Control Resonant is far more of an RPG than I expected, complete with talent trees, stats screens, and build-crafting that wouldn’t feel out of place in a Diablo game

From its first announcement trailer at the tail end of last year, it’s been clear that Control Resonant is not the safe Control sequel that many players may have been expecting. With a new protagonist, a new setting, and a shift from gunplay to melee combat, it’s shaking up pretty much every element of the…

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After 6 hours, Crimson Desert is one of the most overwhelming, chaotic, madcap videogames I’ve ever played—and I’m hungry for more

Harvey Randall, Staff Writer (Image credit: Future) This week I’ve been: Getting stuck in to World of Warcraft: Midnight. Last week I was: Playing Crimson Desert, my opinions on which you’ll be reading here. Crimson Desert is one of the most overstimulating games I’ve ever played, and I’m going to make it my mission for…

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Microsoft rumoured to be planning launch of new ‘modular’ Windows 12 operating system with a ‘floating’ taskbar later this year

New versions of Microsoft’s Windows OS don’t come along very often. But it’s looking increasingly like 2026 will be the year of Windows 12. A new story from PC World summarises all the latest leaks and rumours, which point to Windows 12 being a much more configurable and modular OS with a fancy new interface…

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I’ve tested Resident Evil Requiem with different GPU and different drivers, but cannot replicate the massive performance loss some PC gamers are reporting

When I blasted through Resident Evil Requiem over the course of one blood-spattered weekend, I thought Capcom’s latest looked great—though I did play it on a PS5. Turns out, on PC, your zombie mashing mileage may vary due to Nvidia driver shenanigans. Unhappy PC gamers took to Reddit earlier this week, claiming to have seen…

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Resistance to operating system age checks coming from *checks notes* open source calculator and an OS that may just exclude Californians altogether

California has adopted a bill that requires operating systems to ask for a user’s age or date of birth during setup. The bill, which will become enforced legislation from January 1, 2027, says an OS should use this to determine the availability of applications in a storefront and share this information with any developer that…

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Industry insiders say Samsung has confirmed a DRAM price increase of ‘over 100%’ for its customers, so brace yourself for the next phase of the dreaded RAMpocalypse

Well, I did say things were likely to get worse before they got better. According to South Korean outlet Etnews, Samsung Electronics has confirmed a DRAM price increase of “over 100%” for its customers in the first quarter of this year. That’s up from a 70% increase in January, which seems pretty indicative of how…

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Acer Nitro V 16 AI review

You know, it’s been quite refreshing reviewing a laptop for once that doesn’t have any major flaws. Acer’s Nitro V 16 AI, is genuinely pretty good. I have few complaints, which is rare given the current state of affairs. Is it the best gaming laptop ever? No, not quite, but what it aims to do…

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Malwarebytes says a fake Google Account security page is distributing ‘what may be one of the most fully featured browser-based surveillance toolkits we have observed in the wild’

Cybersecurity provider Malwarebytes has thrown up a red flag regarding a fake Google Account security page that it says is distributing “what may be one of the most fully featured browser-based surveillance toolkits we have observed in the wild”, and it’s capable of infecting Windows, Apple, and Google Android devices. In a blog post breaking…

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