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Massive Valve shipment rumor may hint at the Steam Machine’s launch window, but I have my doubts

An imminent Steam Machine launch is the talk of the tech town right now, as a fresh rumor tells of “a ton of ‘Game Consoles’” having recently arrived at Valve warehouses. With the Steam Controller having just launched, and Valve previously promising an “early 2026” release for its new hardware, many are seeing this latest…

Blizzard decides ‘Limitless Rage’ barbarian items should actually have a limit after watching them rampage through Diablo 4 dealing quadrillions of damage

QUADTRILLIONS of DMG – #1 META Build Twister Whirlwind Barb is INSANE – YouTube Watch On The battle against Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred’s main villain Mephisto is finally over, but the battle against the villain that has haunted the game since it came out might never be over: Items that mysteriously break the game…

Subnautica 2 early access release date, release times, trailers, and more

When is the Subnautica 2 release date? A decade after the original Subnautica launched into the deep blue sea of early access, Unknown Worlds has finally revealed the hit series’ next evolution. While it promises more of the same open-water exploration we love, Subnautica 2 is finally bringing a native multiplayer experience to the table….

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era sold 250,000 copies and ‘broke even on development costs’ in 1 day

My deep-down reaction when I first heard about Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era was, “What’re ya doin’?” Does anybody really want a hex-based strategy game these days, particularly one whose glory days ended 20 years ago? Well, as it turns out, the answer is a resounding “yes,” as publisher Hooded Horse announced that…

How to find and destroy the Arc Raiders Turbine, and where to find Turbine Compressors

The Riven Tides update brought us a good many things: a lovely beach resort, some new gadgets to help with keeping our legs intact, and just so many buried model ships. It also added the Arc Turbine, a new Arc threat that doesn’t seem to do much until you find yourself being pelted by lightning…

Battlefield 6 Season 3 completely transforms vehicle damage and repairs, in the name of “calculated risks”

Battlefield 6 Season 3 will bring major “targeted improvements” to improve vehicle gameplay, DICE Game Designer Chris Matte has revealed in a new developer deep dive. After studying player feedback and statistics from the past months of the multiplayer game, Matte acknowledges that “the moment to moment experience hasn’t always felt as satisfying as it…

Indie dev apologizes for rough game launch, commits to turning it around: ‘The critique is fair … we got work to do’

The narrative FPS Industria 2 caught my eye in 2024 with a creepy trailer that gave me serious Half-Life 2 vibes. Set years after the original game, it tells the story of a woman trapped in a rather awful parallel dimension that’s being ravaged by an out-of-control artificial intelligence. It looks and sounds very cool,…

Microsoft is reportedly fixing Windows 11 to take on the Steam Machine, but here’s what else it needs to do

Microsoft has reportedly started a new internal initiative to get Windows 11 running faster and more reliably. It’s hoping to steer people away from the idea of ditching Windows in favor of a Linux gaming PC like the Steam Machine. With the Steam Deck’s SteamOS having proven to run much faster than Windows 11 on…

Steam Deck restocks or a pile of Steam Frames and Machines? Either way, Valve’s been importing a whole heap of ‘game consoles’

With the vast majority of PC components, laptops, handheld devices and full-blown consoles all made in China and various SE Asian countries, the fact that the biggest gaming vendors regularly import stuff is hardly newsworthy. But when the vendor in question is Valve, and the items being shipped over are registered as ‘games consoles’, that…

Insurgency Sandstorm blends Battlefield and Counter-Strike 2, and this underplayed FPS is 72% off right now

As a sucker for the best FPS games, Counter-Strike 2 and Battlefield certainly scratch different itches. The former is all about team strategy across competitive matches, broken into rounds that can sometimes feel breakneck (especially as I’m typically getting slaughtered by high ranks), and Battlefield leans more towards being an arcade shooter. Insurgency: Sandstorm, however,…