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If you find the concept of MSI’s Claw alluring but aren’t very impressed with its power and software, the new Claw 7 AI and Claw 8 AI might be worth a look, even with the annoying AI namedrop in there. Officially announced today, the 7- and 8-inch handheld gaming PCs have upgraded batteries and, being…
This time last year, The Finals made its big debut at The Game Awards with a surprise launch that catapulted it among the most-played games on Steam for a time. Now, developer Embark is celebrating The Finals’ first anniversary in style: A new map, more toys to play with, a clan system, and visual refreshes…
In an act of incredibly targeted pettiness, the developers behind a Half-Life 2 mod that’s been available since 2022 have managed to ban a select group of YouTubers from playing the latest version of their work. The mod in question, Half-Life 2: Overcharged, is an “overhaul modification” that adds new enemies and weapons as well…
Even though Shadow of the Erdtree only arrived in June, the beast still hungers. The beast is us, and we’re hungering for more Elden Ring. During the PlayStation Partner Awards in Japan, as reported by IGN Japan, director Hidetaka Miyazaki unsurprisingly found himself fielding questions about the possibility of more Elden Ring—though we already knew…
Infinity Nikki is launching this week, so it’s time to get ready for the next big dress-up adventure if you’ve been waiting to whip out your Sunday best. With 35 million pre-registrations in its lead up to launch, there are a lot of people excited to get stuck in with the first Nikki game to…
I knew I’d be spending a good chunk of my time in Two Point Museum decorating, but nothing could have prepared me for how invested I’d become in carefully curating every floor tile, wall panel, and set dressing item to make the exhibitions I plucked from faraway lands really pop. Sure, it’s a management sim…
I’ve never needed much story from Monster Hunter. Each game’s plot follows a predictable pattern: Something is upsetting the ecology, and you need to battle a few dozen frenzied lizards until you and the Hunter’s Guild uncover what never-before-seen creature is responsible for the turmoil. But Monster Hunter never suffered for it. Its megafauna are…
Back in October, we reported on a new setting in some of Gigabyte’s AMD motherboards called X3D Turbo Mode. Queries over the performance claim aside, one concern about the option was that it required you to enter the BIOS every time you wanted to change the setting. Gigabyte now has a solution to that, in…
Do you want the good news or the bad news about Intel’s new Arc B580 graphics card? OK, the main good news is that it exists at all. Intel’s second-gen Battlemage graphics tech is official, it’s announced, it’s real and it’s here. Going by Intel’s claims, the actual architecture looks pretty great, too. It’s been…
Who knows where the germ of an idea for some mods comes from but with, ahem, Pimps at Sea I can take a wild guess: “What if Halo 3 but with boats?” Well, what if? Available now on the Steam workshop, Pimps at Sea lets you get nautical with the Halo 3 toolbox in a…