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    News 'Far beyond anything we had predicted': Framework says its supplier's memory prices are 'more than double' its previous shipment

    Over the last few months, Framework has been doing a pretty good job of keeping RAM prices for its modular laptops/mainboards/desktops from climbing too high as a result of the global memory shortage, though storage hasn't fared quite so well. And now, RAM unfortunately isn't faring so well...
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    News Ex-TSMC manager first to be indicted under National Security Act for allegedly attempting to leak core Taiwanese chipmaking technologies to China

    Taiwanese prosecutors have reportedly indicted a former TSMC manager for allegedly stealing trade secrets to give to China. This case, according to a spokesperson from Taiwan's High Prosecutors Office who relayed the information to Nikkei Asia, is the first of its kind: "Although the attempt to...
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    News Valve has replaced a Steam Machine for free after it was stolen by porch pirates, saving one UK redditor roughly £1,000

    The Steam Machine is a pricey piece of hardware. Which is why UK redditor mdumtshali must have been heartbroken (or very annoyed) when theirs was stolen from their doorstep after the Royal Mail dropped it off while they were at work. The delivery driver sent a picture of the Steam Machine box...
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    News The Witcher 3's expansion reveal is scheduled for next month

    CD Projekt Red sent us all scurrying for our calendars when it announced, last May, that 2015's The Witcher 3 would be getting a brand-new expansion in the year of our lord 2027. It's called Songs of the Past, it's set to be "a little bit closer to Blood and Wine" in terms of size, and it's...
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    News Developer of Burnout spiritual successor Wreckreation has formed a new studio working on a sequel

    To this day, the now-stagnant Burnout series is still the prime example of an arcade racer that every other contemporary is compared to. Naturally, it's spurred on a bunch of imitators and spiritual successors over the years, especially after the decline of Criterion Games into a support studio...
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    News Acer's Predator Atlas 8 pricing puts the nail in the handheld coffin for me: it is now a luxury market

    A couple of months ago, Intel announced a couple of new chips for handheld gaming PCs, the Intel Arc G3 and G3 Extreme. It was certainly exciting to have something new on that front, given we've been seeing mostly the same silicon crammed inside such devices for a very long time. But at the time...
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    News Arctic Freezer 36-S review

    The Arctic Freezer 36-S lands at the right time. Prices are rising for PC builds but you can claw some money back with this cooler. It costs just $22/£19. A small price to pay for ample cooling for your processor. And it is, genuinely, good. Arctic has plenty of accolades to its name when it...
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    News TSMC admits it's 'jealous' of memory chipmakers' margins, but is limiting its own price hike because its customers would not survive price increases o

    You can be sure that whatever TSMC does next, the rest of the industry will follow. Unfortunately, it looks like this major player in chip manufacturing is set to raise its prices by as much as 10% in 2027. This is due to both the rising cost of materials as well as the company's overseas fab...
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    News Darkest Dungeon—the original—is getting surprise DLC in August

    More than 10 years after it launched, and six years after its last DLC, Darkest Dungeon—the original—is getting more. The Fire's Edge, revealed today by Red Hook Studios, brings two new and possibly familiar hero classes to the game, along with new Trinket mechanics and three new districts in...
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    News It's probably time to update 7-Zip as the app has just been patched to fix a pretty big vulnerability

    If you use 7-Zip for your file compression and decompression you might want to update, as there's been a pretty big vulnerability patched. And yes, I mean manually update, as 7-Zip doesn't auto-update. You can download and run a new installer from the 7-Zip website. If you're updated to version...
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    News A hacker has reportedly wiped out parts of the land registry database of Romania, bringing its real-estate market to a shuddering halt

    A hacker going by the name of ByteToBreach has broken in to Romania's cadastre, or land registry, and reportedly wiped information from its databases. Sources speaking to Risky Business have told the outlet that the hacker entered the system using valid credentials, exfiltrated the data within...
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    News A modder has brought No Man's Sky-style seamless takeoffs to Starfield, and even in beta they look pretty great

    One of Starfield's big problems is that its core fantasy runs contrary to the tech it's built on. Bethesda's space RPG is meant to evoke the majesty and scale of the cosmos. It's about exploration, curiosity, and wonder. And yet, it exists in an engine that necessitates a whole lot of loading...
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    News Jimothy, a particularly round raccoon and the internet's latest sensation, has now broken into games

    Yesterday I learnt about Jimothy, an adorably round raccoon (possibly with a spine condition) scuttling around Seattle that's gone viral thanks to his unique appearance. It was only a matter of time then before all the brand accounts joined in on the raccoon's newfound celebrity status. He's...
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    News Splitgate studio 1047 Games is laying off more people just a month after releasing its latest game

    A little less than a month after the release of its Titanfall-inspired shooter Empulse, developer 1047 Games has reportedly laid off more employees. While the studio hasn't made a formal announcement of the cuts, multiple employees on LinkedIn (via Game Developer) have said they've been let go...
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    News Palworld players have harnessed the power of selective breeding to create 'infinite bomb' Pals that can blow themselves up, repeatedly, forever

    Palworld, as our breeding guide shows, lets you accomplish some wild things by playing matchmaker for your creatures. You can gain early access to late-game Pals, spawn variant subspecies, and—as players have recently discovered—breed a genetic monstrosity that can repeatedly blow itself up in...
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    News For the first time, Unity demonstrates 'an Unreal character running through a Unity world'

    Unity has demonstrated a Unity Engine game running inside of an Unreal Engine game, marking a step in the direction of Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney's vision for an interconnected gaming ecosystem. The demonstration took place this week at the Unite Seoul keynote, where Unity also announced the...
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    News A new friendslop game is already Steam's 12th-most wishlisted game a mere week after it was announced

    About once a week I head on over Steam to peek at the most wishlisted games because I want to know: what are PC gamers looking forward to most? Are there any highly anticipated games on the brink of release? And is anything new blowing up This week I definitely spotted something new: Dear...
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    News The best farm sims and games like Stardew Valley

    The best games like Stardew Valley (Image credit: NPC Studio, composite by PC Gamer) Fields of Mistria Why: The level of heart and detail in the character dialogue is unmatched. Fields of Mistria ❤️ Romance: Yes ⚔️ Combat: Yes 🤝 Co-op: No After two years of early access and an imminent...
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    News Hasbro takes $56 million hit over multiple game cancellations, but it's still talking about how Baldur's Gate 3 is key to its future success

    Two years after boasting about how hard it was going on videogames, Hasbro has recorded a "$56 million non-cash impairment" in its second-quarter financial report, arising from the cancellation of several games in development that were expected to release "in 2028 and beyond." First things...
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    News Marathon's experimental PvE mode is live, immediately tripling its daily player count

    Today, Bungie launched Marathon's 1.1.5 update, featuring its awaited Vault Breaker experimental PvE mode which offers a two-week window for players to contend with the typically-endgame Cryo Archive map and its many hazards and puzzles without any twitchy, murderous squads of competing players...