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Nintendo has been delighting audiences with a myriad of Mario games over the last few decades, and it continues to please. The upcoming Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door has been teased in a trailer, showing a delightfully remade title that is sure to visually impress.
The original Paper Mario: The Thousand Year...
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In a recent 10-K filing with the the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), games retailer GameStop said it was putting in place "initiatives to reduce headcount" as part of a "strategic plan to achieve profitability." Separately, GameStop reported $1.79 billion in fourth quarter revenue for its fiscal 2023...
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CyberPowerPC is refreshing its Tracer gaming laptop line with its upgraded Tracer VIII series, and once again buyers can optionally choose to pick up a detachable liquid cooling setup to keep temps at bay. It won't set you back a ton of cash, either, though buyers will have to decide if the added cooling is worth the...
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Whether on social media or in interviews Phil Spencer can’t stop talking about gaming handhelds, and he has thoughts on what he’d like to see from the current crop of devices on the market. Spencer brings it up often enough, and even likes posts across social media that discuss gaming handhelds. So naturally, rumors...
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Razer Iskur V2 Gaming Chair: MSRP $649 Razer's Iskur V2 gaming chair is easy to assemble and offers an adjustable built-in lumbar support system that can pay off if you take the time to find your sweet spot. Sleek Design 4D Adjustable Armrests Looks And Feels Premium Generous Recline Angle (Up To 152 Degrees)...
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There's been a ton of chatter about a potential successor to the PlayStation 5 lately, thanks to myriad leaks that are so legitimate they've prompted Sony to start an investigation into exactly how they might have occurred. We wrote about the supposed PS5 Pro leaks yesterday; you can read about them here.
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Artificial intelligence is seeping into almost everything we encounter daily, from chats to robots and much in between. One of these exciting things in between is video games, which can have AI-aided non-playable characters (NPCs) to enhance realism and interactivity. We saw this earlier this year with NVIDIA’s ACE...
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Did you know there's a Steam sale on? That's right—the 2024 Steam Spring Sale has been on for the better part of a week, and it runs until noon tomorrow. In contrast to the last few Steam sales, some of the discounts this time around are surprisingly deep. Whether you've been waiting to snap up some older titles at...
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With the Steam sale raging, more players than ever are online and gaming in their spare time. However, it can get obnoxious to keep buying games if your family members or significant other(s) already have them, and you might not play them all that much. With this, Valve is now introducing Steam Families, a way to...
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Over the weekend, the hero shooter game Apex Legends, made by EA and Respawn Entertainment, held a tournament that was reportedly compromised by hackers. Multiple players' systems were breached, and game cheats such as X-ray vision and aimbots were installed. How exactly this happened is unclear at this time, but it seems as if it is an issue
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Before we get into today's news, we should set the stage: Pocketpair is a small Japanese game developer with a few minor successes under its belt. Most people, particularly outside of Japan, have probably never heard of any of Pocketpair's previous games, like Unity-engine survival-craft title Craftopia or the rather...
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Things have been rough in the AAA gaming space over the last few years, and arguably the last decade. There's been a lot of turnover, as a good number of legendary studios have closed their doors and many others were shuttered before they even got a chance to shine. A high rate of turnover combined with a failure to...
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Mamma mia! It’s March 10th, meaning it is Mar10 day, which brings a plethora of deals from Nintendo on all the company’s great games and hardware. Whether you are on the hunt for a new game to chill out with, some hardware like a Nintendo Switch, or some accessories to go along with whatever you have, you will be...
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Maingear, a builder of boutique PCs for gaming and content creation (and anything else, really), is rolling out a refresh of its North series desktops. Normally this type of thing would coincide with a new line of CPUs or GPUs from AMD, Intel, or NVIDIA. In this case, however, Maingear's refresh is based on Fractal...
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If you're not a PlayStation gamer, there's a good chance that you may not have heard of this game. Ghost of Tsushima is an open-world pseudo-historical action-adventure game set in 13th-century Japan during the Mongol invasion. It was developed by Sucker Punch, the studio previously known for the Sly Cooper and...
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We’ve made it to the weekend, and what better time to play some video games like Helldivers 2 or Palworld to unwind? However, if your gaming kit is not quite up to snuff, it might be a little rough for you to get your game on. Thankfully, Best Buy has a handful of gaming deals that can get you sorted and gaming in no...
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Both Helldivers 2 and Palworld have seen explosive growth and popularity since their respective releases, drawing in millions of gamers around the world. With this popularity, though, also comes opportunistic folks trying to make a quick buck by piggybacking off the hype. This is exactly what happened both titles...
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If you've ever thought to yourself, 'Self, I sure do like mini PCs but gosh, I wish I could have one with water cooling baked in', then you're in for a treat. Unveiled at Mobile World Congress (MWC) this month, the Mega Mini Gaming G1 from a mobile-focused company called Techno is being billed as the world's smallest...
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We're barely two months into 2024 and it's already shaping up to be a tough year as it applies to job security in the tech industry. Unfortunately, layoff announcements have been coming in at a steady pace. Google, eBay, Discord, Riot Games, and Sony PlayStation have all announced reductions in head counts over the...
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Massive runaway indie success story Palworld is a game where you play a castaway washed up on an archipelago inhabited primarily by strange, cartoonish creatures known as Pals. Pals have otherworldly abilities, and this makes them valuable to the player, who can ultimately set up an entire industrial production system...
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When you get into the ransomware scene, one would think that you want to lay somewhat low while building up a decent reputation before going for the big fish. However, ransomware newcomer Mogilevich is coming out swinging with the claim that it has compromised Epic Games and made off with a good handful of data...
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It's barely been four weeks since we wrote about a WHQL-certified Intel Arc graphics driver purporting to deliver massive performance gains by triple-digit percentages in some titles. Our coverage led to Intel creating a cool graphic (see above) and lest anyone thought it was mere lip service, it's now offering...
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