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In my quest to find the perfect mouse for me, I’ve ended up with two completely different ones

The odd thing about computer mice—gaming, ergonomic, or otherwise—is how subjective they are. I guess we’ve all got different hand shapes, finger lengths, and technical needs. I’ve been hunting for the perfect mouse for my particular hands for years now, and I’ve refined my selection down to two. Unfortunately, they couldn’t be more different, so…

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Riot needed absurd player counts ‘in the high hundreds of thousands, if not millions’ for 2XKO, dooming it from launch

2XKO ending its development (which Merrill phrases here as turning it into a “box game” instead, despite the fact Riot also laid off a bunch of people to make that happen), came as a deep frustration, but not much of a surprise given the current nightmare year the industry’s been having. However—that number, “high hundreds…

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“We Bear Full Responsibility For Where We’re At” – After $1.8 Million Raised & Months Of Silence, EGM Updates Backers On Book Delays

“Our belief that this would be like publishing an issue of a magazine was quite simply wrong.”. EGM Media, the creator of the Electronic Gaming Monthly Compendium, has issued an update after growing concern from backers over the delivery of the physical book. If you cast your mind back to 2024, you may remember hearing…

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Looks like you will have to pinky promise you won’t export your RTX 5090 if you buy a gaming PC from Micro Center now

Form for 5090’s from r/Microcenter With price gouging and some buyers exporting graphics cards to China, Micro Center is reportedly making customers swear they won’t do the same. And with a signed declaration, it’s maybe a bit more airtight than a pinky promise. This is according to Reddit user Krothic, who recently picked up a Powerspec Ai90…

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Turns out you can download more battery as Valve’s latest update for Steam Frame adds up to 12%

Valve has pushed yet another update for SteamOS on the Steam Frame. It includes power efficiency improvements, eye tracking accessibility, and improved streaming reliability. Also something about grabbing handles? Improved power efficiency and battery lifetime during both streaming and local gameplay, with gains of up to 12%. Note: Result vary depending on framerate and content….

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