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Since its launch, I’ve believed Palworld’s creature management systems would’ve made for a more interesting game if they weren’t buried under its preoccupation with OSHA violations. It seems I’m not the only one who thought developer Pocketpair was leaving that potential untapped, because yesterday the studio announced Palfarm, a farming sim spinoff in the Palworld…

The keyboard that gave us the standardised layout on both sides of the Atlantic, with its quintessential 100% form factor and classic buckling spring mechanical keys (in most instances), is about to have its midlife crisis. In typical fashion, it’s off to buy an expensive convertible. There’s no doubt that the Model M is a…

If you’re new to PCs, you may have wondered at some point why your Windows desktop wallpaper is just so static. After all, since it’s being displayed by the GPU, then surely it could be animated in some way? Well, wonder no more, because after first offering the functionality in 2007, before promptly removing it…

An event called Beyond the Strand celebrated the 10th anniversary of Kojima Productions, and has served up new looks at various Kojima projects, including… a credit card? The livestream chat was immediately inundated by two words: “debt stranding.” The card will be issued by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, the same bank that gave Kojima a…

Maybe I’m just a big old baby, but nothing sounds more nightmarish to me than dropping into a Fortnite lobby full of teenagers and being forced to engage with them via proximity chat. Epic seemed to think it was a good idea, though, launching its Delulu mode over the weekend. And hell, Epic was right:…

Epic Games upended Fortnite’s Battle Royale meta this season when, without warning, they brought back two fan-favorite assault rifles and a powerful shotgun from previous seasons. Fans were stumped: none of them fit the season’s bug-infested theme. One of the rifles instantly became—in my opinion—the best weapon in the game, with the other close behind….

Among other tidbits that emerged from the recent Intel-Nvidia love in is confirmation of what we’d long suspected, namely that the upcoming Nvidia N1 Arm chip for PCs is indeed the very same as GB10, the “Superchip” at the heart of the DGX Spark AI box. “We also have a new Arm product that’s called…

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl is heating up today with the arrival of the 1.6 update—out now—which introduces a new anomaly, the fireball, and some nighttime fun in the form of night vision goggles. “Whether you’re a rookie navigating the shadows or a seasoned veteran hunting in the night, these NVGs offer a critical edge…

All things come to an end, though when it’s related to tech, it often seems like the end comes quicker than the lifespan of a hamster. That might feel like it’s the case with a move by Intel to end routine driver updates for all its graphics chips, bar its recent Alchemist and latest Battlemage…