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For we mere PC gamers, unquestionably the most interesting aspect of Intel’s new Panther Lake CPU is its Xe3 integrated graphics. It looks like it could be killer, especially for handheld gaming PCs. But is the Xe3 iGPU in Panther Lake based on its much-discussed next-gen Celestial graphics tech? A mild tweak of Battlemage? Or…

Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat; Black Ops 7 says it’s nailing cheaters, and that’s that. Fresh off a humblebrag earlier in the beta, Activision-Blizzard’s Team Ricochet has returned to provide some more stats on dirty rotten cheaters that, on the surface at least, make for some impressive reading. “We’ve crunched the numbers…

I was a little late, but I finally got into Death Stranding earlier this year. Reader, it seized me and wouldn’t let go. Not because I had any idea what was going on (I didn’t), but because I discovered that, deep in the recesses of my heart, I yearn for nothing more than to be…

Anyone old enough to remember when PCs would try to use their buzzer speaker—the one meant to give audio feedback on motherboard errors—for in-game audio will know the value of a basic pair of desktop computer speakers. Even though we no longer need to plug soundcards into our gaming machines, the ability to output music…

One of Phasmophobia’s greatest successes is its lasting effect on the horror genre. Multiplayer horror has always had a foothold amongst the subgenres’ finest, but after Phasmo’s release five years ago, the scene has totally exploded with more horror games, both intense single-player experiences and wacky multiplayer romps. Part of this was certainly thanks to…

If there’s a recent game-dev story I’m ravenous to hear more about, it’s this: what the hell happened with Hardsuit Labs’ version of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2? If you can cast your mind back to the heady days of 2019, you might remember the game’s initial announcement, when Paradox got Brian Mitsoda—writer on…