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Nvidia denies ‘tall tales’ that chips are being smuggled in fake baby bumps and alongside live lobsters

Nvidia and AI firm Anthropic are currently embroiled in a back-and-forth around claims the former’s chips are being smuggled into China, and the concerns that smuggling raises. Where Anthropic cites a systemic problem, Nvidia argues Anthropic is telling “tall tales”. In a recent blog post, Anthropic warned of the ‘major threat’ that is chip smuggling….

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To celebrate 5 years in early access, Valheim gets a new hat, better Steam Deck performance, and—wait for it—frosted sweetbread

It’s been five years since Valheim revitalized the survival craft genre. At the time I remember thinking “why would anyone want to play a new game in this style when there’s already Minecraft, Ark and Rust?”. With the benefit of hindsight I know that two things worked in Valheim’s favour. One was its clever finetuning…

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The organizers of E3 announce a new event called iicon, but it’s not open to the public and you probably don’t want to go anyway

E3 died in 2023 but the Entertainment Software Association is still around, and it’s just unveiled its new idea: “a first-of-its-kind event designed to connect visionaries, thought leaders and innovators from across industries to harness the power of interactive entertainment” called iicon. Two things right off the start: No, this is not a reborn E3,…

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Game of the Year 2024: Balatro

Our choice for the overall game of 2024 is the poker roguelike that played its cards right all year. It held them, it felled them, and it skipped straight past the competition—Balatro was the game the PC Gamer team just kept coming back to. For the best of the rest, check out our Game of…

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