorrow with very good news for your horse
The upcoming patch will also enable players to reset their Mastery Nodes and experiment with different builds for both Naoe and Yasuke.
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Drug Dealer Simulator is getting review bombed for suing Schedule I, even though it hasn't actually sued Schedule I yet
The publisher of Drug Dealer Simulator confirmed it's looking into possible copyright infringement, and that's not going over well with fans of the latest indie darling.
© Movie Games SA
Path of Exile 2's nerf-happy update has the playerbase revolting, review-bombing their baby, and scorning the developer's promises: 'Like reading a Blizzard post on fixing Diablo 4'
"I'd rather just go into work than play this game right now."
© Grinding Gear Games
How to complete the Black Ops 6 Shattered Veil Easter egg
Skip the guesswork and check this full walkthrough of Black Ops 6's Shattered Veil Easter egg.
© Activision Blizzard
Path of Exile 2's disastrous new update reveals the core tension at the heart of its design: How do you make a game with meaningful combat when everyone just wants to blast monsters?
A tantalizing dream that remains frustratingly out of reach
© Grinding Gear Games
La Quimera, the new shooter from former 4A Games Ukraine studio Reburn, will be out later this month
A closed beta test will be held on April 12.
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The turf wars begin: Schedule I is being investigated for possible copyright infringement by the publisher of Drug Dealer Simulator
Movie Games SA says it doesn't want to stop the sale of Schedule I but has a "legal obligation" to look into alleged infringement.
© TVGS
Microsoft's 100% AI-generated Quake 2 made us nauseous but John Carmack, the game's OG coder, is into it: 'What? This is impressive research work!'
The research, folks, the research. Absolutely not the frame rate. I hope.
© Microsoft
AMD is reportedly plotting an NPU-enabled 'Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme' chip for handhelds and we still can't figure out what it'll do for us aside from drain more the battery juice
If you really must have Copilot+ in your hands...
© Future
G.Skill's 128 GB golden RAM kit is the first high-capacity set to hit DDR5-8000 speeds and it's making me reconsider my views on PC hardware bling
I thought I was immune to the shiny stuff, but even I want a pair of these mega-sticks.
© G.Skill
The Death Stranding movie is being written and directed by the guy behind Pig
"The Death Stranding movie is taking a direction that nobody has tried before with a movie adaptation of a game."
© Nvidia
How to use the management clipboard in Schedule 1
Enter the big leagues with your army of assistants.
© TVGS
How to get Zoh Shia to spawn in Monster Hunter Wilds
Farm this godlike monster for its weapons and gear.
© Capcom
Major Japanese studios and publishers were having a great time in 2025, right up until the weekend because of the (you guessed it) 'insultingly dumb' US tariffs
It's not a good Monday for anybody, Japan included.
© Capcom
Patent document shows AMD started researching the use of neural networks in ray-traced rendering at least two years ago
Just because it's patented doesn't mean it'll ever be used but you never know.
© AMD
This $299 Acer monitor is the cheapest high-refresh 32-inch 4K gaming panel we've ever seen from a big brand
Less than half the price of an OLED equivalent...
© Acer
You can create plinking, plonking renditions of classic game theme tunes with a sweep of your finger using these 3D-printed fidget toys
All together now: plink, plonk, plink plink plink plonk, plink plink plink plink plink plink, plonk.
© Tater Prints
Finally, a news outlet explains the US tariffs in a way even I can understand: with a map covered in Warhammer models
Space Marines and global economic policy, together at last.
© Games Workshop
Rather than risking the shark-infested waters of GPU stocks and pricing, I'd just go for this ace $2,000 RX 9070 XT gaming PC
AMD RX 9070 XT and a shiny X3D? Don't mind if I do.
© Skytech
'They chewed me up pretty good': A US plaintiff attempted to use an AI avatar to argue their court case and the judges were far from amused
Words you don't want to hear from a sitting judge: "I don’t appreciate being misled."
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Peppered: an existential platformer is a game that'll make you pay not just for your choices, but your sucky platforming skills, too
Some second chances—but not enough.
© Mostly Games
How to complete That's Not Where Eggs Come From in Disney Dreamlight Valley
Another egg-citing quest.
© Gameloft
So, it's the mirrors. Freakishly accurate-to-an-atom-width mirrors are one big reason your modern GPU is so damned expensive
That and the lasers firing at tiny flying droplets of tin...
© ASML
How to unlock thermite in Warzone
Turn up the heat with the new thermite lethal.
© Activision
Former Awesomenauts developers finish the game they were working on when the studio went bankrupt in 2023, and it'll be free for the first 24 hours after release
Nubs!: Arena is a multiplayer brawler for up to 20 players online.
© Rangatang
Promise Mascot Agency review
Oversee living mascots in a cursed Japanese town.
© Kaizen Game Works
Blue Prince review
Unravel the mysteries of a mansion, room by room, in Blue Prince.
© Raw Fury
Nvidia hasn't announced them yet but laptop vendors confirm that RTX 5050 and 5060 GPUs are almost here, and they'll both have 8 GB of VRAM
A power-efficient RTX 5050 laptop could be the perfect entry-level gaming laptop.
© Future
AMD RX 9070 XT vs Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti: This is 2025's graphics card battle royale
Which of the modern graphics cards should you be dropping into your PC?
© Future
How to make Ghostly Fish Steak in Disney Dreamlight Valley
A spooky dish for all year round.
© Gameloft
Dawn of the Hunt is Path of Exile 2's most contentious update, but it's also the most fun I've had with ARPG necromancy, well… ever
The new Bind Spectre skill turns the action RPG into undead Pokémon.
© Grinding Gear Games
One cable to rule them all: China's 8K-ready HDMI and DisplayPort competitor supports up to 192 Gbps bandwidth and 480 W power delivery in a single connection
That's over a proprietary connector, but a slower USB Type-C variant is also planned.
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Doom modder puts the Slayer in true hell: A minimum-wage fast food job that's 'psychological warfare only rivalled by the likes of Desert Bus or that one mission from Dying Light 2'
What reheated hell is this?
© Bethesda / SlendyMawn / McDonald's