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Nov 13 • 7 months ago

Valve says it’s still waiting for better chips to power Steam Deck 2

Even a 50 percent performance-per-watt improvement wouldn't be enough, engineer says. ...

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Nov 12 • 7 months ago

Valve rejoins the VR hardware wars with standalone Steam Frame

SteamOS-powered headset sports semi-modular design, wireless "low-latency" PC streaming. ...

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Nov 10 • 7 months ago

New project brings strong Linux compatibility to more classic Windows games

But author warns that Direct3D 7 "is a land of highly cursed API inter-operability." ...

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Nov 08 • 7 months ago

With Skigill, the classic RPG skill tree becomes a crowded battlefield

Vampire Survivors-esque battler sets itself apart with great weapons, unique graphics. ...

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Nov 03 • 7 months ago

AMD says that it’s not pulling driver support for older Radeon GPUs afterall

Re-using old silicon means that dropping "old" GPUs can affect "new" products. ...

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Oct 23 • 7 months ago

CS2 item market loses nearly $2B in value overnight due to “trade up” update

Once rare $14K knife now sells for $7K, some common guns jump from $10 to over $100. ...

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Oct 18 • 8 months ago

Roberta Williams’ The Colonel’s Bequest was a different type of adventure game

What if point-and-click games weren't about the puzzles? ...

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Oct 16 • 8 months ago

Open source GZDoom community splinters after creator inserts AI-generated code

UZDoom fork promises to fix other top-down leadership problems with the decades-old mod. ...

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Oct 10 • 8 months ago

AMD and Sony’s PS6 chipset aims to rethink the current graphics pipeline

Project Amethyst focuses on efficient machine learning, new compression techniques. ...

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Oct 10 • 8 months ago

Rubik’s Cube gets a $299 update, complete with IPS screens and its own apps

The Rubik's WOWCube is a 2×2 cube with modern twists. ...

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Oct 09 • 8 months ago

It’s time for game developers to bring back the cheat code

Arcane hidden options can offer accessibility without confusing the "core" game experience. ...

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Oct 04 • 8 months ago

Rally Arcade Classics is a fun ’90s-throwback racing game

If you like games that handle like Project Gotham Racing, you might love this. ...

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