Hearts of Iron 4’s new DLC lets you cast off the Brits as India, cast off the Brits as Iraq, resist the Brits as Iran, or ignore the Brits as Afghanistan

If history teaches us one thing, it’s this: it’s always a great idea to invade Central Asia. It just can’t go wrong. Honestly, if this games journalism thing doesn’t work out, I’m thinking I might head over there with the lads and establish some kind of thousand-year imperium. That or back to SEO writing. Ah,…

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We asked a PSU expert and Cybenetics chief which adapters or extensions are okay for the RTX 50-series. His answer: ‘It is simple, DO NOT BUY adapters or extenders. They can all be dangerous’

If you’re one of the 23 people around the world who has managed to snag an RTX 5090, you might be tempted to splash out on a fancy set of power cables to make your new upgrade look the best it can. That got us thinking about what set would be best to use, so…

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At peak popularity after last year’s customisable mums reveal, TennoCon 2025 tickets sold out in 35 minutes to the world’s Warframe and Soulframe lovers

I have a confession: I think I might like Warframe. Although in general I think of myself as a strict adherent to the singleplayer philosophy of Saint Moses of Scetis—to “sit in your cell, and your cell will teach you everything”—when it comes to videogames, I admit that’s been chipped away over the last couple…

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Former WoW designer tips hat to Marvel Rival’s shifting meta as an antidote to MMOs with stale class design ‘you have to change the meta continually’

MMOs—at least, the big boys that have endured from the massively multiplayer golden age—can sometimes be considered a smidge stale. Many design elements are, in a sense, solved. The Holy Trinity took over years ago, dungeon finders are a must, and heaven forbid if you’re running something suboptimal in a pick-up group of hypervigilant strangers,…

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AOC Gaming C27G4ZXE review

Remember the days when high-refresh gaming meant taking out a new mortgage? Thankfully, they’re gone as the new AOC Gaming C27G4ZXE proves. This is a fully 280 Hz gaming monitor for well under $200. Hooray. Of course, at this price point something has to give. Actually, with the AOC Gaming C27G4ZXE, plenty has to give….

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In a mere decade ‘everyone on Earth will be capable of accomplishing more than the most impactful person can today’ says OpenAI boss Sam Altman

In surprising news to me, OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman has a blog. And in among the ruminations on traditional blog-like topics like “What I Wish Someone Had Told Me” and “The Strength of Being Misunderstood”, he recently posted three observations on AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) and its potential uses for the human race….

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