Doom (2016)’s creative director reveals the secret to balancing the iconic BFG during a major charity speedrun: ‘Uh, we don’t’

Awesome Games Done Quick 2024 is already a delight—and not just because it’s already raised over $1 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. In a recent speedrun of Doom (2016), Hugo Martin, the game’s creative director, decided to make an appearance as a guest commentator. During the speedrun, the BFG 9000 came up—BFG stands for…

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Your PC might be cool, but it’ll never be Colossus—an 80-year-old beast as tall as a person that could ‘read Hitler’s mind’

The United Kingdom’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) has unveiled further details about Colossus, often referred to as “the first ever digital computer”, for its 80th birthday. A machine which—as this obituary to an MI5 chief scientific officer who helped rebuild it states—could “read Hitler’s mind”.  OK—we didn’t have psychic powers in the 1940s, but Colossus…

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Palworld is the top-selling game on Steam right now and the servers are struggling to handle the load

The Pokémon-with-guns-and-abusive-labor-practices game Palworld is off to a roaring early access launch on Steam, racking up 370,000 concurrent users (and counting) in its first day of release. That’s proving to be a bit of a problem for the game’s servers, which are buckling under the stream, but developer Pocketpair says it’s working on the problem,…

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The best ways to get Paldium Fragments in Palworld

If you’ve just started your adventures into Palworld, you’re likely in need of Paldium Fragments. This early game material is used in just about everything you need to build up your base, and they’re also a key component in crafting the gear you need to buff your character.  It’s not immediately obvious what the best…

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Kinesis Gaming Freestyle Edge RGB review

Kinesis is a Seattle-based firm that’s been designing and manufacturing ergonomic keyboards for over 30 years. Recognising the fact that it’s not just professionals who need peripherals that reduce stress on hands, wrists, and shoulders, it created the Kinesis Gaming division in 2016, with models aimed specifically for the PC gaming crowd. It only offers…

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‘Today our systems hallucinate, tomorrow if we’re going to use them broadly, they have to be right’ – Intel’s CEO thinks AI needs a lesson in reasoning to move forward

As the tech industry rushes headlong into a future where the term “AI” seems to be bolted on to every new product release and development, Intel’s CEO Pat Gelsinger gave an interesting take on the future of AI at the World Economic Forum this week. When asked about AI research and development, he made reference…

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‘A huge mistake’: Master Chief actor Pablo Schreiber rails against Halo TV show sex scene, says he ‘wasn’t listened to’ when he argued against it

In 1895, our forefathers watched a train arrive at La Ciotat station. In 1969, families gathered to watch mankind take its first tentative steps beyond the surface of our planet. In 2022, Master Chief had sex. It was the television event of the century, but it turns out not everyone was on board. In a…

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How to hatch Pal eggs in Palworld

Hatching Pal eggs in Palworld is a great way to add new creatures to your ever-growing roster. While you can always battle Pals out in the world and snag them with a Pal Sphere, hatching eggs is a much easier way of getting higher-rarity Pals early on, since you won’t have to risk getting into…

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