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Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 gaming laptop review

“I’m sure you’ll enjoy reviewing this single-channel Lenovo laptop,” Dave joked, as we ended a call discussing the new PC Gamer benchmark database. I laughed, as you do, because it’s one of those things that I’ve written about extensively in recent months, (and moaned at PC Gamer, a lot more about besides), and one I…

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“I’m Very Serious About Doing This The Legal Way” – The Creator Of Mega Drive / Genesis Fan Port ‘Mega Splatterhouse’ Wants To Make Things Official

“Ending up on Ali Express after all the work I’ve put into this port would f***ing suck!”. It’s been over two years now since we last gave an update on Mega Splatterhouse, the fanmade Mega Drive / Genesis port of Namco’s horror-themed arcade beat ’em up Splatterhouse, but it appears its developer, Monster Bath Games,…

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Arc Raiders’ executive producer explains how he ‘wasn’t completely prepared for how hard’ a live service game would be and warns against the dangers of burnout

I have a lot of fond memories about Arc Raiders’ release. The world was beautiful, terrifying, and expansive. It provided some of the best community interactions I’ve had in a game to date, and it was just a refreshingly good time to share with friends. But that didn’t last as long as I and many…

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Balloon Bomber (Not The Kirby Villain) Drifts Sloooowly Onto The Arcade Archives This Week

‘Hey, where’d Major Kong go?’. A more modest addition to Hamster’s Arcade Archives range this week, with the gentle, wafting arrival of Taito’s highly explosive Balloon Bomber, landing on console platforms tomorrow, October 1. Released in 1980, Balloon Bomber is among the earliest of Taito’s arcade output, as the developer ventured into the burgeoning world…

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