Rematch devs talk balls—specifically, how to balance the ball’s feel with function: ‘It’s the basic brick of the game, it’s like an atomic component’

Rematch is still going strong after its release, with around 33,000 players on Steam alone as I write this very sentence. Talking to them about their successes, PCG’s own Evan Lahti asked co-founder Pierre Tarno and lead game designer Dylan Allen what goes into making the game’s balls feel so good to kick. “There’s multiple…

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Guide: Best Nintendo Switch 2 Gaming Headsets

Wired for sound. The Nintendo Switch 2 brings improved audio and built-in GameChat, making a good gaming headset more useful than ever. Whether you’re chatting with friends or just want to enjoy your games with better sound, the right headset can make all the difference. One of the most welcome additions is the headphone jack…

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‘Oblivion Remastered with guns’ becomes reality as modder jury-rigs a literal Glock into the game and shoots up an Oblivion Tower with it

Back during the hype cycle for Fallout 3, a common refrain of skeptics was that Bethesda had simply made ‘Oblivion with guns’—in effect creating some kind of total overhaul mod for The Elder Scrolls 4 that subtracted the spellcrafting and added in shotguns. Sadly, what we actually got was a game about chasing Liam Neeson…

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An Intel Nova Lake leak suggests the next generation of Core Ultra chips will have 60% more multi-threaded performance, but the numbers just don’t add up

Despite not being expected to appear until 2026, rumours and leaks about Intel’s next generation of desktop CPUs continue to come thick and fast. The latest snippet claims that Nova Lake will have “leadership gaming performance” coming from more than 10% better single-threaded (ST) and 60% higher multi-threaded (MT) performance gains. However, it’s not a…

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