PC Gaming
What struck me about the Borderlands 4 trailer shown at The Game Awards is that the graphical fidelity has advanced so far that the comic book art style that defined the first game is fading away. It looks like the characters are doing Borderlands cosplay, with black Sharpie lines on foam props, and in the…
When I played Shadow of the Erdtree ahead of release, there was one thing I kicked myself for missing early on in the giant expansion—a crystal tear that essentially gave you Sekiro-style parrying in the Elden Ring combat system. A certain subset of FromSoft devotees were very excited to discover that feature, as it makes…
The excellent and not-very-old racing game Forza Horizon 4 will disappear from Steam in just two days, so if you want it, you’d best make your move now. Luckily, “now” is a good time, because it’s currently 80% off the regular price, meaning you can snag it for just $12/£11/€14. You might naturally wonder why…
Whether it’s because they haven’t been bothered or because they’re clinging onto whatever they can to make Ubisoft Connect the go-to PC platform for their games over Steam, Ubisoft has always dragged its feet about rolling out Steam achievements for its games. It’s like a teenager who completes the task of taking the bins out…
The hidden gems of Game Pass (Image credit: Microsoft) We’re checking out the hidden gems of Game Pass over the next few weeks, digging up all the obscure and esoteric games secreted away in our subscription and seeing how they play. Once again, we’re taking a look at some of the hidden gems to be…
Ever since they raised their flag to found the Republic of Gamers (ROG) back in 2006, Asus has been one of the trailblazers of gaming hardware. Among their many ‘World Firsts’, Asus released the world’s first 144Hz gaming monitor back in 2012, the world’s first G-Sync monitor in 2014, and world’s first mini-LED display in…
The smaller the PC, the bigger the problems. That’s what I’ve long believed in my many years of building relatively functional computers. You have to consider tolerances, sizes, form factors, and cooling more carefully when working within a tight space. Yet what surprised me about this mini PC build was how easily it came together….
Intel Foundry, Intel’s answer to chip manufacturing giants like TSMC, is already pretty separate from the standard operations of Intel, but the option of entirely separating this portion of the business is apparently still an “open question.” As reported by Reuters, in the Barclays 22nd annual global technology conference, Barclays’ Thomas O’Malley addressed David Zinsner…
Being considered an old hand in the CPU cooler market these days, Be Quiet! has a reputation for producing good-performing coolers with minimal fuss, moody aesthetics and great build quality and the Dark Rock 5 seems to continue with that theme. There’s no RGB lighting here, but this single-fan, mid-size model does sport some refinements,…
Formerly known as Eve, Dough is the kind of company you want to like. It’s an independent startup with a self-styled community angle rather than a sprawling, faceless corporate entity. And that shows in its monitors, both for better and worse. Notably, there have been some serious missteps when it comes to actually shipping its…