Doom: The Dark Ages PC performance analysis: Always-on ray tracing isn’t a problem and even a cheap gaming laptop copes just fine

Doom has been around so long—32 years and counting—that you’d be forgiven for thinking that developers id Software must have produced hundreds of entries for the franchise on PC. The shocking truth is there have just been five, if one ignores all the third-party versions, expansion stuff and rejigged editions. And it’s been five years…

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Doom: The Dark Ages review

NEED TO KNOW What is it The latest FPS from the makers of Doom, Quake, and Wolfenstein.Release Date May 15, 2025Expect to Pay $70/£60Developer id SoftwarePublisher MicrosoftReviewed on RTX 2080 Super, Intel Core i9 9900KS, 32GB RAMMultiplayer NoSteam Deck UntestedLink Official site In a time when the FPS campaign is so vanishingly rare that the…

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HP Omen Max 16 gaming laptop review

The 16-inch gaming laptop is a wonderful invention. The slightly larger screen over a 15.6-inch model, made even wider thanks to modern slim bezels, looks great, and allows for a chassis that’s just that tiny bit roomier, so we get full-size keys, numpads, even speakers. They’re not as ridiculous as 18-inch laptops—those silly machines—and you…

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Nintendo Defends Switch 2’s Perceived Lack Of Innovation

“we feel that it is a very Nintendo-like product”. Nintendo has released its latest Q&A transcript off the back of its financial results for FY2025. In it, president Shuntaro Furukawa defended the Switch 2’s perceived lack of innovation, with one investor questioning whether the Switch 2 is a “bridge” to a more innovative next-gen console…

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MIT researchers debunk one of the greatest misconceptions in science: Eggs are stronger at the sides after all

Science classrooms across the globe have been pedalling a lie for decades, maybe even centuries. Eggs are not stronger when dropped on their ends. So say researchers from MIT, who claim that eggs are far stronger on their sides. Apparently, “sideways eggs bend like shock absorbers, trading stiffness for superior energy absorption.” Apart from overturning…

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