You need to know the Steam Controller’s charging puck is always live, so if you accidentally touch it with something conductive, you’re in for a shock

PSA: Watch out for the exposed contacts of the Puck! Almost started a fire due to metallic smartwatch strap from r/SteamController Despite the relatively high price tag and software restrictions, the new Steam Controller has been a massive success for Valve. And just like so many high-end gamepads, it also comes with a neat charging…

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You can crank wild performance out of a MacBook Neo if only you use a giant industrial air blower and Peltier thermoelectric cooling

Last month I reported on tech YouTubers Jakkuh and Zip Tie Tech modding an Apple MacBook Neo with external custom water loop cooling to achieve world record benchmark scores on the budget laptop. Now, YouTuber Salem Techsperts has outdone them in at least some benchmarks with the help of dual-sided chip cooling and a giant…

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Rogue Core proves Deep Rock Galactic is the most malleable game of all time as it continues the dwarves’ monopoly of genres (and my obsession)

For those who haven’t seen the light, Deep Rock Galactic is a cooperative horde shooter involving a bunch of dwarves mining a planet for an uncaring mega corp. It’s basically Left 4 Dead but instead of zombies, you’re shooting bugs, and you’ve also got to collect materials. Dare I say it: DRG is the best…

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40K XCOM-like Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters is getting a sequel and this time we’ll get to purge ‘seven distinctive enemy factions’

Way back in 1998, Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate was a turn-based tactics game that pitted Ultramarines against the forces of Chaos. The series was revived in 2022 with Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters, this time setting up the psychic space marines of the Grey Knights against Chaos. Where the original was heavily inspired by the ’90s…

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Bungie isn’t immediately making Destiny 3, is planning layoffs, reports Bloomberg

Today’s not-entirely-unexpected announcement that Destiny 2 will no longer receive “live service content updates” has some fans hoping that Bungie is performing a controlled demolition to make way for Destiny 3. According to sources who spoke to Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier, however, Bungie isn’t immediately buckling down on Destiny 3, and doesn’t yet have any…

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Grand Theft Auto 6 publisher is confident enough in its release date to brag about the ungodly amounts of money it’s about to make

Rockstar parent Take-Two Interactive has been adamant that the November 19 release date for Grand Theft Auto 6 is on track, but doubts have lingered: The game has already been delayed twice, after all. But at this point it looks solid: With just six months to go, Take-Two reaffirmed the date in today’s FY2026 financial…

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