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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 celebrates TGA wins with huge 1.5 update

Clair Obscur receives HUGE UPDATE after TGA wins To celebrate its nine wins at The Game Awards, Sandfall Interactive has released update 1.5 for Clair Ocscur, Expedition 33. This update adds new content to the game, new localisations, features, and optimisations. The game now features a new area called “Verso’s Drafts”, which is accessible from […]

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Control is getting a sequel, and it’s a hack and slash!

Control Resonant is coming to PC and consoles in 2026 Remedy has just unveiled Control Resonant, their upcoming sequel to 2019’s Control. The game is coming to PC and consoles in 2026, following Dylan Faden, the brother of Control’s protagonist Jessie Faden. Unlike Control, Control Resonant will be a hack-and-slash game, with Dylan Faden’s weapon […]

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Divinity will be much bigger than Baldur’s Gate 3 – Larain confirms

Larain Studio’s next game will be bigger than Baldur’s Gate 3 and use its own IP At the 2025 The Game Awards, Larain Studios unveiled their next game, Divinity, an RPG that promises to be the company’s “biggest game ever”. For those who are unaware, Larain Studios is the game developer behind Baldur’s Gate 3, […]

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Xbox backwards compatibility for Windows is in the works

Xbox plans to bring Xbox and Xbox 360 games to Windows through backwards compatibility Another reliable leaker has claimed that Microsoft plans to bring legacy Xbox game support to ASUS’ ROG Ally and other Windows devices through backwards compatibility. An effort is reportedly being made to bring classic Xbox and Xbox 360 games to Windows, […]

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Total War: Warhammer 40,000 is coming, and I’m hyped

Total War: Warhammer 40,000 is real, and it looks awesome They did it, they skipped 39,996 Warhammers! Jokes aside, Total War: Warhammer 40,000 has been announced, confirming that the Total War franchise is coming to the grim dark future of the 41st millennium. Given the success of Total War: Warhammer, it only makes sense for […]

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Fate of the Old Republic is the Star Wars RPG I’ve been waiting for

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic may finally have a worthy successor At the 2025 The Game Awards, Arcanaut Games unveiled Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, a new single-player RPG intended as a spiritual successor to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Fate of the Old Republic is a new game […]

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Hogwarts Legacy is now free to grab on PC

Hogwarts Legacy is currently free on the Epic Games Store As announced at this year’s The Game Awards, Hogwarts Legacy is now available for free on the Epic Games Store. This allows PC gamers to grab the game on PC free of charge until December 18th, after which a “Mystery Game” will be free on […]

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The Vibe Coding Delusion: Why Thousands of Startups Are Now Paying the Price for AI-Generated Technical Debt

Vibe coding was supposed to change everything. Instead, it exposed how little we understand about building software in the age of AI. Back in March 2025, TechStartups published “When Vibe Coding Goes Wrong,” one of the first warnings that something […]

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This script wipes away Windows 11’s unwanted AI features

“RemoveWindowsAI” could be the script that AI-hating Windows users have been waiting for Microsoft is making Windows 11 more AI-focused, and if you hate that, this script may be of interest to you. The new 25H2 build of Windows 11 adds more AI features than ever before, and the new “RemoveWindowsAI” script could rid your […]

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Capcom promises major Monster Hunter Wilds PC optimisation updates

Capcom plans three major PC optimisation updates for Monster Hunter Wilds Capcom have confirmed that they have three major PC updates planned for Monster Hunter Wilds’ PC version, all of which aim to optimise the game and improve its stability and performance. The first of these updates will arrive on December 16th as part of […]

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AMD adds ML FSR “Frame Generation Upgrade” to RDNA 4 drivers

AMD gives RDNA 4 users new “FSR Frame Generation Upgrade” feature With the release of AMD’s Radeon Software 25.12.1 driver, AMD’s new ML-enhanced version of Frame Generation is now available in games with FSR 3.1.4 (or newer) integrations. Starting today, RDNA 4 GPU users can enjoy AMD’s new ML version of FSR Frame Generation, which […]

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Watch 2025’s The Game Awards here

Get ready to watch the 2025 The Game Awards The Game Awards (TGA) will go live on December 11th at 7:30 pm ET, 4:30 pm PT, and 12:30 am GMT (December 12th). This makes this year’s awards ceremony an awkward watch for the UK’s gamers. Even so, TGA is always an event of interest. Thanks […]

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Microsoft promises to make Windows 11 the best operating system for gaming — says it will focus on background workloads, power and scheduling, graphics stack, and drivers

Microsoft says Windows 11 will receive major gaming-focused enhancements in 2026, including broader support for Xbox Full Screen Experience, Auto Super Resolution for handhelds, expanded Advanced Shader Delivery, and more.

Microsoft pledges to fix Windows’ gaming fundamentals

Microsoft is finally optimising Windows 11 for gamers Microsoft is finally taking PC gaming seriously. After many years of coasting, Microsoft is taking serious action to address the issues facing PC gamers. The Xbox Full Screen Experience is coming to all Windows 11 users, boosting performance and power efficiency. Furthermore, Microsoft plans to deliver more […]

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Call of Duty admits bad strategy, promises changes

Black Ops 7’s poor reception is forcing changes for the entire franchise It’s undeniable, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 did not meet expectations. There’s a reason why we called its single-player campaign a “disaster” at launch. Now, the dust has settled, and the Call of Duty team has had time to regroup. In a […]

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Windows 11 update solves AMD GPU issues in several games

Windows Update reportedly fixes AMD GPU hangs in several AAA games According to many reports from gamers, Windows 11’s KB5070311 update has addressed issues that some AMD Radeon GPU users have been experiencing with AAA games like Battlefield 6, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, and Arc Raiders. These issues caused “GPU hang”, “driver removed”, […]

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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced has been rated

PEGI has officially revealed Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Assassin’s Creed Black Flag’s long-rumoured remake has been rated by PEGI, suggesting that an official reveal is imminent. The game is called Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced. Note that it has an age rating of 18. Rumour has it that Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag’s upcoming remake […]

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This GitHub script claims to wipe all of Windows 11's AI features in seconds — "RemoveWindowsAI" can disable every single AI feature in the OS, from Copilot to Recall and more

If you've been unhappy with the direction Microsoft has taken Windows, offering no meaningful improvements beyond AI and aesthetics, then, well, not much can be done about that. But, at least you can disable all the AI features that seem to have populated every corner of the OS, with a simple script from GitHub.

Job cuts – Project Motor Racing team confirms layoffs

Straight4 cuts jobs following disappointing Project Motor Racing launch Straight4 Studios, the developer behind Project Motor Racing, has confirmed that it has “had to reduce the size of our team.” These job cuts come less than a month after the release of Project Motor Racing, which currently has “Mostly Negative” reviews on Steam. The developer […]

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Dawn of War IV is a much bigger game than Warhammer fans expected

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV could have huge implications for the entire setting I can’t deny it. I’m an RTS fan and a Warhammer 40K fan. I’m hyped for Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War IV. That said, even I didn’t expect the game to be as big as it is. Dawn of War IV’s […]

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Fallout New Vegas looks better than ever with this SSAO mod

Fallout New Vegas now looks much better thanks to this SSAO mod A modder called “Pr0bability” has given Fallout New Vegas a welcome graphical upgrade, adding Screen Space Ambient Occlusion (SSAO) to the game with their new “Vanilla Plus AO” mod. With this mod, New Vegas features more accurate shading, making the game’s environments look […]

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AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D Benchmarked

Leaked AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D benchmark highlights notable performance gains Passmark results for AMD’s Ryzen 7 9850X3D have leaked, highlighting notable performance gains for AMD’s upcoming CPU model. AMD’s Ryzen 7 9850X3D is expected to launch at CES 2026, arriving as an upgraded version of AMD’s hugely popular Ryzen 7 9800X3D gaming CPU. Based on […]

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This Pokemon HD-2D Remake looks Incredible

YouTuber recreates Kanto with amazing HD-2D visuals with Unreal Engine 5 As much as I love the Pokemon series, it is hard not to be a little disappointed by the series’ modern 3D visuals. While the newest game resides on Nintendo’s Switch 2, the game looks far from “current-gen”, and this has been a common […]

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Update 2.0 transforms Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora gets a major rework ahead of its next DLC Ubisoft has officially released update 2.0 for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, bringing major changes to the game on PC and console. On all platforms, a new 3rd person perspective has been added to the game, alongside New Game+. These options give players […]

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Insane Scale RTS – Ashes of the Singularity 2 receives its first gameplay trailer

RTS at an incredible scale Stardock Entertainment and Oxide Games have released their first gameplay trailer for Ashes of the Singularity II, showcasing RTS combat at an incredible scale. Players will control vast armies over the control of entire worlds. Players can zoom in to see infantry battling on the ground, and zoom out to […]

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