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When I say ‘AI’, what do you think of? Large Language Models saying something outrageous? Vaguely melted or otherwise bland looking images fashioned using a generative model? Perhaps even videogame NPC behaviour? While all of the above work on the same principle—to risk oversimplification, that is a computer stitching together human-created fragments to make something…
There are a lot of studios taking a crack at developing ‘the next Disco Elysium‘, but the one that’s intrigued me the most so far is Rue Valley. Emotion Spark’s narrative RPG is set during a 47-minute window in an out-of-the-way motel, featuring an enigmatic protagonist trying to forget about some unexplained trauma. At the…
Last week (a week ago today, in fact), I wrote about the upcoming Logitech G PowerPlay charging mousepad and how I was a little disappointed because while it’s a little cheaper, it also looked like it was going to be a little smaller. And I say “looked like” because, well, that’s what the specifications on…
Need to know What is it? A world-hopping co-op adventure with a pair of aspiring authors. Release date March 6, 2025 Expect to pay $50/£40 Developer Hazelight Studios Publisher EA Reviewed on RTX 4090, Intel i9-13900k, 32GB RAM Steam Deck Verified Link Official site Split Fiction sets a relentless pace—one that it maintains throughout the…
If you’ve just picked yourself up a shiny new RTX 50 series card, or plan on shopping for one the second they go back in stock, don’t ruin that upgrade with third-party cables, warns computer hardware company Zotac. Zotac, known for making mini PCs, graphics cards, and handhelds, tried to avoid selling to scalpers by…
Need to Know What is it? A clever roguelike deckbuilder about fantasy fistfighting. Release date March 4, 2025Expect to pay TBCDeveloper Ground ShatterPublisher Raw FuryReviewed on Gigabyte G5, ASUS Rog AllySteam Deck PlayableLink Official site Fights in Tight Spaces was a turn-based John Wick deckbuilder. Sounds ridiculous, but amazingly, it worked. Each turn you had…
For over two decades, ASRock has been designing and manufacturing motherboards for desktop PCs, workstations, and servers. The first use of the model name Taichi appeared in 2016 with the X99 Taichi, and since then, every new chipset released has been given the Taichi treatment. As part of ASRock’s motherboard range for Intel Core Ultra…
I’ve yet to see an LCD monitor with local dimming that I thought was any good. But I have now seen a DIY LCD display with an incredibly clever projector-based backlight solution that demonstrates why so-called HDR monitors with full-array local dimming are, in fact, complete crap. Of course, it’s top-notch YouTube channel DIY Perks…
It’s a big month for Call of Duty, what with Black Ops 6 Season 3 gearing up for launch and Warzone’s fifth anniversary next week. But with all of this comes a ton of pressure, which it seems like the devs are feeling as Call of Duty announces that Season 3 has been delayed by…
There’s a shadow hanging over the new Nvidia RTX 5070. It’s a shadow that’s dulling the glint off every one of the new RTX Blackwell card’s edges and, for once, it’s a shadow that’s only tangentially related to the brutal price gouging that has become the regular coda for this latest GPU generation. The shadow…