Digging a little deeper into Intel’s Xe3 architecture shows exactly why Panther Lake’s iGPU is good: It’s basically an Arc A770 graphics card jammed into a mobile chip

After the early promises of how good Intel’s Xe3 GPU architecture could be, thanks to Intel’s breakdown of the changes implemented to everything, we finally got to test one properly last month in the form of a Panther Lake laptop. And you know what? It is good. Very good, in fact. On paper, that should…

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Underrated hack ‘n’ slash Blades of Fire heads to Steam with a 2.0 update, bringing new game plus and ‘expanded death and mutilation variations’ for you sickos out there

I was extremely excited for Blades of Fire when it was announced last year, mainly because it was clearly MercurySteam’s spiritual successor to ye-olde hack ‘n’ slash Blade of Darkness. At least, from my perspective it was clear. I was possibly the only person in the entire world eagerly awaiting a Blades of Darkness successor….

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THQ’s Gothic 1 remake arrives in June, and I think it might prove a more valuable overhaul than Oblivion Remastered

Over five years since it was announced, the remake of Gothic 1 finally has a release date. The overhaul of Piranha Bytes’ lovably janky RPG—which boasts a ‘complex life simulation on a scale hardly ever seen before’—will land on players’ virtual doorsteps on June 5 this year. Publisher THQ revealed the release date in a…

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Bloodlines 2’s Valentine’s patch adds further customisation options and lootable blood bags, because nothing says ‘I love you’ like the vampire equivalent of a ready meal

Vampire: The Masquerade—Bloodlines 2 may not have been the success Paradox Interactive hoped, but the publisher has committed to standing by the troubled sequel, and developer The Chinese Room has been doling out updates for the game since launch. December brought a vaguely holiday-themed update that added custom difficulty settings and a Santa-ish skin to…

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Final Fantasy 14’s Valentine’s Day event is a Mario Party-lite encounter that reminded me it’s actually quite fun to do some socializing in an MMO

I know you’ve done a million Final Fantasy 14 events already and may hit Skip Cutscene when given the chance, but hear me out: this year’s Valentines Day celebration is the best seasonal sidequest FF14 has had in ages. And you should do it before it’s gone. All you have to do is help the…

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This horror sim is like running a food truck in Fallout: cook questionable meals for mutants, monsters, and the occasional alien

The world has ended. Civilization has fallen. The country is an irradiated hellscape. But that doesn’t mean all those shambling mutations miserably wandering the wasteland don’t need something to eat. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to have a job in the world of Fallout, Wasteland Bites might be just what you’re looking for….

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High on Life 2 review

NEED TO KNOW What is it A singleplayer FPS with jokes on jokes on jokes.Release date February 13, 2026Expect to pay $60Publisher Squanch GamesDeveloper Squanch GamesReviewed on RTX 5090, Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz, 64GB RAMMultiplayer NoneSteam Deck UntestedLink Official site I’m sorry Squanch, I wasn’t familiar with your game. No, literally: Despite first-person shooters…

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Oh, good: Discord’s age verification rollout has ties to Palantir co-founder and panopticon architect Peter Thiel

Last week, Discord invited the contempt of its users by announcing it will be rolling out global age verification restrictions in March, which will restrict viewable content and communities for users who don’t scan either their faces or government IDs and haven’t already been determined to be an adult by unspecified prediction algorithms. Approximately nobody…

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