Tim Sweeney takes swipes at Valve for Steam Deck price hike, blames it on the ‘component parts supply chain for megayachts’

The once budget handheld gaming PC, the Steam Deck, recently received an astronomical price hike, with Valve citing “global logistical challenges” (otherwise known as the global memory crisis) for this decision. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney soon weighed in on the matter, drawing attention to Gabe Newell’s $500 million superyacht in the process. Commenting on X,…

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Overwatch’s general manager has ignited player hopes for an animated series after revealing that he ‘would not rule out’ other narrative experiences in the future

Overwatch fans have been dreaming of an official animated TV series for as long as I can remember. Sure there’s plenty of stellar animated shorts, but with a narrative this good, fans want to appreciate it all in one cohesive project. But so far that’s all it’s been: A dream. Especially after word got out…

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Acer’s Predator Atlas 8 handheld gaming PC with new Intel G-series chips looks a lot like a beefier Lenovo Legion Go S

It feels like about time that we get some new and exciting handhelds, don’t you think? Yesterday, Intel announced new Panther Lake chips designed specifically for handhelds, called the Arc G-Series (Arc G3 and G3 Extreme), and while we’ve already seen MSI’s expensive Claw offering featuring one of the new chips, Acer has now also…

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“We’re Working With Nintendo To Get This Fixed” – Stray’s Free Switch 2 Upgrade Is Missing

Switch 2 Edition launched this week. Annapurna Interactive’s wonderful cat platformer (catformer?), Stray, finally made the jump to Switch 2 earlier this week, but those with the game already on Switch 1 might have noticed that there’s no sign of a free upgrade path. Well, sit tight, because there’s one inbound. Publisher Annapurna Interactive took…

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“I Am Not Making Up This Story” – You Won’t Believe What Yuji Naka Wanted To Call Billy Hatcher And The Giant Egg

“I know another name for the boy wearing a rooster suit”. Sega-16 recently sat down with former Sega marketing executive Mike Fischer, and the resulting interview covers a big chunk of his amazing career in video games, which includes two stints at Sega and time at Microsoft and Namco. We’ve already covered Fischer’s comments on…

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