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Highguard's output resolution is bizarrely tied to its post processing setting, which feels like a crunchy bug that needs squashing
By Andy Edser published
News The difference is pretty darn clear in person.

Intel's new high-end mobile chip is an impressive game-cruncher, but I don't think proper gaming laptops should worry just yet
By Andy Edser published
A call for calm I am fully prepared to debate the term "proper".

Fast, feisty, fabulous: I've benchmarked Intel's new Panther Lake processor and it's dragging gaming laptop performance out of integrated graphics
By Andy Edser published
Cat-like The artist formerly known as Panther Lake shows its teeth.

Redditor claims that Monster Hunter Wilds runs better 'the more DLC you own', and it does—but not by much on my machine
By Andy Edser published
News Your mileage may vary.

I did some quick and dirty testing of the Intel Arc B390 iGPU in Intel's new top-end Core Ultra chip and I'm pretty impressed
By Andy Edser published
CES 2026 It's still an iGPU, though. Adjust your expectations accordingly.

Three shining examples of brilliant PC game development in 2025
By Nick Evanson published
Best dev …and three not-so-shining examples. Oh dear.

Hypixel Studios releases the PC system requirements for its Minecraft-lookalike Hytale, and it's the most comprehensive breakdown I've seen in a long time
By Nick Evanson published
News And the entry bar to the blocky sandbox world is very much a voxel-shaped potato.

Arc Raiders and Battlefield 6 prove that great performance and low system requirements are king for multiplayer PC games in 2025
By Andy Edser published
Lean and mean People power.
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