It looks like a NUC, it smells like a NUC, but this is not a NUC: Asus ditches the Intel naming for new AMD-powered mini PC, but restricts its GPU choice

If you’ve been wanting a mini PC refresh with the latest Nvidia Blackwell tech, Asus’ popular NUC line is back again, except not really, or only kind of, because although the latest mini PC looks a heck of a lot like a NUC, it’s dropped the NUC name, likely given that it’s rocking AMD silicon….

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Lethal Company developer says the freedom afforded by text adventure design is why his latest game took 10 years to make: ‘That made it very easy for this project to spiral out of control’

Solo developer Zeekerss may be best known for Lethal Company, arguably the most influential game of the last few years. But it’s actually the latest in a long line of spooky experiences from the game design wunderkind. Previous projects include the lo-fi paranoia generator It Steals, the survival horror throwback Dead Seater, and the physics-heavy…

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Windows 11 insiders can now share Bluetooth LE audio over two pairs of headphones, so now you and your bestie can both sob over K-Pop Demon Hunters on the plane

I’m far from the biggest Microsoft fan, but Windows 11 Insiders have been enjoying an early look at some features that I’m decidedly envious of—and I’m definitely not talking about the introduction of Ask Copilot in the taskbar. No, I personally don’t care much for any of that AI nonsense. In Preview Build 26220.7051, the…

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Where to find olives in Arc Raiders

Scrappy is one demanding rooster in Arc Raiders, and nowhere is that more evident than his level four upgrade, where he tasks you with tracking down six prickly pears, six olives, and a cat bed. That’s quite an ask, though you’ll be pleased to know that you’ve likely stumbled across the best olive location already….

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Saints Row 1’s director is pitching a prequel that gets ‘back to the roots of what made SR 1 entertaining,’ but I mostly want to know what became of the Saints Row 2 PC patch whose developer died

Somehow, Saints Row returned. Well, kind of. In a giddy post on the Saints Row subreddit, a lead on the original game in the Saints Row series announced that someone, somewhere might be interested in firing up Volition’s (RIP) open-world crime games once more. Chris Stockman, who served as design director on the first Saints…

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REPO’s monster update has arrived, and it is so much scarier than I thought it would be all because of one beast

When REPO announced it would be receiving a bunch of new monsters in September, I naively thought they wouldn’t be too scary. Most of REPO’s existing critters are unsettling, especially the Upscream and the Animal, but there’s nothing that really petrifies you. The same can’t be said for the game now though, and having spent…

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Starfinder: Afterlight snags Red Dead Redemption 2’s Roger Clark to voice its narrator, and he’s just as Arthur Morgan about it as you’d expect

I am really optimistic about Starfinder: Afterlight, an upcoming CRPG based on the Starfinder 2e TTRPG system. It’s got a lot of things going for it: sensible developers, a gorgeous artstyle, official support from Paizo, and voice direction by Neil Newbon of Baldur’s Gate 3 fame. Also, its Kickstarter has had the crap funded out…

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