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Ken Levine wanted System Shock 2's final level to be set in outer space, but the idea was shot down by its senior designers: 'They're like dude, we have 14 months to make this game' "I still went and made a level that looked entirely different and played entirely different."
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Monster Hunter fans are building LEGO models so good they should be official Forget LEGO Fortnite, the collaboration I want is LEGO Monster Hunter.
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Gear is optional: Diablo 4 player strips their character naked and slides through its most brutal dungeon without a single death Blizzard wasn't fast enough to stop them.

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX 2.5 GHz 96-Core sTR5 Processor

AMD partner retailer leaks Threadripper 9000-series preorder details - they start next week with prices looking between $1,600 and $13,000

By Hope Corrigan published

news According to the leaks, preorders will start at 9:00am ET, Wednesday on July 23.

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Intel's new Nova Lake CPU is reportedly being made on TSMC N2 right now, pointing to a hybric 18A node and late 2026 launch

By Hope Corrigan published

news "Sorry, no hints this time."

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Today's Wordle answer for Tuesday, July 15

By Kerry Brunskill published

regular riddle Get all the help you need with today's Wordle.

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John Wick Hex

Less than 6 years after it launched, John Wick Hex is being removed from sale on all storefronts later this week

By Andy Chalk published

news If you want Bithell Games' excellent Keanu Reeves-starring tactics puzzler, you've got until July 17 to make it happen.

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Phil Spencer, chief executive officer of gaming at Microsoft Corp., arrives to court in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Microsoft and Activision Blizzard CEOs are expected to testify to persuade a federal judge in California to reject the Federal Trade Commission's effort to block their $69 billion deal. Photographer: Shelby Knowles/Bloomberg via Getty Images

'A future has been stolen from many of us and our community will never experience an amazing game': Microsoft MMO devs respond to cancelation of project Phil Spencer reportedly loved

By Andy Chalk published

news The cancellation of ZeniMax Online Studios' new game happened earlier this month as part of Microsoft's latest round of mass layoffs.

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A sporty purple Pegassi from Grand Theft Auto 4 with Niko Bellic driving.

GTA 4's most famous lighting mod gets its first major update in 11 years, brightening up Liberty City from cloud to ground

By Andrea Shearon published

News If Windows 11 broke your favorite GTA 4 mod, I've got good news.

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Fortnite - Meowscles flexing

Epic publicly humiliates 2 more Fortnite cheaters by forcing them to say sorry and promise to never, ever do it again

By Andy Chalk published

news I'm starting to think this might be a good strategy.

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My most-played game of the last 5 years is 30% off on Steam right now, alongside a ton of other factory games that can absolutely devour your life

By Wes Fenlon published

News Steam's Automation Fest includes our 2024 Sandbox GOTY Satisfactory, as well as one of the PC's all-time great puzzle games.

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Ryan Gosling looking worse for wear looking up lit by purple light

Fresh from telling laid-off employees to console themselves with AI, Microsoft doubles down by advertising Xbox jobs with pathetic AI image: 'So tone deaf I hope it is satire'

By Rich Stanton published

News "What is happening over there?"

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Good news for multitaskers: Microsoft is gradually rolling out taskbar scaling to squeeze in as many icons as possible in the latest Windows 11 Insider build

By Andy Edser published

News Move over, lads.

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