Kingdom Come 2 and Avowed have revealed to me the grand unified theory of game design: A good game is when you can steal back the money you just spent at a shop, a bad game is when you can’t

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is great. So great that I slapped a 90% score on it in our Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 review. But frankly, I wasted a lot of your time in that piece, nattering on about narrative and mechanics and whatever when I could have just presented you with my grand unified theory…

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This mash-up of side-scrolling beat-’em-up and fantasy roguelike feels like it could be the future of a classic genre

Genre hybrids are everywhere these days—whether a turn-based soulslike or a city-building deckbuilder—but I’m still regularly surprised by new combos, some so natural that it seems ridiculous that there aren’t already a hundred games doing the same mash-up. Absolum‘s mix of side-scrolling beat-’em-up and roguelike action-RPG is the perfect example. Beat-’em-ups thrive in repetition—the classic…

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It might be hard to imagine even worse GPU prices but the CEOs of Best Buy and Target both predict tariffs will push consumer prices up and fast

The CEO of electronics specialist Best Buy says that “price increases for American consumers [are] highly likely” as a consequence of tariffs going live today. Meanwhile, the CEO of Target reckons that tariffs mean “prices will go up”. So, if you’re in the market for a GPU and you spot anything near MSRP when Nvidia’s…

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We need a better name for AI, or we risk talking past each other until actually intelligent AGI comes home mooing

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…

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The creators of Disco Elysium unofficially consulted on fascinating upcoming RPG Rue Valley during a brutalist architectural tour of Belgrade: ‘It was completely unexpected’

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…

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I was wrong, the Logitech G PowerPlay 2 charging mouse pad isn’t smaller than the first one, it’s just the official dimensions were listed incorrectly since 2021

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…

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Split Fiction review

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…

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Saying what we’re probably all thinking, Zotac cautions, ‘Do not use third-party cables, angled adapters, or other cable accessories’

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…

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Knights in Tight Spaces review

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…

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