If you've ever wanted to play an NPC in a Hitman level then do I have the Steam Next Fest demo for you

After 15 months and 3,800 hours of ‘worst case’ usage, one independent test finds OLED burn-in is now almost a non-issue

OLED is very nearly the perfect display technology. But two possible problems remain. The first, limited full-screen brightness looks like it’s been cracked by Samsung and LG’s next-gen panel tech. And now new evidence that burn-in isn’t necessarily much of a worry is here. YouTube channel, Monitors Unboxed, has been running a long term test…

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I couldn’t picture how Death Howl, a soulslike deckbuilder, could possibly marry the two genres—until I played its Steam Next Fest demo

Death Howl’s demo is part of Steam Next fest—which meant, after a glowing recommendation from PCG’s Robin Valentine earlier this year, I was obligated to give it a try. Partially because I get paid a salary for this sort of thing, but also because I heard the words “soulslike deckbuilder” and thought nah, surely not….

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Where to find carbon ore in Dune: Awakening

While copper ore and even iron ore are just about everywhere once you reach Vermillius Gap in Dune: Awakening, you likely won’t just stumble into some carbon ore by accident. Instead, you’ll have to venture out further. If you’ve been exploring the second region and hoping for the best, you won’t have any luck. Below,…

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Invincible VS might be hyperviolent, but the devs want to salve the sting of getting combo’d to death: ‘We want you to be an active participant, even when you’re getting hit’

If you’ve played Marvel vs Capcom, you may be aware of the touch of death: that most dreaded of fighting game combos where a single hit-confirm can take you from full health to the grave. It’s an edge case, but an emblem of one of the big frustrations any arcade fighter novice has dealt with—getting…

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