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'Return of the king': AMD is bringing back the Ryzen 7 5800X3D for DDR4 platforms, launching it alongside the mid-range AM5 Ryzen 7 7700X3D

After being rumoured to do so for a few weeks now, AMD has confirmed it is indeed bringing back the Ryzen 7 5800X3D with AM4 10-year anniversary packaging, as well as a mid-range AM5 Ryzen 7 7700X3D chip. From the top, the 5800X3D originally launched in 2022, but the updated model (celebrating 10 years of AM4) comes bu...

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Factorio's next major update will be a swansong, as Wube Software "shift the focus onto long term support" and new projects

Clunk. Kachunk. Thunk. That's the sound of Factorio's last major update being smushed into shape, before the factory sim is left ticking away in the background while devs Wube Software turn their attention to new projects. Yep, following ages in early access and some chunky DLC following its full release in 2020, Facto...

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A Baldur's Gate 2 remake is apparently in development, with the original co-lead designer returning

Wizards of the Coast is returning to the Sword Coast, PC Gamer has learned. While Baldur's Gate 4 is inevitable, ahead of that it looks like we'll see the resurrection of BioWare's original gamesโ€”specifically Baldur's Gate 2, though from what we've heard it's likely both games are getting the ol' remake treatment. Form...

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Twitch Streamer Hasan Piker Banned From UK Because Heโ€™s Not โ€˜Conducive To The Public Goodโ€™

The political streamers had their entries revoked seemingly based on claims of 'antisemitism'

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All June 2026 Free Games You Can Claim

Ready to pick up dozens of free games in June 2026? Well, get ready to be on your toes to make sure you don't miss any giveaways on Steam, Amazon Prime Gaming (aka Amazon Luna), Epic Games Store, Itch.io, and more. At any given moment, there should be an absurd number of free-to-keep PC games, including small indie rel...

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Wolverine Fans Feared Game Was Delayed Following Insomniac's GTA-Style Tweet

Wolverine is set to take center stage at Sony's upcoming PlayStation State of Play. While the event will reportedly be stacked with other PlayStation exclusives, Wolverine will be the showstopper, with an extended look confirmed ahead of its September 15 release.

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Nvidia unveil their first all-in-one laptop processor, with support for DLSS, ray tracing, frame gen, and all those other RTX features you love and hate

After years of whispers around Nvidia maybe, possibly, perhaps getting into CPU-making, they’re making it official with RTX Spark: a fully integrated laptop SoC (System on a Chip), coming to thin 'n' lights in Autumn this year. Unsurprisingly, given the source of Nvidia’s trillions, RTX Spark has a big focu...

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NTE 1.1 Release Time & Countdown (Neverness to Everness)

Neverness to Everness 1.1 will come out on June 2 or June 3, 2026, depending on your time zone. Assuming the maintenance begins as soon as Hotori's banner ends and lasts for five hours, you can expect the update to be live on June 2, 2026, at 11:00 PM ET (UTC-4).

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Minecraft Is Down Right Now

Minecraft players are currently reporting that they are having issues with the game, with word of an outage beginning in the early hours of June 1. More than a decade after its original release, Mojang's blocky sandbox title remains massively popular around the world. Minecraftis currently the best-selling video game o...

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The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition continues to cause headaches as Obsidian somehow botches free upgrade deployment on consoles

The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition isn't a new release; it launched back in early 2023 with plenty of problems. Somehow, it's now giving players a headache more than three years later, after Obsidian Entertainment promised a free upgrade path that hasn't panned out. Read more

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MSI announces the MEG Vision X2 AI Plus, a gaming desktop with an AI agent and a 'cylindrical display interface' built in

I'm not exactly jazzed about our current AI moment, where machine learning major players seem to want to inject LLMs into everything. Well, during this year's Computex, MSI unveiled the MEG Vision X2 AIโบ, a gaming desktop that features "a first-of-its-kind AI Holostage" built in. Excuse me while I attempt to contain my...

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Arc Raiders is finally getting a PvE mode, but only in China

Arc Raiders is reportedly trialling a pseudo-PvE mode on its co-Tencent-developed Chinese client. The multiplayer game recently acquired the ISBN licence required to operate in China, and the Eastern branch is wasting no time in shaking up the status quo, offering new game modes during its beta phase.

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