Microsoft says 64 GB is the ‘ideal spec’ for Flight Simulator 2024 but I’ve tested it with 96 GB, and it makes a big difference

When Microsoft released the system requirements for its latest iteration of Flight Simulator, there was probably a worldwide intake of breath, followed by a groan of despair from the sim community. Apart from recommending a Core i7 14700K and RTX 4080 combination as the ‘ideal spec’, Microsoft also suggests 64 GB of system memory would…

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Valve’s new ‘Powered by SteamOS’ branding has been unveiled, but it’s more about clawing handhelds away from Windows than it is about new desktop Steam Machines

Hooo mama, what a time it is for Valve. It seems like a Steam Controller 2 is already in mass production and now it looks like SteamOS might soon be making its way onto third-party handhelds, or perhaps even other machines. It sure is an exciting time for anyone interested in GabeN’s gubbins, which is…

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There was a Lego James Bond pitch that never got made, presumably because of all the murder and sex involved with James Bond

A concept trailer for an abandoned Lego James Bond game has leaked online, and is currently being chased around by lawyers in a game of copyright whack-a-mole. The minute-long trailer, first shared on X but now mirrored across various platforms and easily findable, shows a selection of the different Bonds and recreations of some iconic…

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Intel just launched a brand new gaming graphics architecture but it has already designed a new generation of GPUs and it’s working on the generation after that

Intel’s brand new Arc B580 graphics card looks very promising for budget gaming. But it turns out that Intel has already designed the generation of GPUs that will follow. What’s more, Intel’s engineers are currently designing the generation after that. So says Intel’s lead gaming graphics spokesperson, Tom Petersen. Speaking to the Full Nerd podcast,…

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