Asus TUF A14 (2025) review

This laptop feels like it was made specifically for me, and those like me. Its lush brushed metal and slightly curved but still square design, plus comfy typing, is exactly what I want for a work and travel machine. But on top of that, you’re also getting decent gaming performance and great battery life, all…

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Choose to be an upstanding burgher or a criminal mastermind as The Guild series of medieval life choice simulators returns

The Guild series has always seemed like an interesting proposition, a kind of miniaturized Crusader Kings where your medieval dynasty doesn’t encompass an entire realm, but instead a single business and family you grow until you achieve your ultimate aim of becoming a moderately wealthy burgomeister—not so much grand strategy as modest strategy. The Guild’s…

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FPS legend John Romero says Wolfenstein 3D was the first game id Software took its time with⁠—a luxurious 4-month development instead of just 2

In a recent appearance on Nightdive Studios’ Deep Dive podcast, Doom designer John Romero talked about the ways id Software casually revolutionized PC gaming in the early ’90s, all on a blistering release schedule where “taking their time” meant cranking out an all-time classic faster than most hero shooters are able to add a new…

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Skyblivion’s first major dev update since Oblivion Remastered makes its case as more of a full remake⁠—including a mega dungeon based off a legendary bit of cut content

The developers of the Skyblivion remake mod for Skyrim have just released their first major development update since the surprise release of Oblivion Remastered, and they seemed keen to prove how their project stands apart as a more full-on remake of the 2006 RPG. And boy, did they come out of the gate swinging with…

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