In defense of Deus Ex: Invisible War

Unfortunately, the week I scheduled to write about why Deus Ex: Invisible War is good actually turned out to be the same week its creators disowned it. They admitted to being just as annoyed as years of forumites and commenters were by the loading screens, the switch to universal ammo, and the overall console sensibilities…

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Valve quickly updates its own Steam Machine update, recommitting to a 2026 launch despite AI woes: ‘Nothing’s really changed on our end’

As reported by The Verge, Valve has responded to confusion about its release schedule for the Steam Frame, Controller, and Machine, reaffirming that the devices will come out in 2026 despite the AI-driven squeeze on PC hardware. Valve’s 2025 year in review post initially made it sound like a 2027 delay was in the cards…

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Please send help: We can’t stop opening packs in Wikigacha, a browser-based card game where you collect Wikipedia articles like ‘List of Red Hot Chili Peppers band members’ or ‘Bariatric Surgery’

Thanks to reporting from Automata, a new card collecting game has taken PC Gamer by storm, and I’m not talking about Slay the Spire 2 (that has also taken us by storm). I’m talking about Wikigacha, a browser-based game where you open packs to collect little cards corresponding to Wikipedia articles. The Macombs Dam Bridge,…

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