Where the AF are all the graphics cards?! It’s not just the new RTX 50-series that’s impossible to buy, finding any decent GPU in stock at the major US retailers right now is like staring into an abyss of nothing

You’ve perhaps seen our in-depth reviews of Nvidia’s new RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 and decided that you’re going to be better off spending your money on an RTX 40-series card instead. AMD’s RDNA 4 cards won’t be here for another month, too, so you’ve decided to go on the hunt for a nice RTX…

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In a first tariff-induced hit against the PC gaming sector, ASRock is talking about increasing costs and moving its graphics card manufacturing away from China

As part of Trump’s seemingly isolationist strategy to grow the country’s economy (and apparently combat fentanyl use), the US President recently introduced tariffs against China, Mexico, and Canada. Although the latter two have been delayed, tariffs against China are in force, and we’re already seeing signs of potential impact in the PC gaming sector. Motherboard…

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Civilization 7 is off to a rocky start as it receives ‘Mixed’ Steam reviews from its premium backers: ‘Comparing this unfinished mess to the Civ 6 release is night and day’

Civilization 7’s full launch is still a few days away, but the strategy sequel unlocked earlier today for players who purchased its Founders edition. We’ve been especially intrigued by how this latest entry would be received by fans due to its radical shakeup of the formula. Sadly, the general response so far has been one…

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 dev says it deliberately avoids the ‘instant gratification’ of modern games, channelling the best of Bethesda like Morrowind and Oblivion

I was approximately 3.7 seconds into my playthrough of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 before I muttered to myself ‘Huh, pretty Oblivion-y’. This is the second-highest praise I can offer a videogame, right beneath ‘Huh, pretty Morrowind-y,’ which I went onto say almost verbatim in our KCD2 review. Turns out I wasn’t just seeing old-Bethesda-shaped ghosts…

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Helldivers 2: one year later

Early 2024 the fight for galactic liberty reached new heights when, on February 8, Helldivers 2 blasted off into the stratosphere and became the new star of PlayStation 5. Since its launch, the third-person squad-based shooter has become a firm favourite with fans, scooping a clip-load of awards throughout the year. And what a year…

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