Thermal Grizzly enters the PC fan scene and of course it’s more about quality engineering than RGB, though there’s that, too

Computex 2026 might house all kinds of fancy GPUs, handhelds, and gold-plated mice, but let’s get down to what we’re all here for, shall we: the humble PC fan. These under-appreciated little spinners do keep our entire gaming PCs—and therefore our entire hobby—churning along as it should, so credit where credit’s due. And there’s now…

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While everyone seems to be ignoring the state of the economy at Computex, Arctic is keeping things real by giving us a new, affordable CPU cooler

It’s fair to say that the overall theme at this year’s Computex seems to be ‘forget the economy, spend big’ when it comes to new PC hardware. Fortunately, not every company is thinking along these lines, and when it comes to keeping your CPU and your wallet even cooler, Arctic has got you covered. Simply…

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Corsair’s new ‘Nightsword’ gaming mouse has a dedicated Stream Deck button, and I’m deciding if I’d accidentally press it too much

This may be hard for my colleagues and friends to believe, but I actually regularly use my Stream Deck. A little box with reprogrammable buttons that sits alongside your keyboard and mouse, I’ve found it a handy way of getting to certain tabs, to start and stop recording, and for generally being a bit more…

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Fallout 76’s latest Infestations update will be ‘one of the easiest ways to get a four star’ legendary as new type of hostile encounter spreads through Appalachia

Fallout 76’s next update launches today, alongside the new season, Appalachia Under Siege. With it comes a new hostile encounter that sees different factions or forces claim up to “40 unique locations” only to be driven out by you, the player. Instead of introducing a massive map expansion, new events, and NPCs like we saw…

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Gabe Newell reportedly snapped ‘What the f*** do I pay you for if that’s your opinion?’ at Valve lawyer pushing for more content moderation on Steam

Valve is a relatively small company that punches well above its weight. Perhaps it’s the low staff numbers—or maybe just a general libertarian lilt—that makes its approach to content moderation on Steam a hearty “Can’t someone else do it?” Its freewheeling approach has drawn criticism for what it allows to proliferate and, of course, has…

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Intel targets India for a new $3.3 billion factory that will make the base substrates for its next generation of chips

Intel plans to build a semiconductor substrate manufacturing facility in India. The company is partnering with 3D Glass Solutions, Inc. (3DGS) to construct a facility in the eastern state of Odisha. The facility will take about six years to build and will cost $3.3 billion in joint investments from the two companies. Once built, the…

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Subnautica 2’s no-killing policy isn’t because it’s ‘a game about pacifism’, says design lead, but because players would ‘master the crappy combat’ over anything else

Subnautica 2 got into a bit of hot water (get it?) recently over some Discord comments that bluntly stated it wasn’t a “killing game”. Now, I didn’t exactly buy into the critique of the game centered around that—I think it’s perfectly fine for videogames to be about different things—but I do appreciate that being hounded…

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