It’s not Celestial, but Intel’s new Xe3 GPU architecture looks like it’ll be ideal for the next generation of handheld gaming PCs

At this year’s Technology Tour event, Intel gave us a detailed insight into its latest processor design, codenamed Panther Lake. Boasting a new process node to unify the best aspects of Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake, the new chip also sports an updated graphics architecture, Xe3. While it’s not the Celestial graphics architecture we’re hoping…

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Intel announces XeSS 3 with multi-frame generation, putting it ahead of AMD in the AI-powered graphics performance race

At this year’s Technology Tour event in Arizona, Intel not only launched its Panther Lake CPU architecture but it also announced an update to its AI-powered performance scaling package, and it now brings XeSS on par with Nvidia’s DLSS, as Arc GPU users will soon get the benefit of multi-frame generation. Exactly how soon is…

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Absolum review: Finally, a beat ’em up with depth

Need to know What is it? A 1-2 player beat ’em up in the roguelike structure of Hades, with hand-drawn art.Expect to pay $25Developers Guard Crush, Supamonks, DotemuPublisher Dotemu, Gamirror GamesReviewed on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, Intel Core i7-10700KF CPU, 32GB RAM, Samsung 870 Evo 4 SSD.Multiplayer Up to 2-player co-op.Link Steam There’s surprising rhythm…

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Battlefield 6 ditching ray tracing seems to have paid off because the latest system requirements say 4K at 240 Hz is possible

Battlefield 6 is just one day from launch and we’ve had a final spattering of updated system requirements. To be more specific, we’ve been told what the system requirements are to have an ‘Ultra++’ gameplay experience and, while these requirements are no joke, EA isn’t saying these will net you a mere 60 fps at…

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Sick of clicky-clacky keys? Google Japan offers a reminder that it could always be worse, unveiling a rotary keyboard concept

Unfortunately, I’m not of an age where a rotary mechanism inspires wistful nostalgia; for me, looking at an old rotary phone is a bit like looking at a fascinating evolutionary dead-end, a path not taken by tech. Well, Google Japan’s latest bit of whimsical concept kit seeks to reinvigorate the rotary wheel. The Gboard Dial…

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Gigabyte Gaming A16 review

A tale of two laptops, this little article of mine is. Or perhaps I should say a tale of two GPUs instead. Recently, I had the luxury of reviewing Lenovo’s LOQ 15 Gen10 RTX 5060 gaming notebook, and to be honest, it left quite an impression. Although not perfect in every aspect, its performance is…

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Still in early access, Hyper Light Breaker’s ending development and laying off staff: ‘This was not our ideal path, but rather the only one available given the circumstances’

Just nine months after its open-world roguelike Hyper Light Breaker hit early access, Heart Machine has hit the rocks. Per Game Developer, the studio is laying off an indeterminate number of staff and ending development on its most recent game, which encountered a rough reception when it launched into early access in January, with players…

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