AMD announces Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition: a CPU with a mighty 208 MB of L3 cache aimed at game devs
News "Where the 9950X3D2 really shines is in workloads that thrive on ultra-fast data access."
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How Arc Raiders was saved from mediocrity
ARC Raiders famously switched focus from a fast, free-to-play PvE game to the tighter, more tactical PvPvE extraction shooter we know today; a move known as "the reset". At GDC, Production Director Caio Braga gave a talk entitled "When your AAA game isn't fun: The ARC Raiders story of starting over with intent". We interviewed him afterwards to delve more deeply into how this pivot happened, what player feedback is teaching Embark about their game, and what plans they have for the future.
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Marathon Ignores Extraction Shooter 'Rules' And Is Better For It
Morgan is here to talk about what Bungie is doing right with Marathon. How does it hold up against other extraction shooters?
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Superstrike: How Logitech is innovating the gaming mouse
The Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike comes with a few features we've not seen before in a gaming mouse. To get all the details, our resident mouse nerd, Jacob Fox, has spoken with two people that worked closely on it: Logitech's senior mechatronics engineer Frédéric de Goumoëns and chief engineer Regis Croisonnier.
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Is the RAM crisis the end of the Steam Machine?
Valve has said that it's unable to announce pricing and release dates for the upcoming Steam Machine, Steam Frame and Steam Controller. In a post on Steam, the company said it had planned to do so by now, but that memory and storage shortages are to blame for the delay. In this video, Dave and Jacob discuss the statement, the wider memory shortage, and what it might mean for Valve's bid for Linux in your living room. Is it all doom and gloom or is there still hope for an affordable Machine yet?
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How Woolhaven builds on Cult of the Lamb's success | Developer interview
Last month, Devolver Digital and Massive Monster proudly released 'Woolhaven', a major new DLC for Cult of the Lamb. PC Gamer's Elie Gould recently got to chat to James Pearmain, Art Director and Co-founder of Massive Monster, about the building on the success of the base game, the new mechanics this chunky DLC brings, and what's next the game.
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Best gaming keyboards in 2026: we've tested the latest Hall effect, mechanical, TKL, 60% and more
Keyed in The best gaming keyboards, according to our testers.
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Arc Raiders is a shining beacon of hope in the darkest times of the RAMpocalypse, proving 8 GB budget graphics cards don't have to miss out on glorious graphics
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Upcoming 2026 games: All the new PC games you won't want to miss, from big hits to hidden gems
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How to get the Frostcursed Armor in Crimson Desert
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Light No Fire: Everything we know about Hello Games' planet-sized survival game
Warm-Up Sean Murray's follow-up to an infinite sci-fi universe is a single planet—but it's a big one.
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Death Stranding 2 guide
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If you think the citizens in city builders are grumpy and needy, try pleasing a bunch of jealous Roman gods
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Marathon review: 77 hours later
GOD MAKER A confident reminder that nobody does an FPS like Bungie.
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I crashed out reading layoff condolence letters in this shop sim about a laid-off adventurer made by a laid-off Xbox developer
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Intel's new 200K Plus chips support ultra-fast DRAM out of the box but as my tests show, there's little benefit for most PC gamers in using warp-speed stuff
Warped speed Unless you've got a very specific setup that involves an Intel CPU, an RTX 5090, a 1080p monitor, and potato-quality graphics settings.
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EverQuest Legends is classic EverQuest, but for people who don't have time for MMOs anymore
Like It's 1999 The first new PC EverQuest game in a long time brings the nostalgia and a whole lot more player power.
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Lian Li Lancool 217 case review
Score: 76% The ultimate builder's chassis, if only the price were right.
I've tested Intel's new Binary Optimization Tool to see what all the fuss is about and while it's almost everything the chip giant claims it to be, few PC gamers will ever see the benefits
Benching BOT It really does work but with so few CPUs and games supporting it, BOT will mean nothing to most enthusiasts.
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