Curious little turn-based medieval strategy game Rising Lords musters for a January release

Turn-based strategy game Rising Lords will release on January 18, 2024 after nearly three years in Early Access. The hybrid of PC turn-based strategy with more traditional board game and card game design focuses around strategically expanding a medieval fiefdom’s economy while raising armies to defend yourself against—or conquer—your neighbors. Writing in the magazine back…

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Escape From Tarkov adds Ground Zero, a dense urban area

Extraction shooter Escape from Tarkov dropped a big new update this week, bringing a new urban area, new weapons, a new boss, and a rework of the shoreline area. The big new region is Ground Zero, a major downtown filled with skyscrapers that also includes urban infrastructure like “banks, cafes, restaurants, stores, pharmacies, and so…

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Forget your fancy monitors and GPUs. The best hardware released this year is a mid range laptop CPU and I’ll fight anyone who disagrees

There’s been lots of great new hardware this year, from gaming CPUs to awesome SSDs and outstanding OLED monitors. Equally, there’s been a fair amount of disappointment, especially in the GPU sector. But for me, there’s one piece of PC tech that’s stood out from the rest. It doesn’t boast jaw-dropping specifications nor does any…

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