Asus announces a pair of GeForce RTX 4090 cards featuring compact designs
Sunday, 13 August 2023
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In brief: Asus has unveiled a pair of GeForce RTX 4090 graphics cards designed for smaller form factor builds where real estate is scarce. Both cards are listed on Asus’ website but as of writing, neither has a price attached or appears to be available to purchase. The Asus ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090
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Steam gets its first timed-game trial with 90 minutes of Dead Space promotion
Sunday, 13 August 2023
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What just happened? Steam has been one of the last major game platforms to lack a mechanism for free trials outside of EA Play subscriptions until now. With the time-limited Dead Space trial, Valve follows other large game companies like EA, Ubisoft, Sony, and Nintendo. Electronic Arts is letting anyone play the Dead Space remake
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GeForce RTX 4070 vs. RTX 2070: Worthy Upgrade or Not?
Sunday, 13 August 2023
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Today, we’re dusting off the old GeForce RTX 2070 to see how it holds up today against the newer RTX 4070. Of course, the RTX 4070 is going to be faster; the question is how much faster, and is it a viable upgrade for those who have been holding out for the past 5 years?
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Amazon takes another shot at making a Lord of the Rings MMO
Sunday, 13 August 2023
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In brief: Amazon is having a second go at making a Lord of the Rings massively multiplayer online game. The New World developer has partnered with Embracer Group’s Middle-earth Enterprises on the project, which is still in the early stages of development at Amazon Games Orange County. This will be Amazon’s second attempt at making
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Overclocking the Switch can boost performance in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Sunday, 13 August 2023
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The big picture: Nintendo launched the latest entry in the Zelda series last Friday, no doubt leading to some early clock outs and loads of fun over the weekend. As gamers dug deeper into Tears of the Kingdom, however, they may have noticed that the Nintendo Switch is really starting to show its age. Dimitris
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This handheld packs an Intel 386 CPU for true retro PC gaming
Sunday, 13 August 2023
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In brief: You’d think that with so many handheld consoles already on the market, manufacturers would have all the bases covered but you’d be wrong as a new device recently uncovered on AliExpress caters specially to retro PC DOS / Windows gamers. The Hand 386 is a PDA style handheld computer that, according to the
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‘Layers of Fear’ offers another early taste of Unreal Engine 5, PC demo now available
Sunday, 13 August 2023
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Something to look forward to: Unreal Engine 5 has been slow to materialize into commercially available games. However, a new Layers of Fear demo offers a new opportunity for users to benchmark the next-generation engine. The developer also recently released surprisingly lukewarm system requirements for the title, which launches next month. Bloober Team has released
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Blizzard cancels Overwatch 2’s main co-op mode in new roadmap
Sunday, 13 August 2023
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Facepalm: When Blizzard initially announced Overwatch 2, its Player-versus-Enemy co-op Hero mode was one of the primary justifications for sticking the number 2 into the title. The game’s latest roadmap reveals Blizzard has scrapped those plans, turning the sequel into something much closer to the original and eliminating one of its main selling points. Blizzard
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Enthusiast proves AMD’s RX 7900 XTX can reach RTX 4090-like performance levels
Sunday, 13 August 2023
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In brief: AMD’s philosophy with RDNA 3 was to develop better value products that draw gamers away from Team Green RTX 40 series offerings instead of going for the performance crown. However, removing the power limit on the RX 7900 XTX reveals the underlying architecture is technically capable of reaching a higher performance tier. Nvidia’s
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Samsung Odyssey Ark 55″ Curved
Sunday, 13 August 2023
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By Engadget on December 08, 2022 75 Anyone buying the Odyssey Ark is basically paying to be a beta tester for Samsung. In general, we recommend against serving as consumer guinea pigs. But if you’ve been dying to have an impossibly gigantic curved gaming monitor, your wish has finally been granted. By The Verge on
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