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Interview: “We’re Deeply Grateful” – Masahiro Yuge On Truxton Extreme, 2D Gaming And Resurrecting More Toaplan Hits

“The level of interest and support we have received has far exceeded my expectations”. This month sees the release of Truxton Extreme, a new entry in the legendary shmup series which started life all the way back in 1988 and was conceived by the equally esteemed Masahiro Yuge. Yuge established Tatsujin in 2017, with the…

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Chinese company reportedly building its own DUV chipmaking machines, and that’s a really big deal

A Chinese state-backed company has begun mass producing deep ultraviolet lithography machines, reports The Information. That’s a big step towards China’s semiconductor biz standing on its own two feet. It takes a complicated lithographic machine to produce a modern chip, and there are two main types: EUV (Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography) and DUV (Deep Ultraviolet Lithography)….

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Alienware 34 AW3426DW review

Can it really be well over four years since Alienware rolled out the AW3423DW, the first mainstream OLED gaming monitor? The AW3423DW wasn’t perfect, but by many important gaming metrics, it absolutely monstered every LCD-based display. That model, of course, was a 34-inch ultrawide and now Alienware has released its most significant update yet for…

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You won’t have to worry about limited bandwidth or data now that Valve has fixed local network game transfers on Steam

One saving grace of a flat mate is setting up ‘family sharing’ on each other’s Steam libraries at the earliest opportunity. Another saving grace is leveraging local network game transfers to then have a go at whichever game has become your roommate’s flavour of the month, and judging them accordingly. Recently though, Steam’s local network…

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