Nightdive's Thief remaster is adding a weapon wheel and other UI changes, 'but we're not forcing you to use it'
News Optional improvements are the best kind of improvements.
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The Steam Machine has fallen victim to the memory crisisThe Steam Machine has been one of the most eagerly anticipated of Valve's Steam hardware triumvirate since it was unveiled back in November last year. But the world has changed since then and now we've actually got the Steam Machine in our hands, and Valve has finally settled on a price and a novel randomised system to buy one, Dave and Andy have got together to lament what could have once a great entry point to PC gaming.
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Is 8 GB VRAM enough for budget graphics cards in 2026?I've been testing 8 GB vs 16 GB graphics cards to see how they hold up under real-world gaming conditions, and the results are a little surprising. Should you save some cash and pick up a cheaper 8 GB model over a 16 GB version? Perhaps, but be prepared for a bigger frame rate gap than you might expect.
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Dead As Disco preview + exclusive Dex boss fight gameplayDead as Disco is a neon-drenched Beat ‘Em Up where every punch, kick, and combo syncs to the music! Our staff writer Harvey Randall got to play through an early access build of the build ahead of its release on May 5. Here he shares his thoughts as well as exclusive footage of his boss fight with Dex, a heavy metal guitarist with tech tentacles!
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Steam Controller pricing, customisation, stock & more | Valve interviewLooking forward to the Steam Controller? Want to know more before you decide whether to buy one? We've spoken to two of the people behind it: Steve Cardinali and Lawrence Yang. We talk pricing, spare parts, and more.
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Our Directive 8020 hands-on preview left us sweating | Hands-on previewDirective 8020 is an upcoming narrative survival horror from Until Dawn creators, Supermassive Games. Set aboard the interstellar spaceship Cassiopeia, 8020 pits a crew of scientists journeying a remote planet against a shapeshifting alien lifeform in a twisting 'choices matter' story. Taking influence from horror cinema like John Carpenter's The Thing (1982), and Alien (1979), we sent our bravest explorer Elie Gould for a hands-on preview of the game, which is out on May 12th.
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What's next for Slay the Spire 2: the ending, new character(s), new modes?We sat down with Mega Crit co-founder Casey Yano for the first Slay the Spire 2 post-launch interview. We dive into the magnitude of the games success, what the ending could look like, character win rates, review bombing, and how player feedback. Plus — new characters, new modes, and what’s next for Slay the Spire 2.
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It's wild of Rockstar to ask us for $80, minimum, without showing a GTA 6 gameplay trailer
Self-Parody I really didn't think they'd open pre-orders without a new trailer, but here we are.
We should all be happy that GTA 6 isn't launching with multiplayer
Take it easy A GTAO sequel is almost certainly coming, but the singleplayer campaign should be the priority.
When the heck is GTA 6 going to release on PC?
Remote Start We're expecting to wait about a year, and for Rockstar to keep playing coy about the PC version.
GTA 6's preorders mark the start of a long wait for it to come to PC, despite the fact we'll likely make up '50% of the sales'
LEFT OUT What are we, chopped liver?
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Now we know how much GTA 6 costs, but can you remember what these other games cost at launch? Take our price tag quiz!
💰 There's always a price.
Tim Sweeney on the future of games, AI, and whether Valve will ever join forces with Epic: 'It's now clear that nobody's going to end up with an absolute monopoly'
Interview The Epic Games CEO discusses his vision for "Team Open," his objections to Steam's AI disclosure requirement, and the huge problems facing AAA game development.
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What's free on the Epic Games Store right now?
FREE STUFF Stay up to date on what games Epic is giving away each week this year.
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GTA 6 pre-order editions explained: What do you get with each version?
$$$ Decide whether to opt for standard, ultimate, or wait a while.
When the heck is GTA 6 going to release on PC?
Remote Start We're expecting to wait about a year, and for Rockstar to keep playing coy about the PC version.
Where to find bamboo in Forza Horizon 6
Bamboo Bash Break these green shoots for the Bamboo Bash challenge.
Blending my way through Hive Tertium's tunnels as a towering murderbot might make the Skitarii my favorite Darktide class yet
*binharic screaming* Sorry Zealot, you don't have Transonic Blades.
An absurdly large patch filled with over 2K lines of changes is how the devs of early access co-op RPG Fellowship hope to hook players on running MMO-like dungeons without the MMO
ready check Season 3 brings its biggest and most important update ever.
The arcade meets the hex grid in R-Type Tactics—an unlikely fusion that shines like a star on PC
Spacetacular Body horror, shiny lasers, and callous political machinations in a tough strategy game? What a treat!
Steam Machine review
Score: 62% A wonderful design can't beat the ugly realities of pricing, performance, and consumer value.
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The Steam Machine is the biggest victim of the RAMpocalypse to date, and that's made me unreasonably annoyed
Steamed up Chalk another one up to AI demand, I guess.
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Bungie's at a crossroads: Should Destiny 3 be a live service, just a campaign, or something else entirely?
Calcified Bungie has always struggled to figure out what Destiny actually is and how to support it.
I had my doubts about Critical Role's new 13-player D&D campaign, but its latest episodes have me fully bought into its grand, ambitious promise
HIGH ROLLERS Three parties, one city, high stakes.
Dishonored review: 'a big, shiny example of so much we keep asking for in games, but rarely get'
Dunwell Playing a magic assassin in Dishonored’s rusty city of Dunwall is as brilliant as it looks.
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This gorgeous and ambitious Grand Theft Auto 4 total conversion swaps Liberty City for a Fargo-style slice of rural Wisconsin, featuring backroads and a pizza delivery job gone wrong
Big country Shot to the Heartland.
Crysis 2 had problems, but it got one thing right: destruction
News Fancy a second helping of Crysis 2's big apple crumble?
The best D&D videogame you've never played is one guy's outsider art, personal Baldur's Gate saga
hardcore to the mega Realheads know Swordflight. Sickos love it.
5 promising games recently cancelled by Microsoft
In the bin If you wished for more pizazz at this year's Xbox Showcase, there's lots of it buried in an growing graveyard of cancelled Xbox games.
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I spent an entire day with a fan-mod of North Korea's homegrown operating system, and I'm sorry to say it's not a Windows killer yet
Rising Star Not the year of RedStar on the desktop.
WoW's got the right to close private servers—but in this industry layoff hellscape, I also feel like I'm watching the MMO genre's future get snuffed out
NO CHILDREN Private servers are a symptom, not the disease.
