LG OLED Flex 42 review

Gaming monitors are traditionally flat or curved but what if they could be both? The new LG OLED Flex is the answer to that question. This 42-inch TV can transform into a curved display at the touch of a button—while playing the most over-the-top but weirdly appropriate THX-like sound effect. It can go from flat…

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An Armored Core 6 co-op mod has a fully-functional alpha, though its creator wants to add a few key features like difficulty scaling first

Armored Core 6 was a triumph—it gave second wind to FromSoftware’s mecha franchise, brought new fans into the genre (myself included) and it let you gun down tanks as a 20ft-tall Pepsi Man, what more could you want? Co-op, that’s what. Despite the fact that there’s several missions in the game with AI partners, there’s…

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Witcher author Andrzej Sapkowski says Netflix ‘never listened’ to his ideas, and as for the games ‘I have no time for this’

Andrzej Sapkowski’s got a new Witcher book on the way, which means he’s out and about being his usual scorchingly, wonderfully honest self on the interview circuit. Most recently, he’s been at Vienna Comic Con, where he chatted with Austrian gaming website Cerealkillerz about writing (don’t do it), videogames (he doesn’t play them), and the…

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The holiday deal you didn’t know you needed

The run-up to the holidays can be a bit overwhelming. There’s shopping to do, family to see, and countless parties for mingling. So as we head into the merriest (read: busiest) season of them all, we’re making shopping easy and sharing the holiday deal that every gamer will want to know about. X <!– –> <!–…

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Left 4 Dead’s first internal playtest was so disastrous, Gabe Newell asked its lead: ‘Why don’t I just play Counter-Strike instead?’ then ‘made me watch him play it’

Chet Faliszek, the lead on Left 4 Dead—who is now making his own retro sci-fi version called The Anacrusis—says that Gabe Newell had some pretty strong opinions on the game during its troubled development. That’s according to an interview by GameDeveloper, which outlines the horde shooter’s rocky start. Faliszek recalls stumbling into his position as…

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People are trying to resell Baldur’s Gate 3 Deluxe Editions for a profit even though supplies aren’t limited and there’s plenty of stock

Opportunists are trying to sell Baldur’s Gate 3 Deluxe Edition pre-orders on eBay for as much as $300. It’s always irritating when people snatch up limited edition collectibles and graphics cards to resell them for a profit, but there’s an even bigger problem with this scheme: The Baldur’s Gate 3 Deluxe Edition isn’t a limited…

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