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Bethesda Game is Permanently Shutting Down This Month

June is set to be a sad month for Bethesda fans, as it marks the final few weeks of The Elder Scrolls: Blades' life. Back at the end of March, Bethesda confirmed that The Elder Scrolls: Blades would be shut down on June 30, with online access to the game being pulled completely. The game has already been delisted from...

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One Piece: 7 Best Elemental Devil Fruits That Aren’t Logias, Ranked

Logias were once the best Devil Fruit subclass, especially during One Piece’s pre-timeskip era, due to Haki not being as prevalent at the time. After the timeskip, however, Logia lost their main appeal, but they still hold on to their powerful elemental powers. While Logias are the most specialized in their respective...

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Asus has announced a gold-plated 82 g version of its Harpe II mouse with a 65K DPI, but price rumours make me think it's way out of my budget

With Asus' ROG brand turning 20 years old this year, it has announced a whole pile of fancy black and gold gaming gear at Computex. Its new 82 g mouse is just as fancy as you'd expect and comes with some truly outrageous specs. Called the ROG Harpe II Extreme Edition 20, Asus's new gaming mouse has "Authentic 24K gold-...

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Intel's attempting to break into the AI market once more, but this time avoiding Nvidia's dominance in training by going for inference

Under the leadership of Pat Gelsinger, Intel tried to compete against Nvidia and AMD in the AI market with its Gaudi series of GPUs. However, with little in the way of sales, it looked like the chip giant would just give up. It turns out that this is not the case, because it's trying again, this time targeting the worl...

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All That Glitters Is Silver: Witch Hat Atelier Episode 10 Review

Since its debut, Witch Hat Atelier has kept fans hungry for more with each passing week. The quality of its animation alone has been enough to transform even the most contrarian critics into believers, and whether the adaptation is leaning into action or quiet moments of reflection, it does so with an amount of confide...

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Fortnite Kicks Off Pride Month By Adding Creator Who Used A Homophobic Slur On Stream

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Former Dragon Age lead says product placements could help combat "overreliance on microtransactions" and I agree because every game should make you pick a watch colour

Video games should investigate dabbling in product placement as heavily as some movies do, just in case it can help provide an alternative to live-service monetisation via microtransactions, former Dragon Age director has suggested. Yes! Yes, I say, because every single game should follow 007 First Light's lead and for...

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Every Major Game We Expect At Summer Game Fest 2026

Summer Game Fest season is almost here again, which means I’ve entered my annual ritual of pretending I’m going to stay calm this year while actively refreshing livestream schedules. This is my personal Super Bowl, my Met Gala, my yearly reminder that I cannot, in fact, be normal about video games.

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Paralives Flooded With NSFW Mods Just After Launch

Last week, the Paralives devs celebrated their successful early access launch with a community Q&A. This gave us some insight into what the team has planned for Paralives going forward - including reassurances that they are totally fine with NSFW mods being made for the game.

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The Backrooms film left me with more questions than answers and that's why it's the perfect adaptation

Kane Parsons has a long and storied history with the Backrooms, what with his web series which includes the viral Found Footage installment. With this in mind I was never worried about the authenticity of A24's Backrooms film, but I was still hesitant to see how well the creepypasta would translate to a feature-length...

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Silver Pines is a gorgeous 2D Resident Evil-inspired metroidvania, with a dash of Twin Peaks, where I spent most of my time methodically stabbing monsters' shins

Welcome to Silver Pines. You might recognise it, if you've visited Twin Peaks or Alan Wake's Bright Falls. It's wet, it's weird, it's a bit unsettling. It's also the last-known location of Eddie Velvet, a musician being tracked by private investigator Red Walkerβ€”that's you. But who cares about runaway musicians when th...

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Pokemon 30th Celebration TCG Set Officially Revealed

The Pokemon TCG is celebrating 30 years of the beloved franchise in 2026, and a brand-new set will be released to commemorate the occasion. The PokemonTCG launched in 1996, arriving shortly after Pokemon Red and Green were released in Japan. Over the last three decades, Pokemon cards have become a vital part of the bra...

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