Cataclismo review

Merlons. The very word strikes terror into the hearts of invaders everywhere, for their ability to increase the range of units and strengthen defensive walls. Also, there might be an archer behind them—but I’m pretty sure it’s the wall thing that gives the Horrors sleepless nights in this city building tower defence game (reverse the…

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XFX Swift Radeon RX 9070 OC review

What I want to say about AMD’s second-tier Navi 48 graphics card is that you shouldn’t worry if you missed out on the RX 9070 XT because the RX 9070 is an excellent mid-range card, has pretty much all the same Radeon goodness, but with a slightly lower sticker price. Which we now know is…

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“Eager to get me on my knees, Raphael?” Baldur’s Gate 3 mod lets you romance the silk-tongued cambion devil, although maybe you shouldn’t, yeah?

There are plenty of potentially intense romances to get involved in with your Tav in Baldur’s Gate 3, ranging from being pummeled by your new ‘hot githyanki girlfriend’ to getting fresh with a full-grown bear, but none are potentially as hot as the ability to romance Raphael, the silky-tongued proprietor of the House of Hope…

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Chinese graphics card maker claims RX 9070 supply will be ‘stable’ from April while AMD commits to more MSRP graphics cards though admits it’s something ‘we don’t directly control’

“What can AMD do to ensure availability at close to MSRP as you can get it?” That was the question put to AMD’s David McAfee regarding the company’s new Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT graphics cards. We’ll come to his answer momentarily, but to provide a little context, Chinese graphics card maker Yeston reckons…

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Cherry MX 8.2 TKL Wireless XAGA review

When it comes to PC gaming peripherals, I don’t think many cause more arguments than keyboards—especially mechanical ones. These pressure input devices come in a huge variety of options depending on your preference, catering to things like size, feel, and of course look. Cherry is a well known name in the space, famous for delivering…

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Space Marine 2 CEO puts the boot into the Saints Row team’s twitching corpse from his private jet: ‘Who’s going to fund them for the next game after that disaster?’

Call me soft, but I’m still sad about the sudden, undignified death of Volition, the 30-year-old Saints Row studio that got executed by the Embracer Group after the latter’s $2-billion mystery deal—pitched as a “groundbreaking strategic partnership”—collapsed at the last minute. With Embracer scrambling to stay afloat and Volition’s final game, a rebooted Saints Row,…

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Sennheiser says it ‘will not become a gaming brand’ but its new HD 550 are a good excuse to use audiophile headphones for gaming

Even for a lack of dedicated microphone, software, or lighting, the latest addition to Sennheiser’s headset lineup is looking pretty tasty for gamers. Sennheiser just needs to get the pricing right. Joining the likes of the HD 650, HD 800 S, and HD 599, the new HD 550 sit in the ‘entry-level’ category for Sennheiser….

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