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Okay, I wasn't expecting 'Rainbow Six XCOM' to be one of my favourite Gamescom demos
And yet, here we are.
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Despite horrendous layoffs, obscene hardware prices, and everything else, Saber Interactive exec says 'this is a great time to be in the industry'
Saber CCO Tim Willits believes the availability of platforms like Fortnite and mobile devices are what really matters.
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Double Fine are all in on making Brutal Legend 2, if you're willing to give them $100 million in their game jam Kickstarter, anyway
Under Microsoft's ownership, it was probably a safe bet that Double Fine would never get to make a Brutal Legend 2, even in this IP-obsessed world we find ourselves in. However! Microsoft don't own Double Fine anymore, and so the once again indie developer can more or less do what they want. Which they're already doing, in fact, as they're currently hosting a game jam Kickstarter that includes a stretch goal that'll see them making Brutal Legend 2. If you give them $100 million. Read more
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Windows keeps telling people it has turned off anti-virus even though it hasn't
The bug affects multiple versions of Windows 11 and Windows 10.
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NBA 2K27 codes (September 2026)
Redeem these new NBA 2K27 codes for free currency, card packs, and cosmetics for the latest season.
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The Witcher 3: Songs of Past looked alright in its behind-closed-doors preview, though I'm more enticed by the remasterâs combat upgrades
Well, I say behind-closed-doors. It turns out that if I wanted to watch a prerecorded saunter through a chunk of The Witcher III: Wild Hunt’s Songs of the Past expansion, I could have just tuned into the Gamescom livestream, rather than travelling to Germany before parking myself in an almost pitch-black miniature theatre for 45 minutes. Now my by-touch handwritten notes are completely illegible, and I don’t even get to feel smug about attending a super secret preview. Still, the pr
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Worried about Onimusha's difficulty after the demo? I have the death count to prove the full game's got teeth
Plenty of challenge awaits in Onimusha: Way of the Sword once you get past the game's opening hours.
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IKEA's Xbox collab features a moving thumbstick stool and D-Pad pillow, but it's not just a gimmick
I was recently invited to Gamescom to check out the gaming collaboration I never thought I needed: the new IKEA x XBOX furniture range.
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EVERSPACE 2 gets a final tech update making it Steam Deck and Steam Machine Verified
ROCKFISH Games just announced and released the final technical update for EVERSPACE 2, which makes it Steam Deck and Steam Machine Verified.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
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Total War: Warhammer 40,000 is a sandbox that Creative Assembly will keep adding to rather than making sequels: 'The true experience is the sandbox'
Expect big updates and DLC, but they'll all be built on top of this one game.
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Nvidia DLSS 5 releases this week with NBA 2K27, so the AI yassification filter's busy beautifying basketballers early doors
After being prematurely dug out of game files by modders late last week, Nvidia's DLSS 5 neural rendering tech is making its official debut in a matter of days. Yes, it's the filter which was criticised on reveal earlier this year for giving a bunch of game characters weird genAI makeovers. Unsurprisingly, given where those modders pulled the aformentioned files from, the tech's arriving with NBA 2K27. Read more
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This video of a power supply blowing up shows why you should never cheap out on your PSU
New fear unlocked.
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Oops, looks like the Logitech X3 Superstrike has leaked on Amazon and the rapid trigger gaming mouse will have +50% battery life
I don't think this was meant to be shown so early.
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No Half-Life 3 for the Steam Frame, so it looks like this six-year-old game might be the key launch offering instead
Gordon who?
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Grand Blue codes (September 2026)
Here are all of the new Grand Blue codes that you can redeem for free rerolls, chests, and celestial coins.
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Afterworld, Paradox's post-apocalyptic grand strategy game, let me conquer Florida with a band of alcoholic mutant cannibals
And everyone seemed happy with the change.
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I've spent four months testing control pads in Counter-Strike and I've finally settled on my fave
Tactical FPS players will want to check this out.
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The Witcher 3 Remastered should run just fine on the Steam Deck, say devs
"This is also the case for the Nintendo Switch 2."
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DLSS 5 comes with a massive 50-60% performance hit, so I hope you like lower frame rates with your dose of AI image enhancement
You thought ray tracing was bad...
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Nvidia DLSS 5 is arriving very soon, bringing "Hollywood-grade photorealism" to your games
Nvidia has confirmed that DLSS 5 will launch in September with NBA 2K27, bringing "Hollywood-grade" realism to 2K's new sports game.
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Nvidia snuck me into a room to show off DLSS 5 in person, and it's somehow beautiful, ugly, impressive, and troubling all at the same time
We're in the hands of the gods now.