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A Valve engineer fixed 3D lighting so hard he had to tell all the graphics card manufacturers their math was wrong, and the reaction was: ‘I hate you’

The PC gaming icon that is Half-Life 2 recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, and Valve pulled out all the stops with a major new update integrating the game with its episodes and adding a commentary track. The studio also released a two-hour documentary about the making of the game and what was going on at…

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Why Macs Can’t Do Rift, According to Palmer Luckey

Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey recently spoke with Shacknews about the price of the upcoming Oculus Rift VR headset, his Tesla Model S car, and supporting Apple’s Mac platform. The interview took place in San Francisco during the Windows 10 Showcase event in late February. Oculus VR was there demonstrating Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition running…

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Balatro’s mobile release has managed the almost impossible task of knocking Minecraft from its long-maintained top spot on the charts

Much like the flu that has struck down half the PC Gamer team this week, Balatro fever continues to spread. It’s been steadily rising in popularity since its Steam release earlier this year, it’s managed to nab an impressive five nominations at The Game Awards and now, in yet another incredible feat, LocalThunk’s poker roguelite…

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How Dragon’s Lair Gave Birth to Brain Dead 13

Dragon’s Lair is considered a legendary title in video game history, but Brain Dead 13,  while not nearly as iconic was a blast in its own way and a title that fans of animated FMV games will totally enjoy. The game’s developer, David Quesnelle admits the arcade scene of the ‘70s and ‘80s had an…

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Google’s Giving Chrome Browser a Speed Upgrade

Faster page loads await Most browser updates are pretty ho-hum in nature, the result of rapid release schedules that see frequent upgrades with mostly minor tweaks and feature enhancements to your browser of choice. That won’t necessarily be the case with an upcoming Chrome update, one that promises to speed things up by a potentially…

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